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What do you all think of JEAN (for a girl)?

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FeelingLucky · 18/04/2009 23:35

And is Jean short for something.
Love the name Jeanie

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FeelingLucky · 20/04/2009 21:52

Love the name Regina, but know DH would hate it

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IwishIwasmoreorganised · 20/04/2009 21:08

Jean does nothing for me as a name - it seems just to plain and uninteresting.

What about Georgina? You could shorten that to Jean for every day use?

Ivykaty44 · 20/04/2009 21:05

I know a 16 year old Jean and she is a beautiful and very kind, certainly not an old fuddy duddy, her sister is Joan so perhpas they had a Joan verse Jean and both won in the end

Jean can be short for regina and I have a french riend named Jeannie apparently it is french for Jane

spenthen · 20/04/2009 20:58

Sorry, it sounds menopausal to me.

Nyx · 20/04/2009 11:15

It could be short for Jeanette? I'm sure I've heard that one. I like the name - don't think I'd use it myself but I do like it.

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ingles2 · 20/04/2009 09:36

Jeanie is nice, but I'd probably go for Genie.
My 85yr old MiL is Jean!

LadyThompson · 20/04/2009 09:31

It's quite Scottish...

sleeplessinstretford · 19/04/2009 23:34

love it.

thesockmonsterofdoom · 19/04/2009 09:27

Jeanie, is lovely, I have a genie, short for genevieve and everyone always loves her name.

TaurielTest · 19/04/2009 09:25

Nice strong name, I like it.
Makes me think of Dr Jean Grey, a good thing!

heavenstobetsy · 19/04/2009 09:05

I love it, love it, love it! I don't think it's too old-lady at all. The only thing that stops me using it is an unfortunate family connection !

UKVeggieMum · 19/04/2009 09:01

Well I'm a Jean, and I certainly was a newborn once, and I'm only 36 now, so definately not a pensioner yet .

It's fairly unusual though (except in retirement homes) so people tend to remember my name, handy at work where I meet a lot of people.

I didn't really like it when I was younger, but as older names have come back into fashion, it's probably OK for youner children now.

Everyone asks me on the phone how it's spelt, which I always find odd for such an easy name, I'm always being asked if it's Gene.

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FeelingLucky · 19/04/2009 08:52

I'll have a search for that thread tummytickler - thanks

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flightoftheeasterbunyip · 19/04/2009 08:51

That sounds nice TT.

I think personally i have too many Jeans in my famille to consider it - sister's middle name, grandmother's middle name...neither of whom I get on with very well.

But if you have no bad associations with the name that's cool

pavlovthepregnantcat · 19/04/2009 08:49

nope.

tummytickler · 19/04/2009 08:48

Hi i posted the Jean versus Joan thread and we have decided to go for Jean (well its on out short list!)
I love it - it is cute, and i dont think there are many baby Jeans out there unless it is coming back in?
We have Jean Primrose as our combo i think.

flightoftheeasterbunyip · 19/04/2009 08:45

'Jeane...the low life has lost its appeal, and i'm tired of walking these streets to a room with a cupboard bare...jeane..'

shootfromthehip · 19/04/2009 08:42

Oh no, old lady name IMO. Sorry.

flightoftheeasterbunyip · 19/04/2009 08:40

Nicer with an e on the end as per smiths song.

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FeelingLucky · 19/04/2009 08:13

I love the fact that it's sooo old fashioned.
It was also DH's Scottish granny's name, so will please FIL

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bigted · 19/04/2009 00:34

very cute name

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InTheScrum · 19/04/2009 00:20

My friend has just had a little girl and called her Norma Jean.