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[Opinions] Jacqueline, Christine and Genevieve
Yes, I know the names are quite different from my normal style. However, my bf really likes them and I'm curious as to what everyone else things. Siblings would definitely include a Miriam and most likely a Simon and/or Raphael.
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I think Jacqueline and Genevieve are my favorites.
I've never been a fan of Christine or Christina for that matter, but it is a name you don't hear as often, along with Genevieve.
I like what one of the replies said, to use Jack as a nickname, I think that would be cute.
Or maybe Ginny for Genevieve.
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Go with Jacqueline
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I find Jacqueline old ladyish, but the others are fine.
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Jacqueline is lovely! Not too keen on the other two though.
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I love Jacqueline & Genevieve. I despise 'ch' names, so Christine is a no-go for me, however I love Kristine (or even better, Kristin). It's my sisters name, so I'll never get to use it, but with Simon, raphael, and Miriam, I would think Kristine sounds best. Much more solid and no-nonsense then Jacqueline and Genevieve.
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They're all very nice. However, Christine would be a favourite of mine if it didn't feel somewhat overused. Genevieve and Jacqueline are very classy.
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I love all of the names including Miriam, Simon, and Raphael.
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I really, really like Genevieve, and I think it sounds great with Miriam. I'm luke-warm on Jacqueline - I don't hate it but its always sounded a little bit high-and-mighty for my liking, I'm not sure why! I'm not a fan of Christine at all, which is probably just because I went to school with so many of them, the name just sounds really common and plain to me now.
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None of them do much for me.Christine is okay, but its not my style.I know enough Jackie's to fill a swimming pool; and she would be a Jackie. Which I happen to like a lot better than Jacqueline. Its just... I don't know. Its a little unapproachable to me, for some reason.Genevieve I should like in theory, but in actuality I find it too flashy.
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I'm with you.Except that I can 100% guarantee that she would not be a Jackie. Believe me. Not going to happen if X is the father. :-) I like the names...but they're not homey enough.
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My favorite of the three with Miriam, Raphael, and Simon, would be Christine. I think it's a good match, a solid salt-of-the-earth type name.
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Ty.That's exactly what I want in a name, now I can clearly articulate it. Solid, salt-of-the-earth. *steals description*
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Genevieive definitely Genevieve. That name would go beautifully with Miriam, Simon or Raphael.
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Jacqueline IMO is the perfect MN, but I just can't seem to love it nearly as much as a FN. Christine is pretty dull, but I can live with it. Genevieve is gorgeous as long as it's being pronounced the French way (JEN-uh-veev just sounds tacky to me).
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I only like Jacqueline with the French pronunciation. All the English pronunciations sound odd to me.Christine is lovely, but I don't really like Genevieve.
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Ditto Jacqueline.That's why I'm very hesitant to use it. I don't totally hate the English pronunciation to dismiss it 100%, but nearly.
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I like all three to varying degrees. I think Christine goes best with Mirjam, and Genevieve with Simon and Raphael.
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Jacqueline - I used to love the nickname Jack for a girl (myself, really, I wasn't a namenerd yet but I did hate my own name) and so I tried very hard to like this name. For some reason, I've never been able to. It's a bit...well, I'm not sure what it is I don't like about it. It's...overblown. I wouldn't be unhappy to see it used, though, if that makes sense.Christine - Beautiful. Climbing up my own list. I don't much like the possible nicknames, which is a shame because it would be hard to go by the full Christine.Genevieve - French or English pronounciation? I instantly read the French one because the other two you asked about were French, but now I'm not sure. Both are lovely, anyway.
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She would be Christine.My boyfriend has six siblings and all go by their full names - Elizabeth, Katherine, Anthony, Mary, Damian, Alexander, and Christopher - so Christine shouldn't be that hard to deal with! Thanks for the feed back.
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