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[girlx512.livejournal.com]

Do you know any boys/men named James that stayed as such and aren't Jim/Jimmy/Jimbo (*gag*)?

And while we're at it, know of any good middle names for James? I think three syllables sound best (our last name is two), but I'm only so-so on Christopher and Alexander is a no-go. Thoughts?

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[lindiohead.livejournal.com]

My son will be Oliver James. :)

[x0xjenniferx0x.livejournal.com]

I like James Alexander

[sevensevenfour.livejournal.com]

I know several boys/men named James and they are all called James all the time.

[sevensevenfour.livejournal.com]

I didn't have a suggestion a second ago, but I just thought of one that I like.

James Nathaniel.

[fangirlism]

James Alexander ♥

[rockstargrrrlie.livejournal.com]

I know of one. And if I was going to use that name (which I LOVE) I'd keep him as a James.

[kathy517.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend, lol. He is James Joesph & he loathes the names Jim/Jimmy/Jimbo...just call him James, lol.

[kathy517.livejournal.com]

Joseph*

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

Yup, I know a couple.

James Sebastian
James Anthony
James Harrison
James Frederick
James Gabriel

[quite-rosie.livejournal.com]

My husband is James.

It helps that his father was a James that went by "Jim" so my husband was always James to help avoid confusion.

I have known a few others too.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Almost all the James' I know are only known as James. I know someone with a one year old and his name is James Patrick.

[xx-imagination.livejournal.com]

I have friend whose name is James Raymond and he goes by James.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Yes I do.

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

My cousin's baby is James...and they want him called James, only. Or...I think they might call him J, too.

He is James Robert, and my cousin's late father was James Richard

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Most of the ones I know actually go by James...and one has a wife who calls him Jamie.

Its my favorite name....

James Rafferty
James Valentine
James Hadrian
James Gabriel
James Dominic
James West
James Beckett
James Declan
James Duncan
James Harker
James Harper
James Justice
James Asher
James Callum
James Mercer
James Mathias
James Elias
James Archer
James Cillian/Killian
James Indigo
James Latham
James Lachlan
James Merrick
James Maddox
James Nikolai
James Finian
James Roirdan
James Ulysses

[nothingbuthp.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite names is James Oliver/Oliver James.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I know a couple of James' who are adults and go by either James or Jamie. I love the name and the nickname Jamie for a boy is growing on me a lot.

[tunknut.livejournal.com]

I've known 3 guys named James who only go by James, and a handful of Jims, although most of the Jims I've met are in my parents' generation... I've never met a Jimbo, and I don't know anyone who's gone by Jimmy after the age of 12 or so. I don't think people named James automatically get called Jim anymore, but I don't think you should use the name James if you hate the nickname Jim - it's ultimately not your choice what nickname (if any) your child goes by.

Also, I think shorter middle names sound fine with James. It would be nice to have something a little more unusual in there to keep things interesting IMO.

Suggestions:
James Alton
James Arthur
James Baruch
James Bentley
James Brandt
James Colby
James Daniel
James Fulton
James Lowell
James Lucas
James Nicholas
James Reed
James Roland

[alba-holly.livejournal.com]

I've always liked James Vincent.

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I would say off the the top of my head that I know about half a dozen James [from my school year] and none of them went by Jim/Jimmy etc.
A few went by their last names but that's true of a lot of high school boys regardless of their first name.

[goaskyourmother.livejournal.com]

My husband is called James Alexander. Only his mum and sister call him Jamie, he hates it, everyone else calls him James.

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

A ton, mostly my age or younger. Older man I know named James tend to go by Jim/Jimmy, but once they are in their 20s, I notice a lot more James-es who do not have nicknames.

Well, we want to go with Nathaniel James, but James Nathaniel doesn't sound bad either.

[janeundercover.livejournal.com]

haha, i was totally gonna say James Madison,
but then i realized that was a president lol.

Mackenzie can be a boys' name and is 3 syllables.
i think that sounds okay.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I know a lot of Jameses, actually. Some of them do go by Jim or Jimmy, but others go by Jay, Jamie, or James.

James is one of those names that can have literally almost anything as a middle name and still sound good, so why don't you just make a list of names that are significant to you and see which you like best?

[singhappy02.livejournal.com]

My father's name is James, he goes by Jim at home/personal life but is professionally known as James.

His middle name is Rhuel though (prn. Rule)....it's a family name.

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

I know quite a few James and they are almost all James. None are Jim/Jimmy. 2 are Jamies.

[stellarichards6.livejournal.com]

my dad's name is james and he goes by jim, though i've known a few james who were just james w/out any permutation of a nickname. that said, my #1 boys name is james grady.

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

Out of the five or so that I know, there's one Jim, and he hates Jimmy. The rest are just James.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I am friends with a James, seventeen years old, never heard him called anything other than James in all the time that I've known him. Jim just isn't him; he's James.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I know one. he's 16 and has been James his entire life. well, his mom used to call him Jamesie, but we don't have to go there ;)

his middle name is Patrick. my cousin is James Anthony (but he does go by Jim.)

[snailrevolution.livejournal.com]

I have a couple friends named James that go by exactly that. :)

I think James makes both an excellent first and middle name. No suggestions though, sorry. :/

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

I know three James that actually go by James. One is 10, one is 30 some odd, and one is 50+

[ollivander.livejournal.com]

Yeah. But I love Jimmy.

[mrsponce.livejournal.com]

I really like the name James! I know a few James' that have actually STAYED James and not resorted to some other form of the name.

My cousins name is James Edward, which I think is oddly adorable.