Mae and I have been racking our brains to find a good name for Baby. We had been toying with a few names. Aidan, Little Fiery One; Dylan, From The Sea; Julian, Youthful and finally, Obadiah. Hahahh! Okay, I was kidding about that last one! Still, we were never completely happy with these.
Then one night it came to me; Jesse. Like an epiphany.
I fell in love with it immediately. But Mae was worried, "It sounds girly". She was right. Like all good names, Jesse (actually Jessie) had been adopted by girls. When once Jesse used to be a masculine name, these days the lines are blurred with the little Jessicas calling themselves Jessie.So while many did like the name, just as many thought we were crazy.
But it's such a wonderful name. It was the name of King David's father, according to the bible. It was the name of the coolest outlaw ever, Jesse James (ahem)! So we scoured the internet to find the meaning of Jesse.
"Wealth". One website proclaimed. But here was the one that convinced me. "The Gift of God". Wow! It was almost like a name bestowed upon Baby, by God Himself. The mere thought of it overwhelmed me.
You see, Baby's entry into our lives has been the most wonderful event ever. Despite the fact that Baby is still in the making, he has enriched us in so many ways. And yes, we truly believe that Baby in indeed a gift of God. He is, to us, a testimony of God's goodness.
Jesse is a modern version of the Hebrew name, Yishai. In yet another baby names website, Jesse is said to mean "God exists".
Jesse. God exists. Indeed He does.
Wonderful!!! How about his Chinese name? :) (Jesse is the name of one of the dads in "My Two Dads")
ReplyDeleteok i got a little too overedged with that. delete that comment. :P sowwy.
ReplyDeleteJesse is good! Alternative would be ........ . ..... . ...... . .......... ...... ................... . ................... ............ ................... ............. Kevin.
ReplyDelete[Jesse is a modern version of the Hebrew name, Yishai. In yet another baby names website, Jesse is said to mean "God exists".
ReplyDeleteJesse. God exists. Indeed He does.]
One Word... HALLELUJAH !!
I like! And you can always put James as his middle name. Then he can be J. J. Tan. Heh. Or maybe not.
ReplyDeletehmm J.J. Tan sounds nice...
ReplyDeleteJoshua James Tan, should be the name of baby.
Joshua....the alternative name to Jesus.
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Haha...Jesse James Tan...sounds like a Chinese gunslinging outlaw. Seriously though, Jesse is a fantastic name. There are plenty of Jessies in my family tree, all female, but the name is widely known in North America as both a male and female name (I knew at least one guy named Jesse). It's a really nice name.
ReplyDeleteWhat drives me crazy is how Jordan has suddenly become a trendy name for girls. Grrr....
Nice name! I like it :D And it doesn't sound girlish at all.
ReplyDeleteJesse is the name of Rory's ex-boyfriend in Gilmore Girls...
ReplyDeleteLove the name :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe Noodle, Spheghetti, Pastrmi and Kuey Teow only belongs to the mee family, Mr. & Mrs. Mee Hoon. ;)
ReplyDeleteHuman being! Hmm.. Jesse. nice name. I've got a friend name Jessey, however & she's a gurl. =p And a friend called Aidan. I think you should stick with Jesse. Authentically biblical. ;)
ReplyDeleteThere is no stopping to this. Anyway, if it feels right, then this is it. Gut feeling is usually right. Hope your kid likes it.
ReplyDeleteAsk baby lar... that name is gonna be with him for his entire life.
ReplyDeleteI like all the names....Aidan, Julian, Joshua, Jessee....can't go wrong with any of those names.
ReplyDeleteJesse sounds real nice :) Reminds me of the dashing and macho Jesse Katsopolis
ReplyDeleteof Full House fame (acted by John Stamos). But don't think you should call him JJ - sounds like Jaya Jusco for short!
He would be proof that God exists. I like that.
ReplyDeleteBut then I am partial to X names like Xavier.
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baby noodle :P
ReplyDeleteJesse is a great name.
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Jesse is proof that God exists. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad most of you like Jesse. It's been torture trying to decide! :)
ReplyDeleteWe haven't got a Chinese name yet, Pickyin. My dad is still checking with the Hainan Association for my generational name. We sort of lost the list that Grampa gave us. :o(
*piak* kev for flooding my comment box! :)
Norzu, that's exactly what my dad suggested.
Nope Leo. My sis' kid is Joshua. Too late.
I know what you mean Jordan. The girls are taking invading all our names. Pretty soon, there'll be little girls named William or Robert. :lol:
Thanks, Joanne. :)
Yes, Hmm - Jess, he of the brooding temperament. :)
Yeah, as parents we get to veto Baby's decisions, KA!
Thanks for the confirmation, Deborah. ;)
Right now, the gut say OK, Gina. :)
The last time we ask, Baby picked Noodle, Peter. :)
Thanks, Revlon.
Or Jinjang Joe, Ariel. (apologies to all Jinjang folks)
Christopher, thanks to the diversity of language in our country, names like Xavier will most likely be mispronounced. :)
You can have that for your kid with our blessing, Olivia. :lol:
Thanks, Papi
Indeed he is, raZZie!
jesse is a beautiful and meaningful name(!!) even if it is a unisex name.
ReplyDeletewell what's wrong with having another Joshua in the family ?
ReplyDeleteYou can call baby, Joshua Jr James :P
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I knew you'd end up with something that starts with 'J'! :lol:
ReplyDeleteMy second boy 's name is Eden and everyone thought he is a girl. Can't blame because he has big eyes with long lashes.
ReplyDeleteWait till you hear his chinese name: E-Xhuen.
i guess it is alright to me for a boy to have girly name :-)
I like Jesse. I was going to post this a few days ago, but it wouldn't let me lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jack! :)
ReplyDelete*piak* Leo! Let it go already! :lol:
That is so not true, mdmafia. Not all the names I was considering starts with J!
Eden, eh? Cool. And brave.
Bad Haloscan! Bad, bad! How dare you NOT let Rachel post! :)
I would have to agree with Gina. Regardless what other think about your kid's name, go with your gut feeling and just remember, at the end of the day, your child has to carry that name for the rest of his life (as mentioned by Peter). Hence, just be careful when choosing the name...:) Just few questions, have you decided with Jesse?? Do you have an alternative name? :)
ReplyDeleteWell, the alternative are all there in the post, WY! :) But I think we're gonna go with Jesse.
ReplyDeleteyeah nice. a friend of a friend has a boyfriend 'ezekel'. Not a good idea at all.
ReplyDeletebut jesse sounds really sexy.
:lol: Minishorts! Ezekel is a little over the top isn't it?! And yeah, hope that Baby Jesse lives up to this sexy name. :lol:
ReplyDeleteJesse James wow sound like a rock star ;)
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