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What is wrong with Jessica?

35 replies

doblet · 01/09/2010 16:25

Everyone we have told we are thinking of naming our child Jessica has responded with 'oh'. Nobody seems to like it except us!

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101damnations · 04/09/2010 13:54

We've got a Jessica and have never met another,anywhere.She is called Jess most of the time and it most definitely suits her.

Lizzieloubee · 04/09/2010 09:04

I like it - despite the fact that when I say it it sounds more like "Jeffica or Jethica".Stupid lisp!! Its my middle name :)

kiwijesta · 04/09/2010 08:51

It's my name and I'm def a Jess, but I don't mind being either, just not Jessie. To me that's a boys name - Jesse. BTW I like my name and my parents also got the idea from Some mothers do ave em!

Lora69 · 03/09/2010 17:37

Its boring, thats why the 'oh' reaction

shoobidoo · 03/09/2010 14:55

Nothing wrong with it, but indeed quite overused and a little bland. Not keen on Jess as nickname.

Nancy66 · 03/09/2010 14:48

Just a little dull and unimaginative - the Jane of its day

tammytoby · 03/09/2010 14:42

I find it really dull and overused. There are so many other lovely classic names, which I'd prefer.

But no, there is nothing 'wrong' with Jessica of course.

CaptainNancy · 02/09/2010 11:56

It's a lovely name-classic, timeless, nice nn, no problems!

zozzle · 02/09/2010 11:43

It's fine - don't worry in 3 years only 3 people in RL have ever said they like my daughter's name. Most people have said nothing when I've told them so I assume they either don't like it or are indifferent. That's fine - we like it and the meaning behind it. More people on MN seem to like her name though so that's good.

Her name is not Jessica BTW. Jessica is nice - love Jess. Maybe a bit popular though?

alittlebitshy · 02/09/2010 08:01

i love it but i am biased. My Jessica is 7 and is just starting to want to be called Jess. we picked it because it had nice abbreviations so she has options.
i didn't realise quite how popular it was when we picked it but i still love it (and there is an adult Jessica in dh's extended family who it also suits but she is most def a full Jessica).

don't pay too much attention when people say it is overused. it is popular, as i say, but not as much as some names (can't think of an example though). and i think i would far rather have/give a name which people knew how to say and thought, how pretty, than one where people thought "huh? what? did they make that up?"

nancydrewrocked · 02/09/2010 07:56

I'm not mad on it although DH really likes it. I find it a bland and was over popular 110 years ago.

diddl · 02/09/2010 07:54

I think it´s lovely.

morgan55 · 02/09/2010 00:47

it's boring and very overused at the moment imo. i don't think it's nice to have a name that is the same as 3 other kids in your class, you know?

thesecondcoming · 01/09/2010 23:33

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schroeder · 01/09/2010 22:29

I like it.

CheerfulYank · 01/09/2010 22:26

I like Jessica a lot! It's one of my best friend's names, and she's lovely. I think the full name is prettiest; don't like Jess or Jessie as much.

flopsy1974 · 01/09/2010 22:23

Lovley name - you stick with it. It's for that reason we didn't tell anyone our childs name until after she was born. Don't listen to other people it's nothing to do with them.

rachel234 · 01/09/2010 21:51

Personally I'm not keen on Jessica. If, however, I was introduced to a baby called Jessica, I'd be courteous enough to say something nice.

(If, however, a friend asked me for my honest opinion, I'd give that too)

meadowlarks · 01/09/2010 21:45

That's my name. I think it's nice on certain people, just not me.

tudorrose · 01/09/2010 21:43

I love it, have done since i was a kid. All my dolls were called Jessica and i always said if i had a daughter she would be a Jessica. DD1 is now 19 and I still love it.

ValiumSingleton · 01/09/2010 21:15

It's fine. It's like abigail. Never really goes away, but it's a good choice even if it's not to everybody's taste. What is??

DetectivePotato · 01/09/2010 20:50

I love it. I know my friend doesn't as we were discussing it the other day.

Who cares what others think, if you like it, go for it.

compo · 01/09/2010 16:53

It's never a good idea to tell people your choice before the event because then you have to deal with their reactions

MrsvWoolf · 01/09/2010 16:53

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morganlebuffay · 01/09/2010 16:39

Nothing's wrong with it. People in general must like it, because it's been a very popular name for quite a while now, it's a modern classic. Maybe that's just it, actually, there's just not too much you can say about it. Which is no bad thing, really!