[name_m]Hi[/name_m], everyone! Not going to have kids soon, this is hypothetical, but:
As seen on my user card, I am finding names honoring relatives [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] ([name_m]Jack[/name_m]) and [name_m]Gerald[/name_m] ([name_u]Jerry[/name_u]). I can’t use [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Gerald[/name_m], or [name_u]Jerry[/name_u]. I don’t mind nature names, hate stuff that was popular in the 80’s and 90’s ([name_f]Jennifer[/name_f], [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Michael[/name_u] ect.), and like very gendered names that have slightly more neutral nns, especially for girls.
Thanks!
-[name_m]Sid[/name_m]
My first (and, as of yet, only) thought was [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] for a girl, with [name_u]Jess[/name_u] or [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] as a nickname
Thanks, @rosepip. I’m not a BIG fan of [name_u]Jess[/name_u]- names, they were popular they were in the 80s and 90s, but [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] is really pretty and I love [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] for a boy.
How about…
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] (nicknames [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], [name_u]Georgie[/name_u])
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u]
[name_m]Jacoby[/name_m]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] (nn [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_u]Jackie[/name_u], [name_f]Lina[/name_f])
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] / [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessa[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Jess[/name_u])
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], [name_f]Gia[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f])
[name_f]Gia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f] / [name_f]Jillian[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Gilly[/name_u]/Jilly)
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_u]Jet[/name_u], [name_u]Julie[/name_u])
I hope none of these were too popular in the 80s/90s for your liking. Let me know what you think!
Georgia is so cute and I LOVE the nicknames you gave for it. [name_u]Jackson[/name_u] is sooo popular now, so if I use that for a kid in a while it’ll be like us looking back at 80s/90s names. [name_m]Jacoby[/name_m] I don’t know how to pronounce. I love [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]. I have a cousin [name_f]Jenna[/name_f] who I see quite often. [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] and [name_f]Gia[/name_f] are cute, I do like [name_f]Gia[/name_f] as a nn for [name_f]Giana[/name_f]. I just don’t like the sounds of [name_f]Gillian[/name_f]/Jillian. [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] makes me think of Anne of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables. Thanks for the suggestions! Please tell me if I sound harsh or rude or brisk.
Thanks, @anon68906791! You are very nice and helpful to those of us new to Nameberry. I’m a little afraid to use a [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]/Josef name because I’m not [name_u]Christian[/name_u] but those names are quite. The G names are cute, the only one I wouldn’t use is [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] because I knew a kid named [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] who ruined the name and the nickname [name_m]Gabe[/name_m] for me (he was really rude, mean, and annoying)
You don’t sound harsh or rude at all! I’m glad you like the suggestions. And [name_m]Jacoby[/name_m] is usually pronounced jack-oh-bee
Here are some names!
[name_f]Jolie[/name_f], [name_u]Jordan[/name_u], [name_f]Jade[/name_f], [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], [name_f]Juliana[/name_f], [name_f]Julianna[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_u]Julie[/name_u], [name_f]Julia[/name_f].
Okay, thanks. Not sure I like that pronunciation
I have [name_f]Jolie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] on my user card. [name_u]Jordan[/name_u] is so popular for both genders. I explained above to @anon68906791 why I can’t use [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], if you want to read that.
Jenna
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Justin[/name_m]
[name_u]Jayden[/name_u]
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f]
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u]/Juniper
[name_u]Journey[/name_u]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m]
Geraldine
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]