No one likes my child's name!!

I love it & also love Joan too. Much prefer to the more common (boring names so of the day I.e Evie's, Evelyn, Florence etc)

But to be honest you really shouldn't give two hoots as to whether other people like it - the world would be a boring place of we all liked exactly the same things & as long as you like it that is all that matters

I love it, it was my mum's name and a name I toyed with but dh wasn't keen. Enjoy your little girl.

Redtoothbrush I echo your sentiments. (Lil bit obsessed with name trends too..)
Jeane is ahead of the curve and the OP should hold her head up high and be proud of her choice

I'm a teeny bit obsessed with names and naming trends.

I'm pretty sure you've hit the mark with a name that is about to come back into fashion and will soon shoot up the charts in popularity. I've seen quite a few threads here lately with really positive comments about Jeane.

So being ahead of the curve you should be able to pat yourself on the back.

Also don't forget, that different generations react differently to certain names because they have different meaning to them. To your daughters generation, the most likely associations and useage of the name will be from Marilyn Munroe and David Bowie and X-Men.

Its unusual at the moment so the best way to deal with comments is simply to say you are sorry, but its the right name for her. What else can anyone say to that, except be even more rude.

I can't believe people have the brass neck to tell a new mother her baby's name is awful

I even managed to just say 'awwwww' when a woman told me she'd named her daughter Dakota. I think that's awful, but would never dream of saying so!

Oh, and I like Jeane!

How odd and nasty of people to make negative comments. I like it, also like Gene for a boy.

i love it.

One of my favourite songs

love the name op. ignore the idiots

I think it's a beautiful name 100% ignore the haters

You like the name please don't give another thought to people who are rude enough to say they don't like it. It is as my mother says those who mind don't matter those who matter don't mind.

It's not 'the way you say it'.

Parents choose children's names carefully, not randomly. It's not like choosing the colour for your walls or your ceilings either.

A baby is far more special to the parents than the walls or the ceilings or even the house they live in. The name they choose for the baby is going to reflect their feelings and aspirations for the baby, and they are going to do their very best to choose one that is special to them -- it is going to be part of their lives as long as they live after all, and it will be their baby's identity all his or her life.

It is incredibly presumptuous of someone to think the parents want to or need to hear a negative opinion of it, and presumption is always rude and uncalled for.

It is also presumptuous to think that because you wouldn't mind hearing a negative opinion of something you had taken time and care to choose nobody else should.

What sort of person (persons!) make nasty and sarcastic comments about an already-named child.

It won't be fashionable enough for them yet, presumably. Try the Mumsnet "Did you mean to be so rude?" line.

How extraordinarily rude. If I was you you I'd say that to them and ask them to keep their mean and nasty opinions to themselves.

I genuinely like it.

I love names like Jean, Joan and Betty. I think the series Mad Men made them seem very cool to me.

Oh, I like Jeane :) xx

Jeane is a beautiful name. It's strong yet pretty. I think it's actually about to take off in the popularity stakes. Who ARE these people making negative comments?!!??
They clearly have no taste!! I would seriously not pay it a second thought. Incidentally I have boys.. but Jean would have been one our middle name choices had we been blessed with a girl

Yvonne is a lovely sound too. Vera also. If you just sound these names out they do sound lovely.

I think it's a beautiful name (it's my Mama's name, and for that reason we decided we wouldn't use it!)

No more kids for us sadly but if ever we did magic one up that would be the only girls name I would reach for.

I adore it

didn't use it as a middle name sadly

Next time somebody tells you they don't like it - tell them 'Good, because if you don't like it then I know we've made the right decision and we've chosen a fab cool name'.

If they're going to get rude about your name choices then they can hardly complain if you are equally rude back and it might make them stop and think twice about being rude about names again

And yes, it is a great name, one that's been languishing for too long and hasn't yet been picked up by the middle class masses like many others from the same era!

IGNORE THEM!! They are idiots. It's a beautiful name, and no one likes every name out there, that doesn't mean you should make nasty/ stupid comment. I'm sure your daughter will love it.

I must admit that I pulled a face at Jeane because of the spelling, but once I'd read through your post and saw why you'd chosen it, I loved it. Beautiful.

Agatha is also fantastic.

A friend of mine has just given her new baby a peculiar name (it's from a song but was made up by the composer). I will never ever tell her I don't think much of it, and I am very likely to use the diminutive they've already offered. Because I have more than half an ounce of manners, I'll smile nicely and find something else to compliment. I wouldn't dream of telling her I hated it.

I was sat bored for tears in a waiting room yesterday afternoon and listening to names they called out. I heard Jean whateversurname - and a older lady stood up. It was then I thought - Jean was a name I always considered an "old ladies name" but actually - I think it is a very cool name nowadays and was wondering if more new mums are opting for Jean.

Elsie was a name a few years ago people guffawed at - now it is fairly popular.

Ignore the people that are rude enough to comment negatively. I think the name Jean still has it time to come around again - you are just ahead of game in this generation,so enjoy being a little unique.