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Jimberly

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Netruscan · 29/04/2024 11:15

Originally going to be called Jim after my granddad, but we've found out we're having a girl. Would this work?

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 29/04/2024 18:14

Please don’t call your child Jimberley, @Netruscan - you are naming an actual person - they will have to spend their entire life telling people that it’s not a mistake, her parents named her this on purpose.

She might well feel that you were so disappointed that she was a girl, and not a boy who could be named after your grandfather that you cobbled together his name into a vaguely female sounding name, rather than giving her her own name.

Notaflippinclue · 29/04/2024 18:13

What about Jamie

Notaflippinclue · 29/04/2024 18:13

Noooooh

Moveoverdarlin · 29/04/2024 18:12

Calliopespa · 29/04/2024 16:56

Another lovely way to make a male name a bit more feminine is to hyphenate with something pretty. I’m thinking of something like “Jim-Pansy.”

If you wanted a little fun with the spelling you could try that as Jim- Panzee which would be a lovely double reference if there’s a family love of primates.

Edited

Jim- Panzee. Best one yet!

buildersteacup · 29/04/2024 18:09

OH Lord, please dont give her that name- its bloody awful

changedwwyd · 29/04/2024 18:04

Netruscan · 29/04/2024 11:22

We considered that but I think it's spelt : Jemima

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OK, I with the other posters a hard no to Jimberly.

I have done a Google and it's slim pickings for a girl's name starting with Jim....best name I could see starting with Jim for a girl was Jimanekia...?

Edited post as maybe Jimaneika works better...either way not many options!

What about Grandad's middle name? Maybe more luck there x

Dacadactyl · 29/04/2024 18:03

Jimberley?!

No!

GirlyBassey · 29/04/2024 18:03

Jimma could work. Especially if you live in Australia, because it's how they pronounce Gemma.

whosaidtha · 29/04/2024 18:02

Do you know what. The more I think about it the more I like it. It's really growing on me.

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 29/04/2024 17:54

No don't it looks really silly

LuluBlakey1 · 29/04/2024 17:53

Jimbolina
Jimjina
Jimina
Jimjama
Jimjette
Jimane
Jamesina

They are all stupid

Mistredd · 29/04/2024 17:48

Oh bless you, no. Definitely not.
Save Jim for if you have a boy at some later stage. Any nannas or Grannys you could name after?

CheerfulBunny · 29/04/2024 17:48

@Calliopespa is a genius and wins the internet today. God, I needed this laugh 😂

GingerPirate · 29/04/2024 17:46

neverknowinglyunreasonable · 29/04/2024 11:16

If this is an honest question I feel I must give an honest response. I find the name Jimberly hilarious and cannot stop laughing.

👆🤣

EverybodyLTB · 29/04/2024 17:40

Jimpanzee has me malfunctioning 😂

Westfacing · 29/04/2024 17:38

Calliopespa · 29/04/2024 16:56

Another lovely way to make a male name a bit more feminine is to hyphenate with something pretty. I’m thinking of something like “Jim-Pansy.”

If you wanted a little fun with the spelling you could try that as Jim- Panzee which would be a lovely double reference if there’s a family love of primates.

Edited

'Jim-Pansy' Grin

This is the best thread ever!

jellybe · 29/04/2024 17:31

Assuming h Gandfather was a James called Jim why not call her Jamesina the female version of James. Or give her that as a middle name to honor him and then give her her own name that is just hers.

LikeTalkingToLassie · 29/04/2024 17:24

No it wasn't @mathanxiety .

SabreIsMyFave · 29/04/2024 17:22

LikeTalkingToLassie · 29/04/2024 17:16

Jim-Pansy gets my vote

OMFG!!!!!!!!

That 70S Show Lol GIF by Peacock
mathanxiety · 29/04/2024 17:18

LikeTalkingToLassie · 29/04/2024 15:43

@mathanxiety , that is specific to one person called Nigella. The name itself is from the plant.
Her sisters' names are nice IMO.

That's the one person you were referring to...

LikeTalkingToLassie · 29/04/2024 17:16

Jim-Pansy gets my vote

Akamai · 29/04/2024 17:14

Jima for a girl. If you have twins you can call them Two Jima.

And if you don't hear what she says you can say 'ye wot, Jima?'

AInightingale · 29/04/2024 17:12

LikeTalkingToLassie · 29/04/2024 16:37

@AInightingale , Jemima isn't the feminine version of James.

Oh my bad, I didn't know that. A family member called their daughter 'Jem' (full name was Jemima) after a Jim and I always really liked it. Certainly an improvement on Jimberly!

PlantLight · 29/04/2024 16:59

crockofshite · 29/04/2024 16:00

Jimmette
Jimma
Jimmy-Sue
Jimmima

Oh I 100% vote for Jimmy-Sue!

Sorry OP, best Fred ever!

Calliopespa · 29/04/2024 16:56

Another lovely way to make a male name a bit more feminine is to hyphenate with something pretty. I’m thinking of something like “Jim-Pansy.”

If you wanted a little fun with the spelling you could try that as Jim- Panzee which would be a lovely double reference if there’s a family love of primates.