[Opinions] Jocelyn or Josephe
I really love the nickname Joey and would like to use that for a girl. I am not a fan of Josephine or Joanna though. So I've narrowed my choices down to Jocelyn and Josephe (french version of Josephine). Which do you prefer? The surname is James, so it would be Jocelyn Elisabeth James or Josephe Elisabeth James. OR, a third option might be Jocelyn Josephe Elisabeth James, but I think that may be too many J names in a row. Please help! :)
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I agree, Joey makes an adorable nn for a girl. Would you consider using it on its own? Out of your combos I think Jocelyn Elisabeth James has the nicest flow. Personally I think Jocelyn is a bit 80's sounding & I would struggle to pronounce Josephe. Here are my suggestions, but they are a bit of a stretch for the nn Joey.
Georgia
Georgina
Jacqueline
Josie
Juliet
Georgia
Georgina
Jacqueline
Josie
Juliet
Well ... I always advise against choosing a full name around the favoured nickname. Plenty of kids will insist on their full name when they're old enough. (I downright refused to answer to Nell, which my mother wanted to call me.)
That aside, I like both Jocelyn and Josephe. I'd pronounce the later joe-SEFF. Josephe is probably more suited to the nickname Joey, since it actually has the 'joe' sound in it and Jocelyn doesn't. (For Jocelyn, I much prefer Joss.) I also like Josepha, which I say 'joe-SEFF-ah'.
That aside, I like both Jocelyn and Josephe. I'd pronounce the later joe-SEFF. Josephe is probably more suited to the nickname Joey, since it actually has the 'joe' sound in it and Jocelyn doesn't. (For Jocelyn, I much prefer Joss.) I also like Josepha, which I say 'joe-SEFF-ah'.