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Can Jesse be unisex?

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NewYearNewHat · 15/01/2013 09:32

I love Jesse for a boy but am considering it also for a girl.
Does it need to be Jessie or do you think a girl could be spelt Jesse? What do you think?

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lottiegarbanzo · 15/01/2013 11:44

What, you've never heard the expression 'you big Jessie'?! Jesse is a nice but quite brave name to use for a boy.

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NewYearNewHat · 15/01/2013 11:35

monica really? I am surprised to hear about negative connotations! What are they?

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monica77798 · 15/01/2013 11:11

I think it would be a better idea to name a daughter Jessie than a son Jesse. Jesse has too many negative connotations.

ladymia · 15/01/2013 11:01

I think Jessie is a good name for a girl, I know a Jessie and she is lovely. I wouldn't use the spelling Jessy or any other spelling for that matter, I would use the proper spelling of Jessie (personally)

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NewYearNewHat · 15/01/2013 10:29

Do you think Jessy is a good name for a girl? Won't be confused with a boy?

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NewYearNewHat · 15/01/2013 10:28

Yes bluebiscuit that is what I am thinking too.

Thanks lady I was looking for a list like that but couldn't find one. I like some of those, especially Jessy and Jessa.

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bluebiscuit · 15/01/2013 10:23

It might help you to think that your dislike of the letter i is probably fairly unique to you. Your daughter will probably have no such issue with it and she'll have a lovely name if you call her Jessie. If you call her Jesse, she'll be forever explaining. Do you want her to have to spell it for people her entire life and then for the nosy ones to (many) to say WHY and she will have to say my mum didn't like the letter i !!

ladymia · 15/01/2013 10:18

If you have a girl and decide to not spell it the correct way (Jessie) she will be correcting the spelling for the rest of her life.

Here are the variants for Jessie

Jessie has 20 variant forms: Jesirae, Jeslyn, Jess, Jessa, Jessalyn, Jessalynn, Jessamae, Jessana, Jessandra, Jesse, Jesselyn, Jessey, Jessi, Jessilyn, Jessina, Jesslyn, Jesslynn, Jessy, Jessye and Jeziree.

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NewYearNewHat · 15/01/2013 10:08

I like Jessie but I don't really like the letter i.

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bluebiscuit · 15/01/2013 09:59

Jessamy sounds made up

For a girl, jess, Jessie or Jessica is fine. Jesse is for a boy IMO.

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NewYearNewHat · 15/01/2013 09:53

What do you think of Jessamy?

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NoWayNoHow · 15/01/2013 09:36

I have a NN as a full name (my parents figured that if they christened me the full version of my name, it'd get shortened anyway), so I think it would be fine to have Jessie as a name.

But in answer to your OP, yes, Jesse is definitely a boy's name.

weegiemum · 15/01/2013 09:35

Agree with theas. Jesse is a boys name, Jessie for a girl (it's my dd2 s middle name, after my gran!)

Eskino · 15/01/2013 09:35

Love Jess or Jesse for a boy.

Jess or Jessie for a girl would be universally considered shortened versions of Jessica. Still a lovely name and conjures up a sweet child. Good choice!

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NewYearNewHat · 15/01/2013 09:34

Ok. Also is Jessie enough than as a full name?

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Theas18 · 15/01/2013 09:33

jesse =boy . Jessie = girl for me