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How many little Januarys?

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NewbieT · 14/08/2010 10:48

Hi,

The actress January Jones seems to be around a lot at the moment - I love the name, I was just wondering if anyone knew any others?

Also, do you think it's better or worse that my baby is due in January? More apt, for sure, but is it overly cheesey, and would I be condemning DD to a life of people saying 'Oh, were you born in Januray then'?!

Thanks :)

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boodleboot · 17/08/2010 09:33

lorelei is a fabulous name and has been on list forever (i think thats how long i have been pregnant for...)

january is not so nice....but i dont know any so quite unique round here....

B52s · 16/08/2010 12:48

I knew an October. Worked for her. Don't see why not, so long as your DD can live with a shortened version.

rachel234 · 16/08/2010 12:06

I'm not keen, just as I'm not keen on the names February or March for a baby.

LaRagazzaInglese · 16/08/2010 11:14

I actually think it's quite nice if you have the courage to use an unusual name, I doubt it'll get faddy, and if people ask 'were you born in January' I dont think that's so bad, I have a Welsh name and people always ask if I'm Welsh, so what? Holly's aren't always born at Christmas either or June's in June. P.s I'm pregnant so might have pregnancy brain too....

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NewbieT · 15/08/2010 22:21

And cheers for the positivity ValiumSingleton Wink

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NewbieT · 15/08/2010 22:18

Chunkamatic,
Nah, I won?t let it put me off, I should know better / what to expect having got a slating for ?Casey?, I just thought by asking something specific I might sidestep all that! Never mind, each to their own.

Breatheslowly, I appreciate your original reply thank you, useful to know if there?s many out there, not yet anyway. Hopefully most other people think it?s a mental name so it stays that way! :o EDD is 17 Jan so should be alright, February and December doesn?t quite flow the same, not to my ears anyways!

Thanks skyeplusbump, 5inthebed , CarmenSanDiego, MrsJohnDeere, Shabbychiclover (do see your point about being a bit celebby/pretentious) and mountainmonkey I do appreciate the feedback!

Lora69, absolutely, and it is a concern of mine, and your post completely relevant, I did say thanks on earlier post, sorry if it sounded like my having a go was directed at you, it wasn?t!
I guess you saw the surname on another thread, unless that?s a spookily good guess! I think the surname goes really well with it, sounds atmospheric and flows without being too obvious or literal but again, each to their own. I actually prefer alliterative names myself but am struggling with the Cs so thinking further afield now? anyways, thanks for the replies.

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Lora69 · 15/08/2010 21:29

Also, I dont know if you thought this but just a note that if your surname is Crisp, it may sound more than a little cheesey?

i.e Crisp, January (like describing the season; cold January?)

There have been a fair few names I have had to leave because of how they work with my surname, so I would think about all angles if I were you??

Lora69 · 15/08/2010 21:21

NewbieT- You did actually ask whether naming her January would be 'condemning her to a life of people saying 'Oh, were you born in January then?' (from your OP)

SO my saying that my friend gets this all the regarding her name I thought was relevant- although her name is June and not January, its the same principle is it not?

Anyway, whatever, good luck to you, and the baby!

mountainmonkey · 15/08/2010 19:51

I went to school with a January too- didn't know her that well but IIRC she was born in january.

Shabbychiclover · 15/08/2010 19:27

January Jones sounds very glamorous.Go for it if you love it!Baby Jan Jan sounds cute.
Only negative thing I can think of is that it's a bit pretentious and 'celebrity'.

ValiumSingleton · 15/08/2010 18:21

#Well, maybe people will remember her birthday!

ShadeofViolet · 15/08/2010 16:19

I know a June who was born in June.

I dont particually like January, its not a nice month - dreary, cold and dull.

MrsJohnDeere · 15/08/2010 15:57

No strong views on the name itself, but I have friends called April and June who get really fed up with being asked if they were born in that month (they weren't).

CarmenSanDiego · 15/08/2010 15:44

I like your attitude, Newbie Grin

January's a great name but one of my dd's has a season name and gets asked if she was born in that season all the time. (She wasn't). She loves her name though :)

5inthebed · 15/08/2010 15:42

Never heard of January being used as a name, but I do know a 3 year old August. I think it' ok as a name as long as you're prepared to be askde "Was she born in Janaury".

breatheslowly · 15/08/2010 15:38

Sorry Newbie, please don't misunderstand my original post - I did know someone called January, but I think that it was a pain in the arse for her. You may also find that if you are after a unique name, that many other people will have latched onto January Jones by next January and she will be in no way unique. Are you prepared to use December or February if your baby is early/late?

LetThereBeRock · 15/08/2010 14:50

It'd be a terrible name.

BikeRunSki · 15/08/2010 14:45

Kerala I love Lorelei!

Chunkamatic · 15/08/2010 14:31

Newbie whether or not you actually ask for peoples opinions on your name, if you post on the Baby Names section you have to be willing for it to take a bashing! People can't resist... don't take it personally. Both my DS's names got a right slagging off on here but I didn't let it put me off! Smile

SirBoobAlot · 15/08/2010 12:11

Its a song Hmm So yes, it is a likely response.

If you don't want honest answers, don't post. That is "moronic".

skyeplusbump · 15/08/2010 12:05

my mn is march.
honestly even as a mn ive always hated it,doesnt sound pretty and as i was born in december it led to a sickening realization during my early teens...

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NewbieT · 15/08/2010 11:32

Not a bit, AnnVeronica couldn't care less about literary associations, they're only a a figment of one person's imagination after all...

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AnnVeronica · 15/08/2010 11:09

January Jones was named after January Wayne, a character from the Jacqueline Susann novel, Once is Not Enough. This January can't form a functional relationship with any man because she's fixated on her famous father. Enough to put you off? Hmm

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NewbieT · 15/08/2010 10:58

OK, so only one person so far who knew another January, thanks breatheslowly - and not a baby January, at that - that's good.

Lora69, thanks for that, yes, that is a concern.

Was only really curious about the prevalence and January birthday / people asking points so for people to leap in on the attack is a bit harsh, there's plenty of other threads to choose from where people invite you to slate their chosen name if that is your want?

SirBoobaLot, If someone told me their name was April and I immediately said 'May, June' I think that would make me pretty moronic, I can't imagine that would be a likely response.

KERALA1, I don't agree that pregnancy somehow makes me mental and renders any ideas I have or suggestions I make automatically null and void, if someone hit me with that little nugget at work I would be pretty outraged. And I don?t see anything wrong with Lorelei, why you think that's bonkers too I don't know.

VivianDarkBloom: "I'd need a contract to say she'll be a pale blonde beauty to carry it off." Grin If she looks like that I'd have to get a DNA test, but she'll have unusual heritage so will likely look quite striking - in a good way, I hope!

kiwidreamer , MrsvWoolf, PfftTheMagicDragon, good point about the shortening, tricky to think of any other nickname, I personally like Jani, but I don't think you can force these things and people would inevitably shorten to Jan which isn't great, as you rightly point out.

Thanks to all the other respondents :)

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