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Jesse

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Deeal · 01/06/2026 13:54

Thoughts on Jesse for a boy? DH is pushing for it. I like it but know so many female Jessies/Jessis (often short for Jessica) that it kind of takes away the charm. I feel the same way about Jamie. Meeting too many people with a certain name makes it feel dull.

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Zov · 01/06/2026 21:00

Needmorelego · 01/06/2026 20:58

It seems more popular in America tbh.

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Hmmmm not this century it's not.

itispersonal · 01/06/2026 20:59

It off my name list due to a couple of kids I’ve taught with that name putting me off!

Zov · 01/06/2026 20:58

Marcipex · 01/06/2026 19:09

Yes it’s used as an insult.
I wouldn’t use it because I wouldn’t give potential bullies any ammunition.

There are many much nicer names.

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Yep this. Don't call your son this @Deeal

Needmorelego · 01/06/2026 20:58

Zov · 01/06/2026 20:56

I have never met, nor do I know a single boy or man called Jesse.

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It seems more popular in America tbh.

Zov · 01/06/2026 20:56

Excellentsausages · 01/06/2026 18:48

They won't struggle to find a famous Jesse in, say, twenty years' time - so many boy Jesses being named these days one or two of them are bound to be famous!

It's grown on me, very trendy name, similar vibe to Jude, Ezra etc.

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I have never met, nor do I know a single boy or man called Jesse.

Fast800goingforit · 01/06/2026 20:29

MiddleAgedDread · 01/06/2026 15:06

this, it's such a "wet" name for a boy!

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It's a biblical name and not spelled the same way.

BurnoutBee · 01/06/2026 20:27

Genuinely awful. Wet and weedy.

SundayGirl86 · 01/06/2026 20:23

I absolutely love it - great name!

suburburban · 01/06/2026 19:39

Great name

Uricon2 · 01/06/2026 19:26

Carly Simon. Jesse is a boys name and has been for a few thousand years.

Jesse James?

Bet noone took the piss out of him for his name!

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LilyLemonade · 01/06/2026 19:10

It's a beautiful name.

Hinthebuild · 01/06/2026 19:09

UnderstatedMe · 01/06/2026 18:58

With that spelling it is pronounced Jess. just checking you know that

Not in English-speaking countries! It’s pronounced JESS-EE (same as Jessie) in the UK.

HoldMyWine · 01/06/2026 19:09

I don’t think it is used as an insult nowadays.

HoldMyWine · 01/06/2026 19:09

I don’t think it is used as an insult nowadays.

HoldMyWine · 01/06/2026 19:09

Love it

Marcipex · 01/06/2026 19:09

JustGiveMeReason · 01/06/2026 19:06

I'm with @HugoThatway and others.

It is an insult where I live (England) so not a name I'd give to a son of mine.

Yes it’s used as an insult.
I wouldn’t use it because I wouldn’t give potential bullies any ammunition.

There are many much nicer names.

HugoThatway · 01/06/2026 19:08

UnderstatedMe · 01/06/2026 18:58

With that spelling it is pronounced Jess. just checking you know that

Jesse (biblical figure) - Wikipedia Jesse (/ˈdʒɛsi/ JESS-ee)

JustGiveMeReason · 01/06/2026 19:06

I'm with @HugoThatway and others.

It is an insult where I live (England) so not a name I'd give to a son of mine.

LilacDrift · 01/06/2026 19:05

It's pronounced Jessie. Although it's often shortened to Jess.

Cherrytree86 · 01/06/2026 19:04

You need something more unusual OP so it feels less dull

Needmorelego · 01/06/2026 19:02

UnderstatedMe · 01/06/2026 18:58

With that spelling it is pronounced Jess. just checking you know that

No it's not.
It's pronounced Jessie.

Marcipex · 01/06/2026 19:01

UnderstatedMe · 01/06/2026 18:58

With that spelling it is pronounced Jess. just checking you know that

Jesse is pronounced Jess?

UnderstatedMe · 01/06/2026 18:58

With that spelling it is pronounced Jess. just checking you know that

CuppaWhiteTea · 01/06/2026 18:57

I love it

Excellentsausages · 01/06/2026 18:48

Zov · 01/06/2026 15:33

I know. As I said though I just think 'girls name' when I hear someone say it. And Jesse James and Jesse Jackson were born a long time ago. When it suited men a bit more. I also think 'Jesse' - for a boy - is more common in America, not the UK. (And even then quite rare compared to many other names.) I have never met a male Jesse in my life.

I think most people will struggle badly to find a famous Jesse born after the 1940s.

JMO.

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They won't struggle to find a famous Jesse in, say, twenty years' time - so many boy Jesses being named these days one or two of them are bound to be famous!

It's grown on me, very trendy name, similar vibe to Jude, Ezra etc.