barnwife Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Our fourth LO is due at the end of the year. We never find out if baby is a boy or girl. Furthermore, DH generally refuses to discuss names until LO is born. However, due a dream I had we did have a short discussion of names. And as a result we have one possibility for a girls' name. This is a miracle. It took us forever to name DD. But, considering the name now, I am wondering if we need to go back to the drawing board.The name is Jessie Louise, which is after our grandmothers. No, the grandmother's name was not Jessica, so using that doesn't feel like honoring her. My concern is that the name is too close to the phrase "jeez Louise."Would this bother you? Would you scratch the name entirely based on it? Would you even notice?Feel free to make suggestions. Generally we like classic names and saint names (we are Catholic), just not the same ones apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Nope. Pretty name. Sounds great. I'm sure it would be just fine if you used that combination. And congratulations!!!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I think for me that would depend on how names were typically used in the family. We're a first name type of family, and middle names aren't in constant use so it wouldn't be a concern. If we were a family that used middle names frequently in addressing the kids, I'd probably give it some more thought. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Our fourth LO is due at the end of the year. We never find out if baby is a boy or girl. Furthermore, DH generally refuses to discuss names until LO is born. However, due a dream I had we did have a short discussion of names. And as a result we have one possibility for a girls' name. This is a miracle. It took us forever to name DD. But, considering the name now, I am wondering if we need to go back to the drawing board. The name is Jessie Louise, which is after our grandmothers. No, the grandmother's name was not Jessica, so using that doesn't feel like honoring her. My concern is that the name is too close to the phrase "jeez Louise." Would this bother you? Would you scratch the name entirely based on it? Would you even notice? Feel free to make suggestions. Generally we like classic names and saint names (we are Catholic), just not the same ones apparently. If it's a boy, you could go with Jesse Louis, then you know the name is covered either way. And "Jeez louise" would be a funny nickname, not necessarily a bad thing. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 She could go by Jessie, by Louise, by Lulu, by J-Lo... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I didn't think of "jeez louise" when I first read the name. I just thought it was a nice name. I'm not sure that saying is very common anymore. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 If you're concerned about that, you could always officially name her Jessica, but call her Jessie. I think it would still honor grandmother. We have a dd with the same middle name and I love it. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Doesn't bother me Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittanyM Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Will you be calling her by her first and middle names on a regular basis? I don't think it would even be something to consider unless you plan to, but even then I think it's really pretty and I didn't think of that connection at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I don't think that connection is really a big deal. It's not like it's obscene or has any serious negative connotations. And unless you're planning to use both names as her everyday name, I doubt anyone will ever even think about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RioSamba Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I would never have gotten "jeez Louise," from Jessie Louise. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I only know one person who uses that phrase. I would not veto the name based on that similarity alone. Do you often use first and middle names together? Unkess all of your children are called by both names all the time very few people will even know the child's middle name. BabyBaby was maybe 10 or so before she really "got it" that she had a middle name. And she still left off the final "e" for a while after that. 🙄 And do what works for you, but giving the name Jessica or honor a Jessie works for me... BabyBaby has a name beginning with E because as much as DH & I adore my grandmother, we did not want to name a child Erma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Definitely did not make that association (and I'm sensitive about stuff like that!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Jessie and Jeez have a completely different vowel sound after the initial J. You're fine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I think Jessie Louise is an absolutely beautiful name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Totally not on my radar at all. Who would care? Besides Jeez Louise is not a phrase anyone under 30 would probably be familiar with. Her contemporaries will never know the phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 According to Behind the Name, Jessie is a Scottish form of Jean. This opens up so many options. Jane, Jean, Joan, Jenny, Johanna, Joey, Joleen, Gianna, Janice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I'm not sure that saying is very common anymore. My kid used to say that all the time, but I have no idea where she got it from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 It would not bother me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 If it's a boy, you could go with Jesse Louis, then you know the name is covered either way. And "Jeez louise" would be a funny nickname, not necessarily a bad thing. My DH's brother is named after his grandmothers because they thought he was going to be a girl. So they just used the male versions of his grandmother's names. And maybe it's just me, but I think that's weird. His names are perfectly normal, but I think it's weird he was named after his grandmothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnwife Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 According to Behind the Name, Jessie is a Scottish form of Jean. This opens up so many options. Jane, Jean, Joan, Jenny, Johanna, Joey, Joleen, Gianna, Janice... Well, except for the fact that the grandmother in question was all Polish. Her given birth name was Polish, but neighborhood kids quickly gave her an Anglicized nn from it. And that nn quickly turned into "Jessie." Or at least, that's what everyone thinks happened. So, were we to choose to honor her with a name she never use, it would almost certainly be a Polish one. I am glad to see that people think I am overthinking this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I did think of the jeeze louise when I read that. I guess I am old. Ok I am old. I don't think it would bother me though. I never say the kiddo's full names. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 My DH's brother is named after his grandmothers because they thought he was going to be a girl. So they just used the male versions of his grandmother's names. And maybe it's just me, but I think that's weird. His names are perfectly normal, but I think it's weird he was named after his grandmothers. Really? Why? Do you also think it's weird for a girl daughter of a Joseph to be named Josephine after him? Or anything similar? Personally, I think a male named after females, using different names, is preferable to an entire herd of, for example, Johns, that either confuse everyone or go be middle or nicknames to differentiate. But maybe that's just because I know two families with 5+ Johns closely related. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I love it and would never think of that phrase from that name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I wouldn't have thought of it. But...now it's in my head and it's never going away. I would always think of it when I heard her name. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okra Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I think it's a pretty name. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartlikealion Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I wouldn't have thought of it. But...now it's in my head and it's never going away. I would always think of it when I heard her name. Sorry. This is how I might feel as the OP. Like, even if no one else saw/heard it, it might just be there. But if the only concern is if other people would think it/use it, then that is probably unlikely. In our family we really don't use middle names (we do have them). I used to say that expression all the time, but I've been trying to limit it since I heard that it was short for the Lord's name and I don't want to take His name in vain. I always typed it with a G and no e at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I would never think that. I love Jessie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Love it! Never would have made that connection. And every single name has a weird connection you can make if you try hard enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 No, I wouldn't change it. Jessie Louise is pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 No, it wouldn't. I love the name Jessie, and honoring both grandmas is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Didn't occur to me, my first thought for a nickname (sort of) was Jessie Lou, or Jessa Lou. But I agree with Ravin, that Jeez Louise would actually be a cute/silly nick name. (I have more than 20 fun/silly nick names that I regularly use in referring to DD, so I might be biased a bit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I would never have gotten "jeez Louise," from Jessie Louise. I agree. Maybe if you shortened it to Jess Louise, but not if you use Jessie. It's a very pretty name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 for me, the ending sounds are too similar. I was very grateful to marry a man with a surname far removed by my maiden name. I really hated how similar the endings of my first and last names were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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