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Help[Opinions] Whee! (m)
in reply to a message by Pie
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.
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 . . . ."
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.
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.
Thanks for brightening my day. :-)
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 . . . ."
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.
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.
Thanks for brightening my day. :-)
This message was edited 8/28/2009, 4:08 PM
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