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[Opinions] Nickname for Joseph
I just watched a TV show upon which there was a man named Josey. He was a real person and it's his real name, not a character. And it got me thinking to the book and movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales."I don't know for sure that the real guy's full name is Joseph or that the fictional character's real name is Joseph, but common sense tells me that Josey on a male must have started out that way.What do you think of Josey as a nickname for Joseph? Does it work, or is it too feminine?
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I think if a man goes by Josey he better be an outlaw. lol Kind of like Rosey Grier; big as he is, and sure of himself as he is, who was going to laugh to his face about being called Rosey, or writing a how-to guide on macrame/needlepoint? (His real name is Roosevelt.)I think Joseph and Josephine probably co-existed for a very long time, but that Josie was probably always much more popular as a nn or full name for girls. Your TV Josey and the movie character are the only males I know of who use that name.
I'd much rather see Joe for a Joseph; I always liked Joe, have known lots of them and it's such a capable, no-nonsense name.Come to think of it, I prefer Jo over Josie on a girl for that same reason. Josie kind of sounds a bit spunky, but also frumpy.
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I think it could work. I don't really like it for either gender tbh, it's kind of flimsy, but it works for a male. In a perfect world I prefer just Joseph with no nn.
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Not to feminine for a nickname, not at all. My son Josiah sometimes calls himself Josie / Josey (not really sure how he spells it, as I don't think I've seen him write it down).
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The gender lines for nicknames are very blurry. I think Josey works for a boy and is kind of cute.
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Heh-heh...my nieces just named their new cat Josie. ;)I think Josey works for a guy as well as Cary or Kelly does. It's fine. Likable, even.
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I think it's cute. I prefer Joey, though.
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