Is Jane boring?

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Is Jane boring, and does it sound ok with sister Nina?

It's not boring because it's rare nowadays. People who think it's boring are likely to be in their 40s or older and are thinking of their friends or their mother's generation.

There are very few babies called this at the moment and that makes it a really interesting choice. I think Mary is similar. It's also classic, simple and strong. Jane Eyre is a good association. All of the flower names and Olivia, Sophia, Ava etc. are very dated now.

I do think it's a bit dull I'm afraid, but I think it's a great middle name.

It's not boring because it's rare nowadays. People who think it's boring are likely to be in their 40s or older and are thinking of their friends or their mother's generation.

Nope, good ten years younger with no friends named Jane and only one of my parent’s friends with that name, plus a young child that I know and still think it’s very boring. Jane Eyre is a great novel but she is the person that the phrase “Plain Jane” was originally inspired by. She is frequently referred to as plain and refers to herself as plain hence “Plain Jane” which later led to just the name itself being dull and uninspired.

I really disagree with the comments about it not being dull for the next generation. It’s just a dull name no matter what generation it belongs to IMO. A couple of the names mentioned above like Esther and Frances are much more chic and a breath of fresh air whilst still being sensible and well known. I never understand why other posters make the assumption that if you don’t like an old name then you must be a huge fan of the top ten or “trends”. I hate Jane but also not at all keen on Ava, Evie, Olivia etc but I love names like Tanith, Miriam, Zelie, Adriana etc.

Very very boring and plain to me, sorry.

I have a Nina (great name!) and adore Jane (though my DH had the same view of it as some of the posters and nixed it.) I don't think it's dull at all and hits the same "normal but different" sweet spot as Nina. No child will think Jane plain these days.

Go for it!

I thought it was really boring when I was a child myself, but I think it is very pretty now. It can depend on the accent of the person saying it though, which is weird with such a short name.

It doesn't sound very nice if someone really extends the aaaaay sound in the middle, but slightly more clipped and deeper pronunciation (if that makes any sense?!) I really, really like.

Jane isn't boring compared with some names that have been popular recently, like Grace.

I prefer the Jayne spelling. Janie is also nice, as is Joanie.

There is also Eugenie, which can be pronounced You-Janie. I don't like the spelling but others might.

Great name I love it

Jane - like Helen - is a 'clever' name!
All Jane's/Helen's I have known - most in 50/60's now have been big achievers....I have always noticed !

Both are lovely

Jane, Jean, Joan are all much underused, classic names which are easy for a child to remember and learn to spell, go well with all styles of name.
Jane goes well with Nina, and is a lot less boring than Isabel, Olivia or Evelyn which are lovely but so so common at the moment.

It does sound dull, especially in comparison to Nina. I agree with the "ran out of ideas" feel to it when paired with Nina. I think you need to go for something a little more interesting.

I like it, also think it’s about to start making a come back along with other mid century names

... Don’t spell it Jayne though, it is naff.

Jane is nice and classical, but difficult to say unless you want the vowel to sound strangled. So I'd avoid it on that basis. It's the same reason we discounted Amy.

I love it. It's a short, neat, unfussy, underused classic. It's not in the same style as Nina, it's a much stronger name and I much prefer it actually. As for boring - I don't find it so.

Beautiful. Quite possibly my favourite name.

I really like Jane. I think of the song “sweet Jane” , but also it is one of those simple, classic names that everyone can spell, everyone can pronounce, and I like the elegance of it.
Also helps that I know a Jane ( she is 80) who is clever, kind and interesting.

I do like the simplicity of the name Jane, but if I was a Jane and had a sister named Nina I'd feel that she got the better name.

I'd expect Nina's sister to be named Zoe, Lara, Esmé, Amy, Ellen, Freya, Heidi, Clara, Tess or Tessa.

I prefer Jane to Nina!
Nina is nice but similar feel to olivia, Ella and other popular names.
Jane is more distinctive to me these days

I really love it , personally don’t know anyone with that name .

No, it is not boring. It is pretty!

Until MN I never knew that there were people who were so preoccupied with sibling names exactly matching (same kind of time period, same kind of popularity ranking, similar length, same frilliness index, similar plausibility of being used by the Royal Family etc..)

In real life, people might think it was odd if you called your kids two names that were so completely dissimilar as to sound comic ("Persephone and Bob" "Laycey-Jade and Elizabeth") but nobody would think Nina and Jane don't "go" with each other. They are both perfectly nice, recognizable girls' names--why wouldn't they go together?

Dull yes

Jana?

Jane is a great name

I love the name Jane