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Jolaine
How to Pronounce Jolaine
Pronounced joh-LAYN /dʒoʊˈleɪn/Medium
Meaning: Jolaine reads as a mid-century American blend, joining the popular Jo- prefix (from Josephine or Joan) with a '-laine' ending drawn from Elaine or the French laine. It sits in the same family as Jolene and Jolayne. Its build is a matter of sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jolaine is a made name of the mid-century, joining the Jo- prefix (from Josephine or Joan) with a soft '-laine' ending like Elaine's. A cousin to Jolene, it is a coinage of sound whose precise build is uncertain, which we note.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak around 1950, and had faded by the eighties. A girl named Jolaine then would be a grandmother today.
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What does the name Jolaine mean?
It is a blend name joining the Jo- prefix (from Josephine or Joan) with a '-laine' ending like Elaine's; the exact build is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Jolaine?
It is said joh-LAYN /dʒoʊˈleɪn/ - two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Jolaine a boy or girl name?
Jolaine is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jolaine?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-fifties.