[Opinions] Caroline
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I've always loved it. It is my younger sister's name and has perpetually been quite popular in the area I'm from. The popularity doesn't bother me. It is timeless, elegant, and beautiful.
I definitely pronounce Caroline (with a long i) and Carolyn (with a short i) different. It drives me nuts when people pronounce Caroline as Carolyn. It drives my sister even more nuts (since she gets called Carolyn somewhat regularly).
I definitely pronounce Caroline (with a long i) and Carolyn (with a short i) different. It drives me nuts when people pronounce Caroline as Carolyn. It drives my sister even more nuts (since she gets called Carolyn somewhat regularly).
I really like Caroline. When I was younger I used to think it was quite dated, my mum knew a lot of people her age called Caroline. But the character in the Vampire Diaries changed my mum on it, she's young and peppy and although really annoying in the first few series, really grows into a strong, independent character that does the name a lot of favours.
I pronounce Caroline as CAH-roe-lIEn (long "I" sound) and Carolyn as CAH-roe-lIn (short "I" sound). And I like "Callie" as a nickname but not "Carrie".
I pronounce Caroline as CAH-roe-lIEn (long "I" sound) and Carolyn as CAH-roe-lIn (short "I" sound). And I like "Callie" as a nickname but not "Carrie".
Beautiful and classic name! Rhymes with “line”.
I think Caroline is a beautiful name; elegant and feminine without being frilly and completely timeless.
I pronounce them differently - as they're written
I pronounce them differently - as they're written
I love Caroline.
I pronounce Caroline and Carolyn differently. The last syllable of Caroline has a long I sound and rhymes with "wine", and the last syllable of Carolyn has a....not sure what you'd call it, but the last syllable rhymes with "win".
Now that you mention it, it occurs to me that in the TV show "Little House on the Prairie", the name Caroline, which was Mrs. Ingalls/Ma's name, was always pronounced like I pronounce Carolyn. At least, Michael Landon as Mr. Ingalls/Pa pronounced it that way. And it always bugged me. I'd always want to say, "It's CaroLIIIIINE, you idiot!"
So I love Caroline and I've always disliked Carolyn. I think the only reason for my dislike of Carolyn is that it was popular when I was born, and had been for several decades previous to that, while Caroline was not, so I just got sick of Carolyn.
I pronounce Caroline and Carolyn differently. The last syllable of Caroline has a long I sound and rhymes with "wine", and the last syllable of Carolyn has a....not sure what you'd call it, but the last syllable rhymes with "win".
Now that you mention it, it occurs to me that in the TV show "Little House on the Prairie", the name Caroline, which was Mrs. Ingalls/Ma's name, was always pronounced like I pronounce Carolyn. At least, Michael Landon as Mr. Ingalls/Pa pronounced it that way. And it always bugged me. I'd always want to say, "It's CaroLIIIIINE, you idiot!"
So I love Caroline and I've always disliked Carolyn. I think the only reason for my dislike of Carolyn is that it was popular when I was born, and had been for several decades previous to that, while Caroline was not, so I just got sick of Carolyn.