Jessamy- could you? would you? have you?

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I LOVE this name, popular in 1800's as far as I can tell? Jesse for short? But what would you think if you heard it, or if you know a Jessamy, what did you think?

It's a boys name btw.

Jessamy imo is a girls name - I loved a book when I was younger called Jessamy - she was a she

Just googled and a few Jessamy's now who are all girls now, you're right. But in the book I read Jessamy was a man, so wonder if it crossed over as a name? Hmmm... damn!

my sister was going to use jessamy for a girl.

fortunately she had a boy.

the entire family was much relieved. it may well have been popular in the 1800s (?) but to my uncultured ears it sounded like a cut and shut made up name a la kortneemai or kyleeann.

probably says more about me. but hey ho.

I knew a Jessamy at school- she was in my sisters year. So Girl's name imo.

I knew a Jessamy who would have been born in the 1920's - female though. She was always known as Sally and I didn't know her real name until her funeral.

It's nice but I thought it was a girls' name.

Josiah, Joshua, Jasper, Jedediah, Jared, Jerome, Justin?

No, no, no as a boy's name, it sounds very feminine to me, although I've never heard of it before. Namecalling potential too, a right Jessie.

I met a Jessamy once; she would be in her early 30s now and came from Australia. So it sounds like a girls name to me. Just my view; if you love it, go for it!

I think it's a lovely name for a girl (though I marginally prefer Jessamyn or Jessamine)

It's an old English form of Jasmine.

I wouldn't use it for a boy though.

I actually like it, but only know it as a boy's name. I wouldn't use it though, bit out there. If I met a female Jessamy I'd assume her parents had got confused.

Actually lovely for a girl, especially as lots of good shortenings - Jess, Jessie, Mimi, Sam.

A bit of a stretch for a boy - go for Jesse - fab.

We are considering Jessie for a girl and I also like Jessa. Not so sure about Jessamy though and I would say definitely a girl's name.

I quite like it. Prefer it to Jessica actually. It's a nicer sound.

It is like Jedward a bit. A combo of names. I'm not kn ocking that. I think there has to be a baby born called Jedward soon.

Never heard this name - sounds pretty as a girls' name, IMO.

I love it but definitely think of it as a girls name. We considered it for our DD as I loved Jessica but it was a bit too popular at the time....

I have a friend called Jessamy (a girl) and she loves her name, always gets complimented on it. I've never heard it for a boy.

Never heard of this either. I would prefer Jessamine for a girl. Not sure about Jessamy for a boy - I probably would have guessed boy when I saw it, but many people might associate it more with girl's names like Jessamine, Jessica etc.

I've met a Jessame (pronounced the same), she'd be about 13 now and she's American.

beautiful name

Oh gosh NO not for a boy please-Jesse if you must

I've only heard of it as a boy's name, but I never knew a real one - it was a character in a book, and was set in about 1800, just as you say. ('Frederica', by the very fabulous Georgette Heyer.)

I like it but it sounds like it's more commonly a girl's name now. Do you like Jesse? Or Jeremy?

I have a friend called Jesszemma-always loved it.

It sounds definitely feminine - Jess + Amy

I seriously considered Jessamy for DD - it was on my shortlist. Love it.

Jessamine - great song by the Casuals