Marmite name?

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Jesse.

Is it a marmite name? Any thoughts?

I love it 😍

Love it. Love marmite.

Isn't it Jessie? Or Jess, depending on how your pronouncing it?
I like it though

Jesse is the maleform. I do like it but far too much potential for teasing; 'you big Jessie' etc...

Male form I meant!

I love it too.

Bad choice in Scotland

Fine in US

Which place are you nearer to?

Pronounced Jessie but spelt without the i. I am worried about the ' big jessie' connotations but I don't know if that's a dated saying or not.

@AuntieStella the midlands! I did think it was maybe a little American...

Love it. All those old biblical men's names are fab (with the possible exception of Booz and Aminadab). (Yes I did look those up).

LOVE it

I’m not keen. Biblical Old Testament boys’ names are hugely common and now dated in the U.K, even if this particular one isn’t. Jesse will make people think you are Breaking Bad fans.

It's a lovely man's name.
Never heard of "big jessie" whatever that is.
I'm from the SE.

My immediate thought was an American cowboy type 🤷🏻‍♀️

I know two little boys called Jesse and it really suits them, its a lovely name.
I've never heard of "big Jessie" either.

Awful. Hate Jesse and Jessie.

I know an adult Jesse and he says it's not an easy name to live with.

Jessie for a girl is fine, but the 'big jessie' association isn't good for a boy.

I found a Jessie in our family tree last night - lady - early 1800s. Not a family name at all, but I guess in an era of a dozen children, you get a chance to pick some new names!

Lovely name. Not overly popular at all but very much mainstream now as a boys name and won't raise any eyebrows compared to the other names about now.

There would definitely be big Jesse jokes from the older generation where I am. I don't know about those my own age, they would certainly know the phrase but I'm not sure they'd use it. I like it but absolutely couldn't use it. I'd hope he's a big strapping lad who takes stuff on the chin rather than a sensitive soul.

Why not the name 'Marmite'?

Some people will love it and others... well I think you know.

I know a 5 year old Jesse and it really suits him. I love the name. I don’t think it’s so associated with a girls name anymore as there’s hardly any Jessica’s about and I haven’t heard anyone say ‘you big jessie’ since I was a kid (now 30)

Boy or girl?

I’ve heard big Jesse as an insult but I don’t think young people would know it.

I do like it but can see it would be hard for a boy depending on the kind of character they were.

I can’t believe people haven’t heard of big Jessie (ie) as an insult! I’m in the south east and know it.

@daisypond

I’m not keen. Biblical Old Testament boys’ names are hugely common and now dated in the U.K, even if this particular one isn’t. Jesse will make people think you are Breaking Bad fans.

I am very amused at the thought of two and a half thousand year old names only now becoming ‘dated’ .