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[Opinions] Jaime?
Wdyt of this name for a girl? Pronounced JAMIE, its the Scottish feminine of James.
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I think it's very cute and sassy!
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I like Jaime for a girl, but I still prefer the spelling Jamie though.
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As I've posted before, if you live in an area where Spanish is often spoken as I do (I'm in LA), Jaime will be pronounced HIGH-ME, and it will be assumed to be a man's name. I like Jamie for a girl.
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I really like it - I prefer it spelt Jamie though.I think its a really sweet name for a girl.
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I like it, I prefer Jaimi or Jaimee though, my fav Jaimee combo is Jaimee Rose. :)Mum to Hayley Anne
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We don't use Jamie for girls in Scotland. Jaime even less so - that is Spanish masculine, or American feminine.I don't mind Jamie for a girl but I'd rather see it spelt that way._____________________________________________________________________Elinor
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Hi, Caragh ~
I don't like Jaime for a girl; my mind always reads it as a Spanish boys name.Jamie is better, imo, and while I like the sound of it I could never use it as a given name. It would have to be a nickname, but I don't know for what.
DH :-)

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I love James, nn Jamie for a boy."J'aime" (pr. zhemm) is a phrase in French, not a name.Jaime is a Spanish boy's name, pronounced "HIE-mee" or "HIE-may."For all those reasons I can't like Jaime for a girl. And I don't think it's Scottish at all. I think it's a typical trendy, American created name. Another reason I don't like it, sorry.
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No it's notThe traditional Scottish feminine form of James is Jamesina. Jamie may be thought of as a shortened form of Jamesina or a direct feminine form of James, but Jaime certainly isn't.Jaime is the Spanish male form of James, and it's pronounced HIE-me. Some North American parents may also take it from the French phrase j'aime "love" and pronounce it JAY-mee, but j'aime is actually pronounced ZHEM and isn't a name at all amongst French-speakers.Jaime's 100% male to me. If you want it for a girl, spell it Jamie and Jamie only, please.
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ITA
~Heather~
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Love the name, but I hate this spelling because J'aime means "I like..." in french. I much prefer Jamie. I love as a nn for a boy too.Kristen~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This message was edited 2/12/2006, 1:39 PM

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Don't like it. It's too trendy and boring, IMO, and I prefer the spelling Jamie, but only for a boy.
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