Skip or Skipp?

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Expecting a boy in Jan!

Really liking Skip, I think that spelling is preferableto Skipp, any opinions?

Older brother is Jem

Nate is a good shout from @villainousbroodmare. Still has the American sound, works well with Jem. Jem and Nate sound like a fun duo!

Im assuming, of course, that you have a strong maritime heritage.

Skip isn't great, not in the UK.

How about other nautical names:

Caspian
Poseidon
Davey
Jacques
Moby

Skip is a bush kangaroo, a vessel for rubbish or a crisp. Please reconsider. Two ps is even worse.

Dumpster

Kai is a bit chavvy if you ask me. (Sorry I know snobby!)

Crew makes me think of Crewe (the not very nice and quite rough town south of Manchester) or Crew clothing (preppy expensive clothes).

Kai is OK. Not Crew though.

Where are you? This is a UK based site. If you are somewhere like the US then that might explain the different naming conventions or ideas.

I was going to suggest Seaman but someone beat me to it

Neither, it’s a kangaroos name

The kangaroo is Skippy. skipper is a dolphin 😆

I'd skip using the name Skip tbh. Lots of meanings, none really a child's name!

Admiral?

Kai is fine. But not really in the same field as Jem.

@liveforsummer I though the dolphin was flipper?

[quote ChristmasCrafter]@liveforsummer I though the dolphin was flipper?[/quote]
Flipper is the dolphin from the tv show. Skipper is a kids book series if I remember correctly.

Kit?

Jack Tar.

Kai is from Lego Ninjago which are long lasting here

Agree with Kit.

Skippy the bush kangaroo comes to mind (although kids these days will probably think of peanut butter)

I know a little boy called Ocean and a Blue if it's a water theme that you're after.

If it's the single syllable names that you like then there's loads like Kit, Jack, Lex, Jay...

My son has Kai as a middle name and he really likes it.

Skip's school nickname will be "Rubbish". Poor kid.

Neither.

Great names for border collies.

Kit as in PE kit?

We do like Kai, or otherwise have considered Kip

Jem is really lovely. It was originally a medieval nn for James or Jeremy, so similar style boys names to me would be Cal (originally from Charles or Calvin), Kit (Christopher or Christian), Hal (Henry or Harold), Ned (Edward, Edmund or Edgar) or Will (William or Wilfred).

Other one syllable "nn style" names that I think might work with Jem are Bram, Heath or perhaps Drew instead of Crew - but I don't hate Kai (although I personally much prefer the Cai spelling).

Sorry OP, it really makes me laugh that you would question Kit, as in PE kit, but not Skip(p) as in… skip. Other than that I have nothing useful to add.

It’s a ridiculous name. I’d assume Skipp was a typo for either Skip or Skippy.

Skipper is Barbie's sister. The dolls are very popular amongst primary age girls so I wouldn't name a boy Skipper