Jean.

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What do you think? Due a revival? Had its day?

Can't make my mind up.

I quite like it!

Now, I think Jean is cool and quite edgy. I like it. Jeanie is cute for a young child. Really, really don't like Jeanette though. Completely different feel.

I quite like Gene for a boy as well.

I like it.

Hi Jean!

Poor Jean will be fed-up of people marvelling at their original joke.

Jean is cool !

I met a baby Margot Jean the other day, which I thought was lovely.

Never considered it actually, but I do think it’s nice, in an Enid blyton kind of way. I think it’s of my parents generation though, and names from that era haven’t really made a comeback yet (Susan, carol, Patricia etc etc)

It's my DD's middle name after a great-grandmother on either side. We didn't like it for a first name but it was a set middle name from when I was pregnant the first time. First time turned out to be DS and our first names for girls changed loads over the next 22 months before DD arrived but it was always Jean for the middle.

I love it as a middle name.

Lovely name!

One of my friends just named her baby Joan Janice.

I think it's awesome.

I think Jean is ready for a comeback. Jeanie is sweet for a child.

I think it could be quite cool on the right person. It's a bit in the Edith/Mabel category in that way.

Gene for a boy is great too and I'm surprised there aren't more of them about.

I know two, both under 10. One is French so pronounces it more like Jan than Gene. I really like it.

Jean was on our list but we ended up going with June. I love it though, a really sweet, cool name.

I still think Stacey slaters mum off eastenders

Its my 6 year olds middle name, she has a traditional name and it goes nicely.
She likes Jeanie tho, it doesn't suit her 😢

I love it, if either dc had been a girl it would've been middle name. Although probably 'jeanne' after grandmother.

Definitely due a revival. Jeanie is a cute nn.

Jean suddenly sounds very modern to me. How does time do this?

Completely fabulous. Manages to be cool, cute, novel & traditional, all at the same time.

I love it and it was almost DD3’s name. I asked thoughts on it here around 2 years ago and it was mostly a negative response, it’s so interesting to watch name fashions change.

It's OK as a middle name.

Barbara Jean would be cool.

It’s very cool in a 70s kind of a way. It reminds me of Willa Jean from the Ramona novels.

I really don't like Jean. Jeans...
Would you consider Joan?

I saw your other thread (Enid). Enid's better than Jean ... have you thought of Maud. It's a very old name, strong, short and due a comeback in my opinion.