Jaze or Jayze

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To be pronounced to rhyme with maze?

I prefer Jaze as it's simpler but my DP thinks Jayze looks more solid as a name. We don't like traditional names so James is off the menu. We liked Jay but it's a bit overdone and more boring.

What about Ezyaj, so Jayze backwards – loses the Jay-Z association and is more unique.

When these name threads come up, I always think ‘why don’t you change your name to the ridiculous one you’re proposing for your child?’

But no, they only ever want to saddle their poor child with the silly name.

OP - people will have pre-conceived ideas about both your child and you when you introduce little Jaze/Jayze…..

What's your social, economical background OP?
I genuinely want to know what sort of people think these types of names are OK

Jayze looks like the name of a toilet cleaner and Jaze just looks like Jase (short for Jason) spelt wrong. It might also be mispronounced ‘Jazz’.

There’s nothing wrong with James or Jay, but you could go for Jamie (or Jaymie), Jacob, Jake, Jago, Jonas, etc. You could also spell Jay as Jai.

You could also spell Jay as Jai.
But please don’t.

That's a name you'd scan the register, clock the name and assume you were in for a tricky period.

Please don't.

Spell it Jeyes like the disinfectant

Jaze , As it looks the same as words that rhyme like Gaze and Maze

Athough to be clearer on the pronouciation you could spell it Jaize like Maize, i think its less likely to be said Jay-Z if its spelled Jaize or maybe Jaise?

Jayze-Cloth might work it has a clean ring about it!

Neither

both awful!

I agree with PP who suggested Jace.

It sounds like a nick name and has no scope to be a full and formal name or a short one. Gazza and Jazz and Hazza can be nice nick names, but there are probably some rude slang words, like 'wazzer' and others, that sound a bit like Jaze, because it's very off-the-cuff and made-up slang sounding.

Blaze would be better. I think Blaise might be an old-fashioned man's name, and goes with the semantic field of Stormi and Stormzi and Winter and nature-inspired names. In fact, I think the Kardashians might thank me for that suggestion, and use it.

Would instantly think Chav if I saw that name. Sorry.

Just awful and I think this is probably a joke.

Sorry but I would hear “Jeyes”. Like the floor cleaner.

What a mean nest of vipers you really are.

Your bubs your choice hun.

(This thread has reminded me of Maryz. Never knew if it was Maryzee or Maryzed. But then I was shocked when Pag explained her pronunciation of Pagwatch)

I don't mind Blaze/Blaise but it makes me think of fires. I'll keep Jace on the list for now aswell. What about Zade?

Your bubs your choice, of course. Also be prepared for your bubs to hate you for that choice forever.

Both awful. If this is a serious question, don't inflict either name on your child.

What about an actual NAME

Zade? Is there something in particular you’re trying to achieve with your name choices, OP?

Jason is probably due for a fashionable revival and has a solid literary background, good associations with some cool actors, and can always be shortened to Jay.

I think Jason would be trendy now, as goes with the trend for revived 70s girls names, such as Lisa and Tanya.

No, but Zane might be good.

What about Cade/Kade?

They're both dreadful