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Help[Opinions] Philip & Joseph
Don't like Phil, don't like Joe, but I love Philip and Joseph. Where would you rank these names, on a scale of 1-10? What are your thoughts on them? Do you think everyone in the world would call them Phil and Joe, or is Philip and Joseph totally a possibility?
Oh, and if you can pair any slightly unusual/cool sounding middle names with them, feel free. Get creative. :)
Oh, and if you can pair any slightly unusual/cool sounding middle names with them, feel free. Get creative. :)
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Philip is a bit dated and boring but I like Joseph. If you don't like Phil or Joe, how about a different nickname like Pip or Joey?
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I'd give them a 7. They're not personal faves, but they're good solid likeable names. I think Philip is possible but Joseph would be trickier.
Philip Leonidas
Philip Melchior
Philip Ozymandias
Philip Horatio
Philip Diggory
Joseph Aloysius
Joseph Ingram
Joseph Wystan
Joseph Lorcan
Joseph Smoothtavious
Philip Leonidas
Philip Melchior
Philip Ozymandias
Philip Horatio
Philip Diggory
Joseph Aloysius
Joseph Ingram
Joseph Wystan
Joseph Lorcan
Joseph Smoothtavious
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I can't stand Joseph for some reason, especially not with the nn Joe. I guess it's way too religious for me, and quite frankly, I just hate the sound and the look of Joseph.
Philip is better. It's one of those names I like for a year, hate the other, like it again for the third year etc. I also like Filip, which is very common here, but I do prefer Philip. A common nickname for Philip / Filip were I live is Fille, but I know quite a few with the name that doesn't go by any nickname so it's possible. Philip Abraxas gets my vote.
Philip is better. It's one of those names I like for a year, hate the other, like it again for the third year etc. I also like Filip, which is very common here, but I do prefer Philip. A common nickname for Philip / Filip were I live is Fille, but I know quite a few with the name that doesn't go by any nickname so it's possible. Philip Abraxas gets my vote.
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I know a Philip, now in his 30s, who has never been called Phil in his life.
I don't think I've ever met a Joseph who wasn't Joe - also several Johannes people - but since I enjoy Joe, I probably wouldn't notice, one way of the other.
I'd use Joseph in the firm expectation that a Joseph would be a Joe! I wouldn't use Philip - no strong feelings, but there are many names I like better. I like Philippa, nn Pippa, very much but would only use it as a mn.
I don't think I've ever met a Joseph who wasn't Joe - also several Johannes people - but since I enjoy Joe, I probably wouldn't notice, one way of the other.
I'd use Joseph in the firm expectation that a Joseph would be a Joe! I wouldn't use Philip - no strong feelings, but there are many names I like better. I like Philippa, nn Pippa, very much but would only use it as a mn.
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Joseph is a favorite and one we thought of using in the past. I'm not sure why it fell off the radar. I think it felt somewhat weak, plus reminded of JFK's Dad.(my Mom was big into Kennedy history)
Phillip I don't like. It's prissy to me. Most of the Phillips I knew were snobby, so it's ruined fur me. I wouldn't mind seeing it used, I just don't like it.
I'm no good at middle names.
Phillip I don't like. It's prissy to me. Most of the Phillips I knew were snobby, so it's ruined fur me. I wouldn't mind seeing it used, I just don't like it.
I'm no good at middle names.
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They're just nice. I definitely prefer Phil and Joe over the full names. I don't like the sounds of them. Joseph in particular is ugly to me - it's the S and F snuggling way too close. Philip - 7; Joseph - 5.5 (most generic name ever and more archaic than classic)
If I had to name my son Philip he'd be Flip from day one. I think if you were Philip or Joseph you could get people to call you by your full name, but guys usually aren't willing to appear that sensitive about it, that they'd correct people. Eh, I dunno - I knew a William who successfully insisted on William. But it was because he didn't want to be Billy. Eventually he gave in to Will. If you were Philip's or Joseph's mom, though, you couldn't stop the use of Phil or Joe.
If I had to name my son Philip he'd be Flip from day one. I think if you were Philip or Joseph you could get people to call you by your full name, but guys usually aren't willing to appear that sensitive about it, that they'd correct people. Eh, I dunno - I knew a William who successfully insisted on William. But it was because he didn't want to be Billy. Eventually he gave in to Will. If you were Philip's or Joseph's mom, though, you couldn't stop the use of Phil or Joe.
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My brothers-in-law insist on Anthony and Christopher, it works for them. Alexander gave I'm and goes by Xander.
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Yeah, I guess you're right, tons of them do insist and succeed at it. I know a Stephen (pron. Steven) who's never Steve, and a Charles who's never Charlie, and a Michael who's never Mike. I have just known so many Steves, Matts, Mikes, Dans, Daves, Joes, Phils, Nicks, Ricks ETC ETC that it is easy to assume they must not care that much. But really I think what I observed is, that the most common man names are more common than the most common woman names, and more of those common male names have a single common short form, than the most common female names do. I rashly generalized and attributed it to gender, because I was thinking of a few guys in particular I know who accepted their nicknames, whose personalities are such that they would not insist on being called by a full name, or even give it the slightest thought when someone used the one usual nickname for their name (Dan, Dave, Steve, Mike, Tom, Joe, Brad etc). While I can't think of any women I know who are like that, I'm sure they're out there.
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I think it's equal. My cousin is Liz even though she grew up with Elizabeth. I know a few other women who accepted nicknames even if they didn't like them. I will let the occasional person call me Have and I know my Mom prefers Susan to Sue, yet goes by Sue.
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I like Joseph a lot,it's my older son's name. He's nearly always called Joe, though I've heard him introduce himself as Joseph.
Phillip is a good name too. Probably most people would say Phil.
Phillip is a good name too. Probably most people would say Phil.
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It's up to your child, in the end. While you have some influence, sure, it's possible. But don't be surprised if his friends start calling him by a nn and he permits it. My brother is Pete to the world, but still Peter to my family.
One thought on Joseph: if you like the nn Joss you could start calling him that as a child and preempt Joe. Like Philip, it's still possible to have Joseph remain Joseph. But you're taking a risk.
One thought on Joseph: if you like the nn Joss you could start calling him that as a child and preempt Joe. Like Philip, it's still possible to have Joseph remain Joseph. But you're taking a risk.
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I don’t like either of them. From what I’ve seen Philip might be able to go by his full name, but Joseph will inevitably become Joe.
Philip Arpad
Philip Benoni
Philip Eusebius
Philip Kentigern
Philip Korbinian
Philip Leopardo
Philip Natalis/ Natalio
Philip Sylvester
Philip Viggo
Philip Vladimir
Joseph Arkady
Joseph Cassander
Joseph Gaetano
Joseph Immanuel
Joseph Nollaig
Joseph Priscillian
Joseph Rembrandt
Joseph Teobaldo
Joseph Tycho
Joseph Zvonimir
Philip Arpad
Philip Benoni
Philip Eusebius
Philip Kentigern
Philip Korbinian
Philip Leopardo
Philip Natalis/ Natalio
Philip Sylvester
Philip Viggo
Philip Vladimir
Joseph Arkady
Joseph Cassander
Joseph Gaetano
Joseph Immanuel
Joseph Nollaig
Joseph Priscillian
Joseph Rembrandt
Joseph Teobaldo
Joseph Tycho
Joseph Zvonimir
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Philip I like, also Phillip. I guess I'd rank it pretty high, but can't think of a number. My Phillip is called Phillip by family, usually, but Phil by his friends, usually. He answers to both equally. I think avoiding Phil would be fair-to-good possible.
I happen to like Joe as a nn. Such an all-around, good-guy kind of name. I wouldn't like Joe just on its own, rather I would prefer the full name to be Joseph, but the fact is I don't much like the name Joseph in its full form. I think the chances of naming a boy Joseph and not having him called Joe are slim.
I happen to like Joe as a nn. Such an all-around, good-guy kind of name. I wouldn't like Joe just on its own, rather I would prefer the full name to be Joseph, but the fact is I don't much like the name Joseph in its full form. I think the chances of naming a boy Joseph and not having him called Joe are slim.
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