Jul 5 2008
Jeremy Schoemaker

So Much In A Name

By Jeremy Schoemaker 80 comments

So getting closer to naming our new baby. So much in a name. We have limited ourselves to female J names and there are not many options. We want to have a name that is nice and cute for a little girl but at the same time we do not want to cripple her later in life with a name that will leave her never being taken seriously professionally.

Its almost like picking a domain name. Often times early its attractive to pick a name that is catchy and cute but later as the site grows it can come back to haunt you. For instance when I started NextPimp (pimp out your nextel phone) I had no idea it would become what it has. I can’t tell you how many times I have sat down with executives or financial companies and explained what NextPimp is pretty much embarrassed that I picked that domain to start with.

So much in a name….

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    Fredto said on July 5th, 2008 at 10:07 am

    I suppose you have explored the “standard” names? Janet, Janice, Jinny, Johanna, etc…?

    Maybe you should try looking into J names from other countries, like Jasmina, for example.

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    prast said on July 5th, 2008 at 10:18 am

    I suggest to same like #1, using standard name and add special/unique name.

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    john said on July 5th, 2008 at 10:38 am

    Jessica and Jennifer is a middle income white girl name so you could be normal.
    Jasmine is mostly lower income white girls, 11 grades of schooling etc.
    Mix it up J’s are not as popular anymore, try grace, ansley, or ellla. Those or predicted to be upper class names.

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    Peter said on July 5th, 2008 at 10:53 am

    Jean is good name

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    Krsto said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:02 am

    :) This is so funny. I think you should wait for the baby to grow, and ask her what name would she like. If only things were that way…
    Seriously, I think Jessica is a good solution, as of for my country, the most common J names are Jelena and Jovana. Jelena is a very nice name, but I don’t know how do people over there like it.

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    Start Blogging said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:03 am

    You would compare picking a baby name to picking a domain name! :P

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    EntreBlast said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:05 am

    Congrats again! The first J name that comes to my mind is ‘Jenna’. Or how about Jackie/Jaclyn?

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    Rooket Media said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:07 am

    I’d suggest that you keep it simple with the first name and leave the creativity to the middle name this way she isn’t crippled in years to come. Congratulations and best of luck!

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    Ian Robertson said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    I like Jasmine for a girly “J” name.
    Jade(n) is also pretty

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    Think Like An SOB said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:11 am

    Get a copy of Freakonomics and you will get an idea what to name your daughter.

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    Josh said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:17 am

    I would recommend: “Jolene” as a girl’s name starting with a J.

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    Jagdeep said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:29 am

    lol@ comparing baby names to domain names

    anyhow, jessica sounds good

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    Joe said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:31 am

    I like Jessica, but Jenna is good too.

    It’s good to see people still use old school names. I don’t know why people think they need to make a statement about themselves by naming their kid Flower, Venus, or some other nutty thing.

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    browie said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:44 am

    The wife says JENNA

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    Charlie said on July 5th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    A 2nd girl… now you HAVE to make some shoemoney.
    Naming it TOUGH… My wife and I were practically pulling our hair out to name our daughter. (We went with “Courtney”.)
    You might want to consider “Jennifer” Its the name chosen by a lady who wrote a book “50,000 Names for your baby” or something like that. You can benefit from her research!
    Then she could go by “Jenna” anyway.
    Congrats on the new baby. It is an awesome feeling.

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    Dan said on July 5th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    yea i mean if you want your daughter to be successful as an exotic dancer, definitely go with one of those…

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    Dave said on July 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    Out of the options given so far, I’d say Jenna is by far and away the best. You could really expand your options by using other letters in the alphabet.

    If that’s an option, I like Ava or Annie.

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    Eric said on July 5th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    For heavens sake don’t pick a name with weird spelling, it’ll drive her nuts when she has to spell her name to everybody!

    How about something nice and simple, like Kate or Elizabeth (beth or Liz).

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    Jenn said on July 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    Jenna = porn star name
    Jade = porn star name
    Jezebel = obvious connotations

    Stay away from “creative” spellings - there’s nothing lamer than having to explain to people that Qxugn is pronounced “Jennifer” or Asswipe is pronounced “Az-wee-pay.”

    I like Johanna and Julianna.

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    matiasn said on July 5th, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    if you can afford the “cost” of a hispanic name… there are some great.
    JUANA - JULIA - JAZMIN - JANA .. :)
    congrats !! im xpecting my second ( boy both ) and looking for nombres with M ( matias and melina , and the elder boy is called manuel ) ….

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    Tyler Ingram said on July 5th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    My vote is still for Jenna!

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    Scorpiono said on July 5th, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    Jessy

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    NoviceSEO said on July 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pm

    How about something a little different…….. possible Jerri…….. ambiguous name. Personally I like Julia.

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    Beau Fernald said on July 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pm

    If you haven’t already, check out this flash baby name wizard: http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=J&ms=true&sw=f&exact=false

    P.S. I’m not affiliated with it in any way.

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    Alex D. said on July 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    How about Jocelyn?

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    logosamurai said on July 5th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    Jessica!

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    Marc said on July 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    What about Gemma. Spelled with a G but sounds like a J. The name of an old girlfriend of mine. I always liked the name. Very rare in the US but more popular in Europe.

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    stocks said on July 5th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    Jennifer, jessica, Jane, the basics you know?

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    Nick said on July 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    I was going to leave some suggestions, but it looks like most everything I have thought of has already been mentioned.

    Did anyone mention Jamie?

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    Cannabis Junction said on July 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    Jennae

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    Michael Jensen said on July 5th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Jayla - we have a family down the street and their daughter has this name, it’s unique and yet seems like a very nice ordinary name.

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    Stockerati said on July 5th, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    Shoe, I like yours and John Chow’s blogs mainly for the bantering which goes on between you guys. As for me, I just started a financial and stock investment blog (http://stockerati.com) and your website has been inspirational and informational.

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    Stockerati said on July 5th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    Good luck in your name hunt. FWIW, you are on my blog roll. dude. I agree a name makes a lot of difference. Infact i’d to wait for 6 months to get stockerati.com. But it’s been worth the wait.

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    randfish said on July 5th, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    Mystery Guest and I recently became friends with a woman named Jori. It has all the attributes I like in a name - unique, but not completely unpronounceable or confusing, sweet, short, and reminiscent of intelligence and beauty without pretension.

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    Popular Wealth said on July 5th, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    Jana, Jenn, Jill, Joan, Juliet.

    I like Jana, but those are some nice names (one of each… A, E, I, O, U)

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    scooby said on July 5th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    Many will think this is a bit corny, but it’s just a suggestion..

    What about JULY ?

    (ps) My wife wanted my son’s name to be “Danger”, so we settled on Drew. lol

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    Medical videos said on July 5th, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    janat
    looks good

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    Medical videos said on July 5th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    jannat
    wiil be nice

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    dogboy said on July 5th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    I think the choice is obvious. Name her “Jane Chow”

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    Merrick said on July 5th, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    jacinda

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    feel reality said on July 5th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    should’ve spent that time building a custom world press template

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    feel reality said on July 5th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    That’s java… not flash.

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    feel reality said on July 5th, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    I’ve always liked the name Jewel.

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    Dena said on July 5th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

    Congrats on the new addition. Sometimes people pick names and when the baby comes the name doesn’t fit right, so you have to find what is right for her. I’m sure you will come up with just the right one.

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    DotDriven said on July 5th, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    Jeremy, I’ll let you borrow my planned girls name since I probably wont need it for a while at least ;).

    Jocelyn - I just find it beautiful. And daddy could always call her jocy or joey (I always liked “boy” nicknames for girls for some reason).

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    Hos-To Affiliate Marketing Guides said on July 5th, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    That is so funny, I was just talking with my son about picking out names and how important it is to pick a name that is not going to cause the kid problems, especially at school, like out next door neighbor, whose a man and his name is DAWN

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    Paul said on July 5th, 2008 at 7:41 pm

    How about Jaid as a name?

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    TheDevastatingly Good-Looking Coroner said on July 5th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    Yeah, I agree with dogboy. Name her Jane Chow…..heheh

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    Jack said on July 5th, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    How about ” Jacquelyn “. Has a lot of class, sounds faintly french. Jacquelyn Kenndy
    was a cool lady. Good nick name of “Jackie ” will go well in a prep school and later in
    Yale, Harvard, Princeton or Smith.

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    Winning Startups said on July 5th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    Ever consider Valentina? I know you are going with J names and all but I would have named my daughter this had I heard the name prior to naming her.

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    JEANNE said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    Hey, I know a good girl name that starts with “J” ;-)
    Congrats, btw!

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    jim said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:48 pm

    Jamie?

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    Shanker Bakshi said on July 6th, 2008 at 12:42 am

    How About an Indian Name Starting with “J” - JYOTSNA ( Means Moon Light )

    -Shanker Bakshi
    INDIA

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    Bubba said on July 6th, 2008 at 1:41 am

    How about Janiqua?

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    Dogma said on July 6th, 2008 at 2:19 am

    Josie

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    Cath Lawson said on July 6th, 2008 at 11:04 am

    Congratulations Shoe - I’m glad you’re putting a lot of thought into the name and won’t be sending a poor little Janeypimp, or Jodypimp to school.

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    Ryan. said on July 6th, 2008 at 11:31 am

    I’m relatively new to reading your blog, so I have a question you may have answered somewhere else. Is this your first child?

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    Motorcycle helmets said on July 6th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    Congratulations Shoe - I like Janine. She was the hot chick at my high school.

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    Boah said on July 6th, 2008 at 1:18 pm

    Here is a list with Dutch female names starting with J.

    http://www.meisjesnamen.in/J/

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    Ken Savage said on July 6th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    Shoe, maybe this post would help

    domain name for your child

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    Gary said on July 6th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    Jayde

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    Beau Fernald said on July 6th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    Oops! You’re right.

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    Zak Show said on July 6th, 2008 at 5:56 pm

    It’s Joslyn, The Best One !

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    Dick said on July 7th, 2008 at 3:12 am

    There are some point that you should take in to account while giving a name to your baby: First, the first name should fit the last name and together they should sound nice. Second, you should think how the name would influence your babies life.  And at last, both parents should like it.

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    Eva White said on July 7th, 2008 at 3:20 am

    I wonder what that means? does it have a family connection or is it something biblical?

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    Jokes said on July 7th, 2008 at 9:12 am

    how about Miranda

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    Working Man Design said on July 7th, 2008 at 10:15 am

    I like the comparison between naming your baby and picking a domain name. Funny.

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    Austin(Cowsgonemadd3) said on July 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am

    Looks like he already has a name. Check the newest post guys.

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    Austin(Cowsgonemadd3) said on July 7th, 2008 at 11:25 am

    Is he named after the soap? ha ha Yeah that is a girly name.

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    mak$ mon$y Onlin$ said on July 8th, 2008 at 12:44 am

    oh my god..your oldest daughter very cute =)
    jessica ?

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    Geiger said on July 8th, 2008 at 11:32 am

    You can have a lot of abbreviations with Joslyn!

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    Mayank Rocks said on July 8th, 2008 at 4:35 pm

    Jamie for a girl? hehehe

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    Mayank Rocks said on July 8th, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    How about Jenny?

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    Mayank Rocks said on July 8th, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    He said that name be from “J”. So Miranda fails :)

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    Mayank Rocks said on July 8th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    I like the name Jean a lot too. I have an online friend named Jean. And I remember it from Xmen movie too. She was good looking in the movie, the lady who played character Jean :p

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    Mayank Rocks said on July 8th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    I suggested a short form for Jennifer. Jenny :)

    Nice name.

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    Richard Catto said on July 9th, 2008 at 2:11 am

    I like French first names because they’re exotic and have a touch of sophistication about them.

    I looked through a list of first names (beginning with J) over here.

    Of the French first names listed there (and there are many other nationalities too), the one that I found most appealing was JOLEE., which means cheerful and pretty.

    However, many French first names are double barrelled, so for a second name, I like ANGELIQUE which means like an angel.

    So my suggestion for a name is JOLEE-ANGELIQUE.

    This name also presents her with an incredible array of variations she (and you) can use as a nickname, some of which are: Jo, Jo-ann, Joey, Angi, JA.

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    RacerX said on July 12th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    You picked a great name….Any relation of the name to all of the supported art in Omaha and Lincoln ala the Joslyn Art museum?

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    Godaddy Coupons and Promo Codes said on July 18th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Its a good name. Congrats on the baby

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