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Clementine or Dahlia?

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GlizzyOverdrive · 14/09/2023 13:16

Thoughts on Clementine and Dahlia?
Which one do you prefer?

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user1492757084 · 15/09/2023 07:04

I prefer the French pronunciation of Clementine but love Clemency more.
Dahlia would be better known as the flower.

Do you like ..
Delphine?
Daisy
Marceline
Catriona
Francine

DramaAlpaca · 14/09/2023 23:56

Clementine

Daisybuttercup12345 · 14/09/2023 23:51

Neither.
Daphne
Catherine
Caroline
Deanna
Dawn
Charlotte

PerfectMatch · 14/09/2023 21:42

Clementine

PickledScrump · 14/09/2023 21:41

Love Dahlia, pronounced as it’s written dah-lia, don’t like day-lia.

Absolutely hate Clementine, sounds ridiculous to me

Hazelnut9 · 14/09/2023 21:09

I like Clementine / Clem / Clemmie
Dahlia I would want to pronounce Dar-lia, but I’m not sure if that’s right.

Mailys · 14/09/2023 21:08

Clementine, gorgeous name

WeeOrcadian · 14/09/2023 21:05

A fruit or a flower

Neither

They're both twee AF

polkadotpixie · 14/09/2023 20:41

I love Clementine but hate Clem or Clemmie

I like Dahlia pronounced Day-lia but not pronounced Dah-lia

RainbowFish4 · 14/09/2023 20:41

Love Clementine

SorrowsPrayers · 14/09/2023 20:35

Clementine. Lovely name, 'Twas on my list but I had boys.

Coastisclear · 14/09/2023 20:30

Neither

bleuclair · 14/09/2023 20:29

gm2023 · 14/09/2023 20:18

But doesn’t everyone pronounce it Daylia? I didn’t realise there was any debate over the pronunciation of dahlia.

I would choose Dahlia of the two but I also love Clemency.

No they don't.

Look up past threads about pronunciation. It's from the surname. 'Dahl' as a couple of us have said.

MerryChristmasToYou · 14/09/2023 20:26

@gm2023 , the flower is dail-ya but it's from Dahl. Similarly, Fuchsia is from Fuchsia is pronounced Few-sha.

whereismysleep · 14/09/2023 20:20

Dahlia

gm2023 · 14/09/2023 20:18

But doesn’t everyone pronounce it Daylia? I didn’t realise there was any debate over the pronunciation of dahlia.

I would choose Dahlia of the two but I also love Clemency.

continentallentil · 14/09/2023 20:15

Dahlia of the two

Not mad about either though

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Yoyoban · 14/09/2023 16:24

Dahlia

MerryChristmasToYou · 14/09/2023 16:21

What bleuclair posted.
I'm not keen on either of them, but if I had to choose, Dahlia.

bleuclair · 14/09/2023 14:20

Clémentine- though will you pronounce it the French way of Clay-mon-teen? Or the anglicised Clem-en-tyne.

Dahlia brings up the Day-lia or Dah-lia debate. It's from a surname and is a surname too. Nice enough

Sleepnplay · 14/09/2023 14:01

Dahlia for me, very pretty. For me, Clementine is nice in full, but as above I don't like Clem or Clemmie at all.

sawnotseen · 14/09/2023 13:46

Dahlia, lovely and could poss be shortened to Lia if she wanted. The only Clementine I know (24, friends daughter), has been called Clem or Clemmie for years and I don't think it's nice. She's a lovely young woman and Clem sounds a bit harsh.

Mintearo7 · 14/09/2023 13:34

Dahlia. I think Clementine will be prone to teasing in some circles, it isn’t recognised enough as a name in my opinion.

peaceinourtime · 14/09/2023 13:29

Dahlia. Clementine will end up been Clemmie.

QueeniePlumtree · 14/09/2023 13:17

Clementine