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HelpRe: Help me warm up to Caroline
in reply to a message by Martha
I'll admit, the stuck up and "distinctly frosty" image I'd previously had in my head was quite English (even though I'm from the Midwest). I had no idea the name also had a postbellum wannabe Southern Belle stereotype associated with it! (Or that the name was so popular, regionally speaking.) Really not the best image, and I'm sorry you had to deal so much with this type of person - they sound exhausting.
I assume they're all KER-ə-lien? Which is how I'm pronouncing it (KER-ə-lin is Carolyn, imo).
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I assume they're all KER-ə-lien? Which is how I'm pronouncing it (KER-ə-lin is Carolyn, imo).
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Yes, that’s how it is pronounced. I think it started as a legit southern Belle name but then everybody started to emulate the upper class and it for some reason became so incredibly popular in the south, especially compared with other regions.
I am generalizing though. Some people like the name. For some it’s a family name. There are some great Carolines for sure!
I am generalizing though. Some people like the name. For some it’s a family name. There are some great Carolines for sure!
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