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do you like the name James?

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milkgoddessmakesthefinestmilk · 02/05/2008 23:34

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Kezza7779 · 04/05/2008 12:03

james is traditional - easy - in offensive - you cant dislike it imho

hatjam · 03/05/2008 22:42

my ds is a james (or sometimes jimmy). but after he was christened another mum (of an older james) said 'wherever you go in the world you'll hear someone shouting "james! stop that at once". she maintains it's a really naughty boy's names (and on hers and my experience, there may be something to it)

peanutbear · 03/05/2008 13:13

its my sons name but I would not be amused if the called him jim!!!!!

AitchTwoCiao · 03/05/2008 12:50

i'm not fussed for Jamie precisely because it is a classic landowning Jocko name, funnily enough. but i do love Jimmy very much. i have a friend James who i call Jimmy when feeling suitably drunk affectionate and it's lovely.

VictorianSqualor · 03/05/2008 12:48

Yes, love it.
Lends itself to all ages of male too, a little boy, a teenager and an older man, some names don't sound right on kids IMO.

franke · 03/05/2008 12:45

Yes I like it. We couldn't have it, as our surname begins with S - a no no for me

(Don't agree that Jamie is chavvy btw, classic, classy Scottish name)

Tommy · 03/05/2008 12:43

yes - DS2's middle name is James. We comsdiered it for his first names but DH's surname is Brown so we thought better of it

Janni · 03/05/2008 12:41

yes

suedonim · 03/05/2008 12:39

Yes, I like it. I can't actually think that I know of any youngsters with James as a first name, though I do know some adults.

MozzybearBaileysIce · 03/05/2008 12:28

I love it. I think if I have another DS it will feature in some way or other.

Lauriefairycake · 03/05/2008 12:27

It's a lovely name for a boy

I'm reminded of the scene in Friends where Rachel wants it for a girl and Ross vetoes it

Nbg · 03/05/2008 12:21

I would never have picked James but dh suggested for ds2's middle name and it goes really well.

I like it.

KristinaM · 03/05/2008 12:21

yes

mazzystar · 03/05/2008 12:20

How could anyone dislike it?

DH is Jamie [scottish and v posh], my dad's middle name and my Grandad was Jim. So I like it a lot

moyasmum · 03/05/2008 12:16

oh yes

piratecat · 03/05/2008 12:07

I really like this name.

Scotia · 03/05/2008 12:01

I love it - and would happily shorten it to Jamie, which is not in the slightest bit 'chavvy' here in Scotland.

alfiesbabe · 03/05/2008 11:56

Yes! It's a classy, beautiful name. Don't worry about the fact that it's not an unusual name. I teach teenagers and believe me, they are MUCH happier having a 'normal' name rather than something weird and outlandish.

schneebly · 03/05/2008 09:37

I like it - DS2's middle name!

meep · 03/05/2008 09:36

love James! Alas my bf's first child is James so I had to strike it off our list!

AbbeyA · 03/05/2008 09:36

A lovely name. We have it as a middle one for 2nd DS. We would have had it for first name but already have a J and didn't want complications with the post later on and same initial.

Walkthedinosaur · 03/05/2008 09:35

Yup I've got a James - although he's hardly ever called that, he's a Jamie (which most definitely is not chavvy), sometimes Jimmy, quite a lot Jim Jam, or oi, get over here you little monkey. And he absolutely loves the fact that there is a James in the Thomas Stories.

SniffyHock · 03/05/2008 09:35

My DD would have been James - I think it's lovely. I would have shortened it to Jimmy or Jim I think but DH wouldn't!!

themildmanneredjanitor · 03/05/2008 09:34

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LynetteScavo · 03/05/2008 09:33

Yes!

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