I’m looking for variants of [name_m]Jason[/name_m] we could use for a MN, after daddy, for a girl. Any ideas? I kind of thought [name_m]Jase[/name_m]/[name_u]Jace[/name_u], but think it might be too boyish. We haven’t picked a FN yet, although we really like [name_u]Harper[/name_u] if it’s a girl(we are on team green). Other ones on the list are [name_f]Marissa[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f].
Any ideas are greatly appreciated! I’m stuck!
[name_u]Jaycee[/name_u]/[name_f]Jaycie[/name_f], Jaylie, Jailynn, Ja(y)da?
[name_u]Joss[/name_u] or [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] could work. Or [name_f]Circe[/name_f] was a goddess/witch from the [name_m]Jason[/name_m]'s mythology.
I’m fond of [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Jade[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamy[/name_f], [name_f]Jacinta[/name_f]?
my first thought was [name_u]Jaycee[/name_u] (jay- cee)
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]?
[name_f]Jacinda[/name_f]?
[name_m]Jasiel[/name_m] (an obscure Biblical name meaning “strength of God”)
OR find something with a similar meaning to [name_m]Jason[/name_m] (“to heal”)
I just did a quick search, but found [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] (helper) and Amalthea (to soothe)
[name_m]Jasiel[/name_m] is a boy’s name meaning “who G-d mad”
“Strength of G-d” sounds more like [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], actually.
I know a girl named Jayclyn ([name_u]Jay[/name_u]-slyn). It looks like a trendy spelling or something, but she’s 17 so idk what to make of it. Another idea is [name_u]Jayden[/name_u]. This can be perceived as a bit male, but this is my cousin’s (who’s a girl) name, so it works on a girl [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. [name_u]Jay[/name_u] would be another idea. [name_u]Jaye[/name_u] maybe as a middle name?
[name_f]Edit[/name_f]: or a name that ends in son? Like [name_u]Allison[/name_u], [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] ect. Or you could do his initials? Or pick a name out of a hobby of his (ie. if he loves sports, pick a name of a famous athlete).
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] was my first thought too. It’s my little cousin’s name, she goes by [name_u]Jojo[/name_u]/Jodge/Jojee/[name_u]Joss[/name_u]. It’s cute, and very similar to [name_m]Jason[/name_m] without being too close to be confusing.
I’ve seen it spelt [name_f]Joselyn[/name_f] also which might fit better?
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], [name_f]Jaslyn[/name_f], [name_f]Jaslene[/name_f], or [name_f]Jolene[/name_f] would be pretty.
I would suggest a very feminine choice in the middle if you choose a nice unisex name like [name_u]Harper[/name_u] up front. I like [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Jolene[/name_f], since the stress falls on different syllables in each name.
Or:
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Janie[/name_f]
Or use daddy’s initials… J _ _
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] _ _ “[name_f]Junie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Jessa[/name_f] _ _
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] _ _
I found quite a few different possible meanings for it, but just listed one as I was running out of time. [name_m]Jasiel[/name_m] is male, and it is a hero name (like [name_m]Jason[/name_m], but Biblical not Greek). I know a few little girls named this (much like girls are often named [name_u]Ariel[/name_u], even though this is a boy’s name) and since it is so obscure, it comes off as pretty feminine. You could spell it Jasielle if you wanted. It just seemed like a feminine [name_m]Jason[/name_m] to me.
@tarynkay, wasn’t really trying to bust on you. [name_m]Just[/name_m] saying that it’s a masculine name itself, and if you wanna put a boy’s name on a girl you might as well use [name_m]Jason[/name_m] itself?
To be fair I only like [name_u]Ariel[/name_u] for boys, too.
I mean if you wanted you could name a girl [name_m]Jason[/name_m] or some spelling thereof ([name_m]Jasyn[/name_m]?) itself. The OP asked for girly so I guess I was thinking girly. And I know guys named [name_m]Jasiel[/name_m]/[name_m]Yasiel[/name_m]. I think one also plays for the Dodgers?
No worries! I was not aware of any pro athletes named that. I only know little girls named it, so it sounds girly to me, if that makes sense.
I really prefer [name_u]Ariel[/name_u] on boys, as well. There is [name_f]Arielle[/name_f] for girls, I don’t know why people don’t use it. I guess the whole mermaid thing?
[name_f]Jacinth[/name_f]/[name_f]Jacynth[/name_f] can be pronounced like [name_m]Jason[/name_m] + ‘th’ (i.e. ‘[name_u]JAY[/name_u]-sinth’).
And the meaning ‘to heal’ reminds me of [name_f]Althea[/name_f]…