Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Jimberly

638 replies

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?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Thread gallery
8
Bananadramallamas · 29/04/2024 13:17

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 29/04/2024 11:59

Uberina or Minicaba, then.

Show quote history

Just laughed loudly out loud in a shop queue. Staff staring at me in concern. 😅

LikeTalkingToLassie · 29/04/2024 13:17

Jimma
Jimely
Jimmi-May
Jimi-Rose
Jimi-Grace
Jimabelle

Unopenedpackofmenssocks · 29/04/2024 13:15

To be fair people probably said similar about Nigella once upon a time!

Jujubeez · 29/04/2024 13:14

That's a tradegdeigh! 😜

Go with Jamie or a variant thereof.

FeralNun · 29/04/2024 13:13

Vastlyoverrated · 29/04/2024 11:42

I mean it's an interesting question why we find Kimberly ok and Jimberly not ok, but I would stick with one of the pretty James derivatives suggested.

Good point. Jimberly made me laugh out loud, just not sure why..

LiterallyOnFire · 29/04/2024 13:11

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

Now you mention spellings, I believe Jimberley is spelt K-I-M-B-E-R-L-E-Y.

FineWordsButterNoParsnips · 29/04/2024 13:11

Only if the middle name is Garybelle

DramaAlpaca · 29/04/2024 13:07

@JassyRadlett we have someone in our family who goes by Jimothy as an affectionate nickname. I must remember to tell him he got off lightly, it could have been Jimberley Grin

BlessedBeTheFruitCake · 29/04/2024 13:04

I prefer Jimmogene, Jimmy for short.

Spirallingdownwards · 29/04/2024 13:04

Jimantonic

MrsMitford3 · 29/04/2024 13:03

This thread is wonderful.

I hope it is a wind up.

If not how about:
Jimentine
Jimoira -my new fav
Jimetta
Jimary
Jimarie
Jimichelle

LemonyFace · 29/04/2024 13:02

Jimboree?
😆😆

Whitewatergrafting · 29/04/2024 12:57

Hilarious 😂

EverybodyLTB · 29/04/2024 12:57

I am absolutely cracking up, Jimbalonz has sent me into a frenzy 😂

Jimitha or Jimizabeth are delightful

Megifer · 29/04/2024 12:55

"Jimevieve"

That's a belter 😂😂😂😂

JassyRadlett · 29/04/2024 12:55

Jimothy is our family joke name, because my eldest for a long time didn't associate it with James (despite having close family members called James) thought if Tim was short for Timothy then Jim must really be Jimothy.

I see now that it could easily have been Jimberley.

SittingBackAndWatchingTheClowns · 29/04/2024 12:53

How ridiculous.

Lampzade · 29/04/2024 12:53

Please do not do this to a child

Moveoverdarlin · 29/04/2024 12:52

Mycatsmudge · 29/04/2024 12:17

Sounds like those combined house names where the owners are Jim and Kimberley like Casa Bevron😁

Casa Bevron!! That’s a blast from the past, this thread is killing me.

SeanBeansMealDeal · 29/04/2024 12:52

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 29/04/2024 12:46

It sounds like the name of one of the toys from the old BBC children's programme ' play school ' or a name of a teletubbie !

Or a Game of Thrones-type name, where an actual normal name has deliberately been modified slightly by changing a letter!

Bimblesalong · 29/04/2024 12:50

Joe Lycett, is this you? Are congrats in order?

LikeTalkingToLassie · 29/04/2024 12:47

Jimelza
Jimessa
Jimette
Jimevra
Jimevieve
Jiamh
Jasmine

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 29/04/2024 12:46

It sounds like the name of one of the toys from the old BBC children's programme ' play school ' or a name of a teletubbie !

AFreshCleanStart · 29/04/2024 12:43

It's beautiful. Wish I'd had a daughter to name that

SeanBeansMealDeal · 29/04/2024 12:36

Incidentally, to go back to the OP:

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

Did it really not occur to you that there was a 50% chance of the baby being a girl? It sounds like discovering that she is has now come as a massive surprise to you! Seems a bit odd to make decisive plans based on a 50/50 chance.