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I think Jeanie/Genie is adorable as nn for Eugenie or Iphigenie.

I'm not entirely fond if it. I would like it better if it were Jeannie, but that's a matter of exposure - my mother's name is Jeanne and my great-aunt is called Jeannie.

love it!

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I love it spelled either Jeannie or Genie, but only as a nickname.

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I'm not too fond of Jean, though.

Whee!

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I've loved Jean / Jeanie for years. I didn't think anyone else would like it, much less use it on a real little girl.

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Jean is strong and romantic, bringing to (my) mind bagpipes, heather covered hills (braes?), Scottish ladies. "Jean, Jean, the roses are red. All of the leaves have gone (turned?) green . . . ." "Cheer up sleepy, Jean. Oh what can it mean to a day dream believer and a homecoming queen. . . ?" "Go home, go home, go home to bonnie Jean . . . ."

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Jeanie, as a nn, is darling, and this is my favorite spelling. "I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair. . . ." There was a time in the 60's when U.S. parents named their dds French Jeanne and mispronounced it as Jeanie. It irked me no end.

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When I first thought about what I'd one day name my children Jean Elizabeth (nn Jeanie) was on the short list. I thought I was oh, so different to use something as simple as Jean. Now, I would tweak that to Jean Elspeth, but overall the combo still works for me.

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Thanks for brightening my day. :-)

This message was edited 8/28/2009, 4:08 PM

I hate it... I would have rather seen Katie or Evie.

Jean is my aunt's middle name and she goes by Jeanie (she hates her first name, Lois). I don't mind it, but it isn't a favorite.

I dislike it

Jeanie sounds too nickname-y, and Jean sounds old to me.

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(edited for typo)

This message was edited 8/28/2009, 3:27 PM