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110 replies

heartoftheocean · 07/07/2019 18:31

So after all the Jacob posts nothing felt right..... The names just didnt feel right. And today I was reading about Jacob in the bible and it just put me off in all honestly.
We came across a name and it just feels right. The name is JENSON.
Middle name yet to be decided.
What do you all think?
Girls name is set 100% at Sofia Matilda. Sibling is Noah.
Look forward to hearing your thoughts.

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IggyAce · 07/07/2019 19:27

Not a fan of Jenson and my ds has a surname as a first name. I think it will date.

DickZillaofTheVilla · 07/07/2019 19:27

One of the ‘Yummy Mummies’ on Netflix named their baby Jenson and that puts me right off

stucknoue · 07/07/2019 19:34

I prefer traditional names - think about how the name would sound if your dc became an mp, a captain in the military or a doctor. Nicknames are fine but not on birth certificates !

heartoftheocean · 07/07/2019 20:04

Thank you all so much for your response. Theres been a real mixed bag a comments (likes and dislikes). The positive comments have really made me smile and the negative comments have just made me more determined to use it, because it feels right.
Jenson Button is a famous racing car driver and it doesnt seem to have caused him any problems having a "chavvy" name. Anyway its not a name that makes someone "chavvy" its their upbringing Wink

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gettingtherequickly · 07/07/2019 20:20

It give a certain impression, but if you're okay with that then crack on.

MakeAWhish · 07/07/2019 20:32

What about Jay, as an alternative? But if you love it, go for it! If the kid isn't chavvy, the name isn't chavvy.

lilpumpsmum · 07/07/2019 20:37

I really don't think it's chavvy. The janson i know was very Chelsea Sloane Ranger so Jenson seems like an extension of that to me. 🤷🏼‍♀️

itsagodawfulsmallaffair · 07/07/2019 20:37

As pp Jay is good, I'm a teacher and have not had good experiences with Jenson.

HollowTalk · 07/07/2019 20:39

But as soon as you say "Jenson" someone will say "Button."

Jacob is lovely.

sloaneBear · 07/07/2019 20:40

I love Noah, Sofia and Matilda. I also quite like Jacob.

To me Jenson is a very different kind of name. Your other names are classics where as this is a flash-in-the-pan fashionable name that will date. Like Tracey in the 80s or Darren in the 70s.

RuthW · 07/07/2019 20:41

Hanson doesn't go with Noah. It's in a different class.

IvanaPee · 07/07/2019 20:44

I think that if you were 100% sure then you shouldn’t have posted!

Not everyone was going to like it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

RumpoleoftheBaileys · 07/07/2019 20:48

I like it.

#ButtonFan

saraclara · 07/07/2019 20:50

I really dislike Jenson. Since you asked.

glitterbiscuits · 07/07/2019 21:00

Not Jensen or Jenson.
People will judge.

Ginger1982 · 07/07/2019 21:06

Dunno why you bothered starting this thread except to post an inevitably smug response 🤷🏼‍♀️

saraclara · 07/07/2019 21:10

Thank you all so much for your response. Theres been a real mixed bag a comments
There really haven't! At the point where you posted that, the haters of the name outweighed the lovers by 4:1!

Myotherusernameisshy · 07/07/2019 21:15

It doesn’t sound like it fits at all with your other name choices; it’s not a name I would suggest if you said you liked Noah, Sofia and Jacob at all.
I’m a F1 fan and think Jenson Button seems lovely. I know a little Jenson who is a nice enough boy. I’m sorry I still really dislike the name Jenson/Jensen. Your baby your choice though.

KTara · 07/07/2019 21:20

Never heard the name Jenson, I am afraid and I really do not like it - sorry.

C0untDucku1a · 07/07/2019 21:21

I think the description of Jenson is the new Wayne is the most accurate. Jacob is also very, very popular.

SoupDragon · 07/07/2019 21:23

Jacob is far superior to Jenson

Peachbubble · 07/07/2019 21:23

Jenson is awful. So many nicer names to choose from.

HermioneMakepeace · 07/07/2019 21:24

Love Jenson! It's nice to hear something a bit different. Go for it OP!

Carpetburns · 07/07/2019 21:25

Jenson. Poor kid. Horrible name. Jacob nicer and biblical like Noah.

Cloudofsparrows · 07/07/2019 21:28

I know a young Aryton after Ayrton Senna, think Jenson could end up being Jen.