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Jesse is the masculine spelling. It's a great name.

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Jesse should only EVER be used on boys. Jessie or Jessi are okay as nicknames for Jessica or Jessamine, though.

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Jesse is my brother's name and I love it.

Here in England it's just not used for boys, but in America or elsewhere there shouldn't be a problem

Where I live, I wouldn't use it (though I love it) it's not established as a boys' name,and Jessie is such a popular female name (albeit for older women now). To add to this, "jessie" is common slang for an effeminate or wimpy male. It wouldn't go down well :-(

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In the States, it should be fine. Isn't it fairly popular there?

I don't see anything feminine about Jesse. IM, it's Jessie for a girl, and Jesse for a boy. And I think Jesse is an adorable name.

I personally don't like it but I definitely think of it as a male name. If you add an 'i' to make 'Jessie", then it becomes feminine imo.

Spelled like this, it is a boys name.
It's been growing on me recently, prolly because I recently met some Jesse's.

That spelling is all boy.

Love it (and its still highly recognized as a boys name)

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I love Jesse as a full name (although it is a little nny) for a boy or a nn for a girl. I dont know which I prefer, but probably for a boy because I really dont care for any of the possible full names for a girl.

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I think Jesse works fine as a boys name, and it surely isnt lost. If you are worried him having a "girls" name, Jesse isnt nearly as common as Madison, Taylor or anything in that category, and (from what I've seen) its always a nn on a girl.

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ETA: popularity charts prove its still recognized as a boys name
http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=jesse

This message was edited 2/20/2007, 6:09 PM

I like this name on a boy, I prefer Jessa on a girl. :)

I think this is a good name for a boy. I always use it as a boy's name. have a charcter named Jessie- Jessie Lopez. He's an idiot.

I don't like Jesse on a boy. It seems lower class for some reason to me. Maybe because it is like a nickname but there is nothing for it to me a nickname to. I've never liked.
I don't think though that you shouldn't use it just because of all the female Jessie's, Jessy's, Jessi's, etc. Most of the time, they are all Jessica's anyway.

I love Jesse on a boy. Like Sabrina Fair, I think of Bridge to Terabithia. I've only ever seen Jessie on a girl, and only once did I see it used as a given name. The rest of the time it's a nn for Jessica. I don't see a problem with it, I think it's a great boys' name.

Jesse's nice for a boy only. I knew a girl named Jessie once and it wasn't short for Jessica, and I must say I didn't like it at all.

I think of Bridge to Terabithia, i prefer on a boy, but wouldnt use

I don't really like it. It reminds me of the girls nickname for Jessica, Jessie. I wouldn't use it.

Jesse is all boy when written down, but if I heard it I would assume girl. I would spell the feminine version Jessie, and only use it as a nickname.

I love Jesse on a boy. It is a strong name and it is unusual to see. Definitely hasn't become lost on girls- every girl Jessie I know has had the i in there and I actually don't know that many Jessicas that go by Jessie these days.

Nope.

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I love Jesse on a boy. It's a boys name, after all. The only way I've seen girls is as NNs for Jessica, just spelled differently from Jessie. It's a very nice, masculine name.

Of course Jesse on a boy

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Jesse is a masculine Biblical name. Hell no, it's not for girls. Jessie as a nn for Jessica, maybe, or even if you must, Jessica nn Jesse, though I completely object, but Jesse as the full name? Not on a girl.

Jesse(only spelled like this) is great for a boy. I don't like Jessie and Jessica for girls, but this is nice

Well, I wouldn't use it on a girl. . .

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Jesse has always been masculine; it's Biblical. Jessie is feminine to me. I think it's still fine for a boy, but it's not my style.

This message was edited 2/20/2007, 2:34 PM

I don't think so. All the Jesse's I know are boys and the girls I know named Jessica would prefer not go by it so I really think it would work.

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That said, I think it's a nice name.

it is common for girls, but i still think it is a good name for a boy