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Which variation Of Clementine do you prefer?

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d1157230986361b000875 · 29/07/2015 20:19

DH came up with this name, which I surprisingly like.
Clementine :) we would pronounce it Clem-en-tyne not teen

Which do you prefer, Clementine, Clementina or Clemency?

I don't particularly like the nn Clem or Clemmy though,

Can you think of any other nn: here's a few I like
Minnie, Min, Mimi, Cleo,

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SheGotAllDaMoves · 31/07/2015 10:51

The Clementine I know, goes by Tiny.

marshallzumarubble · 31/07/2015 11:18

I like Clementine (pr tyne) with the nickname Tiny! Not keen on Clem or Clemmie either but it may be what people automatically shorten it to at school etc... Clemency isn't my favourite but you could shorten it to Cece which is really nice.

areyoutheregoditsmemargaret · 31/07/2015 11:24

Officially, tyne is correct, teen is the fruit. Though you can choose basically, just be prepared for a lifetime of people getting it wrong.

If you don't like Clem or Clemmy, I wouldn't choose this name, as it is what people will settle on whether you like it or not.

BoopTheLoop · 31/07/2015 21:32

I don't like it at all. It will inevitably become Clemmie which is just horrible.

Plus it is very, very frilly. Imagine being called that as a fully grown woman?

At a push I think Clemency is a much more grown up sounding name.

BoopTheLoop · 31/07/2015 21:34

And, to be really honest, Lemmie is just awful. It is so babyish it's the sort of thing a toddler sibling who can't speak properly would say. You cannot lumber a child with a nn like that.

YeOldeTrout · 31/07/2015 22:06

I dislike each and every one

Tina is nice. Mimi or Cleo are tolerable.

Mclaren37 · 02/08/2015 04:53

Clementine is beautiful. To me clemency is just a word that means the pardon of a crime, not a particularly pretty meaning and not really a girls name.

Chuggsbugs · 05/08/2015 05:40

I have an almost one year old Clementine (teen). It is very uncommon (which I like) and we have come across only three others (London area). It is a beautiful name and we have only had positive reactions to it.

Alisvolatpropiis · 05/08/2015 08:48

Clementine. I'd pronounce it as you do.

To me, Clemency is something you ask for, not a name.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 05/08/2015 09:04

I like Clemency, unsual. It rolls off the tongue better than Clemen-teen, which would be my pronounciation of Clementine.

dyslexicdespot · 05/08/2015 09:10

You can appeal for clemency. It means leniency.

urbinosparrot · 05/08/2015 09:57

I like both the "teen" and "tyne" pronunciations, but the nn Clemmie is just awful, makes me think of someone pale and sweaty (clammy)

Babylove2015 · 07/08/2015 16:37

I like Clementine pronounced " tyne."

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