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Jimmy.....first impressions?

66 replies

jaykay987 · 13/02/2014 20:49

Hello

DH and are are really struggling on boys names.

We seem to be getting somewhere with:
Jimmy Logan
Jimmy Jensen

What are your initial thoughts on Jimmy? What type of person do you picture?

I'm keen on Jensen as then there is always the option of JJ if I can convince DH to let me use that in the next few months!
(DH is very traditional - so extremely likely birth certificate would be James. I'm aware of many peoples extreme dislike for predetermined nicknames - but ideally I don't want to get into that debate now! Smile)

In case it helps:
DH loves traditional boring names. Not at all worried about popularity.
I love surnamey names/less popular names.

This doesn't suit either of our criteria but is starting to look like the beginning of a compromise! Grin

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Madmammy83 · 13/02/2014 21:23

Jimmy Logan sounds like the name of a snooker player from the seventies.

Actually wouldn't have thought of Jimmy Saville.

somedizzywhore1804 · 13/02/2014 21:21

Really dislike sorry. "See you Jimmy!" Is all it makes me think of. And Saville. Not great.

winterhat · 13/02/2014 21:20

Krankie

Trooperslane · 13/02/2014 21:18

Love love love.

BelieveinWigan · 13/02/2014 21:17

*his

BelieveinWigan · 13/02/2014 21:17

Know a fourteen year old Jimmy works well and is father is a famous politician

LexieSinclair · 13/02/2014 21:16

I love it!

SecretRed · 13/02/2014 21:14

Cute. I like it.

MillyONaire · 13/02/2014 21:03

I know a Jimmy - dd's age (10). Cool name for a cool boy - love it and would never ever have thought of J Savile.

littlebluedog12 · 13/02/2014 21:00

I love Jimmy- it was on our list for if one of the DDs had been a boy, as DH's grandad was a Jim. I wouldn't worry about the Jimmy Saville thing honestly, it certainly never occured to me.

BabyMummy29 · 13/02/2014 20:58

No - it makes me think of stupid Scottish men Sad

jaykay987 · 13/02/2014 20:57

redruby - yes I wanted to see if that came out a lot.

I hadn't even thought about it until about an hour ago - and tbh was one of the reasons for posting.

Only I keep thinking....people call their children David (Shipman) and Fred (West) without issue. So do you think itll just be a current thing and will dye down overtime?

Especially if we have James on birth certificate?

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Fishandjam · 13/02/2014 20:54

Oops, sorry, I see you've already thought of that Blush

Fishandjam · 13/02/2014 20:53

Why not James? You can nickname him Jimmy but then it still passes the High Court Judge/FTSE100 test.

redrubyindigo · 13/02/2014 20:50

Jimmy Saville . Sorry.

BelieveinWigan · 13/02/2014 20:50

Love it