What do you think of 'Jay' as a name for DD?

[shawtyforyou]

It's in the title. :)

[InkleWinkle]

I know 2 boys called this so that would influence me.

[Yonihadtoask]

I know a couple of boys named Jay and one named Jai.

Therefore I would think of it as a boy's name.

[MsJupiterJones]

I know a girl called Jay. She wasn't very nice tbh but the name is pretty, I think of it as unisex.

[ovenbun]

it's pretty but tbh it makes me think of jay z, perhaps use it as a nickname for a slightly longer name like jaime, then if dd has a choice of nn when she is older? :) xx

[notso]

I know about 7 male human Jays and one Rat called Jay also male so it seems more male to me.

I know a little girl called Jaya who's nn is Jay though.

[BlueStarsAtNight]

I also only know it as a boys name (usually short for Jason), so I would say no for a girl.

[BlueStarsAtNight]

Though actually I do know a little girl who's name begins with a J, and she is called 'J' as a nn, which I guess is kind of the same thing...

[piprabbit]

Wasn't one of the female singers in Bucks Fizz called Jay?

[andadietcoke]

It just makes me think of Jay from the inbetweeners who's revolting, but that's unlikely to be a cultural reference for long.

[MagicBaguette]

I like it as a nickname, not as a full name.

So a nn for Jessica, Jemma, Jemima, Jennifer etc

[KateCroydon]

Gatsby

[CaptainJamesTKirk]

I think you will have years of people mishearing you and assuming she's called Jade.

[BikeRunSki]

NN for any name beginning with J.

[curlew]

Oh give the poor child a name that's actually a name. Call her Jay as a shortening if you like.

[Layl77]

I know a jaye

[zipzap]

Another one who thinks of it as a boys name or nickname.

At a push it might be a nickname for a girl with a name that starts with J but they don't want the traditional girly nickname that would be more normal for their name...

[zipzap]

Another one who thinks of it as a boys name or nickname.

At a push it might be a nickname for a girl with a name that starts with J but they don't want the traditional girly nickname that would be more normal for their name...

[LtEveDallas]

I have a female Jay.

[sonlypuppyfat]

As in Hommer Jay Simpson

[LtEveDallas]

Oh and it means Victory in Sanskrit, or it's a bit of a bastardisation of the Latin word for Happy.

(I didn't chose it for either of those reasons though, it has a very personal meaning to me)

[BlackMogul]

No. It definitely says randy Jay from The Inbetweeners. A boy! So many prettier names to choose from beginning with J. Just use it as a nickname if you must.

[exoticfruits]

I would assume it was short for a name beginning with J. I'm sure she would get fed up with people asking what it stands for.

[SleepyCatOnTheMat]

I know a female Jay in her 40s, but it is her nickname, not her given name. It works well on her, and I like it. I'd say use it but put a 'proper' name on the birth certificate.

[Leeds2]

I think of it as a boy's name, as in Jay Osmond.

[rockybalboa]

Not for a girl, Jay is def a boys' name. I know a Jaime who goes by Jai which is really nice.