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HelpRe: Jessamy for a boy?
in reply to a message by JessicaLeigh
I associate Jessamy strongly with the old novel of the same name by Barbara Sleigh. It's out of print and hard to find, but it still manages to have something of a cult following, in part because the character of Jessamy is a strong, likable girl.
To me, it's a very feminine name...sort of a dainty, girlish name at that. I love Jeremy, but Jessamy doesn't remind me of Jeremy at all. Jessamine, Jasmine, and Amy, yes, but not Jeremy. In my eyes, Jessamy is as well-suited for a boy as Jessica.
TBH, I would assume Gilead Jessamy was a girl, especially compared to David Royce Huckleberry. While I absolutely don't think sib names need to match like cute little sweater sets, I also don't like it when sib names feel unequal, unharmonious, or completely mismatched. Caemlyn Sparrow Gail and Gilead Jessamy Something would be far less jarring as a pair of sisters.
To me, it's a very feminine name...sort of a dainty, girlish name at that. I love Jeremy, but Jessamy doesn't remind me of Jeremy at all. Jessamine, Jasmine, and Amy, yes, but not Jeremy. In my eyes, Jessamy is as well-suited for a boy as Jessica.
TBH, I would assume Gilead Jessamy was a girl, especially compared to David Royce Huckleberry. While I absolutely don't think sib names need to match like cute little sweater sets, I also don't like it when sib names feel unequal, unharmonious, or completely mismatched. Caemlyn Sparrow Gail and Gilead Jessamy Something would be far less jarring as a pair of sisters.
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