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Shemaiah (male)
Any reactions? I like it. Does it look like shemale, though?


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If it's prn like sheh-MAY-uh, then it sounds rather girly to me. If it sounds more like she-MAI-uh then it's really cool. Shemale didn't come to mind but since you mentioned that it might be wise to change the sp to Shemiah (pronunciation allowing).
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I vote JemaiahThe "she" definitely jumps right out at me with Shemaiah. Plus Jem would be a cool nn for Jemaiah
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Agreed!
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It's neat! I did get a bit of a shemale vibe from it, but it's still a cool name.Jemaiah with a French J (like zhe-mai-ah) would be nice too, and also looks more masculine (to me) - but I'm not sure how you feel about messing around with names that way.
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Oooh! Love Jemaiah!Jemaiah is awesome!
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YAY!! Isn't it handsome?? And it looks legitimate too!
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it's a girls' name ...I graduated with a Shamaya, and my daughter's teacher in kindergarten was named Shemiyah.
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According to BehindTheName.com..It is male, but was used for both males and females in the Old Testament.
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It's not my style. It just doesn't strike me as a strong, masculine name.
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My first thought upon seeing it, before I read your post, was that it looks like shemale. Shemaiah has a nice sound though, but it's not really my style.
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