name spelling?

rider5344

DH and I are going back and forth as to how to spell the our lo's name if it is a girl...what do you think?  The second is the more traditional french spelling.  Also going back and forth on the  pronunciation we  like Mad-a-line Mad-a-lane not Mad-a-lynn...thoughts?

Madeline Jeannette

Madeleine Jeannette 

Jessica*Fletcher

Okay, to me the second spelling of Madeleine is pronounced Mad-a-leen, which is totally different.

rider5344

Jessica*Fletcher:

Okay, to me the second spelling of Madeleine is pronounced Mad-a-leen, which is totally different.

This might be a dialect thing, around here the "american" version of Madeleine is pronounced Mad-a-lane

SarahZ05

To encourage the long "i" sound, Madeline. You'll still get a lot of people calling her "MAD-a-lynn" but she can decide how hard she wants to put her foot down on that.

nycitylove

It is my understanding that Madeline is MAD-UH-LINE and Madeleine is MAD-UH-LYN.

I like both spellings, but to me it depends on the pronunciation.

HappyMrsK

Madeline if you are going with it pronounced Mad-a-line

sunflowr0803

I like Madeline. Less letters!

MrsP7309

I prefer the look of Madeleine, but I think that Madeline is the right spelling for the long 'i' sound.

hislady922

If you pronounce Madeleine like Mad-uh-leen, then I like Jeanette better with Madeline.

MrsI

What about Madaline like the character in the book?

This spelling you are sure to get others to pronounce it the way you like.