Message: "Jeb and Jed" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Jeb and Jed

by Llewella (penguiny7)

4/30/2011, 10:41 AM

I'm not sure which I like better. They both feel very outdoorsy to me, which I love, but Jeb is warmer (red/orange/yellow) and Jed is darker (dark green/black).

Which do you prefer?

Also, can you think of any full name for Jed besides Jedidiah? It's not bad, I just am in search of something more unexpected, but there doesn't seem to be anything else that would make sense. Maybe Jerald?

I actually didn't realize that Jeb was short for Jacob until I looked at it just now. That might make me be able to like Jacob sometime in the future.

#Jeb #Jed

This message was edited 4/30/2011, 10:43 AM

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- indigopearl +1

4/30/2011, 4:33 PM

I like both but Jed wins out for me. I love the TV show The West Wing, and the president is Josiah 'Jed'. That's probably my favourite use of it. Jeb feels more old-fashioned to me.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

5/1/2011, 6:19 AM

Josiah nn Jed is good!

- Orsino (bananarama)

4/30/2011, 2:58 PM

I don't like either. They remind me of rednecks.

- Akua Topaz +3

4/30/2011, 11:42 AM

I like Jed a lot better than Jeb - Jeb reminds me of Jeb Bush and I also just think it sounds clumsy and heavy. Jed sounds like a more down-to-earth person. I think it would go well with Ben.

Have you heard of Jep? I just found it in the database. I think it's totally rad.

Full names for Jed besides Jedidiah...
Jerald like you said
Jared
Jordan
Judicael

Boy, that's harder than I thought :/

- Llewella (penguiny7) +2

4/30/2011, 12:01 PM

Kind of funny, I feel the opposite about them--I think Jeb seems more down-to-earth than Jed. Jep? It's kind of cool, and I'm always instantly drawn to any medieval nickname. I'm not so sure how much I like the sound, though. But I do really love Jem! If we ever had another boy James is the likeliest name right now, and I'd definitely call him Jem sometimes.

Judicael is a good one! I just noticed that name a few days ago for the first time. Pretty awesome.

- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah) +1

4/30/2011, 1:25 PM

Jem is really cool, isn't it?!?! You could probably use that one with Jeremiah or Gemariah too! (well, Gem, but you know what I mean!)

This message was edited 4/30/2011, 1:25 PM

- Llewella (penguiny7)

4/30/2011, 2:08 PM

Yep, the first place I heard of it was several years ago on a character named Jeremiah nn Jem, and I loved it. But I don't like Jeremiah, and was super excited when I came here and found that it was a medieval nn for James. I love medieval nicknames, and I love James! Win. DH isn't 100% sold on it, but he likes James enough so too bad for him. :P

Gemariah... somehow I've never noticed that name before. I don't usually like -iah names, but that one is pretty neato.

This message was edited 4/30/2011, 2:08 PM

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