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Do you see James and Jamie as separate names?

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ThatllDoPig · 03/07/2012 13:10

Or Jamie as NN? Just wondering

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darkfever · 04/07/2012 22:56

I think it's be bizarre to see boy / girl twins called Jamie and James.

Bit like Stephen & Stephanie, Robert and Roberta, Christopher & Christina etc etc. Like the parents could only think of one name they liked, so used it for both children Hmm

imsotired · 04/07/2012 22:51

I dont think i'd ever see twins called Jamie and James - unless they were a boy and a girl

darkfever · 04/07/2012 22:49

I see Jamie as a nickname for James.

AgathaTrunchbull · 04/07/2012 19:49

James and Jamie are entirely the same name. Much better to give the child an option for later in life by putting a sensible fully name on their birth certificate.

exoticfruits · 04/07/2012 19:21

Jamie is a nickname. I know a James who had it on his birth certificate but his parents always called him Jamie and intended him to be Jamie for life. When he got to about 8yrs he insisted on James-so always best to give the choice.

HeadsShouldersKneesandToes · 04/07/2012 19:14

Definitely the same - it would be really weird to have two DSs named James and Jamie.

Yellowchair · 04/07/2012 19:12

My James is 12mnths he is James on bc ,Jamie to mummy ,jim to daddy. I do think Jamie is recognised as a stand alone name but love the way if you have james he can be James , Jamie or jim.

susitwoshoes · 03/07/2012 15:15

OhBuggerArse - yes, that's so odd! Watching Game of Thrones and it's so annoying when they call Jaime Lannister Jamie. Wrong wrong wrong.

suzikettles · 03/07/2012 15:12

Jaime is Spanish.

NarkedRaspberry · 03/07/2012 15:11

Grin at OBA.

NarkedRaspberry · 03/07/2012 15:10

Trying to dictate a NN at senior school, no. 'Dictating' what the family call them, fine. It's always been done. Particularly when people had more children, used family names and used to call their first DS after his father. After all, the child's parents (and the government) are the ones who know what's on the BC. Everyone else takes the parent's word for it.

OhBuggerandArse · 03/07/2012 15:08

What I find odd is the use of Jaime, pronounced Jamie. How did that come about?

Cheriefroufrou · 03/07/2012 15:04

but if you give a first and second name on the BC and then dictate that only the Mary out of Mary Jane is used every day its no different?

bronze · 03/07/2012 15:04

I have a James who is Jamie at home ( or Jimbob jiminy etc) and James at school. So to me it's the same name.

usualsuspect · 03/07/2012 15:03

I think if you use the longer version on the BC you shouldn't then dictate the NN thats all.

Cheriefroufrou · 03/07/2012 15:03

I agree with Narked

give them the long name and they can make the name grow into their personality. Give them a NN as a given name and they are stuck with a NNey sounding name forever!

DH didn't use his full name till his mid twenties! now he loves it and thinks it sounds great for work!

nannyof3 · 03/07/2012 15:00

The same.. Sometimes i call lo James, othertimes Jamie!! He answers to both!!

NarkedRaspberry · 03/07/2012 15:00

To me it's about options - the name has to last a lifetime. I like longer versions because it gives the child more options. They can have a baby/toddler name, a teenage name, an adult name etc. What nicknames can Jamie have? J (Jay) I suppose. James can be Jamie, Jim, Jimmy, J and James. It is a bit odd when parents seem to think they'll get to dictate what their DC is known as at senior school though.

Cheriefroufrou · 03/07/2012 14:47

so do your children have middle names on their BCs and do you use them?

usualsuspect · 03/07/2012 14:44

No I find using a different name to the one on the BC strange.

But each to their own.

thegingerone · 03/07/2012 14:43

I went down the "proper" full version route with my Tom and tbh I wish I'd just gone for Tom instead of Thomas. So if anyone is pondering on giving one name but calling the shortened/nn version it might be worth thinking about that. That said I believe Tom stands up as an adult name iykwim.

To answer the question, that can be seperate names but as said before you couldn't have one of each in a family. I quite Jamieson if you adore Jamie but want a long name

Cheriefroufrou · 03/07/2012 14:30

usualsuspect do you also find middle names strange unless they're used?

Yellowtip · 03/07/2012 14:25

My James has always been known as Jamie. Very standard.

birdofthenorth · 03/07/2012 14:24

When my friend had I Jamie I did confess I asked "short for James?" -they answer was "no, ust Jamie" and she seemed peeved that I asked!

I know an adult Jamie (Scottish) short for Jamieson, which I quite like too.

I certainly wouldn't name a James and a Jamie in the same family, put it that way.

Prefer Jimmy myself as a nn for James but that's just because I'm a vintage name nut and Jamie is more modern.

Cheriefroufrou · 03/07/2012 14:24

in Ireland it's common for the everyday name to be completely different to the given one, not a shortened nn but a totally different name, often the middle name is the everyday name and the given first name is never used!

I know lots of Pauls that you know for years before you find out that their name is John Paul etc. Often the first name (particularly for men) is also their father's name so the middle name is deliberately used instead

Both of my grandmothers used names that weren't anywhere in their given names and weren't NNs or shortened versions. I work with the elderly occassionally and you often get things like "Doris Smith, known as Mary" etc

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