Jamie

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

My husband and I actually had a serious conversation about baby names! We might be sick of it by the time we actually start TTC in September.

Anyway, he says "what about Jamie?"

What do you think?

I'm not averse to it, but it sounds like a nickname, and I can't figure out for what. I don't care for Jamila, Jamaica, or Jamala, and I'm not naming a girl James or Jameson. If I used another Ja- name, could we call her Jamie? If so, what name would you use?

I'm pimping my list as always.

Comments

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

I think that any Ja- name could have Jamie as a nickname, and really, any J name could. Nicknames don't have to exactly correspond to the actual name, and I do agree that Jamie should be a nickname rather than a full name.

I knew a Jamie whose full name was Jessica, actually, so... I guess that's why I think it can be short for just about any J name.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

Jamila
Jamuna
Jamini
Jambres
Jamesenna (lol, not kidding. I actually found it on a site. It's pretty, but it's so obviously built.)

I don't know that I'd use it with something that didn't have jam in it. You could try a name that didn't start that way, like Marijam/Mirjam (variation on Miriam, and probably not pronounced with the J sound. But I'm unfamiliar with Dutch or Swedish Js.)

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I think that Jamie is fine on its own.

Here's the Behind The Name list of related names for Jamie:
http://www.behindthename.com/php/related.php?name=jamie

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

That's a great site, thanks!

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I've known a bunch of people named Jamie/Jayme/Jaime since I was a kid. Most were girls and that was their full name. The boy Jamie I knew was short for Jeremy.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

If you spell it Jaime, it'll look less like a nickname, and there will be less gender confusion since it's more obviously female.

[holidaylights.livejournal.com]

I actually know way more guys named Jaime than vice versa. Both are pretty, though.

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

In Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, Jaime is a boy's name. I never heard it on a girl, actually.

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I see Jaime and read HI-meh. Oh well.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I read it like that as well.

[monkey-fruit.livejournal.com]

I like Jamie just fine on its own.
*thinking* I don't know any female names this could be a nickname for...

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Could you use a Ja first name and a Me middle name to make Jamie? I'd give you an example but my mind has gone blank!

[tiphanism.livejournal.com]

I agree it sounds more like a nickname or diminutive than a full name. For Jam- names, there's Jamina, Jamesina and Jemima - but really I think you could use any J- name if you wanted to.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I don't think Jamie needs to be a nickname on a girl. It works as a feminine form of James. That being said, I don't mind it on a girl (although it sounds dated), but I love it on a boy as a nn for James.

As for your nameslist, I voted yes as long as I liked the first name and thought it sounded alright with the middle name, whether I liked the mn or not:

Alice
Astrid Josephine - lovely!
Benjamin
Cameron
Charlotte Louise
Claudia Grace - although Grace is sadly such a filler mn now
Evelyn Grace
Linus Dominic - very cool
Lucy Caroline - cute
Lydia
Milo Alexander
Oliver Finnegan - excellent
Theresa Grace
Willa Josephine

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your feedback!

I know Grace is a filler name but it's also my grandmother and great-grandmother's name. Theresa, Finnegan, Louise, Scott, Joseph, Warren, and Paul are also family names... they're important!

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

I've known several Jamie/Jaime's with that as their full name. (Almost all girls) It's never been weird or felt "too nick-namey" for me. I actually like it a lot.

Actually, several of the girl Jamie's went by "James", or "Jame" as their nick name, lol

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I think it sounds more like a nickname, although I did know one and it was her full name. I don't really care for it on a girl. I think it sounds dated to the 80s. It also doesn't really seem to fit with the other names on your list, very different stylistically.

I love it on a boy though and it could be short for a few different things.
James/Jameson, obviosuly
Jeremey/Jeremiah, bit of a stretch
Benjamin - I love the idea of Jamie as a nn for this despite what I said about Jeremey. :P

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

"It also doesn't really seem to fit with the other names on your list, very different stylistically."

Yeah, unfortunately, the more I read through the comments, the less I like it. I can't imagine where my husband came up with it.

Oh well, as I said, we have a long time to make these decisions!

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Best of luck! :)

[hygher.livejournal.com]

I'm not a huge fan of Jamie but I did vote on your list.

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com]

I do like the name Jamie as a standalone name for a girl... but I would spell it Jaime.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

James nn Jamie for a boy is great.

I hate it on a girl.

[corielcries.livejournal.com]

Personally I am not a huge fan of Jamie/Jaime. It sounds dated.

I love a lot of your girl names. Astrid Josephine, Charlotte Louise, Lydia Celeste, Olivia Estelle, and Willa Josephine are my favorites on the girls.

Milo Alexander is probably my favorite on the boys. And thank you for spelling Cameron the correct way! =]

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm not liking it yet either, hence I'm not adding it to the list. I do appreciate the feedback.

My husband really wanted me to go with Kam'Ron, but I wouldn't give in ;)

[doobywooby.livejournal.com]

My son's name is James with the nickname Jamie :D I love it.