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Help[Opinions] Re: Jessica
in reply to a message by Raya
I never cared for it. Super 80s dated.
It has two things going for it: Shakespeare and the nickname Jessie.
That's about it. I always thought the -ica part was extremely ugly together with the harsh J-beginning. I also dislike Jess.
A Jessica born nowadays would find herself having the same name as 30% of her friends' moms. Not sure if that is so great. I wouldn't love to have been called Carol or Linda (nowadays they almost sound cool again but in the 90s they were super unfashionable).
I love Jessie but as I find it too nickname-ish on its own can dislike Jessica and can't really warm up with Jessamine etc. either I wouldn't use it. Also because there are at least 50 names on my list I like better.
It fits right in with names like Amanda, Stephanie, Matthew, Christopher...Classics that are now 80s dated.
So I immediately want to create sibsets like Jessica, Amanda and Matthew.
It definitely needs a more unusual and classic middle name:
Jessica Calliope
Jessica Persephone
Jessica Louisa
Jessica Camille
Jessica Emmeline
Jessica Rosemary
Jessica Rosalind
Jessica Marigold
I would stay away from typical filler middle names (Jessica Anne, Jessica Rose) and common or dated names (Jessica Lauren, Jessica Michelle). The former make the name even more boring and the latter make it sound like a complete 80s combo.
It has two things going for it: Shakespeare and the nickname Jessie.
That's about it. I always thought the -ica part was extremely ugly together with the harsh J-beginning. I also dislike Jess.
A Jessica born nowadays would find herself having the same name as 30% of her friends' moms. Not sure if that is so great. I wouldn't love to have been called Carol or Linda (nowadays they almost sound cool again but in the 90s they were super unfashionable).
I love Jessie but as I find it too nickname-ish on its own can dislike Jessica and can't really warm up with Jessamine etc. either I wouldn't use it. Also because there are at least 50 names on my list I like better.
It fits right in with names like Amanda, Stephanie, Matthew, Christopher...Classics that are now 80s dated.
So I immediately want to create sibsets like Jessica, Amanda and Matthew.
It definitely needs a more unusual and classic middle name:
Jessica Calliope
Jessica Persephone
Jessica Louisa
Jessica Camille
Jessica Emmeline
Jessica Rosemary
Jessica Rosalind
Jessica Marigold
I would stay away from typical filler middle names (Jessica Anne, Jessica Rose) and common or dated names (Jessica Lauren, Jessica Michelle). The former make the name even more boring and the latter make it sound like a complete 80s combo.
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I know they always get compared so
I felt like adding that I think Jennifer sounds so much better.
I love the Shakespeare connection and the nickname Jessie but the full name of Jennifer is so much prettier than Jessica, in my opinion. But it's super 70s and I hate Jen and Jenny so nothing I'd consider.
I felt like adding that I think Jennifer sounds so much better.
I love the Shakespeare connection and the nickname Jessie but the full name of Jennifer is so much prettier than Jessica, in my opinion. But it's super 70s and I hate Jen and Jenny so nothing I'd consider.
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