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Opinions on Jacoby?
Pronounced "JACK-oh-bee", with Jack as a nickname. Or, do you prefer it pronounced "JAKE-oh-bee", with Jake as a nickname? Do you like them both? Or maybe you don't like either of them? Tell me what you think!Here are some combos I came up with; any suggestions would be great.Jacoby William
Jacoby Nicholas
Jacoby Joshua
Jacoby Nathaniel
Jacoby Adam
Jacoby Reid
Jacoby Lachlan
Jacoby Ryan
Jacoby Spencer
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It reminds me of the singer...(m)Jacobi (sp?) from Papa Roach. His name is pronounce Juh-coh-bee. I really dislike the pronunciations you mentions. Jack-o-bee makes me think of "Jacking a bee" which if you know a little something about American slang, that is not a good thing. Jake-o-bee is not as bad, but it has a wierd sound to me.
Looking at the combos you gave, and using the Juh-coh-bee pronunciation, these are the ones that I like:Jacoby William
Jacoby Nathaniel
Jacoby Reid
Jacoby Ryan (although I am not a fan of Ryan)
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Love itI ♥ this name a lot!
I like both JACK-oh-bee and JAKE-oh-bee (ja-COH-bee is also fine), but the nns Jack and Jake are less interesting (even though I like them)My favorite combo from your list is Jacoby Ryan.

This message was edited 6/27/2007, 7:49 AM

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I agree with another poster. I would pronounce is jah-COH-bee. Overall I prefer basic Jacob with the nn Jake. Of your combos I like Jacoby Nathaniel.
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I really like it, but only pronounced jah-COH-bee with no nickname. This is also the name of my basketball coach's son (he's about 8 I think). My favorite combo for it is probably Jacoby William, but I also like Jacoby Matthew and Jacoby Stephen.
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i like it spelled Jacobi and pronounced either Jack-oh-bee or Jah-coh-beeJacobi Patrick is my fave combo. Which pronunciation sounds better in this combo?
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Jacoby & Meyers or something like that is a law firm around here. That's what I think of first. They pronounce it jah-COH-bee, in the commercial at least. Also, I think of Will Ferrell's character in Zoolander, Jacobim, but I doubt many people will have either of those associations. :)All of your combos are nice, but Jacoby William and Jacoby Adam stood out to me, particularly the latter.
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LOLI thought of Jacoby and Meyers also. I have seen their commercials. LOL.
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Lol, good...I thought I watched TV too much! =P
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Jacoby (which I've only ever heard as jah-COE-bee) is a surname, imo. And often when it is used as a fn, from what I've seen, it seems to be because it's a mix up Jacob, Jack, and Coby or Kobe, as I've seen it spelled Jakobie, Jackobe, etc. Eesh. So it just rubs me the wrong way, unless it's a family name or something. Honestly.
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I've heard this name in the past as juh-KOH-bee and that's how I default to pronouncing it. Of your combos I like Jacoby Spencer the most.
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I'm not a fan of either, actually. If you like the name Jack, and plan to call him Jack, I would just name him Jack :) Maybe it's the Y ending, but Jacoby seems feminine to me.
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I prefer Jacob.
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I'd pronounce it JAKE-oh-bee, but I like jah-KOH-bee too. I like Jacoby William, Jacoby Reid, and Jacoby Spencer the best with the first pronunciation. I like Jacoby William, Jacoby Reid, and Jacoby Ryan the best with the second pronunciation.
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I like JACK-oh-bee and juh-COH-bee. JAKE-oh-bee sounds wrong to my ears. And Jack as a nickname is such a yawn--Jacoby in full is leagues more interesting.Of your list, I like best Jacoby Nathaniel pronounced juh-COH-bee and Jacoby Reid prn. JACK-oh-bee. The others are fine, but they aren't jumping out at me.Array
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I've only ever heard juh-COH-bee.And it's not really my style, though Jack is a good nn. Of your list (nice combos, by the way), I like these best:Jacoby William
Jacoby Nathaniel
Jacoby Reid
Jacoby Spencer
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I would have pronounced it juh-COH-bee. I've heard of this on a girl, and spelled Jacobi. I think I like it, and it could work for either gender.
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I've never thought of pr it jah-COH-bee. I like that better!
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