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Jay

26 replies

whatismyname · 28/08/2008 23:36

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Quattrocento · 28/08/2008 23:37

Well if you are going to name your child after a bird, Jay is better than Eagle or Kestrel or Pigeon or Bluetit. But possibly not as good as Robin.

ja9 · 28/08/2008 23:38

no.

FanjolinaJolly · 28/08/2008 23:39

Sorry,makes me think of a bird,or the diminutive of Jason.If you like it though,ignore my wittering!!Names are a very subjective thing

Fimbo · 28/08/2008 23:39

No

LackaDAISYcal · 28/08/2008 23:40

no, chavvy connotations thanks to Eastenders

MadBadandDangerousToKnow · 28/08/2008 23:42

Makes me think of the Osmonds in a nostalgic-for-my-youth stylee.

combustiblelemon · 28/08/2008 23:46

It makes me think of the letter, the bird or Jay-Z or the silly little man with the big hats. It's a nice name.

mazzystar · 28/08/2008 23:53

There was a girl at school called Jay - she was v glamorous. So I quite like it. At least its a nice sounding word.

KatieMorag · 29/08/2008 00:28

no. sorry

lollipopmother · 29/08/2008 00:30

I am making the assumption that it is for a boy rather than a girl, purely because I haven't ever heard it as a girls name, however either way I am not too keen, sorry.

piratecat · 29/08/2008 00:32

nah, the sound is nice but its not a great name.

is this for a boy?

MamaMimi · 29/08/2008 01:11

Think it's fine, nice and simple.

There's also Jace, if you like names along that line.

3andnomore · 29/08/2008 09:35

there is a Jai on Home & Away, pronounced Jy....quite like that....

nickeldime · 30/08/2008 18:15

Jay was once a top-ranking name some 40 years back. Still popular though: www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Jay

LaDiDaDi · 30/08/2008 19:02

I was at school with a male Jay, his mum was American and so I've always thought of it as being a ver American name although I'm not sure if it is popular over there or not.

pgwithnumber3 · 30/08/2008 21:27

DH is a Jay - it is a great name as a shortening (James, Jason, John etc) but a bit 1970's and I probably wouldn't use it now.

MaloryDontDiveItsShallow · 30/08/2008 21:29

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wessexgirl · 30/08/2008 21:32

It's reminded me of one time I was at a meeting with a man called Jay. When he was asked his name, he gave his full name.

"What does the J stand for?"

"No, my name is Jay."

"Jay what?"

"Just Jay. J.A.Y."

The long-suffering look on his face suggested this was about the thousandth time he'd had that conversation.

cyteen · 30/08/2008 21:34

I like it. I've got a friend called Justin who has Jay as a nn.

misi · 30/08/2008 21:34

my nephew is Jai.
it means an acclamation of happiness

preggersplayspop · 30/08/2008 21:44

I went to school with a Jay and although it was always an unusual name he didn't really get teased about it. Jay-Bird was about as bad as it got, and that's pretty mild considering some of the other nicknames that were around. (A girl called Tiffany came off pretty bad).

I really like Jay, it was on our list of boys names. I'm surprised so many people don't like it!

misi · 30/08/2008 22:09

cyteen, whats an nn?

AbbeyA · 30/08/2008 22:17

I think people would get confused and ask what the J stands for.

cyteen · 30/08/2008 23:59

misi, it's a nickname

misi · 31/08/2008 00:14

aha, I wondered as my nephew who is jai, his dad is justin

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