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For some reason, I really like names that end in "line" - like, "draw a line." I do like the "len/lyn/leen" pronunciations as well but am drawn to the sound of "line."
What are your opinions of:
Adaline
Caroline
Coraline
Emmeline
Madeline
What are your opinions of:
Adaline
Caroline
Coraline
Emmeline
Madeline
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Adaline looks like over-the-counter medication.
Caroline - I chose it for my first daughter! What more can I say?
Coraline - more an adjective than a name; Coralie is much better.
Emmeline - Emily is less complicated.
Madeline - This is the spelling used in my family, but I do prefer Madeleine and would be much more likely to use Magdalen.
Anneline happens where I live, with spelling variants. How does that appeal to you?
Caroline - I chose it for my first daughter! What more can I say?
Coraline - more an adjective than a name; Coralie is much better.
Emmeline - Emily is less complicated.
Madeline - This is the spelling used in my family, but I do prefer Madeleine and would be much more likely to use Magdalen.
Anneline happens where I live, with spelling variants. How does that appeal to you?
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Adaline - I prefer Adeline, and I like it, but I'd be afraid it'd be shortened to Addie and then someone might assume her name was Addison (shiver).
Caroline - Well, it's my name, so I'm a bit biased. I like it quite a bit. If it weren't my name, I doubt it'd be in my top 10 or anything, but it'd probably be in my top 20. I think it can be elegant, but it can also have that preppy, southern vibe that I dislike.
Coraline - I actually think it's kind of cute. It's one of the only made up names I can get behind.
Emmeline - I love this. I think it's adorable, better than Adeline. It's Victorian in the best way possible, not stuffy, but charmingly old fashioned.
Madeline - Eh - I like it a lot more with the "line" pronunciation, but it isn't the traditional way it's said... or I don't think. Plus, I'm a traditionalist, and I see this I think it "should" be Madeleine. Either way, I don't love it.
Caroline - Well, it's my name, so I'm a bit biased. I like it quite a bit. If it weren't my name, I doubt it'd be in my top 10 or anything, but it'd probably be in my top 20. I think it can be elegant, but it can also have that preppy, southern vibe that I dislike.
Coraline - I actually think it's kind of cute. It's one of the only made up names I can get behind.
Emmeline - I love this. I think it's adorable, better than Adeline. It's Victorian in the best way possible, not stuffy, but charmingly old fashioned.
Madeline - Eh - I like it a lot more with the "line" pronunciation, but it isn't the traditional way it's said... or I don't think. Plus, I'm a traditionalist, and I see this I think it "should" be Madeleine. Either way, I don't love it.
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Coraline isn't made up
Coraline has been in use in France since the 1950s though it didn't gain any popularity until the 80s.
Coraline has been in use in France since the 1950s though it didn't gain any popularity until the 80s.
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Ah, ok. Since it isn't in the database I just assumed (wrongly). Either way, it's pretty darn cute.
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It was probably made up in the 1950s. Eh?
I really don't think adding -line to a short name counts as "making it up." I mean, that's what happened to Caroline, isn't it? It's more like making a diminutive official.
I really don't think adding -line to a short name counts as "making it up." I mean, that's what happened to Caroline, isn't it? It's more like making a diminutive official.
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I think "-ine" means something like "similar to," "like," or "resembling" in Latin, so I'm thinking they meant it, once upon a time, to mean "resembling Carolus." Though this is just me blabbing with nothing to back it up.
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"Resembling coral" would be more likely, surely? Like crystalline = resembling crystal? But you're probably on to something with your Carolus idea: anyone who wanted a change from Caroline but not too great a change might well find Coraline suitable.
Whatever, I don't much enjoy adjectives as names - Bonnie, etc - so for actual use I'd far rather use or see Coralie.
Whatever, I don't much enjoy adjectives as names - Bonnie, etc - so for actual use I'd far rather use or see Coralie.
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I was talking about Caroline, not Coraline, but yeah, that works for Coraline. :)
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I always just assumed it was a diminutive, like -lein in German? I dunno though
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