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Jane

137 replies

Whoneedsleep · 30/10/2022 18:11

Timeless or boring?

Has anyone any ideas of other timeless classics?

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Aquamarine1029 · 30/10/2022 18:33

I like it. I also like it spelled Jayne.

SuperGinger · 30/10/2022 18:32

Lovely

Kanaloa · 30/10/2022 18:31

It’s pretty, classic, simple. At the moment when lots of girls are Olivia or Amelia it is unusual for a baby. I really like it.

hattie43 · 30/10/2022 18:31

Jane is for people with zero imagination.

Bobbingcat · 30/10/2022 18:28

Jane is sweet

youagainomg · 30/10/2022 18:27

I've never heard of Jane next to Karen 😂

toastofthetown · 30/10/2022 18:25

Jane is classic but not timeless. The fact that it was in the top 10 in 1960's, had fallen out of the top hundred by the 1990's and recently hasn't even had 50 babies a year with the name means that the name is pretty dated. Jane is someone my mum goes to book club with, not a preschooler.

Saying that, I do think Jane has a beauty in its simplicity and it's dated in a way which I would find it refreshing to come back, unlike the similar (and popular at a similar time) Janet. I have noticed an uptick in posts about Jane in recent years and I think it's a name which would be broadly liked.

luciaann · 30/10/2022 18:21

Boring. So so boring. Plain Jane.

My timeless classics that I like are

Emma
Chloe
Lauren
Juliet

ProperVexed · 30/10/2022 18:16

Lovely.

yikesanotherbooboo · 30/10/2022 18:13

Definitely timeless and , to me, sounds current in the non frilly style of Mary, Nora , Margaret etc

Potato28 · 30/10/2022 18:12

Jane is the next name after Karen

I wouldnt

bitingcat · 30/10/2022 18:12

Love it!

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