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Name ideas J

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Geminii · 30/05/2021 00:27

Double barrell J names.. Good idea? If so any ideas?

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toolazytothinkofausername · 31/05/2021 17:18

John James Preston was Mr Big on SATC.

xprincessxjanetx · 31/05/2021 17:12

Bad idea.

Namechangedlady · 30/05/2021 22:11

My initials are C J, and lots of people call me CJ. It's first and middle names though.

BourbonBiscuits20 · 30/05/2021 20:59

Jane and James work well as middle name options.

AdaColeman · 30/05/2021 20:32

Jeffrey Jake
Jason John
Jasper Joel
Jonathan Jeremy
Julian Jonty

Julia Jeanette
Jacquetta Joan
Jacqueline Judith
Juno Jade
Jessica Jane

TotorosCatBus · 30/05/2021 20:00

My son has a J name and is know as J (Jay?) by me and JJ by his friends. He has no other J in his name.

partyatthepalace · 30/05/2021 19:11

@Serpenta

I think JJ would work with a first and middle name beginning with J. For some reason that seems less cheesy to me than a double barreled first name.
John Joseph or Jeremiah James are classics

Jennifer Jane or Jennifer Jean

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Geminii · 30/05/2021 15:13

@itsgettingwierd

My ds is Thomas Joshua xxxxx and has been called TJ for years!

We recently met another TJ who is actually Thomas J

So I think if you want JJ you can go for first and middle name which would leave you more availability on names as they sound different non double barrelled in a lot of cases.

Examples

Jessica Jane
Johnathan James
Jessie Jay

Jessica Jamelia
Jamie Jessica
Joshua Joseph

Etc

Make sense x
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Geminii · 30/05/2021 15:13

@Cowbells

Joseph James Joseph Jake Jeremy James Jacob John Jameson Jack Jeremiah John Jude Jack Jimmy Joe Jasper Jake Jasper Jude

Jessamyn Jane
Jasmine Jay
Josephine Jean
Jacqueline Joan

They're not quite working for me, though I like the nickname JJ

Thank you
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Geminii · 30/05/2021 15:12

@DeedledeDee

Jayden James

That's the name of one of Britney's sons

Ah definitely thinking about this
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Geminii · 30/05/2021 15:12

@JemimaJoy

Jemima Joy 😏
Top of my list 🙂
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Geminii · 30/05/2021 15:11

@IamnotwhouthinkIam

I agree that going for a J first name and a J middle would be nicest imo (rather than hyphenating). You've had some lovely suggestions - my personal fave's are James, John, Jonathan, Jared, Jane, Julia, Juliet, Jocelyn and Josephine. If you like more unusual names I'd also add the elegant Jessamine for a girl and Irish Jarlath for a boy.
Love these x
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Geminii · 30/05/2021 15:10

@Happenchance

Joel Jackson Jacobi John Jarred Joseph Josiah Johnathan

Jocelyn Jade
Jennifer Jasmine

Thank u
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Geminii · 30/05/2021 15:06

@Rtmhwales

My son is James, middle name is with an R, still call him JJ. Nobody questions me on it though.
Ohh okay thank u
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itsgettingwierd · 30/05/2021 07:25

My ds is Thomas Joshua xxxxx and has been called TJ for years!

We recently met another TJ who is actually Thomas J

So I think if you want JJ you can go for first and middle name which would leave you more availability on names as they sound different non double barrelled in a lot of cases.

Examples

Jessica Jane
Johnathan James
Jessie Jay

Jessica Jamelia
Jamie Jessica
Joshua Joseph

Etc

Cowbells · 30/05/2021 07:23

Joseph James
Joseph Jake
Jeremy James
Jacob John
Jameson Jack
Jeremiah John
Jude Jack
Jimmy Joe
Jasper Jake
Jasper Jude

Jessamyn Jane
Jasmine Jay
Josephine Jean
Jacqueline Joan

They're not quite working for me, though I like the nickname JJ

Dancingsmile · 30/05/2021 07:19

Jolyon Jack

BikeRunSki · 30/05/2021 07:17

I’m once worked with a girl called Josephine Joan
(First and middle names), known as Jojo, but could just as easily been JJ. I also know a child called Jacob John (after his grandfathers), known as JJ.

monthin · 30/05/2021 07:16

I know someone who's just called Jay...and nn JJ

TatianaBis · 30/05/2021 07:14

Any J name can have the nn JJ. Doesn’t need to be hyphenated or even a middle name.

JemimaJoy · 30/05/2021 05:29

Jemima Joy 😏

DeedledeDee · 30/05/2021 02:46

Jayden James

That's the name of one of Britney's sons

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 30/05/2021 02:46

Also Cornish Jago and Spanish Jacinta have nice sounds to me.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 30/05/2021 02:40

I agree that going for a J first name and a J middle would be nicest imo (rather than hyphenating). You've had some lovely suggestions - my personal fave's are James, John, Jonathan, Jared, Jane, Julia, Juliet, Jocelyn and Josephine. If you like more unusual names I'd also add the elegant Jessamine for a girl and Irish Jarlath for a boy.