What do berries think of Jessamine?

Girl Names
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[name]Hi[/name] everyone! I always read lots about the name [name]Jessamine[/name] on the boards. It seems everyone is suggesting this rare gem, but what do you think of the name? It is my latest name love and I think it is beautiful and rare yet familiar. It reminds me of [name]Jessica[/name] and [name]Jasmine[/name] combined, and while these names are dated, [name]Jessamine[/name] seems so fresh! What nicknames do you prefer to use? What sibling names would you use? What about middles?

Sorry for all the questions, I am obsessed!

Thanks! Would appreciate feedback!

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To be honest, [name]Jessamine[/name] sounds old to me! I think it’s the [name]Jessica[/name]-[name]Jasmine[/name] thing it has going on. Yeah, it’s pretty, but it sounds sort of trashy to me at the same time for some reason. But if you like it, go ahead!

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I love [name]Jessamine[/name]! I much prefer it pronounced -meen at the end (over min), but I’m not completely sure that’s correct. Pronounced meen, I love the combo [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Hannah[/name]. Pronounced min, I like [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Eve[/name]. I like the nickname [name]Mina[/name], which is part of the reason I prefer it pronounced -meen.

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I’m not normally a big advocate of ultra frilly names but I quite like the name [name]Jessamine[/name]. It is usually pronounced ([name]JEH[/name]-se-min). It is certainly an alternative to the popular [name]Jessica[/name] and [name]Jasmine[/name]. [name]Jessamine[/name] is more delicate, antique and very English sounding to me. I love [name]Daisy[/name]'s suggestion of [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Eve[/name]. Of course, it’s not to everyone’s taste but that’s ok. Here are some suggestions for siblings. They’re taken from a variety of style families. All the best!
Boys
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Horatio[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Amadeus[/name]
[name]Leopold[/name]
[name]Orlando[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Benedict[/name]

Girls
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Alethea[/name]
[name]Rosamunde[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]

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I love [name]Jessamine[/name], though I don’t know if I’d ever actually use it. I think it’s lovely, obscure yet familiar at the same time. For nicknames, I like [name]Jess[/name], [name]Mina[/name], or [name]Minnie[/name]. [name]Sam[/name] could work, too, I guess.

[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]

[name]Jessamine[/name] and:

[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Adela[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Amalia[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]

[name]Hadrian[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Casimir[/name]
[name]Leopold[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]

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I like [name]Jessica[/name] and [name]Jasmine[/name] a lot, but [name]Jessamine[/name] immediately made me think, like melamine (mela-meen)? The plastic dishes? I don’t know how many other people will think of that. I also think you will get a lot of a [name]Jessa[/name]-mine pronunciation.

Good luck!

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I really don’t like [name]Jessamine[/name]. It seems made up, and makes me want to cringe when I hear it. If you’re looking for a J name, stick with the Jul- names, or [name]Jo[/name]- names.
Sorry to be a [name]Debbie[/name]- downer, but I just can’t stand it.

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I love [name]Jessamine[/name]! Someone suggested it to me on here awhile ago, and I fell in love with it.
Are you pronouncing it jessa-meen? Because someone posted a different pronunciation on here and it threw me. That’s how I pronounce it.

As a nickname, I personally would use [name]Jenny[/name]. That’s how I discovered this name - someone suggested it to me in a desperate search to find a full name for my favorite nickname. It’s probably a bit of a stretch, but oh well.
I also liked a pp’s suggestion of [name]Mina[/name], pretty cute. [name]Jessie[/name] is cute, but maybe a little dated sounding?

Middles:
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Story[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
I can’t think of anymore right now. I’ll come back.

Siblings names (for some reason, I keep going to [name]Shakespeare[/name] names)
Boys:
[name]Hawthorne[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Claudius[/name]
[name]Leonardo[/name]
[name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Valentine[/name]

Girls:
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (not if you use the nn for [name]Jessamine[/name])
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]

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Thanks for all the feedback! Not pregnant or ttc, just love names! I love [name]Jessamine[/name], but agree with many of you and would never use it myself. As for pronunciation, I say jess ah min but I have heard jess ah meen as well. Not sure which one is correct. [name]Love[/name] the nn [name]Minnie[/name] and [name]Mina[/name], agree that [name]Jessie[/name] sounds too dated.

I love [name]Daisy[/name]'s suggestion of [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Eve[/name] also, perfect :slight_smile:

[name]Mischa[/name] - Great feedback, thankyou! [name]Love[/name] many of your sibling suggestions! Thanks for taking the time to make that wonderful list! My favourites include: [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Penelope[/name] and [name]Rosemary[/name] for girls and [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Theodore[/name], and [name]Lysander[/name] for the boys.

irisrose - Always love to hear from you :slight_smile: You are the one who originally got me thinking about [name]Jessamine[/name], so thank you for a new name love! I also loved how you described the name: “I think it’s lovely, obscure yet familiar at the same time”, exactly how I feel. [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Adele[/name] were my favourites for the middle! [name]Love[/name] [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Philippa[/name], and [name]Sylvia[/name] for [name]Jessamine[/name]'s siblings! For the boys I love [name]Lysander[/name], [name]Matthias[/name], and [name]Alastair[/name]!

natalie1broadway - Thank you for the honesty!
thedoll - ha never thought of melamine, now I do lol!

rachelmarie - Great that you love the name too! I was posting about a different name earlier and [name]Jessamine[/name] was suggested by irisrose, I fell in love immediately! [name]Love[/name] [name]Claire[/name], [name]Peal[/name], and [name]Wren[/name] in the middle, this is the sound I was going for! Like I said, not pregnant or anything, I just love having a list of names, and [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] is one to add to the list. [name]Love[/name] all of your sibling suggestions, we have the same style, getting too lazy to write my faves lol.

Thanks so much for all your wonderful feedback berries!! Without the nameberry community my love of names wouldn’t mean much. This is the only place I come to discuss names and everyone is so great all the time :smiley:

Sorry for such a long post!