Why not Jamie? Reece/Reese? Ashley, Lesley, Charlie?
It's the 'James' bit I love. Not the fact it's a boys name. There's lots of those, but something about James for a girl just sounds so lovely to me. It's not at all masculine in sound (how it's pronounced) to me.
Oh no, it's not about gender neutral. I really like it. I love Mabel too, which doesn't sound the least bit unisex. It's just about names I like the sound of.
How can a family affect the impact of bullying on a child? They can provide comfort and support at home but if a child is bullied then that is going to impact them regardless of their family.
How can a family affect the impact of bullying on a child? They can provide comfort and support at home but if a child is bullied then that is going to impact them regardless of their family.
Framing stuff - family can help kids' confidence and how they react and deal with things outside of the home. Can't influence at all how other kids behave though.
Completely disagee. Bullies are cruel and you have no idea how you're child will react / deal with it until it happens. Severity of the bullying makes the biggest difference, not how children are taught to deal with it.
Personally I couldn't do it but H's male friend is called Jamie-Leigh and I work with a man called Courtney so there is boys/men out there with girls names.
I honestly wasn't going to post as I get the feeling that some posts may be posted to spark debate. But to me James is a boys name, there's no 2 ways about it. Yes you want to go down the gender neutral route but in my opinion James is a boys name, not feminine, not slightly girly, but an out and out boys name.
If I seem a girl called James then I'd automatically think 'o her parents wanted a boy', where as the 'made up names' you speak about I feel that whilst they aren't my cup of tea, they aren't trying to change the identity of a girl to a boy iyswim. I also imagine the girl would get sick of explaining her name every day.
I take it you want James for a boy too, which I totally get and for a boys name I think its lovely, but I agree with rusty its all just a bit try hard for a girl.
At the end of the day though its your baby and if you love the name go for it.
I have no strong feelings either way. I think you would make it work if you wanted to.
Isn't Jameson a girl's name? Albeit mainly in America/celeb circles but a bit different to James and less obviously a boys name (on forms etc).
That's nice option actually, missed it completely, thanks! I see from a couple of US forums James is definitely growing in popularity, as a middle name first, but also as a forename. And is very contentious, lol.
I honestly wasn't going to post as I get the feeling that some posts may be posted to spark debate. if you love the name go for it.
Thanks for your post. Honest and balanced I genuinely didn't post to spark anything though (in case you meant me). Son said it would be mean to call a girl James, hubby said he liked it and could see why I thought it was a nice sounding word and would work for a girl but didn't think it was worth the hassle. But those two spend almost zero time considering baby names so I thought it would be helpful to ask here. And it's definitely helped me make up my mind. It *is* too much hassle!!
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Baby Jim. Weep.
Why not Jamie? Reece/Reese? Ashley, Lesley, Charlie?
It's the 'James' bit I love. Not the fact it's a boys name. There's lots of those, but something about James for a girl just sounds so lovely to me. It's not at all masculine in sound (how it's pronounced) to me.
I know. It seems weird!
There are plenty of gn names. Alex? Ashley?
im not sure i would have appreciated my parents calling me James and would have shortened it or changed it.
i did meet a man called Jodi once!
Oh no, it's not about gender neutral. I really like it. I love Mabel too, which doesn't sound the least bit unisex. It's just about names I like the sound of.
Would you use James if you have a boy then? How would you feel it a daughter wanted to be called Jaime in later life?
Well why not use Mabel instead of James or call your son Mabel instead
How can a family affect the impact of bullying on a child? They can provide comfort and support at home but if a child is bullied then that is going to impact them regardless of their family.
Framing stuff - family can help kids' confidence and how they react and deal with things outside of the home. Can't influence at all how other kids behave though.
Completely disagee. Bullies are cruel and you have no idea how you're child will react / deal with it until it happens. Severity of the bullying makes the biggest difference, not how children are taught to deal with it.
Personally I couldn't do it but H's male friend is called Jamie-Leigh and I work with a man called Courtney so there is boys/men out there with girls names.
Families can also help avoid the bullying by not giving daft names in the first place
Completely agree.
I have no strong feelings either way. I think you would make it work if you wanted to.
Isn't Jameson a girl's name? Albeit mainly in America/celeb circles but a bit different to James and less obviously a boys name (on forms etc).
Amazing how many different approaches to parenting! Really does fascinate me
I honestly wasn't going to post as I get the feeling that some posts may be posted to spark debate. But to me James is a boys name, there's no 2 ways about it. Yes you want to go down the gender neutral route but in my opinion James is a boys name, not feminine, not slightly girly, but an out and out boys name.
If I seem a girl called James then I'd automatically think 'o her parents wanted a boy', where as the 'made up names' you speak about I feel that whilst they aren't my cup of tea, they aren't trying to change the identity of a girl to a boy iyswim. I also imagine the girl would get sick of explaining her name every day.
I take it you want James for a boy too, which I totally get and for a boys name I think its lovely, but I agree with rusty its all just a bit try hard for a girl.
At the end of the day though its your baby and if you love the name go for it.
That's nice option actually, missed it completely, thanks! I see from a couple of US forums James is definitely growing in popularity, as a middle name first, but also as a forename. And is very contentious, lol.
Thanks for your post. Honest and balanced I genuinely didn't post to spark anything though (in case you meant me). Son said it would be mean to call a girl James, hubby said he liked it and could see why I thought it was a nice sounding word and would work for a girl but didn't think it was worth the hassle. But those two spend almost zero time considering baby names so I thought it would be helpful to ask here. And it's definitely helped me make up my mind. It *is* too much hassle!!
Is she definitely a girl Counter? For some reason I thought you weren't finding out.