What springs to mind when you hear the name James?

[sophiedeana990]

My inner milk curdles when I have the name James, it reminds me of a self-conscious skater boy with a Bieber/surfing hair cut that annoyingly covers his eyes, or a selfish pig of a 'bachelor' who spends his nicer than comfy salary on his drink issues to compensate the pain for his pathetic inner weakness.

No offence to anyone of course, it's just what springs to mind when I hear the name James. Problem because I read too many books, come to think of it lol

like it.

So what, you could tell your cousin that "everyone else" hates the name James too, and not just you?

Seriously, when you get to know her James, that baby will probably start to override the negative associations you've got from other James's you've known.

And what she plans to name her child is really none of your business. Particularly when it's a normal, mainstream name she's considering.

P.S. I think James is a great name. I've met far more lovely James's than nasty James's.

Exactly Shadow. If she was planning to call him Lucifer-K/din then I could understand your cringing, but James?? It's a very old, very popular, very normal name.

My brother and my husband's brother are Jameses. Love the name. I think it's solid, masculine and gentle all in one (and that's not based on the James I know, but rather, how I think of the name).

oh sit down

A male.
Possibly Scottish - we had six King James, so very popular
lots of abbreviations - Jim, JImmy, Jem, Jamie.
Classic name