Variations of Jerry

coastalmomma2

If baby #3 is a boy, I would like to honor my late grandfather in some way. His name was Jerry Dee. As much as i loved him, I'm not terribly fond of either name. Any suggestions? Is there a name, other than Jeremiah (nms) that Jerry could be short for? I like Jay, but it seems to be a bit of a stretch.
I'm open to either a fn or mn placement. 
One option we'd consider is Desmond Jay.

Our son is Theodore Robert. 

Thanks! 

coastalmomma2

Other names we like: Arthur, Miles, Liam, Leo

leighry

You could do Gerard. Goes well with Theodore too. Jeremy works too.

harpseal135

Gerard is a great name! Gerald would be another. 

bellebaby221

Jarrett?

doodleoodle

Jerome or Jared

thorsenme

Could you just use his initials (J and D) but come up with names that are your style? 

coastalmomma2

Jonah is really the only "J" name that I care for. I did consider Jem, short for Jeremy as the character in To Kill A Mockingbird. But Jeremy has always sounded a bit like germy, and Jem seems odd as a stand alone name. 

Jonah Desmond?
Jonah Dominic?
Jonah Daniel? 
Jay Desmond?
Jeremy (Jem) Middlename?

Or would it be too weird to have the initial J be a middle name?
 
IE: Desmond J. Lastname

saham07

You could use his initials J and D, and name the baby
Jed

harpseal135

Honestly, I don't like Theodore with Jonah.  My personal thought.  

I do not like PP suggestion of Jed, especially with a strong name like Theodore.   Gerard would still be my top contender. 

But, are you now going away from names that can use Jerry as a NN?

captainanna

Jeremiah is a beautiful name, that can stand with Theodore well enough.

coastalmomma2

@captainanna, I forgot to mention that I teach high school, so I have past student associations with many names, including Jeremiah. 

Gerard really doesn't do it for me. I do like Jed, actually, but I'm not sure it would be a strong stand alone name.

 I suppose I could also include my maiden name (my grandpa's last name) as a middle. 

Or, #3 may be a girl after all and this could be a moot point. 

saham07

coastalmomma2 said:

@captainanna, I forgot to mention that I teach high school, so I have past student associations with many names, including Jeremiah. 

Gerard really doesn't do it for me. I do like Jed, actually, but I'm not sure it would be a strong stand alone name.

 I suppose I could also include my maiden name (my grandpa's last name) as a middle. 

Or, #3 may be a girl after all and this could be a moot point. 

My nephew is "Jed Larson Lastname" stand alone. He is 22 years old and it has worked fine for him.

meggyme

Jedidiah nn Jed

mercury94

DH has a name much like Jerry and used to go by Jay. Not much of a stretch. I could also suggest picking other names you like to get the initials JD.