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?

Rose as a boys' middle name?! You having a laugh? Are you perhaps from the US? 😂 Why do parents want their kids to get horrendously bullied? Names like Jaxon are bad enough nevermind James for a girl etc 🙄🙄🙄

@NeverSayFreelance , Jaime is Spanish for James

Are people genuinely naming their girls Jaime? I thought that was a typo for Jamie but see it a few times throughout the thread.

I don’t think James sounds as bad as some men’s names but I don’t like the trend of moving men’s names over to women because it doesn’t happen the other way and there are fewer choices for boys’ names anyway

If you wouldn't call a boy Isabella then don't call a girl James.

This whole trend stems from the idea that in order to be seen as strong and powerful a girl has to be like a boy which is just ridiculous. It's the reason I hate films and books that pander to that stereotype. Take Gravity for example. It's got a cool female astronaut as the main character but what's her name? Ryan. Or Star Trek Discovery with a female main character. What's her name? Michael 🙄(Discovery also gets bonus rage points for calling 'Michaels' best friend Sylvia and portraying her as a bit of a cowardly wet blanket).

It needs to stop.

@AllyCatTown , if you are old enough to remember thev1970s, you will be familiar with Jaime as a girl's name. The Bionic Woman was Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner)

@TheBirdintheCave , can you imagine a thread where the OP said she didn't like any boy's names and was asking if Isabella or Martha was ok for a boy?

I love the name James, but I don't think I like it for a girl. I don't think of Jamie or even Jaime as a girl's name either, although I'm aware they have been used for girls occasionally.

I think today anything goes.

Isn't there a famous female cook called Jack?

Isn't there a famous female cook called Jack?

she identifies as non-binary

Ridiculous. One a second thought, why not Clive or Gary?