Jane

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Timeless or boring?

Has anyone any ideas of other timeless classics?

Actually @Byfleet a lot lot older than that. I hate the term 'low-rent, bet you use chavvy too. So bloody snobby.

My great grandmother was Jayne and Welsh (so 1860s). I believe it comes from the Middle Ages following from its Hebrew roots. It originated as a surname in the 1200s and from their became a first name. Has also been used in Wales as a spelling a long way back. I believe first recorded in Monmouthshire way back (I researched my great grandmother so have all this info!)

So yeah, low rent and modern is totally wrong. Name snobbery is so ridiculous.

I like it and would find it really refreshing these days.

Janey/Janie is cute as a nickname.

No need for "Jayne." It spoils the simplicity of this classic name.

Emily is so boring. I know several nice Emilys, but oh goodness, it is a yaaaawwwn of a name.

I like it. It feels fresh after what seems like years of dainty, frilly names.

I think you’ll find that’s Emily.

Jennifer
Claire
Georgia
Juno
Helen
Grace
Rachel
Susan
May
Bethan
Naomi
Sara
Faith
Amber
Joy
Leah
Maria

Rebecca

I think it's beautiful. It's certainly not a name used by unimaginative people.

Unimaginative people follow the latest trend and use a name that's everywhere at the moment.

Definitely not a classic.
It's a very 80s name that is starting to feel dated.

I like Jane. Never met a bad Jane ever.
Can’t say that for every name.

Lauren is not classic or timeless; Laura is so much nicer.
Jane is a classic. I don't think it was popular in the1980s other than as a middle name.

It isn't, @Pieceofpurplesky .
There's no J in Welsh and because Welsh is phonetic it would be almost unpronounceable. It would be approximately Jigh-neh.
Jên would give you a welsified Jane.

Siân is the Welsh form of Jane.

Hi, does anyone know names that mean anything along the lines of influential?
Gender doesn't matter

I know Siân is the literal translation. The point I was trying to make was that it wasn't a name made up in the 60s and was not low rent.
Interesting your pronunciation as jigh-ney as my great grandmother was always called 'Jinny' as a nickname. She was Jayne, born 1860 ish and named after family. Probably from the old surname.

I prefer Jane anyway - just defending my GGM!

Agree with this.

Jane is lovely OP, I imagine her to be confident, self possessed and quite cool. In the same vein:

Mary
Frances (my fave here)
Helen
Ruth
Beth
Anne
Sarah

Some of the names suggested previously hit very different notes imo, but then that's the interesting thing about names - we all see different things in them.

@Pieceofpurplesky , my neighbour when I was little was called Jinny, but it was Jane written down. We called her Nain [her house name] or Mrs [typical welsh surname].
There seemed to be fewer first names in use compared to today.

Helen is lovely. In the same vein as Jane I think. Classic and simple.

I like Jane, I may be bias as its my middle name.

I also think it’s a timeless classic. There are lots of famous Janes through history, Jane Austen, Jane Seymour (Henry VIIIs wife and the famous actress), Jane Fonda, Jane Russell, Jane ??? ( I can never remember her name but she was the mum in Malcom in the Middle), Jane Adams (civil rights leader and Nobel prize winner), Jane Horrocks, one of my favourite actresses, loved her in Littel Voice.

I don’t think it’s plain at all.

Statistically the OP isn’t likely to be Welsh.

It’s an English cultural ref

@Luredbyapomegranate , it's not a Welsh spelling anyway.

I thought that Stranger Things might make Jane more popular but it didn't seem to.

Jane I think is a classic.

It’s less offensively dull than Sarah and Anna, probably because it feels less generic and bland due to being more unusual these days. Those are both classics too.

boring sorry

I actually like Jane and feel it's due a comeback

I really like Jane. Also other suggestions of Hermione. I prefer Annabelle to Anna and Clara lovely but going by this board I think it’s quite popular now and it’s tainted it for me?

i really like Jane and think it sounds fresh in a sea of Lilly/Evie’s. i also know a lovely Jane nn Janey and love the nn too.

Anna is classic and gorgeous. or what about

Sadie
Ruby
Laura
Lois
Nina
Naomi
Cara