James as a girls name?

[CaitlinEJ]

Hi all,

I met a little girl called James the other day, at first I thought it was weird but now I’ve got to know her it’s really cute and suits her. I’ve heard of a few other girls names James and I was wondering what everyone thought of it as a girls name?

Jamesema?

It's a better choice than Babee (can't remember the spelling) I saw that one the other day.

Jamesina, traditional Scottish name. Jemima. Jamie, fairly recent usage. But no, nothing popular that's very like James.

Other male-sounding names used sometimes for girls: Billie, Bobbie, Charlie/Charley. It's notable they're almost always spelled differently from the male versions, like Jo, Nic and Andi.

Names that are still mostly male: Max, Ben.

Genuinely unisex: Chris, Pat, Alex, Sam, Laurie.

James "for a girl" was veto'd by Ross when he and Rachel were trying to name their baby!

Just saying it isn't a new thing - it is rather silly though!

No. Silly.

One of the interior designer’s in this month’s Living Etc (with a very nice house) has a daughter called James. Think they’re in California though.

No, it’s awful for a girl. James , to me is a strong name for a boy, like Alexander, Max, and loads of others. It makes me think of the Johnny Cash song, A Boy Named Sue. There are lots of lovely names out there, for girls and James isn’t one of them.

And Blake Lively herself has a boys name, same with Cameron Diaz

Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier. Alice is definitely not the name his parents gave him

Thank you for reviving a 2 year old thread in order to make a point that was already made on the second page

Well I like it. But MN HATES boy's names on girls for some reason 😂 posters get so mad when they're suggested!

It’s the internalised misogyny that goes hand in hand with naming girls traditionally male names that is disliked.

@JemimaJoy

Well I like it. But MN HATES boy's names on girls for some reason 😂 posters get so mad when they're suggested!

I think most people just think of the kid having to go through school/life with that name.

There is also actress Michael Michelle. Names do often swap frm male to female.

Shaun/shawn is a girls' name in the US and I know a few Madisons, which means son of Maud but the ones I know are female.

Shirley is/was a male name until Charlotte Bronte used it. Big Daddy's real name was Shirley (and as a life saver he saved my aunt's life in Blackpool)

John Wayne was a Marion, Dr Hillary Jones was the only male at his interview for uni because the uni was attempting to attract more females and inadvertently asked him to the women's interview - or something similar.

I quite like it

Quite apart from the feminist angle, why do people copy celebs? I find it so cringe.

No, to me it is far too masculine to be a girls name. Jaime, yes, James, no.

I strongly dislike this for a girl. Good grief! There won't be any soley boys names left soon.

I love it for a girl, but it is my sons middle name 😂 my first name is unisex so it is also my second sons middle name and I actually love Jaime for a girl...

Love James for a middle spot on a girl.

Penelope James is high on my list

An unpopular opinion maybe but I love James for a girl. I don't think it should be the job of a parent not to name a child something they could be bullied for but the job of a parent to raise their children to not to bully and a teacher to not blame the parent for the name but to stop the bullying when they see it. My name is Georgina but have always been known as George and love it, was also never bullied for it 🤷‍♀️

I just think, why?

It's derived from Jacob. It smacks of having no knowledge of your own culture.

I wouldn't call a girl Abraham either. Or a boy for that matter.
If you want to be fresh don't pick an old style patriarchal name.

It's so much a boys name in the UK

She would be forever 'James but she's a girl' - I don't think it's the same as Dylan as a PP suggests, because that's a much less common name.

It will a pain for life, probably piss her off, people will assume her parents wanted a boy...

So no.