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Jamie

59 replies

coffeewithmilk · 01/12/2023 06:50

What do you think of the name Jamie for a boy?

I've always liked it, not a huge fan of 'James'

What do you think?

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Wingdingz · 01/12/2023 11:37

I like James as a name, and really like Jamie - this may or may not be influenced by Jamie Ritchie, Scotland rugby captain.

1975wasthebest · 01/12/2023 11:28

Plus it's not commonly used anymore but also not a marmite or "out there" name.

I agree, it’s got the perfect balance and I’ve always liked how it sounds. It also helps there’s no negative connotations to celebrities with that name.

cheddarsandtoast · 01/12/2023 11:25

Really really like it. Was on my list for baby boy two but for some reason my husband is not a fan 🙄

DuchessOfSausage · 01/12/2023 11:24

@Littlegoth , yeah but this is MN, and someone would probably insist that 'I know several Georges and Noahs and they're all girls'.

Sits back and waits for thread to be derailed by 'but Noah/George is unisex' posts

Littlegoth · 01/12/2023 11:16

I know lots of male Jamies (edit: 3 adult Jamies, encountered maybe 5 in schools so not really ‘lots’). I don’t know any female Jamies. I haven’t come across any female Jamies during 9 years of teaching, or 8 years in HR at big companies.

I think it’s a lovely name.

NotExactlySuits · 01/12/2023 11:14

My personal preference is James, but my relative is a Jamie and he's now a partner in a law firm so it's probably not held him back.

Don't see it as a girl's name at all to be honest.

DanceMumTaxi · 01/12/2023 11:14

I personally don’t like it. It sounds very dated but not in a good way. Don’t mind James though.

bilbodog · 01/12/2023 11:11

My son is a jamie - in his 30s now - was shortened to jam when he was at school!

mauvish · 01/12/2023 11:08

Well, everyone's talking about Jamie!

Naptrappedmummy · 01/12/2023 11:06

I like it!

Aquamarine1029 · 01/12/2023 11:05

I love Jamie as a nn. You could go with Jameson instead of James if you wanted something different.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 01/12/2023 11:03

I prefer it to James and think it can be a standalone name, it’s not even shorter than James. I don’t think it would sound babyish on an adult. I would just go with it.

SingingSands · 01/12/2023 10:34

Four James' in my family who go by the following names:

Big Jamie
Wee Jamie
Jim
The Other Jim 😆

James is a family name on my father's side, and it's a big family!

PiggieWig · 01/12/2023 09:46

Lovely name and suitable for any age. I’d put James on the BC because my adult son who has a formal and diminutive likes the separation too.

DelphiniumBlue · 01/12/2023 09:44

I have an adult James, he's always been known as Jamie. I think he likes the slight separation between formal and non-formal use, eg job applications/medical appointments.

Strawberrycheesecake7 · 01/12/2023 09:33

Personally I prefer it as a nickname for James, but it’s fine by itself as well.

PaperDoves · 01/12/2023 09:31

I love it.

RockStarship · 01/12/2023 09:22

I like Jamie for an adult, although that might be affected by the fact that I know an adult Jamie who is lovely. I also know a 10 year old Jamie and always think what a lovely name it is whenever I hear his name being called. Plus it's not commonly used anymore but also not a marmite or "out there" name.

DuchessOfSausage · 01/12/2023 09:13

Babies called Jamie in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com)
I don't know any Jamies/Jaimes who are women.

SecondUsername4me · 01/12/2023 09:10

DuchessOfSausage · 01/12/2023 08:40

I'd put James on the BC, but Jamie is fine for an adult.
Jamie isn't much used for girls.

The only Jamie/Jaime's I know are women.

Berlinlover · 01/12/2023 09:08

I don’t like James but love Jamie. I always thought James a bit of a wet name.

SallyWD · 01/12/2023 09:06

I love James but am not mad on Jamie. When I was at school I'm the 80s the Jamies were all naughty boys! Kind of like Tyler or something today
I think Jamie is OK as a nickname for James.

GreatGateauxsby · 01/12/2023 09:06

If you want to do that call your son James on his birth cert.
NN Jamie….

some people keep it to adulthood but a lot of men would/will want to switch to james

or go for something like Jonathan which has loads of variants Johnny, Jon, John, nat, Nathan etc

Ittastesvile · 01/12/2023 09:03

PS the Jamie I know never uses James. He's a very successful man, I really don't think using Jamie has held him back.

Ittastesvile · 01/12/2023 09:01

It's not my taste but it's a perfectly good name.
I don't know any female Jamies and would have absolutely no qualms using it for a boy.