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Definitely a long I. Clementina is a long E.

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Clementine has been growing on me. A friend has a 3 year old Clementine and it is such a bright cheerful name on her I've grown to like it. I'm not a fan of the Clem- sound, of the song, or of the association with the fruit, though I do like how it feels orange because of that.

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Clementina is just too much.

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Clementine Maple
Clementine Maureen
Clementine Juliana
Clementine Felice
Clementine Jubilee
Clementine Helena
Clementine Oona
Clementine Rosario
Clementine Yolanda
Clementine Alice

I generally pronounce it with a long I, because that's how most people say it due to hearing the old song about my darling Clementine who managed to drown even with her ruby lips above the water blowing bubbles. (I don't think the girl in the song was terribly bright.)
But I do have a friend whose grandmother, in her nineties, is named Clementine, pronounced with a long e sound like the fruit.

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Regardless, I don't like it, it sounds cartoonish and like a stuffed animal.
And Clementina just sounds like a fruit-flavored drink, like Orangina.

This message was edited 11/27/2020, 6:05 AM

Long E

If it's a kind of orange, it gets a long I. Also if it's a song! But for a human name, I vastly prefer the long E.

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The only one I know is actually named Clementene, because her parents wanted to make their preferred pronunciation obvious. It looks odd, but I do understand their feelings.

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Clementina sometimes happens where I live: there's a well-known potter called Clementina, can't recall her ln but it's certainly Afrikaans, as are the other Clementina people I've seen references to. I find it uncomfortably long, but it works in Afrikaans and Clementine wouldn't.

I pronounce it CLEHM-en-TYNE. I would say Clementina with a long E sound. I prefer Clementine to the latter, I think Clementina is a bit too elaborate.

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Clementine Ingrid
Clementine Margaret
Clementine Margot
Clementine Elise
Clementine Louisa
Clementine Ivaine

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Sylvia Clementine
Nora Clementine
Eliza Clementine
Daphne Clementine
Alice Clementine

With a long I, it reminds me of the song about a girl drowning. With a long E, it reminds me of citrus. I'd prefer the long E pronunciation, if it were my name.

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I used to think it was a bit too precious, but it's grown on me some.

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I prefer Clementina, probably because it seems more namey, distanced from the song and the fruit.

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Iris Clementine
Tirzah Clementine
Marigold Clementine

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Cerys Clementina
Ursula Clementina
Silvia Clementina

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Clementine Bernice
Clementine Emmanuelle
Clementine Zoya

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Clementina Theresa
Clementina Matilde
Clementina Viviana

This message was edited 11/26/2020, 8:31 PM

Clementina is so much prettier in my opinion.

I think it is fine. I can't imagine it on girl over ten years old but that's not a huge issue.

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Clementine Rose
Clementine Andromeda
Clementine Aspen
Clementine Jane
Clementine June
Clementine Elsie
Clementine Belle

I like Clementine. I pronounce it with a long i. I like Clementina, but it's a bit much.
Combos:
Clementine Alice
Clementine Mary
Clementine May
Clementine Jo
Clementine Ruth
Clementine Kate

Dont like it long I, not fussed on Clementine either