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Anonymous wrote:There were a TON of Joshua’s and Josh in my HS so it feels very elder millennial to me as a name.

This and no one liked them. Bad name association

Accurate. The ones I went to school with were the type to correct teachers constantly. They were know-it-alls and usually jerks.

Anonymous wrote:There were a TON of Joshua’s and Josh in my HS so it feels very elder millennial to me as a name.

This and no one liked them. Bad name association

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Anonymous wrote:Are you Jewish?

We’re not.

Oh - it’s definitely a Jewish name

I think American Jews are opting for more recognizably Jewish names for our kids these days. Names like Joshua, David, and Michael have become more ambiguous and associated with Christianity, so they’re less used.

I can’t say that I’ve met any Jewish Joshuas born within the last 25 years.

I know two who are in elementary school with my kids.

I love the name Josh and pushed hard for it with both kids, but DH was a hard no.

But I agree with the PPs that if you tell people IRL what you’re planning to name the baby they will have all kinds of thoughts about it and share them with you. Keep they name to yourself until you’ve given it to the baby and they will keep their thoughts about it to themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you Jewish?

We’re not.

Oh - it’s definitely a Jewish name

I think American Jews are opting for more recognizably Jewish names for our kids these days. Names like Joshua, David, and Michael have become more ambiguous and associated with Christianity, so they’re less used.

I can’t say that I’ve met any Jewish Joshuas born within the last 25 years.

Anonymous wrote:I like how the OP asked for opinions on Joshua and there are more comments about Stefan than Joshua. That tells you all you need to know about Joshua. 😂 Nobody really likes it.

Or it isn’t objectionable enough to discuss.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t help but think of Josh Duggar.

Don’t know him. My associations are the actors Joshua Malina and Josh Duhamel.

And Josh Shapiro.

Yes I feel like a dork, ha

I think it's a great name with a great shortform too. Surprised you are getting mixed reactions. It's common enough and not generational but not too common / trendy either.

What's the issue?

I like how the OP asked for opinions on Joshua and there are more comments about Stefan than Joshua. That tells you all you need to know about Joshua. 😂 Nobody really likes it.

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Anonymous wrote:I love it. I really like Stefan too though.

The only challenges with Stefan are people spelling it or saying it wrong (do you want STEF-in or ste-FAHN?)

I do like Joshua as well, and know people from various generations with the name. Classic but not common.

Pronouncing Stefan as ste-FAHN just seems like someone trying to be fancy to me. I’m sure that is probably a common pronunciation in other countries, but English speakers pronouncing it that way comes off as pretentious.

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Anonymous wrote:I love Stefan. 👏🏻 It’s so much better than Stephen or Stephan.

I hate having to guess how Stephen is pronounced when meeting one. Half of them pronounce it like Steven while the other half don’t.

How else would you pronounce it?

Steffin

Anonymous wrote:I love it. I really like Stefan too though.

The only challenges with Stefan are people spelling it or saying it wrong (do you want STEF-in or ste-FAHN?)

I do like Joshua as well, and know people from various generations with the name. Classic but not common.

I cringed when I saw this thread. Every Josh that I’ve ever known has been a little (little may be an understatement) weird and/or prone to legal issues. The one that I’ve known the longest is currently in federal prison for committing wire fraud.

Anonymous wrote:I love Stefan. 👏🏻 It’s so much better than Stephen or Stephan.

Stefan Urquelle

But I'm GenX so maybe it doesn't matter to OP's kid

I hate it. All I can think of is Josh Duggar.