Simpsons

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Odd thread title but stay with me. My husband and I really like 'Jay' as a middle name for our baby boy. So for example, 'Michael Jay Smith' (not our surname!)

Now... We love it but both also immediately went 'that's Homer's middle name in the Simpsons'. There's a whole episode about it. Not the worst thing in the world but I'm just wondering how many people immediately think 'The Simpsons'?

I know the episode but wouldn't think of it or make the connection.

I did think it and remember the episode why don't you give him Jason as a middle and call the middle name Jay?

I really wouldn't think of the Simpsons. Jay is a bird name like Finch or Robin.

I've never thought of the Simpson when reading Stephen jay Gould so I think its ok.

My sons middle name is Jay and in 8 years the Simpsons has never been mentioned nor crossed my mind
I think you'd have to be a super fan to get from a very ordinary name to the Simpsons tbh

As monkey said, I know the episode but wouldn't have really thought much of it

Homer's middle name isn't Jay, his middle initial is J. Americans often use the middle initial as part of the formal name "George W Bush" a and your middle initial appears on official documents and your credit card etc.

Incidentally I think part of the joke is that all of the Simpsons characters have J as their middle initial.

To be honest, I wouldn't let it sway you

I watch a lot of Simpsons and wouldn't have clocked this.

sycamore it is Jay. There was a whole episode about finding out what the J stood for.. And it turned out to be Jay.

I don't think it's a problem op. I know the episode you're on about, and whilst it might or might not cross my mind I wouldn't think anything of it.

Thanks all! I know it's a bit far fetched, we both absolutely love the name but also watched loads of the Simpsons when we were young so both our brains went there! We're gonna go for it

I know someone who used Jay as a middle name because of the simpsons

I'm just wondering how many people immediately think 'The Simpsons'?

I would guess the answer to that question is very few! What a bizarrely specific thing to worry about.

@sycamore54321 the whole point of the episode is that homer has never known what the j stands for because his mother chose the name but then abandoned him when he was young and he's very keen to find out what j stands for. Eventually he finds out that it stands for Jay, so there's quite a funny "my name is homer Jay Simpson, not homer J Simpson!" moment.

Still don't think it's a problem though!

Nah I think it's fine. I know the episode and love it 😀

You are definitely overthinking it a bit op! I doubt many people would associate it with that.

I don't think it is an issue.
If you were going with Bart or Homer, yes, I'd think, 'Oh, like the Simpsons' but not so with Jay.

The middle name makes me think of Donald J. Trump!!

It reminds me more of Michael J Fox.

I have a DS with the middle name Jay and no one has ever mentioned 'like the Simpsons'. And also now he is older middle names very rarely get mentioned apart from form filling so it really wouldn't matter even if it did remind people of the symptoms.

Simpsons!

I think it's a great middle name because of the Simpsons link! I wish I had used it for DS now

Definitely didn't think of Homer when I saw.

Donald J Trump.