James - for a girl

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Is this too "out there"? Have liked it since I heard of that actress James King.

Shoukd read honest opinions not one.

Why? Why do people think "out there" is a good thing? You're naming your child, not your cat.

Haha okay ppl settle down now. Thank you all for your opinions, will take them on board :-)

OP as a teacher I think james not a good idea for a girls name. I hear you about wanting a boys name when you were younger, I was the same. How about Charlotte shortened to Charlie or something along those lines...?

I thought Cortney was a boys' name before it was used as a girls' name tbh - am I wrong?

If you want your DD to have a tomboy name, why not one like Charlotte/Charlie?

James is not a tomboy name, James is a boys name.

stupid idea.

Ooh I like the Charlotte/Charlie idea....hmm yes judging by this small sample reaction maybe it is too much.

What if she's not a tomboy?

I was a bit of a tomboy and think tomboy little girls are cute.

I was a huge tomboy at school. DD has been a shock, I can tell you.

Yes very true expatinscotand....was just a suggestion I was thinking about because i like it. Nothing is set in stone.

James says 'whoops, we wanted a boy'

Like Nigella.

Haha never thought of the noble!

Have you seen Summer Heights High? Is an Australian comedy programme that has a girl in it called Jamie, pronounced Ja-may.

It's really awful, sorry. Please don't do it!

I just googled that apparently James was a popular girls name round the late 1880s, very interesting!

Anyway as I said before I was just asking for opinions because I always liked the name not because I am definetly going to use this name.

James used to be used for girls quite frequently. But a long time ago. Socially, you just couldn't do it now (as I think you've been made aware of!)
Loads of names have switched genders but once they have actually switched (rather than become unisex - I guess there must have been a transition phase) it's pretty tough to change it back I imagine.

Did you know there's a names Jamesina? Bit bizarre but maybe worth considering if you want James.

Otherwise:
Alexandra (Alex)
Antonia (Toni)
Charlotte (Charley)
Davina (Davy/Dave)
Dannielle (Danni/Dan)
Edwina (Eddy/Ed)
Francesca (Frankie)
Frederica (Freddie/Fred)
Georgina (Georgie/George)
Harriet (Harri)
Henrietta (Henri)
Joanna (Jo)
Jessica (Jesse)
Matilda (Mattie)
Michaela (Mikki)
Nicole/Nicola (Nikki)
Olivia (Ollie)
Patricia (Pat)
Paula (Paul)
Peternell (Peter)
Roberta (Bobby)
Richenda (Rikki)
Samantha (Sam/Sammy)
Thomasina (Tom/Tommy)
Veronica (Ronnie)
Wilhemina (Will)

Or you could give your dd a girl's name? Just a thought.

I do like the boys names as girls names idea too, just think that maybe James (an incredibly popular boys name currently, I know 5 under 1yo!) is a step too far.

Charlotte/Charlie is nice, as is Peta or Georgiana/George/Georgie. Makes me think of Nancy Drew! Shame that so many 'feminised' male names aren't particularly lovely (IMO only) - Thomasina, Roberta, Pauline spring to mind.

Actually, I know of an Orlanda, nn Ollie. Beautiful name, I think. I would use it for DD2 if she didn't have a cousin called Ollie already.

Remus I always thought the same, when I was at school there were a few boys called Courtney (don't know how they spelt it) I didn't know any girls with the name

Courtney was more usually a boys name in the past.

I knew a girl James. she was very posh.

I don't think its bad but she will be assumed to be a boy/man her entire life and will be constantly correcting people!

Why would a parent do this to a child?

It's a kind of attention-seeking by proxy.

Not going to rise to that huw. Please read the entire thread including my subsequent comments before making such inflammatory comments. I was simply asking for sone opinions on the name as I always liked it for a girl. Simple as that.