Boy Name

twister22

Okay, probably a silly question, but here it goes:

Our boy name is Judah. But, until he's old enough to say what he wants, I want him called Judah, not Jude.

Can I really say anything about him being called Judah and not Jude when people call him Jude as a baby? 

tinkitty

I'd say that you prefer Judah. I don't think it's rude to say that.

graciesmurf

You can say that but IMO people do what they want anyway.  If I were you I would just say, "His name is Judah.  We aren't using a nickname."  But that might not work all the time.  I don't think that it's rude to say though.  GL

theimpossibleastronaut

Nicknames sometimes aren't something you can control. My mom tried her hardest to make sure I would be called Becca not Becky, but I was called Becky all throughout school. Only my older brother and one friend call me Becca now.

mrs.birdie

You can absolutely tell people that prefer him to be called Judah, whether people choose to respect that or not is up to them.

mom2skh

You can politely tell people his name is Judah and aren't using a nickname, but as pp's have said, people don't always listen and will call him what they want. There's no real way to make people call him only Judah, unfortunately.

chibride4

DS1's name is Jackson and he's only been called Jack a few times in his life. He doesn't even answer to it. We just politely correct people when it happens. No biggie. Of course, it'll be up to him what he wants to be called as he grows up.

KayaXavier

I've been struggling with this, too. Our son is going to be named Paul and people keep asking me about "Pauly" (which I HATE, all I can think of is Jersey Shore & Pauly Shore) but I don't know of any way to correct people without sounding like a pedantic douche. People use nicknames as a term of endearment so correcting them just comes off so rude. The only thing I have thought of so far is bringing up in conversation how much I dislike the NN in front of someone who has used it but on a day when they havent said it so it doesn't sound like I mean them. I only really care about close family, friends, people we see frequently because I just don't want it to become a habit/"stick". If its a cashier at the grocery store and it's just a one time thing, it's not a big enough deal to make some poor stranger feel badly. You know?

AimeeL85

You can, but unfortunately not everyone will listen.  My mom always told everyone to call my brother Joseph or Joe. She hated Joey, but was unable to stop a ton of people calling him that.

km3

I LOVE Judah!  I wish I could convince my husband of it.    I think it's fine to say "he goes by Judah" if people call him Jude.  I would definitely correct people that will be a regular part of his life.  But like someone else said, I wouldn't bother correcting strangers/acquaintances.