Do you prefer Clementine...

[Shasha17]

with the 'tine' to rhyme with 'fine', or to rhyme with 'bean'?

So like Cleh-men-tyne or Cleh-men-teen?

To rhyme with fine.

Fine

To rhyme with fine

Fine

Tyne

Bucking the trend - prefer it to rhyme with bean. Ie, French pronunciation rather than American (oh me darrrrling clementyyyne)

Fine/Tyne

Tyne

@sassbott I don't know but as I said the kids who cried on being left for weeks/months in in my children's classes had been to nursery and there have been plenty of examples people have given of kids settling in fine after being at home, so it's not as simple as Stay home til 5 = children's will struggle
Go to nursery = child will settle in fine
The kids in Our Yorkshire farm all start school at 5 after no nursery and seem to settle in fine

I think you're on the wrong thread @jellytotcat (I only realise as I've just posted on that one too!)

Difficult one - the name (AFAIK) is pron. tyne, but the mini orange is pron. teen. Therefore, it will be consistently mispronounced. If it's going to piss you off, I suggest you go with another name, or just called her Clemmie.

To rhyme with bean.
However won't you shorten it to Clemmie?

Teen - as in the way Churchill’s wife Clementine pronounced it - to rhyme with Josephine, Christine, etc.

I think this is a beautiful name To rhyme with bean. The audio pronunciation from the link below might be useful for you. Whichever you choose, your baby will have a fab name.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/dictionary.cambridge.org/amp/pronunciation/english/clementine

Oops sorry. Yes wrong thread

To rhyme with "teen". As a pp said, "tyne" sounds like they should be warbling that oh me darlin' song with a banjo.

Fine

Fine

Tyne

Teen

Bean

Teen

Like Christine

However won't you shorten it to Clemmie

I really wouldn't. Clementine is beautiful and easy to say.

I think I prefer it to end with "teen" too!

Although I do like both ways.

As for nicknames, I'm not sure. Let them emerge naturally (or not, as the case may be!)