NN for Madeleine, not Maddie

manderdoll

We are team green, if this is a girl we will be naming her Madeleine (pronounced 'lean') after my Great-Grandmother.  I don't mind the nn Maddie but I know it is extremely popular and I would prefer to use something else.

Any suggestions? 

kacelle

So the name would be pronounced madd-uh-leen?  I've never heard that pronunciation before.  I think most any other nickname than Maddie (which I don't like) would be a stretch.

AOBtahoe

Lenny? It's what we call my cousin Kathleen. Dunno what else would work!

AshDahlia

No matter what NN you call her, friends at school will probably call her Maddie. If you're not okay with that, maybe go with another name. The "lean" pronunciation is new for me, too.

LolaBelle515

maybe Lena? 

AOBtahoe

Lenny? It's what we call my cousin Kathleen. Dunno what else would work!

AOBtahoe

AOBtahoe:

Lenny? It's what we call my cousin Kathleen. Dunno what else would work!

Sorry, Leeny.  

brittandjp

Addie (or Addy)?

bearkatjen

Lena

couliegirl

Lena (lee-nuh)

ellekae

I think Lena is a good option.

Pinkpeppers

How about Adele?

manderdoll

Thanks for the input ladies, I will see what DH thinks of Leena or Leeny.

Any time I have posted about the pronunciation I have gotten that response about people having never heard it before, I guess because that was how my Great-Grandmother pronounced it, it seems completely normal to me, but I also don't think I have ever known anyone else by that name with the same spelling. 

danatdana

Delia or Dee

punkfiction_v.3

manderdoll:

Thanks for the input ladies, I will see what DH thinks of Leena or Leeny.

Any time I have posted about the pronunciation I have gotten that response about people having never heard it before, I guess because that was how my Great-Grandmother pronounced it, it seems completely normal to me, but I also don't think I have ever known anyone else by that name with the same spelling. 

 

we actually nixed it for a FN and moved it to a MN and one reason was because i say it madeLINE, not lynn. and people would never do it right. lol so make sure youre ok with people messing it up all the time

landosmommy

brittandjp:

Addie (or Addy)?

Yeah, how about Addy?

g8trkim

Maybe Lena? I would be more worried that people would mispronounce it b/c I've never heard this name as -lean, but it's a nice way to honor your GG.

BLPL101

manderdoll:

Thanks for the input ladies, I will see what DH thinks of Leena or Leeny.

Any time I have posted about the pronunciation I have gotten that response about people having never heard it before, I guess because that was how my Great-Grandmother pronounced it, it seems completely normal to me, but I also don't think I have ever known anyone else by that name with the same spelling. 

I would have pronounced it -leen. I have always thought that was how it was supposed to be pronounced. 

abfromva2

This is our top name and I wonder about about nicknames too. Ours will be spelled the same and pronounced "-len". The wiki article mentioned: Lena, Leni, Leena, Lene.

austenreader85

No new nn ideas but just wanted to say that I love it pronounced that way!  Reminds me of Carolina (car-o-leena).  Though behindthename lists it for the Madeline spelling.  I totally get wanting to honor your great-grandma's spelling though.

addieusc13

I have an aunt Madeleine, and we call her Aunt Dee-Dee.  I think Maddie is a great nn for what its worth.

rels09

Della?

wklj875

What about Adele, like the singer. 

raza13

why bother with a NN? My name is Theresa and I've never really had a nickname with my family or at school. why can't you just call her Madeleine? It'll be a mouthful in the beginning but she'll get the hang of saying it.

ablou

Lainey?

Pictures29

bearkatjen:

Lena

Using your pronunciation I think you could get away with Lena. I like Madeleine. 

andreajersey

My grandmother is a Madeline and her nickname is Madge--sounds kind of old-fashioned but could be super cute on the right kid.