Am I boring to be thinking of calling my baby James?

[Two4One]

My baby will be here very soon and DH and I still haven't agreed on a name. I have spent hours poring over these threads about baby names and have come to the conclusion that I might like to call my boy James...

Is this what MNters call a "meh" name? I'm forever reading on here "What about Turquand?" and "How do you feel about Virgil?" and I wonder if I should be making a bit more of an effort. But I think James is a lovely name. Always have. Makes me think of my dear Grandpa.

Is it very important to his well-being that my child has a name outside of the top 100?

Is James ten-a-penny?

Please help...

James is a lovely name.
it's the only name that's ever been on my list for a boy (i'm screwed if i have 2!)

plus, as you said, it has special meaning to you.

it is very popular, but i like it. i wouldn't have chosen something quite so popular myself, but i don't know that many jameses.

I have a James and he's the only one in his infant school atm.

For us it's a family name but also as the others have suggested, timeless.

Both of my girls would have been James had they been boys! I love Jimmy as a nickname. FWIW - my name was in the top ten throughout the 70's & 80's but I've never been in a class with another or met more than a handful. Choose the name you love - my DS is Edward and I still think that it's the best name ever despite being fairly popular.

I know soooooo many boys called James.

Nice enough name though.

I've got a 5 year old James only one in his class Lovely name x x

I was going to post the same question. I love the name. And would love to call my DS James (tis early days only 15 weeks but I know the sex thanks to a CVS)

My only problem is there are so many James' in my family. My dad, my brother and two of my first cousin's sons are James.

It's not my fault I'm younger than my cousins and having babies later... am a bit cheezed they stole the right for me to call my DS after my dad.

Would it be ok? or really boring?

Lovely lovely name. Go for it. tjtheminx can't see a problem if all the boys in your family are called James anyway! He will just be "tj's james" rather than "cousin's james", it's not too confusing.

Thanks butadream. Sorry for hijacking!
OP- I think it's a great name. Go for it!

DS2(5) is a James, he hardly ever gets called James, at school he's Jamie, at home he's JimJam, Jimmer, Jim or Jimmy or you little sod!

It's a lovely name although completely different to what we were going to call him before he was born. He just looked like a Jamie when he popped out.

My nephew is one of 3 James' in his class (5/6 year olds), but I don't know any at all round here. He is always known as Jimbo.

I know a brand new baby James with one brother Oliver. I think it is a lovely, smart name, and not many around here it seems.

I like what Pootle said:
I think a good solid name does no harm. No one will ever pre-judge a James, nor ask how to spell it etc. It suits a baby and an old man.

I don't get the need to try and be so original with names, perhaps because I have the 'pleasure' of having an unusual name myself. James is a lovely, solid name , and he won't grow up and ask you 'Why?!' in a pleading manner.

I like it. I do like a good solid name that is good for little boy and a man.

It's not as boring as Jack!!!

It's just a solid name, that luckily has a number of possible nicknames so three James' in a class can be called different things instead of James A, James B, James C etc.

My DH is MRwoowa James surname, and if our LO comes out boy shaped, he's going to be babywoowa James surname. I know that's only a middle name, but it is lovely, and especially if it's a family thing. Not Meh at all.

DS has James as a middle name, so has DH and FIL and probably further back than that.

lovely name

I have a James. It has a multitude of nicknames so even if there is another in his class they can have different names. there isnt another in our school though so its not that popular

James is one of the few boys names I really like. It was on our list for DD and is still on the list for the current bump.
Classic and strong an excellent choice IMO

Sweet baby James

Great name, a classic.

Sorry to go against the grain but I find James very meh. I'd much rather hear John than James.

I was thinking the same thing about our front runner just now Matthew, we cannot decide on anything else DO doesn't like my favourite I detest his

Only know one other Matthew though