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I'm a bit torn when it comes to Jacqueline. I am French/Austrian and in each of these countries people get a very different image of this name. In France it is a very old classic, the feminine version of Jacques. It was at its most common in the 1940s and has been hardly used since the 70s. It is considered to be dated, but it still has a bit of a classic vibe to it even though it isn't stylish at the moment.

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In Austria this name is considered to be trashy. Extremely trashy. It has become a bit of a joke name. I think it is silly to judge people by their names, but this has such a bad image in Austria now that using it could be a burden for a child. Again, I disagree with this. It was common in the 80s and 90s and then almost completely disappeared due to negative associations.

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In English speaking countries I guess it has a classic association due to Jacqueline Kennedy but it also seems a bit dated. But the English pronunciation differs a lot from the French one. Sometimes I think it would be nicer to just use Jaclyn instead, for some reason it looks nice to me and reflects the English pronunciation more accurately.

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I dislike Jackie in general. A lot. I would go with the full name. I think 99% of all people will spell it Jackie anyway so I would just go with that if I wanted to use this nickname. But Jacqui looks nicer.