-line, -lynn, or -leen

Caro-line
[name_u]Ade[/name_u]-line
Probably Made-lyn, but I prefer the -line pronunciation
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]-line
Evange-leen
Ce-leen
[name_m]Jacque[/name_m]-leen
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-line

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Depends on the name. Almost never -in, with the exception of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. But -line:

Caroline
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]/Adaline
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]

-leen:

Evangeline
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]

I think most I say with -leen ([name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], [name_f]Celine[/name_f], [name_f]Clarine[/name_f], etc.), but [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]/Adeline/Caroline/Coraline are the exceptions. And [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], of course.

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All but Evangeline, Celine, Jacqueline rhyme with mine. Those three rhyme with keen.

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Caroline - [name_f]Line[/name_f]

Adeline - [name_f]Line[/name_f]

Madeline - [name_f]Line[/name_f]

Adaline- [name_f]Line[/name_f]

Evangeline- [name_f]Leen[/name_f]

Celine - [name_f]Leen[/name_f]

Jacqueline -[name_f]Leen[/name_f]

Coraline- [name_f]Line[/name_f]

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-[name_f]Line[/name_f]:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]

-[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]:
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]

-[name_f]Leen[/name_f]:
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]

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-line:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]

-lynn:
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]

-leen:
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]

Though it would depend. If someone with the name [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] said it was with the -line pronunciation, or [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Adaline[/name_f] said it was in the -lynn, or even [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] with -leen, I wouldn’t be surprised and would understand their pronunciation even though it’s not how I would say it.

All of the -line names could also be replaced with the -lyn/-lynn spelling to get that pronunciation:
[name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]/Madalyn
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f]/Adalyn

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Caroline - line
Adeline -line
Madeline -line (if [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f], -lynn)
Adaline -line or -leen
Evangeline -leen
Celine -line
Jacqueline -lynn or -leen
Coraline -line

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Caroline -line
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] -lynn
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] -lynn
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f] -lynn
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] -leen
[name_f]Celine[/name_f] -leen
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] -leen
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] -line

Here is what I think:

Caroline - line / [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] - lynn
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] - line / [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] - lynn
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] - line / [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] - lynn / [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] - leen
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f] - line
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - line
[name_f]Celine[/name_f] - leen
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] - lynn
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] - line

Besides [name_f]Celine[/name_f], [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], and [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] (and maybe [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], I’ve never heard this name on somebody so I just assumed it was how it was spelled), I would just choose the spelling that correlates with the sound I want.

Caroline - line
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] - line ([name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] is -lyn, [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] is -len, [name_f]Madelaine[/name_f] is lane)
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] - line
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - leen
[name_f]Celine[/name_f] - leen
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] - lyn
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] - line :slight_smile:

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Lynn
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
Line
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
Leen
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]

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