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[Opinions] Re: Jeb and Jed

by Akua Topaz

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 :/

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- 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!)

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- 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.

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