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Which name do you prefer?

49 replies

emjan · 29/07/2013 16:10

Which name do you prefer?

  1. Alex
  2. Jason

    State reason if any. Thanks.
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makingdoo · 29/07/2013 16:13

Alex

Know too many Jason's

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gymboywalton · 29/07/2013 16:13

alex

jason is a bit70's scally

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LittleDirewolfBitJoffrey · 29/07/2013 16:15

Alex.

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Allalonenow · 29/07/2013 16:16

Jason, because Alex is a diminutive.

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mirren3 · 29/07/2013 16:19

Alex, never been keen on Jason.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 29/07/2013 16:25

I don't like either tbh, but prefer Alex.

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Dontletthemgetyoudown · 29/07/2013 16:27

Out of those two, Alex

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Kassett · 29/07/2013 16:27

none of them and certainly not Alex or Jason

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looki · 29/07/2013 16:28

Alex. Never liked the name Jason. It fits in the Wayne/Warren category for me.

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usualsuspect · 29/07/2013 16:31

I like Alex as a name on its own.

I quite like Jason too, but prefer Alex.

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squoosh · 29/07/2013 16:46

Alex. Cooler, fresher, snappier.

Jason is deadly dated. It needs to sleep for another 30 years before being revived.

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Floggingmolly · 29/07/2013 16:47

Alex.

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Spartacus101 · 29/07/2013 16:50

alex, jason was common (as in lots of them around) when i was young in the 80s.

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Ruprekt · 29/07/2013 16:53

Alex by far!

Jason is in the Shayne, Wayne, Barry genre to me.

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Littlecherublegs · 29/07/2013 17:09

Alex.

I don't mind Jason and it is less popular than Alex at the moment but as others have suggested I see it in the category as the likes of Shane, Wayne, Daryl, Brett, Gary...

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JamieandtheMagicTorch · 29/07/2013 17:10

Alex

But I have developed a sneaky liking for Jason. I have no idea why. It is 70's-tastic

You could shorten to Jay and that's sexier

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usualsuspect · 29/07/2013 17:35

I love the name Jay.

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Mollie272 · 29/07/2013 17:40

Alex - definitely

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Weegiemum · 29/07/2013 17:44

Neither, really.

If pushed I'd go for Alexander, nn Xander.

Not Jason. I had a very difficult Jason in my primary school class c. 1978 and I could never use it. It is rather 70's-tactic, not yet due a revival.

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GoodMorningMoon · 29/07/2013 17:45

Alex, can be a diminutive of anything.

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CPtart · 29/07/2013 17:51

Alex, despite its popularity. Alexander on the birth certificate though.

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DownstairsMixUp · 29/07/2013 17:56

I prefer Alex to. Jason feels like "sharon" as a name. Needs a good few decades before it's "cool" again.

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racingheart · 29/07/2013 17:59

Alex, if short for Alexander. Not so keen on Jason, though not sure why. It's a good, classic name, and Jay is lovely.

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BikeRunSki · 29/07/2013 18:00

Alex, but as an abbreviation of Alexander. Timeless.

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