[name_m]Hi[/name_m]. Still contemplating names for my autumn baby, gender unknown until delivery! I really love the name [name_u]Jem[/name_u] for a boy, every since reading [name_f]Jamaica[/name_f] Inn as a young girl. It’s one of my favorite books.
However, not crazy about [name_u]Jem[/name_u] as a stand-alone name, nor the obvious more formal option of [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]/[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]. Any ideas for how to get to that nickname? I prefer less common names, so [name_u]James[/name_u] is not a top pick.
Sorry if some of these are a stretch
[name_m]Jenson[/name_m]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_m]Julien[/name_m]
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m] [name_u]Emory[/name_u]
I think anything that is J. [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] or J. [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] or J. [name_u]Emory[/name_u] could potentially get you there: [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Joel[/name_m], [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], etc.
I second @greyblue, [name_m]Julien[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u] is a great option. Based on [name_f]Erin[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]'s idea, I think the initials J.M. = [name_u]Jem[/name_u] would work too. Other ideas: [name_m]Jerome[/name_m], [name_u]Jensen[/name_u] and [name_m]Johannes[/name_m].
JEMs:
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_f]Jade[/name_f] [name_m]Maximus[/name_m]
[name_m]Joachim[/name_m] Malachite
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Mercury[/name_u]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m] [name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u] [name_m]Marco[/name_m]
[name_m]Jett[/name_m] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m] [name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_m]Jacques[/name_m] [name_m]Marcel[/name_m]
[name_u]Jael[/name_u] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jago[/name_m] [name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_u]Jagger[/name_u] [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u] [name_m]Mateo[/name_m]
[name_m]Jedidiah[/name_m] [name_u]Marley[/name_u]
[name_u]Justice[/name_u] [name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
I think [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] would be perfect because it is in fact a [name_u]Jem[/name_u] stone.
I agree J.M initials or J. [name_f]Em[/name_f] names would be your best bet.