Jacqueline

[Leah5678]

Thoughts on Jacqueline for a baby girl?
It's my mum's name and I also think it sounds very pretty. Middle name would be rose.

I don't know any young girls called Jacqueline though so does it come across as old ladyish? Tried searching on Mumsnet for Jacqueline threads but they're all about the author Jacqueline Wilson which is unusual because it seems there's at least one thread for every other name. So does this mean no one is naming their daughter Jacqueline?

I really like it. Certainly no old lady connotations for me.

Use the name and to hell with what is popular. Would you really want her to be one of many Olivia's or Molly Mae's in her School ?

The full version is lovely, especially written down or spoken in a French accent. Not keen on Jac/Jackie etc. Lina might be an alternative shortening?

I think its lovely

As someone with an alternative spelling of Jacqueline, I beg that you use the traditional spelling. I've spent my life having to correct people and I dread doing it for the rest of my life too.

I quite like it! Although it always reminds me of Meryl Street saying Jzacleeeeen in The Devil Wears Prada 😁

Yes, I agree with this.

I don't think Jackie is a very feminine name.

Name her after your Mum but call her Lena if that makes it easier.

I'm from an era of Jacquis. I think it's a fine name personally.

Really like it. If you don't like NN Jackie, it can be spelt Jacqui.

I went to school with one my age, she'd be in her early 30s now so not too old.

Unfortunately it will always be Jay Quellin for me!

I do know a 9 year old Jacqueline. I think it’s a very pretty name.

it reminds me of Teddy Robinson books which are 1950s so that dates the name to then but I like it and I would use it. It’s elegant

It's my name, I go by Jax. Never use my full name. And the way people say it irks me... is it 'jackalyn' or 'jackaline' or 'jackaline' lol. I'm young too. Never find my name on anything either as a kid.

I think it’s lovely. Classy and 60s retro as opposed to some of the ‘uglier’ 70s female names.

Just dont spell it Jackoleen as per someone I know of!

Jacqueline is ok but would be pronounced Jacklin here which isn’t nice.

I saw a Jackelina on a reality show, I thought that was quite pretty.

My Mum is Jacqueline she's 81 (beginning to think my Grandad - who named her - was being very modern!) Anyway she's always been Jackie to most people but was always Jack to her Dad. I think Jacqueline is quite chic and Jack for a girl quite a cute nn.

I don't think it's like Sharon or Barbara at all, and I also quite like Jack for a shortened version on a girl. I think they're very likely to use a shortened version, so I guess it depends if you're happy with one of those. It's probably best to start using whichever shortened version you like best from the baby years, so it sticks.

I think it’s lovely lots of what I would call older names are fashionable now. I know new babies called Ava…Ivy…Elsie…Edith…Madeline…Arthur etc. I agree with other posts that it will be probably shortened to Jackie or Jacks when they are older though.

I think Sharon and Barbara are nice names, they're just not used much now.

It looks pretty but seems very dated to me.
I knew two, one who would have been in her nineties now and one who would be early sixties.
They both went by Jackie.

Love it !

Lynne or Lyn would be another good deminutive to use 🙂