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How many little Januarys?

35 replies

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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plonker · 14/08/2010 20:09

but January is such a depressing month ...

ValiumSingleton · 14/08/2010 20:01

I like it. I don't see how it's any worse than Holly or April or Sunday!

In fact it's quite versatile because if she ever doesn't want to be January she could just be Jan.

I agree about alliteration. January Jones sounds cool. January Wilkinson, not so cool.

Lora69 · 14/08/2010 19:22

oh no. please dont.

my best friend is called June and she ABSOLUTELY CANT STAND people who ask 'oh, June- is that bcoz you were born in June??' AAAAAAARGH! Trust me, everybody she is introduced to, and I mean EVERYBODY asks her this question. She resents her mother for it x

PfftTheMagicDragon · 14/08/2010 19:00

I think that it is one of those words that passes as a name - it's not too bad - like Tuesday, Autumn - there are a few "acceptable" ones

I wouldn't want Jan as a shorty tbh.

I think it works for January Jones because of the alliteration AND because she is an actress.

catinthehat2 · 14/08/2010 18:56

January, sick and tired, you've been hanging on me
You make me sad with your eyes
You're telling me lies etc

would be on the internal jukebox permanently. Not good.

MrsvWoolf · 14/08/2010 18:51

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kiwidreamer · 14/08/2010 18:48

I can see that that the name January Jones sounds kind of pretty, in a way I cant quite put my finger on but honestly if I were you I'd put that name aside and try and find something else you like. January is not a great name IMO and its going to get shortened to Jan and then people will just thing her name is Janice and that's not particularly pretty so you have lost the source of your original appeal IYSWIM

Back to the drawing board in my humble opinion... what other names do you like?

KERALA1 · 14/08/2010 13:21

No offence but think you may be suffering from pregnancy brain - a condition that strikes mid pregnancy making you think that bonkers names are actually quite viable. I seriously considered Lorelei for a few months.

If you genuinely like it maybe stick it in as a middle name as they are essentially irrelevant so she can drop it if she gets embarrassed.

breatheslowly · 14/08/2010 12:19

I went to school with someone called January. I don't think it did her any favours.

SirBoobAlot · 14/08/2010 10:53

Yes you would.

And anyone who told name their name was January would get a rendition of "January, February".

Its a month, same as India is a country.