what do you think about

Julia-Henry

James?

And is there any chance that we would be able to avoid Jim or Jimmy? Does anyone know any adults who go by James and not Jim?

dpdw

My uncle only goes by James.  You can tell people not to call him Jim or Jimmy, but once he gets older it'll be up to him.

wheelenl

I love James. I also love all of your name list names. I thought about using James as a FN, but the potential nicknames were a bit of a concern. Our LN has a long "A" in the first, accented syllable, so I didn't want "Jay," it just seemed to abrupt, and I didn't want Jim or Jimmy.

UItimately, we decided to make the MN for our first son James instead.

 

Kara5109

My DH's name is James Robert and he goes by Robbie. We will name our son (if we have one) James Rylan and he will go by Rylan.

twinmommy13

My bro is James...as a kid we called him Jamie. I think he switched back to James in 4th grade and that is the only name people call him now. If people  try to say Jim or Jimmy- just keep refering to him as James!

Mrs.Biela2be

 If you perfer James kindly remind friends and family that you would like him to be called James, not Jim or Jimmy.  However, you can tell people not to call him Jim or Jimmy while he is young, but once he gets older it'll be up to him.

liljooly

I went to high school with a James... and we never called him Jim, Jimmy, or any other nickname.

CourtneyRDH

I like James, but he will probably be called Jim or Jimmy sometimes. I went to HS with a James, but he's the only one I know that wasn't called anything else.?

gjkhjr01

My cousin is James... It would be weird to call him Jim or Jimmy.

GulfCoaster

It will be tough to avoid Jim or Jimmy, but if you keep reminding people when he is young, it will eventually stick.  (Although, as PPs have pointed out, once he's in school, it will be up to him to tell friends to call him James.)

I have a cousin named James who was Jamie when he was little, and now he is just James.  He has never been Jim or Jimmy.  However, I do think that's a little rare -- most people will automatically try to use the nn Jim or Jimmy at first, because there are so many men/boys named James who go by Jim/Jimmy.

Worcbride

both my brother and BIL go by Jim (both were Jimmy as children).  My family still calls my brother Jimmy (old habits die hard).  I have 2 coworkers who are also Jim.  Come to think of it I have never run across a James.....hmmmm

SteelCityBride

dpdw:

My uncle only goes by James.  You can tell people not to call him Jim or Jimmy, but once he gets older it'll be up to him.

Ditto this.