I Never Met One I Didn't Like

Looking through my phonebook, it occurred to me that I know lots of people who have the same name. I know a slew of Stephanies, and some of them I've been pretty tight with, others have been causal friends or acquaintances. I also know several Johns, and at times I've had to call them 'Big John' and 'Little Jon,' or 'Other John.' I have to stop and think when I hit the Michelles in my address book, because I didn't attach last names, and I know several Michelles.


Sometimes one person can ruin a name for me forever (I won't name names), and sometimes one person makes the name forever amazing to me. But generally, I get a good mix of emotions when I contemplate the different Jessies that I know, or something like that. However, I've come to the conclusion that there has been one name that I have consistently liked, respected, and trusted the bearer: James.

Now, many of the Jameses on my list are either fictitious or I've never actually met them. But all of them have been pretty amazing.


King James I of England: he gave us the KJB, and I'm not about to complain.

James (Jim) Hawkins: what person my age didn't grow up adoring Muppet Treasure Island? JimJimmyJimJimJimmyJimJim shall forever live on in my head as the greatest soprano the world shall ever know. And he's not bad in the book, either. :P

James Rocket: I'll admit, I mostly watched Pokemon because of the dashing male half of the Team Rocket, erm, team. I don't even care that he had purple hair, tucked his pants into his boots, and could only capture about five Pokemon. He was gorgeous.

James Kirk: There are so many children named James for this very reason. Captain Kirk was and is phenomenal.

James Bond: He drives sports cars, has a British accent, and has a license to kill. What more do you want???

James McAvoy: Tell me he wasn't an adorable Mr. Tumnus, and an adorable Charles Xavier. And he's British.

James Hacker: This one probably won't ring any bells, but he's the main character in the British (yes, I see the pattern) comedy Yes, Minister. It's a brilliant show, don't let the age of it put you off.

James Norrington: The un-sung hero of Pirates III. If Elizabeth would have been smart, she would have married him up front. None of this William Turner nonsense.

James Possible: Cartoon character Kim Possible's rocket scientist father, who is...a rocket scientist. And very amusing.

James West: Hearthrob of the Wild Wild West (the original series, none of this Will Smith crap will be tolerated), exceptional horseman, secret agent to the president, and generally brilliant.

James Phelps: He played Fred Weasley, for heaven's sake! He runs a joke shop, beats bludgers, and brilliantly humiliated Dolores Umbridge. And that's just for starters.

James May: The other bloke on Top Gear. Who, if you want the facts, is actually the intelligent bloke on Top Gear. The only problem is TG isn't exactly the place nor time to show off your smarts, so you'll just have to trust me on this one.

James Hathaway: Character who plays Inspector Lewis's Sergeant (which is a terribly difficult word for me to spell, btw) on Inspector Lewis. He's lanky, snarky, sarcastic, glibe, and frighteningly intelligent. If you're a girl who always wanted a boyfriend who could recite Shakespeare and Keats, and then serenade you on his guitar, Hathaway is for you.

Cousin James: The brightest 4-year-old I've ever seen. :)


Honestly, I've never met one I didn't like. So if you want a good, solid name for a boy, James definitely has some good people behind it so far.