Jacqueline or Jackie

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Anonymous wrote:Easy to write, pronounce and understand first name with 3-5 letters with a nice meaning. No middle name and last name of mother or father, whichever is easier.

I disagree with this. I prefer names that have 5-8 letters. Any name with under 5 letters is too short for me.

It’s also more practical to have a middle name than to not have one in the United States. My company has all of our employee email addresses formatted as FIRSTNAMEMIDDLEINITIALLASTINITIAL@ companyname.com. There’s kind of an unspoken expectation that you do have a middle name even though many don’t. Additionally, having a middle name differentiates you from other people with your same first and last name (especially if you have a common name combo). This could be a good thing if there’s a criminal with the same name combo as you.

I’ve never understood why some parents decline to give their child a middle name. You get to choose another name that you like at no extra cost to you, and it provides your child with an obvious name to go by if they really dislike the first name that you have given them. I don’t get not taking advantage of that opportunity. I know some foreign countries don’t do middle names, but I’m speaking strictly about American parents who have grown up with this custom. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

+1 my parents didn't give me a middle name but my siblings have them and it always annoyed me! I changed my name when I got married and moved my maiden name to my middle name

I don't have one because 1) I think my parents really were expecting a boy 2) Mom's sister had a baby a couple weeks before me and gave her my mom's 1st choice girl name 3) I had to have surgery right after birth and my Catholic mom wanted me baptized before that so they were in a rush. So, grandma suggested the name they ultimately used. My older sister had one grandma's name as a middle name so they didn't want to repeat it. Other grandma absolutely hated her name and wouldn't let anyone use it. In a very stressful situation they just gave up and left the middle name blank. So, I understand why it happened but still I really disliked it when I was a kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy to write, pronounce and understand first name with 3-5 letters with a nice meaning. No middle name and last name of mother or father, whichever is easier.

I disagree with this. I prefer names that have 5-8 letters. Any name with under 5 letters is too short for me.

It’s also more practical to have a middle name than to not have one in the United States. My company has all of our employee email addresses formatted as FIRSTNAMEMIDDLEINITIALLASTINITIAL@ companyname.com. There’s kind of an unspoken expectation that you do have a middle name even though many don’t. Additionally, having a middle name differentiates you from other people with your same first and last name (especially if you have a common name combo). This could be a good thing if there’s a criminal with the same name combo as you.

Strong agree. They all feel really dull and insufficient (almost forgettable) to me. Ava? Bleh. Mia? Bleh. Nia? Bleh. Lee? Bleh. Mae? Bleh. Max? Bleh. Roy? Bleh. Ann? Bleh. Cai? Bleh. Amy? Bleh. Gus? Bleh. Ian? Bleh. I think you get the point.

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Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of either. Jacqueline sounds halloweeny and evil stepmother ish. Jackie not a great name.

Jacqueline Kennedy, dead for over 30; years, is still recognized for her style and grace. Only a moron would confuse the name Jacqueline with a carved pumpkin called a jack-o'-lantern!

+1. I am an American who was born while Jacqueline Kennedy was First Lady and she is always the first person who comes to mind when I hear the name. I actually prefer the French pronunciation of the name (zhak-LEEN) since it sounds prettier and flows better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easy to write, pronounce and understand first name with 3-5 letters with a nice meaning. No middle name and last name of mother or father, whichever is easier.

I disagree with this. I prefer names that have 5-8 letters. Any name with under 5 letters is too short for me.

It’s also more practical to have a middle name than to not have one in the United States. My company has all of our employee email addresses formatted as FIRSTNAMEMIDDLEINITIALLASTINITIAL@ companyname.com. There’s kind of an unspoken expectation that you do have a middle name even though many don’t. Additionally, having a middle name differentiates you from other people with your same first and last name (especially if you have a common name combo). This could be a good thing if there’s a criminal with the same name combo as you.

I’ve never understood why some parents decline to give their child a middle name. You get to choose another name that you like at no extra cost to you, and it provides your child with an obvious name to go by if they really dislike the first name that you have given them. I don’t get not taking advantage of that opportunity. I know some foreign countries don’t do middle names, but I’m speaking strictly about American parents who have grown up with this custom. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

I like the concept of middle names, but I don’t like how people use the same standard filler ones 99% of the time (especially for girls): Ann(e), Elizabeth, Nicole, Marie, Rose, Grace, Faith, Hope, Lil(l)y, Leigh, Lynn(e), Renee, Rae, May, James, Lee, Michael, Christopher, David, Daniel, Paul, Robert, Matthew, Alexander, Allen, Wayne, Richard. It kind of defeats the original purpose of a middle name.

Fortunately, I think we’re moving on from this to a wider variety of middle names.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easy to write, pronounce and understand first name with 3-5 letters with a nice meaning. No middle name and last name of mother or father, whichever is easier.

I disagree with this. I prefer names that have 5-8 letters. Any name with under 5 letters is too short for me.

It’s also more practical to have a middle name than to not have one in the United States. My company has all of our employee email addresses formatted as FIRSTNAMEMIDDLEINITIALLASTINITIAL@ companyname.com. There’s kind of an unspoken expectation that you do have a middle name even though many don’t. Additionally, having a middle name differentiates you from other people with your same first and last name (especially if you have a common name combo). This could be a good thing if there’s a criminal with the same name combo as you.

I’ve never understood why some parents decline to give their child a middle name. You get to choose another name that you like at no extra cost to you, and it provides your child with an obvious name to go by if they really dislike the first name that you have given them. I don’t get not taking advantage of that opportunity. I know some foreign countries don’t do middle names, but I’m speaking strictly about American parents who have grown up with this custom. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

I like the concept of middle names, but I don’t like how people use the same standard filler ones 99% of the time (especially for girls): Ann(e), Elizabeth, Nicole, Marie, Rose, Grace, Faith, Hope, Lil(l)y, Leigh, Lynn(e), Renee, Rae, May, James, Lee, Michael, Christopher, David, Daniel, Paul, Robert, Matthew, Alexander, Allen, Wayne, Richard. It kind of defeats the original purpose of a middle name.

Fortunately, I think we’re moving on from this to a wider variety of middle names.

Almost forgot Thomas!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easy to write, pronounce and understand first name with 3-5 letters with a nice meaning. No middle name and last name of mother or father, whichever is easier.

I disagree with this. I prefer names that have 5-8 letters. Any name with under 5 letters is too short for me.

It’s also more practical to have a middle name than to not have one in the United States. My company has all of our employee email addresses formatted as FIRSTNAMEMIDDLEINITIALLASTINITIAL@ companyname.com. There’s kind of an unspoken expectation that you do have a middle name even though many don’t. Additionally, having a middle name differentiates you from other people with your same first and last name (especially if you have a common name combo). This could be a good thing if there’s a criminal with the same name combo as you.

I’ve never understood why some parents decline to give their child a middle name. You get to choose another name that you like at no extra cost to you, and it provides your child with an obvious name to go by if they really dislike the first name that you have given them. I don’t get not taking advantage of that opportunity. I know some foreign countries don’t do middle names, but I’m speaking strictly about American parents who have grown up with this custom. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

I like the concept of middle names, but I don’t like how people use the same standard filler ones 99% of the time (especially for girls): Ann(e), Elizabeth, Nicole, Marie, Rose, Grace, Faith, Hope, Lil(l)y, Leigh, Lynn(e), Renee, Rae, May, James, Lee, Michael, Christopher, David, Daniel, Paul, Robert, Matthew, Alexander, Allen, Wayne, Richard. It kind of defeats the original purpose of a middle name.

Fortunately, I think we’re moving on from this to a wider variety of middle names.

The men in my husband’s family all have Charles, Joseph, and Anthony as their middle names going back generations. It’s just the same 3 names recycled over and over again. William and Isaac were in the rotation at some point, but they dropped off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easy to write, pronounce and understand first name with 3-5 letters with a nice meaning. No middle name and last name of mother or father, whichever is easier.

I disagree with this. I prefer names that have 5-8 letters. Any name with under 5 letters is too short for me.

It’s also more practical to have a middle name than to not have one in the United States. My company has all of our employee email addresses formatted as FIRSTNAMEMIDDLEINITIALLASTINITIAL@ companyname.com. There’s kind of an unspoken expectation that you do have a middle name even though many don’t. Additionally, having a middle name differentiates you from other people with your same first and last name (especially if you have a common name combo). This could be a good thing if there’s a criminal with the same name combo as you.

I’ve never understood why some parents decline to give their child a middle name. You get to choose another name that you like at no extra cost to you, and it provides your child with an obvious name to go by if they really dislike the first name that you have given them. I don’t get not taking advantage of that opportunity. I know some foreign countries don’t do middle names, but I’m speaking strictly about American parents who have grown up with this custom. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

I like the concept of middle names, but I don’t like how people use the same standard filler ones 99% of the time (especially for girls): Ann(e), Elizabeth, Nicole, Marie, Rose, Grace, Faith, Hope, Lil(l)y, Leigh, Lynn(e), Renee, Rae, May, James, Lee, Michael, Christopher, David, Daniel, Paul, Robert, Matthew, Alexander, Allen, Wayne, Richard. It kind of defeats the original purpose of a middle name.

Fortunately, I think we’re moving on from this to a wider variety of middle names.

The men in my husband’s family all have Charles, Joseph, and Anthony as their middle names going back generations. It’s just the same 3 names recycled over and over again. William and Isaac were in the rotation at some point, but they dropped off.

In my family the middle name is usually a family name or some other personal connection. DD's mn is the name of my close cousin who died young. DS's mn is DH's middle name, that is also a multigenerational family name.

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I like Jacqueline, nn Jackie. Feels like an underused classic.

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JAY QUELLIN!

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Anonymous wrote:JAY QUELLIN!

My niece Jacqueline (nn Jackie) has a t-shirt with this on it LOL

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Why choose between Jacqueline and Jackie when you could name her Jackie-Lynn? You’d get the best of both worlds. Even better, how about Jamie Lynn?

(Before anyone comes at me, I’m just joking.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easy to write, pronounce and understand first name with 3-5 letters with a nice meaning. No middle name and last name of mother or father, whichever is easier.

I disagree with this. I prefer names that have 5-8 letters. Any name with under 5 letters is too short for me.

It’s also more practical to have a middle name than to not have one in the United States. My company has all of our employee email addresses formatted as FIRSTNAMEMIDDLEINITIALLASTINITIAL@ companyname.com. There’s kind of an unspoken expectation that you do have a middle name even though many don’t. Additionally, having a middle name differentiates you from other people with your same first and last name (especially if you have a common name combo). This could be a good thing if there’s a criminal with the same name combo as you.

I’ve never understood why some parents decline to give their child a middle name. You get to choose another name that you like at no extra cost to you, and it provides your child with an obvious name to go by if they really dislike the first name that you have given them. I don’t get not taking advantage of that opportunity. I know some foreign countries don’t do middle names, but I’m speaking strictly about American parents who have grown up with this custom. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

+1 There’s a post in the college forum right now by a woman who gave her two sons middle names but didn’t give one to her daughter! Nonsensical.

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Anonymous wrote:Why choose between Jacqueline and Jackie when you could name her Jackie-Lynn? You’d get the best of both worlds. Even better, how about Jamie Lynn?

(Before anyone comes at me, I’m just joking.)

My cousin name is Jacquelyn. Her mom and aunts all have names ending in -lyn. Guess y

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why choose between Jacqueline and Jackie when you could name her Jackie-Lynn? You’d get the best of both worlds. Even better, how about Jamie Lynn?

(Before anyone comes at me, I’m just joking.)

My cousin name is Jacquelyn. Her mom and aunts all have names ending in -lyn. Guess y

^^you could do the same with -line.

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Jacinda, nn Jackie
Johanna, nn Jackie
Jordana, nn Jackie