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Girl names that go with Jimmy

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2022babyhope · 14/03/2022 11:27

Having twins :) boy and girl. I really love the name Jimmy for a boy, but struggling to find girls names to go with it! I loved Rosie for the girl but very aware they then become Rosie and Jim 😅

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Twizbe · 19/03/2022 22:12

I have a Jimmy but he's James officially. Really suggest doing that and not just using Jimmy.

Anyway, I also have a daughter Cerys. We floated Catherine and Eleanor as well. All went with James / Jimmy.

JudgeMeNot · 17/03/2022 11:16

I know a Jim and Katie

ladygindiva · 16/03/2022 22:21

Jimmy and
Betty /Elizabeth/Lizzie
Lucy
Ruby
Cora
Pippa
Eleanor
But Rosie is fantastic and beautiful and if you love it go for it. I wouldn't worry about the Rosie and Jim thing.

peaceinourtime · 16/03/2022 22:16

Incidentally I know I girl called Jamie who goes by Jimmy as a nickname. You could look at something similar for a girl if inclined to use that name by either doing something similar for a girl name Jamie nickname Jimmy or just calling her Jimmy.

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2022babyhope · 16/03/2022 20:36

Thanks everyone :) it'll be Jimmy on the birth certificate.

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Wrinklepicker · 16/03/2022 17:21

Mine hates having James on his BC. He has literally never been called James in his life. The only people who use it are doctors who don;t know better and he always corrects them. It seems as odd to call him James as it would to call him Freddie.

If you want to call him Jimmy on his BC, I would (in hindsight!)

KylieCharlene · 16/03/2022 16:28

I second Jeanette.
Very pretty.

MondeoFan · 16/03/2022 16:26

Jimmy and

Béa
Daisy
Rose (not Rosie)
Darcey
Clemmie (clemmentine)
Saffy (saffron)

Ignore the posters saying James on birth cert - you don't have to

Mumofgirls2017 · 16/03/2022 16:20

Jimmy and

Nellie
Hallie
Connie
Callie
Cassie
Penny
Polly
Kate
Sophie
Sadie
Elsie
Eliza
Betsy
Nell
Tess
Molly
Rita
Ada
Ida
Iris

midsomermurderess · 16/03/2022 14:56

Jean.

soulinablackberrypie · 16/03/2022 13:04

To have Jimmy and Jemima as suggested by posters above would not be a good idea either - they are both versions of the same name.

I wouldn't give twins, or indeed any siblings, the same initial, but Jimmy (assuming it's from James) is not etymologically the same name as Jemima.

My first thought for the girl's name was May. I kind of don't want it to be another name with a -y or -ie sound on the end, they sound a bit too matchy to my ears.

James comes from the Hebrew name Jacob, and means “supplanter.”

Jemima as a girl's name is of Hebrew origin meaning "dove".

timetokill · 15/03/2022 22:17

Kimmy

WeasilyPleased · 15/03/2022 22:01

Jimmy and Dinah
Jimmy and Alice
Jimmy and Carys
Jimmy and Lois
Jimmy and Zena

Flexitarian · 15/03/2022 21:12

I’ve got a Jim! My girls list was:

Katherine/Kitty/Kate
Scarlett
Rosa/Rosie (but probably not with Jim)
Martha
Ruby (but I’d go Jim and Ruby, rather than Jimmy)
Esme
Evelyn/Evie

TBH I prefer Jim and a -y girls name than Jimmy and —-

Jim and Poppy
Jim and Emily

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 15/03/2022 21:06

Sue

DogsAndGin · 15/03/2022 21:06

Amy.
Maisie.
Polly.
Lucy.

StrawberrySanta · 14/03/2022 14:10

I think James for birth certificate. NN Jimmy. How about Jimmy and Charlotte (Charlie) Jimmy and Isla, Jimmy and Thea (my fave), Jimmy and Sophia,Jimmy and Leah

JeremyVinesEgo · 14/03/2022 13:56

Maisie
Pippa
Tilly
Faye

Bytrgrewd · 14/03/2022 13:53

Isla

BluTangClan · 14/03/2022 13:53

Janette
Marie

MadameDragon · 14/03/2022 13:47

Jane
Jean
Jessica
Flor/Fleur
Raine
Rue
Polly
Susie

FayCarew · 14/03/2022 13:43

If you were expecting a DD and already had a DS, what would you call her?

Think of them as individuals. They'll be The Twins a lot of the time
I would avoid a name with the same initial or that sounded too similar.

scottishnames · 14/03/2022 13:43

To have Jimmy and Jemima as suggested by posters above would not be a good idea either - they are both versions of the same name.

Jimmy is short and quite 'crisp' sounding. Possibly also not a good idea to have same initial letter or matching 'ee' ending. So what about Rita, Greta, Clara, Anna, Susan (pretty name that needs reviving), Margot, Emma, Frances, Tessa, Ruth, Iris, Diana, Flora, and names with a similar vibe.

Crunchymum · 14/03/2022 13:39

I think Jimmy goes well with and -er or -a name?

Jimmy and Amber
Jimmy and Bella
Jimmy and Freya
Jimmy and Isla
Jimmy and Zara

Zillamop · 14/03/2022 12:03

James (Jimmy) and Katherine (Kate, Katie)