Joy/Jean

[ReginaGeorgee]

Posted another thread for some more suggestions, but please could we some thoughts on our two front runner names for DD1?

Joy
Jean

Also any middle name pairings would be helpful.

I really don't like either. Joy is slightly better

I like the meaning of Joy, but Jean is much cooler for today’s generation.

So mixed, such a hard decision. DH just suggested Joss as well, something to think about..

I think Jean is edging it for me at the moment but I'm so confused!

Jean is awful. Sorry. I quite like Joan though

Jean!

Although I'm biased as I have one

Her middle name is Charlotte.

I love both (sorry, no help)

Love Jean it's one of my dd3 middle name,named after my Nan.
One of my dd2 middle names is Joan!
All my dd2 have got 2 middle names.
Jean Isobel is nice
Jean Vera
Jean Rae

@PeskyRooks oh I absolutely love Vera!!!! That's going on my list, thank you, sounds like we have similar taste! 😍😍

I would use Jeannie as a first name.
Not keen on Jean though.

I love Joy. Represents so much in life that is has to do with that word.

I love Joy, and Jean is OK, but I prefer it spelt Jeanne, don't know why

I like Joy! So simple and uplifting. I chose it as a middle name for my daughter.

@TheLette that's lovely, I really like it! Just hope it would suit our DD for all ages.

@shazattack3 I really don't want anything modern or trendy

Is Jean an up and coming name? It's my DMs middle name and shes in her 80s! Joy is timeless I think, so would go with that. If I had had agirl she would have been called Jesamine.

@namechangenumber204 not that I know, I'm trying to stay away from any rising trends and go for underused classic names. Jesamine is beautiful!!

Jean is great!

@ReginaGeorgee Jean is my preference, gorgeous. I have it on my list spelt Jeane... I feel like the e makes it look more complete rather than having a middle name feel. It’s lovely however it’s spelled though as is the Jeannie nn - adorable

Prefer Joy. Jean is ok but not as nice.

@Edenember that's a great idea re the spelling. It does look more complete. I considered the Jeanne spelling but didn't want people to say Zhan.. Jeane is a lovely way around that!

What were you thinking of pairing with Jeane for the middle spot and what are your other options if you don't mind my asking?

@Tardigrade001 Some days I prefer Joy too, others Jean it's so hard.

I thought of Joy as I have a virtue name too and Joy is so short and simple with a gorgeous meaning!

I like Joy but I am biased as that's my name and everyone says its a lovely name when i tell them. I've not met many other Joy's in my lifetime.

@ReginaGeorgee if I use it it will be a middle name ... I realise that seems to contradict what I’ve just said 😂 but I want all the names I use to feel ‘complete’ including middles, I don’t want them to look/feel like something I’ve just stuck in for the sake of having a middle, if you know what I mean. I have a ridiculous amount of girls names on my list covering many different styles, some of which you’ll love, some you’ll hate so I won’t bore you with them all 😂 my favourites at the moment are Eliza, (E)erika, Eve, Freyja, Hannah, Heidi, Ingrid, Isolde, Rowena, Theia, Tilda and Trudie, but my favourites from the ‘mother pool’ tend to rotate all the time. I veer towards strong sounding, ‘heritage’ names, a lot of Scandi stuff to reflect heritage hence the k spelling of Erika. I don’t think I’ll use Freyja because of popularity (although I don’t know any), I would always try to avoid the one of several in the class problem. However I also have plenty of vintagey classics on my list such as Harriet, Florence, Cecily, Beatrice etc. I think the favourite atm is Eliza Jeane 😻 I feel like for you a longer middle name would flow well, I liked other pps suggestions of Jean Felicity and Jean Penelope xXx

Jean, although I prefer Jeanne. :)

@ReginaGeorgee I also love Eseld (Cornish Isolde) but it doesn’t go with our surname.