James for a girl

[TaggieRR]

Have seen it mentioned in previous threads and was just wondering if anybody knew any female James' in real life. Have only ever seen it mentioned as a possibility here!

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

I don't know of any.
I like it for a boy though, not a girl.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

No. Not a feminine name.

[d270r0]

Nope never heard of it being used for a girl before. Nice name for a boy. Sadly I think the likelihood of a girl called James getting teased at school is quite high.

[Puddlet]

How about Jemima? Lovely name and a bit similar

[Shylo]

Ryan Reynolds named his daughter James. That's the only one I know of

[Goingtobeawesome]

Someone famous has called their daughter James. I think they are stupid.

[mistermagpie]

My cousins daughter is Jamie but that's the closest I've come across.

[cookielove]

I actually like James for a girl! I think it is very pretty! However it will not be liked on mumsnet!

[Notsleepingeveragain]

James is very pretty name for a girl

[pishedoff]

I've heard of a female Jamie/Jaime/Jayme but not James. Pretty though!

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

I know a Jamie but James is definitely a male name to me (I know dozens!).

[TataEs]

i think it's a brilliant middle name for a girl, but i'm not sure about first name.

[IWantATardis]

No.

But I have met dozens and dozens of boys and men called James. It's a very, very popular boys name round where I live.

[Barefootcontessa84]

No. One celebrity has named their daughter this - it doesn't make it a girls name.

[PabloEscobarReallyLovesHisKids]

I like it.
Rachel from friends mentioned this as a name she liked when she had Emma

[Lweji]

Why? You'd only make her life difficult.

[Imscarlet]

Pink just names her daughter Jameson

[buttercup54321]

No. Unless you want the poor kid to be teased.

[Goingtobeawesome]

Pink had a boy..

[IAmNotTheOneWhoKnocks]

I'm not a fan of giving established male names to girls. Might as well call her Alan, Frank, or Steve.

And no, I don't know any girls called James, thankfully. Not surprising though, given that the ONS has recorded 2 or fewer girls called James in all of the last 20 years.

[PacificDogwod]

I don't like it, seems very, I dunno, forced?

There's a female model called James, isn't there?

[Lilacpink40]

It's so popular for boys though, imagine having to correct people all the time?
Also what if the girl looked or sounded like a boy, it could make life stressful?

[Sophronia]

Pink named her son Jameson

I don't know any female Jameses, but I do know of a Jamesina

[TaggieRR]

I'm not planning to use it. Just read a post previously about it having been used as a girls name.

[TaggieRR]

Thanks Iamnottheone - didn't think there could be many!!