Tabitha & Jemima

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I have always liked both these names. What do they say to you?

I love both of those - Tabitha more so but they are both really nice.

I think I'm going to suggest Tabitha to my hubby

Love both of these.

Licklelemon - where are you??

I know two sisters with those names.

Love both.

My main concern with Jemima is we do have family in the US and I gave heard it has racial connotations there plus something about syrup but I'm not sure we should obsess over that.

I mean, I liked Pippa till MN informed me it means all sorts of inappropriate things in other language!

Had a friend called Tab. Lovely name. Jemima reminds me of the fat ugly Playschool doll!

Hang on, maybe that was Hamble! Was Jemima the cool one in stripey tights...?!

I really like both names, however the North American racial thing would be enough to put me off using Jemima (particularly with family in the US) so personally I would go with Tabitha.

Could someone explain the racial issue please?

All a bit twee, beatrix potter ish for me.
Don't like tabitha at all, tabby is a horrible nn and it all just reminds me of a cat.
Jemima is ok but ruined for me by every Jemima I've met being a bit bossy, know-it-all types!
Sorry!

I love them both and suggested them to dh before we knew ds was a boy but he vetoed them.
He said that Jemima was a ducks name and tabitha was a cats name.

I love them both. Jemima is DD's middle name and would have been her first name, had she not arrived ready supplied with one of her own!

I like them both and they were both 'possibles' for DD.

I havea Tabitha and am due another girl in december,i am thinking of calling her Jemima!I quite like the beatrix potter connection i think its cute!

And i dont mind about the Tabitha-cat thing either,i like cats,ive got 4!

Love both and both are on my list!

They are 'Cath Kidston' pretend vintage bunting type names. I know three under-five Tabithas, and one Jemima.

They're not quite as ubiquitous as Lily and Amelia though.

im pretty sure tabitha and jemima were around before cath kidston.

Of course they were... So were Maud and Vera, but they don't fit in with the cutesy-wutesy retro fad.

i dnt think tabitha and jemima are that cutesy,not as much as daisy,lily,poppy,rosie etc.their also quite classic,Jemimas in the bible!

in fact so is tabitha!

Tabitha is awful and a cat's name. Jemima lovely.

Tabitha is a biblical name, not a cats name.

I know 3 cats called Tabitha.

My cats are Toby and Oscar- does that make them cats names?