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[toxicthoughts.livejournal.com]

What are some nicknames for James? I would love to use this as a first name, but my husband hates it. I need a strong nickname to change his mind. I am mainly looking for a more modern nickname - something more uncommon.

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[fingie.livejournal.com]

Jame, Jamie, Jim, Jimmy...ahh pregnancy brain..I cant think of anymore right now.
You could always use the middle name as the 'source' of nn..for instance I used to go to school with a 'Francis Russell' who went by Russ..just a thought :)

[razzbabies.livejournal.com]

other than jimmy & jim?

[toxicthoughts.livejournal.com]

Well the middle name is Allan (family tradition), which I hate. I am hoping to find a good nickname for James - otherwise the baby will be a Cannon.

[toxicthoughts.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am hoping there is something I'm not thinking of. James is a family name, and James and Jim are already in use.

[lolacat.livejournal.com]

Jem. Jamie.

[checkingmypulse.livejournal.com]

Jamie or Jay I would say.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

ive always really liked jamie as a name for a boy, and think its a good nickname for james.

[razzbabies.livejournal.com]

i like jay as a nickname for james.

[iwanttobemyself.livejournal.com]

Jay or Jamie. or instead of AJ (middle name first) you could do JA?

[lolacat.livejournal.com]

Jay is really cute. I second that.

[bellisima87.livejournal.com]

Jack!

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

jaime, jack, Jay-Jay, Jem (think To Kill a Mockingbird),

[evelnnsmom.livejournal.com]

i know someone who uses jas(jaz) as a nn for james i don't quite get it but i'm throwing it out there anyways

[last-summer.livejournal.com]

I think Jay is the most 'modern' nickname for it, but I also like Jamie! Actually, I just like James, without using a nickname.

[amberatcmu.livejournal.com]

I like Jay as a nickname...it is cute

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

Jamie or Jay.

[http://users.livejournal.com/---surfacing/]

i like jay and jamie too. those were my suggestions

[whisperthewords.livejournal.com]

The only nickname I can think of that hasn't been posted is "Ames".

[http://users.livejournal.com/espoir---/]

I know a boy named James who goes by Jake, and I love Jem.

[daveandmonika.livejournal.com]

I know you don't like Allan, but what do you think of AJ?

[toxicthoughts.livejournal.com]

I don't really like initial names; they always seem cheesy to me.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

My cousin's name is James; we call him Jamison or Jamie.

[daveandmonika.livejournal.com]

I don't really care for them for my own children (Dave really would like a little L.V. running around...eh) but they work for some people :). If my niece had been a boy she would have gone by A.J. which does sound like a 'strong' name to me if that is what your husband was looking for...very masculine.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

My uncle Jim went by Jamie when he was younger.

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

My husband is James, and he went by Jamey when he was younger. People call him Jim or Jimmy sometimes. His mom calls him Seamus, which is the Gaelic form of James.

Others: Jay, Jameson? In the LM Montgomery book Anne of Ingleside Anne has a son James called "Jem" and a character later adopts a war-baby named James but called "Jims."