This is a bit of an unconventional question. Please take it out if it's outside the scope of this forum.
I am thinking of names to give to my soon-to-be born child and I am considering Joshua. I am wondering how it rings to native ears, what associations it triggers, and so forth. Please help out a future father in distress.
forumuser wrote:This is a bit of an unconventional question. Please take it out if it's outside the scope of this forum.
I am thinking of names to give to my soon-to-be born child and I am considering Joshua. I am wondering how it rings to native ears, what associations it triggers, and so forth. Please help out a future father in distress.
Hi forumuser
Firstly, welcome and secondly, I have never yet known a question to be removed from this forum! I don't believe there is such a thing here as "off topic", we talk about anything and everything
Regarding your question on "Joshua", I believe it's a popular name here in the UK, and this native likes the sound of it very much.
I have had a bit of practice, I have 5 children of my own
It certainly doesn't bring any bad associations with it as far as I'm concerned so I hope that the father-to-be (and the mama!) can relax a little.
Welcome to Impariamo, forumuser, and congratulations on the great news. I, too, like the name Joshua. How could I possibly not like it? It's in the title of one of my all-time favourite albums, U2's The Joshua Tree
I like the name Joshua, I'm not sure I can pronounce it well (italianized, it's Giòsciua) but I consider it one of the best foreign names!
I also love its italian form, one of my favourite names: Giosuè. Pity that now it's a little unconventional (it was "cool" many years ago) so I don't think it would be good to name my future son like this
carlo wrote:Welcome to Impariamo, forumuser, and congratulations on the great news. I, too, like the name Joshua. How could I possibly not like it? It's in the title of one of my all-time favourite albums, U2's The Joshua Tree
Carlo
Carlo,
Have you ever been to the California? In Southern California there is a National Park called Joshua Tree
carlo wrote:Welcome to Impariamo, forumuser, and congratulations on the great news. I, too, like the name Joshua. How could I possibly not like it? It's in the title of one of my all-time favourite albums, U2's The Joshua Tree
Ciao forumuser!
Joshua is a great name. I really like it, and I think that it is a well-liked name. It doesn't have any strange connotations or associations that I can think of. When I hear "Josh" or "Joshua", I definitely think of a white person. I don't mean to imply that this is either a good or bad thing, I'm merely pointing out an association from my point of view (and possibly the pov of other Californians).
Congratulations, I hope you go with that name!