Nicknames for James

[zazie7]

Hi,

We have called DS (7 weeks) James and intended to call him this but we are finding that we are calling him Jamie some of the time. He seems to suit it. Family members have also asked us which nickname we are using.

It got me thinking, what do you think of the different nicknames for James? What is your favourite/least favourite?

I can think of:

Jamie
Jim
Jimmy
Jay

Jimbles is a nickname I could get behind

Further to my original reply, Jem/Jimbo/Jambo are bloody heinous.

And agree that James is a bloody fine name that doesn't actually need a nickname at all.

I think Jay is really cute. Know someone who called their DS just 'Jay'.

James is my all time favourite name. I hate Jim and Jimmy - think it's a dated nickname (sorry to any mum's of baby Jims/Jimmys!) and agree that James is so short/easy to say it doesn't need a nickname as such. Some of the nicknames I've heard for James are here VVV BUT the nicknames I've heard are mostly pet/cutesy nicknames used within family rather than by others (e.g. At school)

Jamesy (which is what I'd default to)
Jimble / Jumble
Jay
Jimjam

I don't like any nn that come from James but love the name! It doesn't need shoetening (or lengthening!) so none seem natural.

DS is almost 18 now but autistic and very proper, likes rules and things being correct and stuff...one person called him Jamie when he was younger and he just said, in a very definite voice, "My name is James". She didn't make that mistake again

I like James and Jamie . Know a small child called Jimmy, probably quite trendy in manner if Ronnie, Vinnie etc but am not very keen. I'd stick with James and let nicknames evolve, which tends to happen anyway.

I call DS Jamesy but no one else does. That's my name for him

Jem
Jamey
Jim
Jimmy
Jay

Jameson, nick name James !

What is this obsession with planning a name's nickname? Names don't need nicknames and if they do evolve, they normally happen naturally and sometimes bear little resemblance to the name.

I would not shorten James at all btw.

My 11yo is a James and just gets called James as that's what he prefers, though I sometimes throw a Jamesie in :)

What is this obsession with planning a name's nickname? Names don't need nicknames and if they do evolve, they normally happen naturally

You mean, exactly as the OP describes in her case?

Jamesie, Jim, Jimmy, Jim Jam, and shithead!! ( well he is sometimes and that's what dh and I call him sometimes if it's been a long day!!!)
Never had Jamie

I wouldn't get into the habit of a nn if you don't want to, they're usually pretty awful and should be a natural thing rather than forced or chosen imho.

My DH is James, just James.

Love Jamie and Jimbob.

I know two Jims who get called Jimmer

Jimbob and Jimmer

Jago? Think maybe cornish for James? Could be wrong though.

We have a James in the family, he's 5 and gets called Jazz. I love it and it suits him.

DH is sometimes referred to as Jimbo by his mum and sister.

FWIT as a James DH thinks it is perfectly acceptable to use Jamie as a NN for a James.

My James (9) quickly became Jimmy. Most of his school friends now call him Jim. All teachers know him as Jimmy.
Only his Scottish grandma calls him James- I think there are connotations with Jimmy in Scotland- but my son doesn't always realise she's talking to him.
For fun, amongst family, he is often called Jimothy (?) or Bobs ( short for Jimbobs I suppose)

I should have had a James, I love all of its variations. I particularly love Jim, but really like Jamie too. And James by itself is great. No one would have pissed me off with what they called my son 😀

I think Jamie sounds more up to date than Jim or Jimmy, and if you're already using it a bit, it's probably the "right" name for him iyswim. I've known a few Jamies whose friends call them Jay, but it sounds like you're already open to Jay so that shouldn't be a problem.

Hi have a James/ Jay/ JJ
Never - jimmy