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James as a girls name?

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CaitlinEJ · 22/06/2019 17:01

Hi all,

I met a little girl called James the other day, at first I thought it was weird but now I’ve got to know her it’s really cute and suits her. I’ve heard of a few other girls names James and I was wondering what everyone thought of it as a girls name?

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FrancisCrawford · 22/06/2019 18:40

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SassyBadger · 22/06/2019 18:40

I knew it. MrsTerryPratchett!

Mrsjayy · 22/06/2019 18:40

Jamie imo is a Scottish male name yes i know it is used for girls but I am not keen.

SassyBadger · 22/06/2019 18:39

mrsjayy, someone should follow Marilyn Manson around just shouting 'Oi, Brian!' at him. He's such a twat. Grin

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MrsTerryPratchett · 22/06/2019 18:38

while i am at it Marilyn mansons name is Brian

And I've met him and he's a ginormous arsehole.

SassyBadger · 22/06/2019 18:38

It sounds like the thing someone trying to emulate a celeb couple would do. Bit tragic.

MrsTerryPratchett · 22/06/2019 18:38

Jaime is a girls name.

Actually Jaime is a Spanish and Portugese boys' name. Jamie is more normally a girls' name.

Mrsjayy · 22/06/2019 18:37

I believe Alice coopers real name is Vincent and while i am at it Marilyn mansons name is Brian,

MrsTerryPratchett · 22/06/2019 18:35

I've never recovered from someone on here pointing out that the reason girls are called boys' names and not the other way around is that being a boy is a promotion and being a girl is a demotion. That's the reason I wouldn't do it.

GeriTe · 22/06/2019 18:34

Kristin Cavallari doesn't have a daughter called James ..

NeverSayFreelance · 22/06/2019 18:33

@UnderPompeii you mean like Alice Cooper? Hmm

Jaime is a girls name. Tbh I don't see the issue with making a name unisex but I do agree that being known as "James, but she's a girl" would be exhausting for any child.

Mrsjayy · 22/06/2019 18:12

Aww yes she was I wanted my mun to be Olivia Walton

TheRattleBag · 22/06/2019 18:08

Irrelevant fact - the actress who played the mum in The Waltons is called Michael Learned Smile

Mrsjayy · 22/06/2019 18:07

Double bloody in my post clearly i am that angry Grin

Whoops75 · 22/06/2019 18:03

It seems terribly 'try hard' and hipster to call a girl James

This^

Never liked the name James Hmm

PencilFace · 22/06/2019 18:01

Ridiculous name for a girl. There are so many nice girl's names I just don't see the point.

daphine2004 · 22/06/2019 17:59

I like James and also Michael as names for girls - there is a character my partner feels is a strong female in Star Trek (new one) called Michael. I don’t like either of those names for a boy though.

Mrsjayy · 22/06/2019 17:57

It is bloody bloody Ryan reynolds and Blake livelys Dd I just tuted so loud at that I love them both

Mrsjayy · 22/06/2019 17:54

There is a celeb with a dd called james I think it is silly because it is a boys name Jamie for a girl is no better imo

DramaAlpaca · 22/06/2019 17:24

It's a strong, classic, well known, established, traditional male name. It's ridiculous on a girl.

WeShouldBeFriends · 22/06/2019 17:22

I like it Smile

Topseyt · 22/06/2019 17:21

It's not a girl's name. Not to me.

Cute, lovely, traditional and strong on a boy. Idiotic on a girl. She would constantly be being put on the wrong lists and having to explain herself.

origamiunicorn · 22/06/2019 17:21

It's very similar to Jaime and I like it 👍

dementedma · 22/06/2019 17:21

Male and female Lindsay/Lindsey is quite common here in Scotland, but James for a girl sounds odd. How about Dave?

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