Anonymous wrote:Use Jacqueline as the formal/official name and Jackie as the nickname. My niece has that name and she has switched between the two and now uses Jacqueline as her work name and Jackie for family and friends.

+1 same for my niece.

Jacqueline is my mother's name. Jacquie as the shortened version. Never been as issue. My best friend named her kid after my mom and did the same spelling - again, not an issue.

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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.

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 have an aunt whose name is Jacqueline and she goes by Jacquie. She's also the best human I've ever met so I'm partial to the name.

I hate Jacquie

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

Jacqueline does remind me of jack-o'-lantern. Giving your child a 10-letter French name when you’re American is also a little much. It comes off as slightly snooty and pretentious.

I like Jackie, though. It sounds like a friendly and approachable woman.

I know someone in her 20s named Jacklyn and have always wondered if it was intentional or if her parents just didn’t know how to spell Jacqueline. Her brother’s name is Jamason (pronounced the same as Jameson/Jamison), so they clearly had a theme going on...

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.

Anonymous wrote:I like both but think Jacqueline is too long and will consistently be spelled wrong.

There is no reason to give any kid a nine letter name and who combined Jac+que+line as a name and for what reason?

I like the name just fine but one Jacqueline I knew was a crazy insecure b----.

I like the nickname Jax better than Jackie.

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

Yes! Spot on!

Jacqueline is too fussy.

Jackie is too casual.

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!

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