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Jed or Jet?

33 replies

lighthousekeeping · 28/09/2012 21:25

Just trying to help my sis out. Her heads spinning for names for the bruiser she's just brought home

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Narked · 29/09/2012 23:23

Jed is a name.

YouMayLogOut · 29/09/2012 17:33

Jedidiah, with Jed for short.

Jeremiah, with Jem for short.

Jet? No.

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 29/09/2012 17:22

Jet is a dog's name. Or a Gladiator. Jed is marginally better.

nancerama · 29/09/2012 16:52

I have a neighbour called Jed. He takes all his phonecalls on the pavement outside his house, usually whilst wearing his boxers. That name therefore has the taint for me.

lisaro · 29/09/2012 16:51

I'm hoping said bruiser is a kitten or puppy.

SPsFanjoHarboursDeadCatsAgain · 29/09/2012 16:50

Jed

I have a cousin called this. Don't know where his mum got it from.and never will but it suits him and he is nearly 18

SuperB0F · 29/09/2012 16:48

Jebediah.

LilyCocoplatt · 29/09/2012 16:47

Nope neither for all the reasons already mentioned.

To me, Jet sounds a bit too try-hard to be cool and unique, Jed has the Jedward connatation but to be fair probably by the time the child is old enough to be in school their 15 minutes will be up and they will be consigned to the bargain bin of history.

Badgerina · 29/09/2012 12:39

Just to add:

I like Jet, AND Jed, AND Jem (To Kill a Mockingbird and the boy Gelfling from The Dark Crystal)

In Ursual Le Guin's "Wizard of Earthsea" novels, her wizard character is called Ged.

Badgerina · 29/09/2012 12:36

A Jed is in bed,
And the bed of a Jed,
Is the softest of beds in the world,
It is said.

He makes it from pompoms,
He grows on his head,
He's sleeping right now,
On the softest of fluff,
Completely exhausted,
From growing the stuff...

(From Dr Seuss's Sleep Book)

nooka · 29/09/2012 06:38

More constructively, what about Jerome or Jeremy? Justin's not so bad

nooka · 29/09/2012 06:35

Jet strikes me as the sort of name a teenager would choose because they thought it was cool. Jed is OK as a nn although the obvious name that comes to mind for the long form is Jedidiah which is fairly awful really.

mayanna123 · 28/09/2012 22:11

Jet is cool! Jed isn't imo - reminds me of Jedward.

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lighthousekeeping · 28/09/2012 21:51

Jeramiah is nice and could be either of those names, I think? Im sure she will give it awhile to get to know him, although if the girls have their way he will be Justin Bieber

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jaffacakehips · 28/09/2012 21:45

Neither.

I know a James nn Jazz. He's in his 50 and hot cool.

iloveberries · 28/09/2012 21:43

She should get some sleep then think of some names which won't cause her son to be ridiculed for the rest of his life!

WinklyFriedChicken · 28/09/2012 21:39

Neither!

Jet

Jed

VoldemortsNipple · 28/09/2012 21:37

I know a Boy called Gem.
jet reminds me of a little kid in a baseball kit for some reason.
Jed reminds me of somebody sitting with a guitar getting stoned. I'm sure I must have deeply buried memories, but for the life of me I couldn't tell you why.

WhatWouldVegansDo · 28/09/2012 21:33

Jethro!

WhatWouldVegansDo · 28/09/2012 21:32

Or there's Chet. Could be short for Chester.

BabylonPI · 28/09/2012 21:32

Not Jed - I know a Jed, he's 3 and a nasty bully

WhatWouldVegansDo · 28/09/2012 21:30

Rinders

WhatWouldVegansDo · 28/09/2012 21:29

Jettison.

Rindercella · 28/09/2012 21:29

WWVD -

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lighthousekeeping · 28/09/2012 21:29

He looks like an Eddie to me. Huge boy!!

What would Jet be short for though?

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