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Bonnie Jean

60 replies

willithappen · 11/07/2021 14:46

Looking for some honest opinions 🙈 will put my big girl pants on just in case lol

I still don't know gender but if baby is a girl we were thinking about naming her Bonnie. It's a name we've always spoke about and loved.
I have also been considering giving baby my grandmothers name (grandmother passed a few years ago), so middle name would be Jean

Not sure if it would be too similar to Billie Jean and she's get mocked for that song or not or if anyone else think they go together?

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thistimelastweek · 11/07/2021 15:49

Bonnie Jean immediately made me think of Robert Burns.

opinionminion · 11/07/2021 15:46
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StarryStarrySocks · 11/07/2021 15:46

Yep, I'm Scottish so it sounds weird to me. Plus Bonnie sounds more like a dog's name but dog names and people names seem to be interchangeable these days.

DotDotDotDotDot · 11/07/2021 15:45

Initially I really liked it but now the BJ initials have been pointed out I can’t get past it. Maybe add another middle name, Bonnie Rose Jean? Scarlett Jean would be lovely as an alternative. Good luck.

India999 · 11/07/2021 15:41

Love it! But initials would be BJ.

CrouchEndTiger12 · 11/07/2021 14:57

It doesn't make me think of the song Billie Jean.

It does sound like a description rather than a name though. Happy Jean, Angry Jean, Bonnie Jean...

Half my family are Scottish so that might be why I think that.

Mixitupalot · 11/07/2021 14:55

I really like it, I have a niece Bonnie-Jean (no middle names) and she’s never had a Michael Jackson reference.

IHaveBrilloHair · 11/07/2021 14:52

I sang the song in my head as soon as I read it.

DramaAlpaca · 11/07/2021 14:51

It does give off a strong Billie Jean vibe, tbh.

I really like Jean as a middle name, it's strong and cool, but I find Bonnie really cutesy. But then, maybe the strength of Jean offsets the cuteness of Bonnie? I can't decide!

But the most important thing is that you both like it.

Myneighboursnorlax · 11/07/2021 14:50

My first thought was Billie Jean, although I doubt she’d get mocked for that reference at school. She’d be more likely to be teased for having BJ as her initials though...