What do you all think of JEAN (for a girl)?

[FeelingLucky]

And is Jean short for something.
Love the name Jeanie

[LaDiDaDi]

I like it, esp. Jeannie.

The Jean I knew was Jane but known as Jean but not sure if that was just her iyswim.

[thisisyesterday]

i like it

[screamingabdab]

Weirdly, I don't hate it. It is very much a name of my mum's generation (she's 67), but maybe enough time had passed for it to be cool, especially if she's named after someone.

I like Jeannie too

[ramonaquimby]

very plain
I know a Jean and she is the plainest person I know - she's about 40

[Technofairy]

Noooooo

It's a middle aged lady name, not for a beautiful baby girl. I don't think it's very feminine to be honest and makes me think of my mother's friends.

One of my colleagues has called her little girl Jeanne - pronounced Jan. Much nicer and more feminine IMO

[MintyyAeroEgg]

You won't believe it, but we have had a thread asking about this name very very recently. Jean v. Joan I think. Within the last month.

[EdwardCullensWife]

No no no.
Jean is 50+, not a newborn.

[simpson]

Agree with everyone else nooooo to Jean its an old person's name.

Jeannie is nice though.

Although the fact that it would get shortened to jean would put me off.

[BibiThree]

Jeanie yes, Jean no.

[InTheScrum]

My friend has just had a little girl and called her Norma Jean.

[bigted]

very cute name

[FeelingLucky]

I love the fact that it's sooo old fashioned.
It was also DH's Scottish granny's name, so will please FIL

[flightoftheeasterbunyip]

Nicer with an e on the end as per smiths song.

[shootfromthehip]

Oh no, old lady name IMO. Sorry.

[flightoftheeasterbunyip]

'Jeane...the low life has lost its appeal, and i'm tired of walking these streets to a room with a cupboard bare...jeane..'

[tummytickler]

Hi i posted the Jean versus Joan thread and we have decided to go for Jean (well its on out short list!)
I love it - it is cute, and i dont think there are many baby Jeans out there unless it is coming back in?
We have Jean Primrose as our combo i think.

[pavlovthepregnantcat]

nope.

[flightoftheeasterbunyip]

That sounds nice TT.

I think personally i have too many Jeans in my famille to consider it - sister's middle name, grandmother's middle name...neither of whom I get on with very well.

But if you have no bad associations with the name that's cool

[FeelingLucky]

I'll have a search for that thread tummytickler - thanks

[UKVeggieMum]

Well I'm a Jean, and I certainly was a newborn once, and I'm only 36 now, so definately not a pensioner yet .

It's fairly unusual though (except in retirement homes) so people tend to remember my name, handy at work where I meet a lot of people.

I didn't really like it when I was younger, but as older names have come back into fashion, it's probably OK for youner children now.

Everyone asks me on the phone how it's spelt, which I always find odd for such an easy name, I'm always being asked if it's Gene.

[heavenstobetsy]

I love it, love it, love it! I don't think it's too old-lady at all. The only thing that stops me using it is an unfortunate family connection !

[TaurielTest]

Nice strong name, I like it.
Makes me think of Dr Jean Grey, a good thing!

[thesockmonsterofdoom]

Jeanie, is lovely, I have a genie, short for genevieve and everyone always loves her name.

[sleeplessinstretford]

love it.