[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]. As in, [name_u]James[/name_u] son. Like the Irish whiskey.
It’s my 4 month old sons name. I thought it was borderline classic, being so close to the name [name_u]James[/name_u]. But everyone spells it wrong! [name_m]Even[/name_m] if I spell it multiple times for people to see, it still Somehow is always ‘[name_u]Jamison[/name_u]’. NO!
Also, anyone ethnic will not get it. We have Spanish and polish friends. When they asked us what his name was, and we told them, you would’ve thought we named him pixie dust. They looked at us like we had 7 heads and tried 10 times to pronounce it.
Also today I was told that someone has a little sister names [name_u]Jameson[/name_u]. What?!
I still love our choice, but man, I didn’t foresee all these obstacles!!
I know 2 boys and 1 girl named [name_u]Jameson[/name_u]; they are all pronounced jam-eh-son (I’m not really sure how to write the prn.) I have never heard it pronounced [name_u]James[/name_u]-son.
I wouldn’t call it a classic, it would fall into the surname category for me. Anyone with this surname that I know also pronounces it as above.
The whiskey is pronounced jam-eh-son. I’m a lush. I know.
Great classy name for a boy (or a girl IMHO)…btw, it’s not a difficult name…great choice!
I didn’t know there was any other prn besides [name_m]Jame[/name_m] eh son.
I’ve always heard it pronounced like the whiskey which is jAm-eh-son so I can see how people are mispronuncing it if you want it to be [name_u]James[/name_u]-son. I’ve also seen it spelled [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] or [name_u]Jamison[/name_u] and personally I know 1 little boy and 3 little girls names this (although one of them gets called [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] mostly). It’s not a bad name (although I personally wouldn’t name my kid after alcohol), but I can see the confusion. Maybe for your foreign friends just let them call him [name_u]James[/name_u] or [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]? Otherwise once you tell people the correct pronunciation it shouldn’t be difficult.
Correction- I don’t pronounce it like [name_u]James[/name_u]-son. We pronounce it [name_u]Jay[/name_u]-muh-sin. Like the whiskey. People (unless they’re ethnic) don’t have an issue with pronunciation, just spelling. It’s ALWAYS [name_u]Jamison[/name_u]. We considered this spelling, but decided on [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] because we figured it was the original (and also more masculine) so people wouldn’t misspell as often. [name_m]Even[/name_m] when I write it out (In a letter, online, etc.) people respond using [name_u]Jamison[/name_u].
With our ethnic friends, we always get ‘what? What’s his name? [name_u]James[/name_u]?’ And then when we say [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], they struggle with the pronunciation and say ‘huh I’ve never heard of it before’.
We also never knew it was a girls name!! I can see [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] or other ‘son’ names because it comes from [name_u]Emery[/name_u] or whatever, which doesn’t sound particularly masculine. But [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] for a girl? From the name [name_u]James[/name_u]? I suppose I can see it now but just never thought it!
I have a friend whose last name is [name_u]Jamison[/name_u], but I’ve never seen it used as a first name spelled that way. I’ve only known of one [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], and it was spelled like your son’s. I like it, but I would never use it because when I see it spelled out: [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], I have the urge to say [name_u]James[/name_u]-son.
I’ve never ever thought [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] could be for a girl. As a matter of fact, I very much dislike [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] for a girl too. [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] is all boy to me.
Be proud of your choice! In my opinion [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] is very masculine, and a great name for a boy.