Jamie [JAY-mee] is a Lowland Scots diminutive of James. James is a derivative of Jacob, from the Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Ya’aqov), meaning “supplanter”, “to follow”, or even “heel”. Though there is speculation that Jacob’s meaning may actually derive from the Hebrew יַעֲקֹבְאֵל (Ya’aqov’el), meaning “may God protect”. Regardless of the meaning, it’s the name of my best friend, and I’ve decided to make room for honoring him on my list.
What do you think of the name Jamie? Which, if any, of the combos below do you like? Feel free to tweak combos or make suggestions!
[name_u]Love[/name_u] the name [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]! All of your combos are so gorgeous & cosy [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_u]Forest[/name_u], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_u]Alden[/name_u], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Walden[/name_m], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], & [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_u]Finnegan[/name_u] are my favourites with [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] as the first name. [name_f]My[/name_f] favourites with [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] as the middle are [name_m]Alban[/name_m] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u], [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u], [name_u]Cedar[/name_u] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u], [name_m]Walden[/name_m] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u], & [name_u]Finnegan[/name_u] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u].
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] and [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] from your list.
[name_f]My[/name_f] suggestions [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Terrance[/name_m] or [name_m]Preston[/name_m] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
@18_25: [name_m]Preston[/name_m] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] is nice! I went to school with a [name_m]Preston[/name_m] and he is an okay association.
@skylerros: I’m glad you like the intro. I always try to provide a bit of information and personal associations on any name I ask about. I have no idea who [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Raines[/name_m] is but I’ll look into them!
I love [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]! I think it’s so cute and warm. I really like both [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] and [name_u]James[/name_u], so I’ve always considered using it as a nickname mostly, but I do think it could stand alone. I think [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], and [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] are lovely! I personally would not pair [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] with a more unisex name like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] because [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] as a full first name is more common for women, but if that doesn’t bother you, I do think [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] is cute too. For the combos with [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] as a middle name, I really like [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u].
@Greyblue: I think I prefer it to [name_u]James[/name_u] as well. It has a bit more personality.
Thank you!
@findemaxa13: That’s a good point about using a more unisex leaning name with [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]. I’ve known plenty of male [name_m]Jamies[/name_m] and only one female [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] so I didn’t really think of that. I’m not bothered, but it’s definitely something to consider.