Other spellings of the name Jamie (girl)

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Registered: 01-17-2007
Other spellings of the name Jamie (girl)
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Tue, 04-03-2007 - 6:31pm
Our second daughter is due on July 1st, and we've chosen the name Jamie Elizabeth Schreiber. However, I wanted to give the spelling of the name a twist, and make it appear more feminine. I've seem Jaime, Jamey, Jaymee, etc, but nothing seems to work. Any ideas?
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Registered: 12-09-2005
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 7:24pm

I would strongly suggest NOT to use a 'twisted' spelling. It will give way to confusion and misspellings and mispronunciations. If you read many of these posts on this board, a lot of them talk about parents who misspell names and how annoying it is for the child. Many of the posters have misspelled names themselves and wish that they didn't.

Different spellings, especially Jamey and Jaymee (I have seen Jaime fairly often so I consider it legit.) just make it look as if the parent is uneducated and didn't know how to spell the name properly. I don't think this about YOU, not trying to make it sound like that, but if I saw the name Jamey or Jaymee, that is what I would think.

HTH


                             
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Registered: 10-14-2005
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 7:27pm

My girlfriend's name is Jamie, and she would BEG you not to change the spelling. She absolutely HATES the other spellings of her name and get agitated if people misspell it.

I dislike Jaime the most -- that is the correct spelling of the Spanish male name pronounce Hi-may. So it DEFINITELY does not look more feminine.

Jamey and Jaymee just look misspelled, sorry. I don't think they look any more or less feminine than Jamie. There's nothing wrong with the Jamie spelling. It's been used for girls for many, many years. I don't see any reason to change the spelling.




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Registered: 04-03-2007
Wed, 04-04-2007 - 11:09am
Definitely either Jamie or Jaime.

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Registered: 07-13-2004
Wed, 04-04-2007 - 12:29pm
I love the Jaime version. It is how my childhood friend spells her name. I love it that way.
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Wed, 04-04-2007 - 2:29pm

I don't know of any other spellings that haven't already been mentioned (especially valid ones, as previous posters have cautioned). I have to say, however, that putting a "twist" on the spelling won't make it appear any more feminine. Only misspelled. It is what it is, and if that's not feminine enough for your taste, perhaps it's not the name for you. Just an observation.

If you honestly like Jamie but really want something more obviously feminine, you might consider using something like Jamesina (obviously), Jessamine (less common, feminine, and nn Jamie makes perfect sense) or even Jemima. Just some examples, but I'm sure Jamie would work as a nn for plenty of other names, KWIM?

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