Names I like:

[shipinabathtub.livejournal.com]

Ahh, I've just spotted this community and I love it already!

My name is Jaclyn Beth, and I do like it now (but only if my first name (which is pronounced the same as "Jacqueline") is kept whole or shorted into Jack.  I really do not like Jackie), but for years I didn't.  I was named after my father's close friend John Bernard who died shortly before I was born.  While my name is nice, I've been toying with the idea of changing my middle name to Elizabeth, because as my last name starts with a W, and then my initials would be "J.E.W." (and I am one, so I thought it would be kind of funny).  I don't think I'll actually do it though.  My dad would kill me.

Anyway, my favorite names are:

Girls:
Belle
Blythe
Clara
Claire
Dagny
Irene (my grandmother's name)
Valancy

.. and that's all I can think of right now!  I like more old-fashioned names with a twist. I think they're beautiful.

Boys:
Eric
David
James
Marc

Good old, fashioned names for boys I guess.

Comments

[elvenmalka523.livejournal.com]

Nice names :) Claire is one that can have its annoying moments, and I think can say that as it's my name. You will always have people who forget the 'e' and after a while that gets annoying, especailly when it's people you've known for a while.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_____brownxeyes/]

I lovelovelove Belle, I think it's so pretty.

J'adore Marc and Claire too.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

I'd argue with Jaclyn being pronounced the same as Jacqueline, or rather, Jacqueline being pronounced like Jaclyn. Your name clearly has two syllables and I'd be absolutely astonished if anyone put a third in. Mine usually has three syllables, in British English at least - it isn't jac-lin, it's jac-eh-lin*. American retail and airline staff have said it that way to me too, although no US-based friends would dare (I don't go by it!).

* Lucky me though, I got lumbered with 'zhah-cleen', my mother having a very strong French influence. Almost no one gets it right, including French speakers who tend to assume that non-French people wouldn't pronounce it that way...

[shipinabathtub.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much :)

[shipinabathtub.livejournal.com]

But it's so pretty sounding! You're lucky! I always wanted my name to be Claire.

[elvenmalka523.livejournal.com]

I used to really dislike it. So many people spell it wrong, and since dropping the e makes it the male form of the name, it's not the most fun. I had teachers who knew me for at least 5 years and still forgot the e. Now I'm okay with it, but correcting people is still irksome.

[shipinabathtub.livejournal.com]

Well, thank you for being astonished at my name?

I was actually referring to the way that some people believe, when they see my name written out, that it is pronounced "Ja-cel-lin," which it is not. It's Jaclyn. My family is French (the man I was named after was too, actually) and they gave shortened spelling because my last name is so long and because it's more "American." I'm willing to bet that both of our names are pronounced the same way.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Wait, what? Your name is pronounced Jaclyn according to you (and common sense, rules of spelling, etc). That's two syllables - jack, lin. People who put three in obviously can't read.

Mine is three syllables ('Ja-cel-lin' doesn't quite catch it but is close enough to make it obvious you understand the idea) in English, and pronounced completely differently in French. Neither pronunciation is the same as jack-lin.

I'm willing to bet that both of our names are pronounced the same way.
Did you not actually read what I wrote? Or what you wrote in reply?

[elvenjedi.livejournal.com]

Dagny FTW. I just love it because of Atlas Shrugged though, heh.

[shipinabathtub.livejournal.com]

um, no I get the whole thing. I'm telling you that mine is pronounced a certain way, while it is spelled differently. And, thank you so much for telling me about *my own* name. *Obviously* I have no idea about it and really need someone as condescending as you to tell me about it. I'm so glad that you're an *authority* on it.

Jeeze, if you're not going to be nice, and you just want to be rude and dick-like about the whole thing, don't even comment.

[shipinabathtub.livejournal.com]

My absolute favorite book! I read it in three days!

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Ok, clarify this for me because you're really not making sense now. You said it's not ja-cel-lin, it's Jaclyn. How is that pronounced that isn't how it's spelled and isn't ja-cel-lin? Are you saying it's zha-cleen like mine? In which case that's not how 95% of the world pronounces 'Jacqueline', making your original assertion just as strange to me, and your original objection to my comment fairly nonsensical.

Why not be constructive and say 'it's not pronounced like SYLL-A-BLE, it's pronounced SYLL'BLE (or ZYLL'BLE)' when you reply instead of deleting comments and reposting without being any clearer about what you actually mean?

[elvenjedi.livejournal.com]

Haha wow, that's impressive... it took me a while to read but I'm usually a pretty fast reader. It is one of my favorites though.

[shipinabathtub.livejournal.com]

My name is pronounced like "Jacqueline." In the French pronunciation of the word. As I have told you. It may be spelled differently, but that is how it is pronounced. I'm sorry that you can't understand that. I thought I was being clear.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Riiiiiiiight. That actually makes sense now (although I see why so many people might mispronounce your name, 'j-a-c-l-y-n' doesn't make the same sound in French as 'j-a-c-q-u-e-l-i-n-e', much less in English).

Why you couldn't just say 'actually mine's pronounced the French way too' in your original reply is beyond me. Lucky me though, I got lumbered with 'zhah-cleen', my mother having a very strong French influence. Almost no one gets it right, including French speakers who tend to assume that non-French people wouldn't pronounce it that way... is phrased fairly easily for a 'me too' response, no?

[shipinabathtub.livejournal.com]

Whatever.