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Help[Opinions] Jacoba & Jacomina.
Jacoba is quite an old-fashioned name in my country (along with the old-fashioned nicknames for it, such as Coba and Coby). Its other form, Jacomina, was always a little bit more common than Jacoba, but it's also very old-fashioned nowadays.
I was wondering how you guys feel about the name? I know Jacob is very popular in English-speaking countries, but it's a little bit surprising that its female variant is nowhere to be seen in the statistics (didn't even find Jamesina), while most female variants of other popular male names are quite common.
By the way, their pronunciations are as follows in my country:
Jacoba: ja*-CO**-bah
Jacomina: ja*-co**-MEE-nah
* Pronounced as in the German word for 'yes.'
** Pronounced as the 'Co' in 'Coby', though a little bit heavier in sound.
So, what do you think of those names?
I was wondering how you guys feel about the name? I know Jacob is very popular in English-speaking countries, but it's a little bit surprising that its female variant is nowhere to be seen in the statistics (didn't even find Jamesina), while most female variants of other popular male names are quite common.
By the way, their pronunciations are as follows in my country:
Jacoba: ja*-CO**-bah
Jacomina: ja*-co**-MEE-nah
* Pronounced as in the German word for 'yes.'
** Pronounced as the 'Co' in 'Coby', though a little bit heavier in sound.
So, what do you think of those names?
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I rather like Jacomina; it's both attractive and unusual. If I were looking to use a feminine form of James, though, I'd probably plump for Jacqueline; that at least, though French originally, will be familiar to English speakers.
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I like Jacoba a lot, but I prefer the English pronunciation (juh-COH-buh versus yah-COH-bah), personally. I don't like Jacomina as well. It feels like Jacoba and Jamesina mixed up together.
What about Jacobine or Jacobina? That's similar to Jacomina.
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What about Jacobine or Jacobina? That's similar to Jacomina.
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I think Jacoba is quite feminine, and can work well with both a young girl, and a woman. There's something about old-fashioned names, used in current times that appeal to me. I personally don't want to see too many McKenzies running around.
Jacomina is also pleasant sounding, although slightly on the fantastical side. Any name ending in Mina immediately reminds me of the character from Dracula. But I don't see that as a bad thing. It's a pretty name.
Jacomina is also pleasant sounding, although slightly on the fantastical side. Any name ending in Mina immediately reminds me of the character from Dracula. But I don't see that as a bad thing. It's a pretty name.
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Jacoba is sort of cute.
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