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Jesse - boy or girl name?

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Carsandtrucks · 13/04/2014 21:38

And is it too American?
And any thoughts?

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TheWomanTheyCallJayne · 13/04/2014 21:41

Jesse boy
Jessie girl
To me it's biblical not American

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RuthlessBaggage · 13/04/2014 22:56

I agree. Jesse without an "i" is male.

Biblical, so religious family. Or possibly big fans of Breaking Bad Grin Wink

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sonlypuppyfat · 13/04/2014 23:00

Jesse is a boys name forgive me if I'm wrong but was he King David's dad.

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sonlypuppyfat · 13/04/2014 23:01

It's a good name I know one who's 13.

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Marcipex · 13/04/2014 23:07

I know it's a boy's name, but a Jesse here is badly teased by other boys for his 'girls name'.

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Theonlyoneiknow · 13/04/2014 23:18

It's a boys name to me but where I am it is often used it jest

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sonlypuppyfat · 13/04/2014 23:19

I got told off on another thread for saying kids got bullied for their names.

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florascotia · 14/04/2014 08:53

Jesse is inded a male name (in the Bible), but up here in Scotland a 'jessie' is a term of abuse for a weak or soppy boy. Not very nice at all, and becoming less popular, but still around.

Also in Scotland, the girl's name Jessie is short for Janet, not Jessica.

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Greenandcabbagelooking · 14/04/2014 08:56

Jesse is a boy's name. Girl would be Jess, Jessie or Jessica.

Flora my Scottish relative is just Jessie, I didn't know it could be short for Janet.

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florascotia · 14/04/2014 09:05

Green
Again, I think it's an older tradition; I expect some parents now and in the past just chose Jessie by itself, because it's a pretty name.
I had a great-aunt Jessie. Just Jessie!

Here is an interesting link: www.behindthename.com/name/jessie-1 It says that Jessie is also short for Jean; Janet is a version of Jean.

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BaileysOnRocks · 14/04/2014 09:17

Boys!! And my favourite name!! Smile

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lottiegarbanzo · 14/04/2014 09:26

Jesse is a traditional British name e.g. Jesse Boot the pharmacist.

Twenty years ago I'd have said Joshua was a quaint, biblical name linked to historical characters e.g. Joshua Tetley the brewer and popular currently only in North America.

Jesse might go the same way, it might not.

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Bowlersarm · 14/04/2014 09:27

Girls name for me, i think it sounds feminine, although I know that if it was a boy then Jesse would be the spelling.

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noddyholder · 14/04/2014 09:29

Boy I have one! I am not goingto get into the endless MN debate but eer bullied ridiculed mistaken for girl etc. 19 now and I still love his name as much as when he was born

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noddyholder · 14/04/2014 09:30

Never

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Theonlyoneiknow · 14/04/2014 16:19

What about Joss?

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Thurlow · 14/04/2014 16:24

Jesse - boy
Jessie - girl

Of course the problem is if you only hear it, and don't see it written down!

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noddyholder · 14/04/2014 16:34

I would hardly call it a problem! In the big picture it is most certainly not a problem Mn is so conservative and frankly weird wrt names

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ZingSweetCoconut · 14/04/2014 16:46

Jesse is a male in the Bible so a boy's name for me

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Thurlow · 14/04/2014 17:00

Not a huge problem, but I have a DC with a completely unisex name, you do get the odd "we were expecting a boy" moment. Might annoy some people.

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MadameJosephine · 15/04/2014 21:49

Definitely a boys name, I love it. Was considering it for DS but chickened out because I was worried about bullying

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BlueStarsAtNight · 16/04/2014 02:01

I know it is a boys name, and a fairly popular one on here, but to me it is just too feminine and definitely sounds very American (not that that's necessarily bad, but as you asked!).

I'm about as far from Scotland as you can get, but I have heard people say "you big Jesse" to mean wimp, and tbh that's what I think of when I hear the name for a boy. Though I love Jessica/Jessie for a girl!

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BrianTheMole · 16/04/2014 02:17

I love it.

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moreyear · 16/04/2014 04:12

I'm in New Zealand and it's a very popular boys name here - at least among people I know. Smile

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