No one likes my child's name!!

It's lovely and it really nice with the family connection.

If I have a DS next he will be called Arnold (arnie for short) after my grandad who was an amazing father figure to me.

The next time any one says anything say "excuse me - she is named after my grandma who was a wonderful woman" I'm sure they will STFU then !

I was ready to be nice even if it was totally not my thing...but I love it ! Sounds like a strong name . Very feminine and strong. Families are so weird !!

There's a Betty in my DD's class. She is the coolest girl I know!

as your DD gets older it will fit her more and more and probably seem much more appropriate and suitable, even to the doubters. They may even change their minds especially as they see her personality develop. They will start to associate the name with the fab little girl who it belongs to, and forget their preconceptions based on people they once knew a couple of decades ago.

Op I love jeane it's classy and a bit cool and retro in a great way and difficult to shorten or turn into another name. I love my dd's name but I did better with dd1 than dd2. Dd2 has a very girly name.....which toddlers cannot pronounce and therefore she has answered to Eddie since birth. Sigh

That was DP's mum's second name and the one she was known by. You love it, and that's all that matters. My mother didn't like dd's name when she first heard it but it didn't matter a damn to me because she's my child and I (and seemingly every single other person who has ever commented on her name) love it.

I also agree that it fits the Granny chic names trend right now. But I think it is quite a lot cooler than most of them.

Great name OP.

Who cares what they think, their opinion shouldnt matter a jot to you.

It's a beautiful name and it has so much meaning for you, what could be lovelier than that.

It is a lovely name. I would think about it seriously if I had a baby girl. Ignore anyone who doesn't like it- no taste

PS my daughter's name is similar to a man's name, it never occurred to me so many people would get confused!

My auntie (who I really love) made a comment about my daughter's name (think something like Faith in terms if how common it is) and when we adopted our son she also made a comment about his name (think Aiden). However, she adores my kids and really truly was just speaking her mind. She didn't like the names! One I chose, one I did not. She also felt comfortable enough with me and with her own thoughts to express her opinion.

I don;t agree with her and I don't much like that she said it, but I love her and moved on.

I can see how frustrating it must be if several people have said this.

In your shoes I would simply introduce the name with your own little fanfare.... We chose this name because it is so special to us, it represent my grandmother.... etc etc...

And wait. If I got a negative comment I would simply shrug and say, Oh well we love it, and we love her, now make me a cup of tea that is what guests are meant to do when women have had babies! Or some such thing.

Oh, as Ivorymadonna says, it's occasionally pronounced Zhuhn and I once had a Skype interview with someone who clearly expected me to be a man (funny, not a problem), but for your girl the 'e' at the end will prevent that in most cases.

I think that is a really, really lovely name. If I was having another DD, I'd have considered that as a name; it's strong, beautiful and uncommon (nowadays). I think if people mock that name, they are unpleasant and have no taste! Very cool name. That is all!

My DD's middle name in Jean but she doesn't use it, try calling her Jeanie, it might sound a bit more twee/cutesy

Give it a year, i bet it's in fashion then

It's my name - well, Jean is - and I've always liked it. It's simple but not very common and like the eponymous pants, goes with everything. She'll enjoy being Jeane and the best of luck to her in everything she does. x

well, I like it. Its simplicity doesn't take away from its prettiness, plus, it's unusual without being weird.

I would have clicked, read your thread and run if I didn't like it.

If you like it, that's all that matters.

I love it!!

I like it, I know a Jean and she's fantastic.

Bugger fat thumb. Anyway of course the name mil hated was the one we'd chosen. We laughed, told her - and of course she got over it rapidly when the name was associated with her dgd

It's a beautiful name. I much prefer it to all of the overused names of the moment. My two boys have older less used names and I love them.

Try not to them them annoy you. Why people need to comment is beyond me. I genuinely think Jeane is very classic and pretty.

I love Jean and I think it will become quite fashionable soon.

It's the real name of Scout in 'To Kill A Mockingbird', a book which most people seem to love. She's Jean Louise. Soooo much nicer than "Scout"!

The only slight drawback is that it's easily confused on paper with the French man's name Jean. I have a similar difficulty with my own name, in that Europeans have sometimes expected me to be a bloke But it's never been a massive problem.

But that is a pretty normal name. I can't imagine why anyone would be unkind about it unless they were simply not a very nice person.

When we were expecting dd there was only one name we both liked - before we'd told anyone MIL announced that there was one name she really didn't^ like (reminded her of someone)