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do you like the name James?

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milkgoddessmakesthefinestmilk · 02/05/2008 23:34

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Disenchanted · 03/05/2008 09:26

Yes,

Its my sons middle name and my nephews middle name.

Lovely

WanderingTrolley · 03/05/2008 09:14

Yes - great name, not many around 'ere

MrsMattie · 03/05/2008 09:13

Very 'safe'.

madamy · 03/05/2008 09:11

Yes - my James will be 1 next Sunday!

Rosella · 03/05/2008 09:05

My favourite boy's name.

expatinscotland · 03/05/2008 00:50

i like it.

there are many a james here in scotland .

there are two lovely wee boys in Dd1's class called James.

1dilemma · 03/05/2008 00:49

Yes
like Thomas too
round here every second boy seems to be called Thomas
the others are all Sam or Max

(whispers to scottishmummy thought Hamish was the Scots version of James so to speak?)

Finona · 03/05/2008 00:48

Like it. We gave DS this as his middle name as it's a family name (on both sides). There's one 'Jamie' at playgroup with DS, but I wouldn't say it's a really popular (i.e.overused) name. More classic I would say

LyraSilvertongue · 03/05/2008 00:36

I still like it, popular or not.

JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 03/05/2008 00:34

I knew it was popular when we chose it, but we had such trouble finiding a boys name we agreed on at all, that when dp suggested it after months of suggesting silly names just to be a pita (Jarvis? Zadock? Cruz?) it just seemed right. He was almost called Jude, which seems so so wrong for him now!!!

And really, kids don't mind having popular names that much. In our class in school there were 5 Steven/Stephen's. Every one was called something different, a nickname, a surname etc Not one of them minded, they were all close friends!

LyraSilvertongue · 03/05/2008 00:31

it's such a classic name though. it must have been in the top ten forever.

LyraSilvertongue · 03/05/2008 00:30

There are to James's in DS1's year one class. Both have the surname initial H. So to identify them you have to say their full name.

JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 03/05/2008 00:27

YES.

My lo's name is James, hence my MN name. I love it, we won't be calling him Jamie though, seems like a completely different name. When we do shorten it, it's to Jimbo/Jimbob/Jimjam!

youngbutnotdumb · 03/05/2008 00:27

DP's name is James as is his father and 2 previous grandfathers but I broke the chain and gave my DS it as a middle name! Just to be awkward LOL

Clary · 03/05/2008 00:26

James is nice but do beware.

DS1 said to me t'other day "yes, James said..." and I had to say well which one - there are 3 in his class.
The other DCs have one in their class too.

But apart from that - many don't have a problem with popularity (I just think it's confusing) it's a fine name - everyone can spell it, say it, no need to shorten it, good for baby boy or prime minister or pop star.

scottishmummy · 03/05/2008 00:24

jamie jim jimbo jimmy all deviations of a beautiful name

SparklyGothKat · 03/05/2008 00:20

DS2's middle name is James, wanted it as his first name but DH didn't

scottishmummy · 03/05/2008 00:20

of course jamie is derivative of james in literature and verbaqlly

LyraSilvertongue · 03/05/2008 00:17

Jamie isn't really a shortening of James though, is it. I like James but not Jamie/Jim/Jimmy.

dinny · 03/05/2008 00:15

it's ok

scottishmummy · 03/05/2008 00:14

in scotland jamie is not chavvy tis nice colloquialism

Rosbo · 03/05/2008 00:10

James is a nice name, but depends what you want really. It can be shortened to Jamie which can be chavvy, but can also be quite public school if just left as james.

Califrau · 02/05/2008 23:53

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unknownrebelbang · 02/05/2008 23:48

Yes.

scottishmummy · 02/05/2008 23:47

james has many derivations too Jamie

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