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[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

I know I've mentioned here that I'd like to use the name Jeremiah in memory of my brother, Jeremy. The other day I was thinking about family names and it occurred to me that Jeremy might be adorable on a little girl. WDYT? Too weird? Not another boy's name gone girl's (groan)? Lol, my husband hates it, but it might grow on him. :)

Comments

[pyrokitten77.livejournal.com]

*cringe* I think it's horrible. There are plenty of nice female/unisex names. I'd go with one of those. Because Jeremy is neither.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

I know a little (well 9 year old) girl called Jeremy, and until I actually met the child, I found it both wierd and was annoyed at the thought of a little girl growing up with a boys name, but it really suits her. She sometimes gets called Jem/Jemmy, but is mostly refered to as Jeremy. Her sibs are Harold (m) Louisa (f) and Gregory (m).

[sayfray.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen your previous posts, is your brother deceased? I understand you want to honor him but you might want to think of the potential bullying a little girl could face with a name like Jeremy.

She could always go by a nickname, but then what would be the point of naming her Jeremy if you're always calling her Jeri or Jem? Right now it's trendy to use names that are considered inherently to be boys names for girls. My own cousin named her baby daughter Maddox and we call her Maddi. Ultimately it's up to whether you like it and your husband likes it. Food for thought. :/

[jellybeener.livejournal.com]

I think it's absolutely terrible.

[cybeleadam.livejournal.com]

As a child, I owned a book of which the main character was a girl named Jeremy (after her grandfather, I think) so the idea doesn't seem weird to me.

[autopsycorpses.livejournal.com]

I think Jeremy on a girl is kind of quirky and cute.

I don't buy into "this is a boy's name, this is a girl's name" BS because I am a girl with a "boy's name". My cousin's two girls have "boy's names". I knew a girl named Justin and one named Marshall. Their names totally suited their personalities.

People should get over themselves. JMHO.

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

My philosophy is: kids will get bullied and laughed at by other kids NO MATTER WHAT YOU NAME THEM. Bullying (to an extend) is part of growing up.

So, if you like the name and want to use it... go for it. It's a nice, normal name, spelled nicely so it gets all the thumbs up from me. I am lately kind of in a 'colors don't have gender and neither do names' craze hah hah.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Dire... while there are a lot of boys' names that can work for a girl, this just sounds twee.

[beepandetch.livejournal.com]

I think this might be a case where the boy's name is so ingrained as being a masculine and for a boy that it wouldn't work on a girl. If you have to choose I think Jeremiah would be more suited for a girl. Sometimes I can accept boy names for girls (Ryan, Quinn are examples) but not Jeremy. It would be like naming a boy Scarlet or something.

[retrodancekitty.livejournal.com]

Jeremy on a girl doesn't sound much doable to me :/
Perhaps you could look for a female name that recalls Jeremiah? Something that might have Jerry or Jem as nicknames? Did he go by any nicknames?

[retrodancekitty.livejournal.com]

Oh I just remembered about a girl who used to be/ is in this community, who was named Steve :) Maybe she could offer more insight on the matter!

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

I know a girl Jeremy, and I think it's cute. I think definitely don't get the OMG ITS A BOY name the way I do some of the others (like Ryan, or a girl I met named Pierce)

Could you use Jaimie/Jamie/Jaime as a variant of Jeremy for a girl, to avoid the issue with it?

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

Wow - grammar in the morning.

"I definitely don't get..."
not: I think definitely...

Whoops.

[aimeewins.livejournal.com]

I agree wholeheartedly with this comment. Also, I know a woman named Jeremy, and even though at first it was off-putting (I have a cousin named Jeremy so it took getting used to) now it's just as "normal" to me on a female as on a male.

[ninjanette.livejournal.com]

I dont really like the sound of Jeremy on a girl. However, I have seen Remy being used on girls (It's one of my favorite boys names right now but I like it on girls too). Dont know if thats your style, but it could be used on a girl as a tribute to Jeremy.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

I really dislike the boy-names-on-girls idea, but as far as such things go, I think Jeremy actually works better than most. The sound of it adapts better to being feminine than something like, idk, David or Josh.

I really like the previous post's suggestion of Remy, which is one of the few names that really does work on either sex.

Jeremina would be... strange, but it could work. Mina's a cute nn.

[mirhanda.livejournal.com]

This so hard!

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of rolling my eyes at it, but I've never met a female Jeremy (surprised so many people in this post have), so maybe it really works, but I don't think it would.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

:D I actually don't care for unisex names that much! Just my brother. :)

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, I love the nickname Jem! I've wanted to use it, but never liked any of the names it was a nickname for. :)

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

I know a boy named Lynn, and a few Ashley's and a few Lindsay's which I both consider girls names.

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

Yes, Lindsay and Ashley are both originally boys names, but I consider them 99% girl names in todays world.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Honestly, it's really not my style at all, but it's not my kid either. If you want to honor your brother and your child ends up being a girl, well... as Velkoria said, kids are gonna tease other kids no matter what. It's not some made up or horribly disfigured name (like you're not turning it into Jerrahmie just to make it more "feminine-looking") so I say go for it.

[octobre09.livejournal.com]

I agree with this!

[queer-kitten.livejournal.com]

I like it, actually, but I also really like just Remy :)

[pixietangerine.livejournal.com]

Dislike very much, sorry. :( I do think honoring your brother is great, but I'd use Jem/Jemma/Jemima or Remy for a girl instead of Jeremy. A combo like Jemima Remy would be really sweet and very reminiscent of Jeremy, and maybe something that would appeal a little more to your husband?

I want to like the boys-names-on-girls concept because I am all for gender-bending in general and my mom's name is Fred (she legally changed it to Fred when I was a kid, for reasons not related to gender at all) so it's not something that should bother me, but the issue I have is the lack of choice in it...When I was a little girl, I would have HATEHATEHATED having a boy's name. I hated the fact that my middle name was Danielle because it was too similar to a boy's name. I know that's silly, but it was something that would have really upset me, I think I would have found it humiliating for some reason...I don't know, boy stuff was gross to me back then? I love the idea of a name that is is officially the "correct" gender for the child's sex but has a unisex/opposite gender nickname option in case he or she turns out to have the kind of personality for that. (E.g. my favorite name for if I ever have a daughter is Winifred, to honor my mom Fred, but she could go by a girly name like Winnie or a tomboy name like Fred/Freddie, or unisex like Winn!) Obviously not all names have such wonderful options and they are still great names, but I just can't bring myself to like traditionally boy names on girls or vice versa because I think the potential for embarrassment is just too high. I love the name Norbert, but could probably never name my son Norbert because...99% of people hate it and think it's geeky and I want him to have a name that doesn't make him embarrassed. If you have to do it, I think Jeremy on a girl as a MIDDLE name would be tolerable, possibly even quite cute, with a feminine first name. Something like Katharine Jeremy or Elizabeth Jeremy would be nice, a unisex name like Morgan Jeremy would be pretty much all boy and would make me think you were hoping for a son. :P

Wow, that got long and ridiculous, sorry! For what it's worth, I love the sentiment and I love Jeremiah for a son! :)

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Those were surnames which became boys' names, which then became girls' names. I'm not sure I've ever seen a girl's name that began as a girl's name and not a surname turn into a boy's name.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

The sentiment is nice, but it wouldn't be practical. I'm not a fan of boys' names on girls, but beyond that, any girl named Jeremy would just be set up for problems. Anyone who sees her name on paper before meeting her is going to assume she's a boy. Personally, I would hate that. And she's going to have to deal with comments like, "Why do you have a boy's name?" over and over again. I guess I'm of the opinion that it's best not to name your kid something that's obviously going to result in trouble. That said, I think Jeremy as a middle name for a girl would be fine.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

The nickname Jem always reminds me of Anne of Green Gables. His full name was James if I remember correctly.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

kids will get bullied and laughed at by other kids NO MATTER WHAT YOU NAME THEM.

I agree with this.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

It would be like naming a boy Scarlet
This reminds me of Robin Hood: Men in Tights w/ William Scarlet O'Hara. :)

[box-of-rocks.livejournal.com]

I vote no, but maybe Jeri? Geraldine? Mia or Mya to take the end of his name?

[greyhowl.livejournal.com]

The first thing I thought of was the nick name "Mimi" for a girl named Jeremy. I think it'd be cute!

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

I know this is waaaay late but I know a boy named Katherine... he is a fine and well adjusted individual. Also, I see your point but I think you're taking a bit far by thinking everyone will go nuts. I for one DO believe that names do not have genders.