Ok - there has been a bit of a disagreement going on on another board. Since you guys are soooo smart and worldly-wise, I decided to put the question to you in the form of a poll.

Please just vote for your honest opinion!

 

I know Jamie in both sexes. Just like Yujin (or Eugene) is used by both sexes in Korea.

I actually think that even James is a good name for a girl. But i am young and odd and would consider naming a child anything that would amuse me.

That's not fair! You put it on a board full of Americans!

I already said it's a name that you Americans bastardised!

Shouldn't that be bastardizzzzzzzed, Jamie??

I can't believe they did it. Those freakin' nerds blew up the BuyMore.

~Big Mike




It's better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness.




Be sure to check out----> www.adrienneleslie.com

Foshizzle fo' sho, j-Dawg.

jamie wrote:

That's not fair! You put it on a board full of Americans! I already said it's a name that you Americans bastardised!

Hey, we may be mostly Americans here, however, we are intelligent and very worldly-wise. Unlike some Englishmen....uh I mean Welsh men I could think of.

Incidentally - Jamie, no fair cheating on the poll. Please change it back, otherwise I am going to tell what I know.

 

Who made my screen all purple ?!?!



Me cheat ?? never!

ised / ized...

I know one is a Britism and the other an Americanism, but I never remember which is which!

Thank you for putting the poll back the way it was.

It is no fun winning if you have to cheat to do it.

 

chinohills wrote:

I know Jamie in both sexes. Just like Yujin (or Eugene) is used by both sexes in Korea.

My son's name is Jaimie -- spelled that way from a wonderful English book I was reading when I was pregnant -- then the Bionic Woman became famous and he hated being known as Jaimie from then on -- but I think of it as both male or female, depending on who has the name!

Kathy D-NJ
BYJ is #1 in my heart & ETW is a close 2nd!!!

I always thought of it as a male name. I know some women have been given it, over the years, but it's traditionally male. Many people think that there are names that are both ways, but there's usually a spelling difference which isn't appreciated (or used) anymore:

Marian (female) ; Marion (male)
Frances (female) ; Francis (male)
Caroll (female) ; Carol (male)

and so on. Some names really do go both ways, like Michael (French, Michelle).

Back when I was a teacher, I had twins in my classroom one year; two boys named Courtney and Cassidy - both of which I have seen used as girls' names since as well . . . I think Jamie works for either one as well . . .

Jim wrote:

I always thought of it as a male name. I know some women have been given it, over the years, but it's traditionally male. Many people think that there are names that are both ways, but there's usually a spelling difference which isn't appreciated (or used) anymore:

Thank-you! SOMEONE with some sense!!

Just because some females are called it, it doesn't mean it's a "uni-sexual name"

I could call my next son Theresa. It doesn't mean that Theresa is now an either-sexed name!

jamie wrote:

Jim wrote: I always thought of it as a male name. I know some women have been given it, over the years, but it's traditionally male. Many people think that there are names that are both ways, but there's usually a spelling difference which isn't appreciated (or used) anymore: Thank-you! SOMEONE with some sense!! Just because some females are called it, it doesn't mean it's a "uni-sexual name" I could call my next son Theresa. It doesn't mean that Theresa is now an either-sexed name!

I would feel honored but what about your son? Wouldn't he be like the Boy Named Sue?

 

"He said, Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it he's gotta be tough
And I knew I wouldn't be there to help you along
So I gave you that name and I said goodbye
I knew you'd have to get tough or die
And it's that name that's helped to make you strong

Now you just fought one helluva fight
And I know you hate me, and you've got the right
To kill me now and I wouldn't blame you if you do
But you oughta thank me before I die
For the gravel in your guts, and the spit in your eye -
'Cause I'm the #$%^@%$# that named you Sue . . . "

-"A Boy Named Sue", sung by Johnny Cash

Victoria wrote:

" -"A Boy Named Sue", sung by Johnny Cash

Speaking of Johnny Cash -- did you see previews of the upcoming movie with Joaquim Phoenix as Johnny? There's already a LOT of Oscar buzz saying his performance is amazing...

Kathy D-NJ
BYJ is #1 in my heart & ETW is a close 2nd!!!

He should be a shoe-in, since he's dead.

Anyhoo, I often wonder what some parents are thinking when they name their children. Don't they realize that the kid will have to bear the name and all the baggage that goes with it?

Don't fret, Jamie. It could be worse. Your name could be Sam Soon...

There is a reporter on channel 3 here in Philly--Jamie Smith.
He is on right now, reporting about the gas prices.

I can't believe they did it. Those freakin' nerds blew up the BuyMore.

~Big Mike




It's better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness.




Be sure to check out----> www.adrienneleslie.com

Is he male or female?

My younger brother has a daughter named Jamie. He wanted to honor our older brother James so he named her Jamie. She is the youngest of 3. A sister Christian, brother Steven III.

So thats how it came to be in my family as a girls name

Jim wrote:

Is he male or female?

HUH?? Is HE male or female? Are you trying to trick us Jim? LOL

I have known both male & female with that name, in each case there was a spelling differential............

Jamie-Male
Jaime-Female

I had a female student who was named Jaimie, and there's Jamie Fox ........

So, I guesse it goes both ways! It's a good name!

Jim wrote:

He should be a shoe-in, since he's dead. Anyhoo, I often wonder what some parents are thinking when they name their children. Don't they realize that the kid will have to bear the name and all the baggage that goes with it? Don't fret, Jamie. It could be worse. Your name could be Sam Soon...

I totally agree. My sister is a prime example of a person who doesn't think when she names her children. They are three girls named Shalazarr, Jaillah (J pronouced like H) and the new baby is Amatala. Alot of people in my community are trying to be so unique with the names that they just make it up.
Anyway I named my daughter Jasmine Azania. I liked Aladdin, and her middle name is my best friend's name.

LOL Just do what I did to make my daughter's name unique - mispell it!

My daughter's name is Racheal not Rachel or Rachael. She likes the different spelling. LOL I didn't have the heart to tell her that when I was filling out her birth certificate I mispelled it.

 

mtlandis wrote:

I didn't have the heart to tell her that when I was filling out her birth certificate I mispelled it.

That's awesome, Theresa! Karma for that.

My nephew of six months is named James and everyone calls him Jamie. Seems to fit perfectly. Conversely, there was a pretty cute girl I went to college with who also went by Jamie (to be fair, I don't know how she spelled it) and I couldn't imagine a better fitting name for her either...

On the uniqueness of names however: I was at Staples this friday picking up business cards and the woman working there told me she had the same last name as me and was also thinking about naming her next son Lucas. The few times people have asked me about my name (I know it isn't the most outlandish, but not common either) I've always said that I absolutely love having a somewhat unusual/different name.

nolmac5 wrote:

Jim wrote: Is he male or female? HUH?? Is HE male or female? Are you trying to trick us Jim? LOL

The generic masculine.

Evelyn Waugh, the British author of "Brideshead Revisited", was male. And one of his marriages was to a woman named Evelyn Gardner!