What do you think of 'Jay' as a name for DD?

[shawtyforyou]

It's in the title. :)

I know 2 boys called this so that would influence me.

I know a couple of boys named Jay and one named Jai.

Therefore I would think of it as a boy's name.

I know a girl called Jay. She wasn't very nice tbh but the name is pretty, I think of it as unisex.

it's pretty but tbh it makes me think of jay z, perhaps use it as a nickname for a slightly longer name like jaime, then if dd has a choice of nn when she is older? :) xx

I know about 7 male human Jays and one Rat called Jay also male so it seems more male to me.

I know a little girl called Jaya who's nn is Jay though.

I also only know it as a boys name (usually short for Jason), so I would say no for a girl.

Though actually I do know a little girl who's name begins with a J, and she is called 'J' as a nn, which I guess is kind of the same thing...

Wasn't one of the female singers in Bucks Fizz called Jay?

It just makes me think of Jay from the inbetweeners who's revolting, but that's unlikely to be a cultural reference for long.

I like it as a nickname, not as a full name.

So a nn for Jessica, Jemma, Jemima, Jennifer etc

Gatsby

I think you will have years of people mishearing you and assuming she's called Jade.

NN for any name beginning with J.

Oh give the poor child a name that's actually a name. Call her Jay as a shortening if you like.

I know a jaye

Another one who thinks of it as a boys name or nickname.

At a push it might be a nickname for a girl with a name that starts with J but they don't want the traditional girly nickname that would be more normal for their name...

Another one who thinks of it as a boys name or nickname.

At a push it might be a nickname for a girl with a name that starts with J but they don't want the traditional girly nickname that would be more normal for their name...

I have a female Jay.

As in Hommer Jay Simpson

Oh and it means Victory in Sanskrit, or it's a bit of a bastardisation of the Latin word for Happy.

(I didn't chose it for either of those reasons though, it has a very personal meaning to me)

No. It definitely says randy Jay from The Inbetweeners. A boy! So many prettier names to choose from beginning with J. Just use it as a nickname if you must.

I would assume it was short for a name beginning with J. I'm sure she would get fed up with people asking what it stands for.

I know a female Jay in her 40s, but it is her nickname, not her given name. It works well on her, and I like it. I'd say use it but put a 'proper' name on the birth certificate.

I think of it as a boy's name, as in Jay Osmond.

Not for a girl, Jay is def a boys' name. I know a Jaime who goes by Jai which is really nice.