If your surname was Oliver, would you call your baby James?

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No. Ruled out several names I liked as it was the name of someone famous.

Yes.

Why not Jamie Oliver isnt gonna be around for ever, and james doesnt have to equal Jamie, my dp is James and I have never called him jamie and neither has anyone else.

Jimmy is cool though if you wanna shorten it go for Jimmy.

I probably would but DH said no to Charlie George as DS's first and second names because of some decrepid old footballer. Be prepared for comments though DS is called Alfie and for the first year I got constantly asked if I liked eastenders or if I was a fan of Jude Law.

Yes.
DP's brother is called Oliver Stone and Oliver Stone is a lot better known than Jamie Oliver.

It's not like children will think 'oh James Oliver, Jamie Oliver, the tv chef' so Your ds would always be the person the first thought of as James Oliver and by the time they did think it it wouldn't be important because your child would have already made the name his own.

Yes it is was the name I really wanted.

yes.

dd3 is Serena Williams.

Yes, my DS2 is a James and I never think of him as a Jamie. Different names IMO

I probably wouldn't. But that's because I don't like Jamie Oliver at all and it would make me think of him.
But James is a lovely name, on the other hand.

Yeah That sounds a nice name.

I agree that in a few years time Jamie Oliver will prob be out of the limelight and by the time he goes to school his peers will have no idea who he is.

on the James/Jamie thing.. my DH is a Jamie and people always think his "real" name is James but its actually Jamie.

Personally I dont see how James can become Jamie?? Not as if its even a shortened version of it. They are completely different names

sorry for the rant!- its a bug bear of mine.

took me ages to work out why you wouldnt!i get it now!
yes i would.i have a sweet baby james(7 so not really baby but...).he gets called jamesy or j never jamie.

james is a lovely lovely name!

Um, I think that Jamie is a shortened version (nickname for) James.

We're Olivers and we ruled out "Jamie" but didn't want "James" anyway (though it did take me pointing it out to dp before he realised why I was saying no to Jamie).

@pigleychez - Jamie is a very standard shortened form for James. It started out that way and has only become a name in its own right recently.

I don't think it matters, I've know plenty of people with the same name as celebrities and they've only ever got grief for it in jest. I doubt a single one of them would say that they actually dislike it.

As mentioned above, he might not even become a Jamie. Might just stay a James, or go for Jim or Jimmy, which I prefer.

It wouldn't bother me.

Two of my sons have famous names!

Agree with others - James doesn't have to be shortened to Jamie either. I know some that are and some that are NEVER called Jamie.

In fact I know a few children that have 'famous' names.

If you've got a 'common' surname it can really restrict your choices otherwise!

Yes but I wouldn't call him Oliver or Gulliver.

no, the association is too strong.

I don't think James Oliver is that strong a connection - Jamie Oliver, yes, but not James.

I would call my baby James and even Jamie if my surmname was Oliver, i like both names so sod it if there is a celeb of the ame name.

Thanks for opinions everyone.

It seems most think it'd be OK. Not sure if James is 'the one' but it is deffo a strong runner.

It would be fine to use James. DS is James and has never been called Jamie. I love the name and am so glad I used it.