My husband and I have a short list of names we like for our baby girl (due the end of [name_f]September[/name_f]), but we’ve stalled for the past few weeks without any of them seeming more or less like the perfect one. My husband likes having the initials JJ and we think that would be nice for the baby to share, so I’m looking for some fresh “J” possibilities.
We tend to like short, vintage-sounding names ([name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f], etc.), which complicates things since J names for girls were relatively rare a century ago. The J names on our short list are [name_u]June[/name_u]/[name_f]Juna[/name_f]/[name_f]Junia[/name_f] and [name_f]Jemma[/name_f]. Any name that begins with [name_u]Jo[/name_u]- (like [name_f]Johanna[/name_f]) won’t go with our last name, unfortunately. Beyond that, I’m eager for all ideas at this point — not sure if we could actually do it, but I’m open to options like [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f], [name_f]Jacaranda[/name_f] and [name_m]Jetty[/name_m].
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
Good luck!
Short and swwet:
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
Longer and feminine:
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]/[name_f]Julia[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_f]Jana[/name_f]/[name_f]Jala[/name_f] would be my suggestions!
My favorites from your list are [name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_f]Jemma[/name_f] which I think are both lovely.
Other J suggestions:
Thanks, everyone! This is very helpful. Any other recommendations?
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_f]Julia[/name_f] would be my choice! I also like [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] and [name_f]Jacinta[/name_f].
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] is probably my favorite J name.
Some others nice J names:
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
lwj1986:
My husband and I have a short list of names we like for our baby girl (due the end of [name_f]September[/name_f]), but we’ve stalled for the past few weeks without any of them seeming more or less like the perfect one. My husband likes having the initials JJ and we think that would be nice for the baby to share, so I’m looking for some fresh “J” possibilities.
We tend to like short, vintage-sounding names ([name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f], etc.), which complicates things since J names for girls were relatively rare a century ago. The J names on our short list are [name_u]June[/name_u]/[name_f]Juna[/name_f]/[name_f]Junia[/name_f] and [name_f]Jemma[/name_f]. Any name that begins with [name_u]Jo[/name_u]- (like [name_f]Johanna[/name_f]) won’t go with our last name, unfortunately. Beyond that, I’m eager for all ideas at this point — not sure if we could actually do it, but I’m open to options like [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f], [name_f]Jacaranda[/name_f] and [name_m]Jetty[/name_m].
Hmm…
I like [name_f]Junia[/name_f] and [name_u]June[/name_u] they are cute spunky choices.
Suggestions:
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My favourite is [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]/[name_f]Jessamyn[/name_f] (pr.‘jessa-min’). I also love [name_f]Juno[/name_f].
smithe
August 2, 2015, 9:07pm
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[name_f]Jenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Janeska[/name_f] (Ya-neska)
some of my fave J names
Jacinda
jonix
August 6, 2015, 2:03am
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I have a friend named jaqueline joan and I think that’s a lovely name.
I would not use jemma or anything that can be spelled with a g to avoid confusion, and I would do a short + long name like [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f] or [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_f]Jessa[/name_f].
zum
August 6, 2015, 3:43am
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[name_f]Jenni[/name_f]