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Help[Opinions] Clemence or Clementine?
I've started loving Clemence and Clementine for middle names. I do like the meaning of Clemence(mercy) better than Clementine(orange), but Clementine sounds so pretty. I'm thinking Susannah Clemence or Susannah Clementine, or even Susannah Lucie Clemence (might be a bit much though). What are your opinions of Clemence and Clementine - which would you pick?
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Thanks for all your responses. I now know Clemence and Clementine mean the same thing - this is good!
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Clementine.
I ike Susannah Clementine. It has that Old American West feel to it. Susannah is one of my favorite names, by the way.
I ike Susannah Clementine. It has that Old American West feel to it. Susannah is one of my favorite names, by the way.
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I didn't even think about the songs, but your "Old American West" comment brought it to mind. "Oh Susannah don't you cry for me" and "Oh my darlin', Clementine". Not good enough reason not to use the combo, IMO, but something to be aware of. :b
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Susannah Clementine is lovely, and doesn't Clementine come from the same name as Clemence? Clemence is nice too, but it just doesn't have the flair of Clementine.
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Clementine happens to be the name of a fruit, but the name Clementine does not mean fruit or orange, it means "merciful". It's a form of Clement, just as Clemence is. Clemence doesn't have a very pretty sound to me, but I love Clementine, esp. as a mn.
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Actually, Clementine has the same meaning as Clemence. I'd prefer Clemency to Clemence. Love Susannah Clementine.
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I like Clemence, or Clemency.
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How do you pronounce Clementine? I say Cle-men-TEEN.
I think Susannah Clementine is lovely, Clementine is wonderful as a mn. (Avoids too many orange associations.) Clemence is fine, but just doesn't compare to Clementine, plus it's too similar to Clement.
Susannah Lucie Clementine is good too, I don't think it's too much at all.
I think Susannah Clementine is lovely, Clementine is wonderful as a mn. (Avoids too many orange associations.) Clemence is fine, but just doesn't compare to Clementine, plus it's too similar to Clement.
Susannah Lucie Clementine is good too, I don't think it's too much at all.
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I think I say Cle-men-teen, but I'm an English person living in America. I've been here a while, so my pronunciation is all over the place. I was shocked to hear myself pronounce vitamin in the American way the other day!
Part of the attraction with Clementine is because it reminds me a little of Christmas, probably due to all the clementines we ate during that season. I don't know if people elsewhere eat clementines at Christmas, but maybe this name could be a festive alternative to Holly and Noelle?
Part of the attraction with Clementine is because it reminds me a little of Christmas, probably due to all the clementines we ate during that season. I don't know if people elsewhere eat clementines at Christmas, but maybe this name could be a festive alternative to Holly and Noelle?
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Haha, I find being on here with lots of Americans influences the words I use.
Nice idea about it being an alternative to Holly and Noelle, it's much less obvious but not completely random. And it's a nice name anyway, so it doesn't feel like you're just using it to go with the holiday season.
Nice idea about it being an alternative to Holly and Noelle, it's much less obvious but not completely random. And it's a nice name anyway, so it doesn't feel like you're just using it to go with the holiday season.
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I prefer Susannah Clementine
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i prefer Clemence however for the middle name spot Clementine seems to fit better
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I prefer Clementine to Clemence, but they're both nice. Susannah Clementine is lovely.
Also, Clementine is a type of orange, but Clementine (and Clemence, too) are derived from Clemens, which in Latin means "merciful." (Think of the word, Clemency.) So really, they both mean the same thing.
Also, Clementine is a type of orange, but Clementine (and Clemence, too) are derived from Clemens, which in Latin means "merciful." (Think of the word, Clemency.) So really, they both mean the same thing.
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I think Susannah Clemence sounds prettier, though Clementine is lovely. And Clementine doesn't mean orange, there is a hybrid of an orange called a clementine but it's named after a person I believe.
This message was edited 6/24/2007, 7:09 AM
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I just checked the meaning of Clementine - should have done so before - and it's the same meaning as Clemence. It just makes me think of oranges, which isn't really bad.
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