Jimmy.....first impressions?

[jaykay987]

Hello

DH and are are really struggling on boys names.

We seem to be getting somewhere with:
Jimmy Logan
Jimmy Jensen

What are your initial thoughts on Jimmy? What type of person do you picture?

I'm keen on Jensen as then there is always the option of JJ if I can convince DH to let me use that in the next few months!
(DH is very traditional - so extremely likely birth certificate would be James. I'm aware of many peoples extreme dislike for predetermined nicknames - but ideally I don't want to get into that debate now! )

In case it helps:
DH loves traditional boring names. Not at all worried about popularity.
I love surnamey names/less popular names.

This doesn't suit either of our criteria but is starting to look like the beginning of a compromise!

I think of Saville now, but give it a few years and no-one will make that connection. If you like it, go with it.

Love love love Jimmy

I know two people called Jimmy. A 39 year old and a 2 year old. Both suit the name very well.

Go for it!!

If he's called Jimmy he will likely get Jim and Jimbo as nicknames. Are you equally happy with those?

You could go for the Jimi (as in Hendrix) variant spelling.

We had a naughty poodle called Jimmy.

Actually I like Jimbo even better! :)

Love it.

Jimbo sounds like Jumbo so makes me think of elephants

I read title of the thread and thought Jimmy Saville... I do think you are wise to think about nick names...I hate my DS's name shortened by his mates...

Saville.... Sorry. Although that may change in a few years

Saville.

Tarbuck, I then had to google to make sure I didn't make up Jimmy Tarbuck.

I think James/Jimmy Logan sounds nicer than Jimmy Jensen (although I'm not a fan of Mr.Button)

I like it (but definitely put James on the birth cert). I didn't think of Savile, although that may be because I thought his name was Jim'll (as in Jim'll fix it) for most of my childhood.

Saville

Osmond, showing my age

What do I picture for a Jimmy?

Saville
Osmond
Jimmy from Emmerdale (dodgy ears and very thick)
As for Jimmy Jensen, just don't.

Saville, and 'See you Jimmy"

Jimmy Jensen sounds like a ceebeebies show

Jimmy is good. Go for it.

I really don't like it.

My first thought was Saville.

Second thought was the slang for wee.

James is really nice though. I quite like JJ as well.

It's gorgeous.

We have a similar traditional name for our son and I love the nickname roe it. Though we use the full name and will leave him and his friends decide (sometimes when I am talking to him I use his nickname and like jimmy it is so cute )

Nickname for it

Corkhill (Brookside!)

thanks for the feedback. looks fairly split. not as negative as I feared!

David Shipman?! what was I thinking? sorry - clearly baby brain has kicked in early!

Saville firstly, and otherwise, it sounds kind of dated to me.

Beyond awful