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Madeline VS Madelyn/Madalyn

MamaMandaWMamaMandaW member
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I LOVE the name Mad-a-lynn, despite the popularity of Madison and the nn Maddy.

But I prefer the spelling Madeline over Madelyn?

Is Madeline pronounced Mad-a-line? or could it swing to Mad-a-lynn too?

and if you think only the -lyn ending works then, how would you spell it?

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Re: Madeline VS Madelyn/Madalyn

  • MoestenMoesten

    Madeline = Mad-a-line

    Madeleine = Mad-a-lin

    My preferred spelling = Madelyn (is also the most common spelling)

     No matter what you choose, it is a beautiful name but be prepared for it always to be misspelled and/or mispronounced.   

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  • qtpa2tqtpa2t member
    Maybe I date myself, but long before all these alternate spellings for Madeline appeared, it was pronounced like mad-a-lynn.
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  • soon2Bmrspowersoon2Bmrspower

    I pronounce Madeline as Mad-a-line. (In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. The smallest one was Madeline. - sorry, just had to throw this in - love this name and always loved Madeline :) )

    Madelyn would be my favorite spelling for the pronunciation you are going for.

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  • newportbride715newportbride715 member

    I love Madeline the best-but it is pronounced MadeLINE, like Caroline.

    I like Madeleine (traditional french.)

    Madelyn is fine too. Not into Madalyn.

    eta: like the PP, I also loved the Madeline books!

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  • erinmserinms member
    imageMoesten:

    My preferred spelling = Madelyn (is also the most common spelling)

    Madeline is actually more common than Madelyn, per the SSA, but barely. ?I looked it up because I was surprised that Madelyn was common- I have not known anyone IRL that spelled it that way. ?I prefer Madeleine or Madeline- they seem more classic to me. ?Any way you spell it, the name is really gorgeous.

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  • ETK1188ETK1188

    LOVE the name Madeline - from the book! I have all the books and have always known I will name my daughter Madeline and Maddy for short one day. I think most people would think it was pronounced Mad-a-line. 

    I think Madalynn is so cute too! 

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  • soon2Bmrspowersoon2Bmrspower
    imageerinms:

    Any way you spell it, the name is really gorgeous.

    But I think depending upon which way you spell it, it is going to be 2 different names!

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  • LoriFalceLoriFalce member

    Madeline, like Caroline, can be pronounced either "lyn" or "line."

    I personally prefer the French spelling, Madeleine.

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  • FutureMrs.SteenFutureMrs.Steen
    I pronounce Madeline like Madelyn, but occasionally like Mad-ah-line. I like Madelyn more.
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  • ethansbride2bethansbride2b
    Madeline was my Grandmother's name and it was pronounced Mada-lynn.   I love the name.  I prefer this spelling because its so much more familar to me. 
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  • MoestenMoesten
    imageerinms:
    imageMoesten:

    My preferred spelling = Madelyn (is also the most common spelling)

    Madeline is actually more common than Madelyn, per the SSA, but barely.  I looked it up because I was surprised that Madelyn was common- I have not known anyone IRL that spelled it that way.  I prefer Madeleine or Madeline- they seem more classic to me.  Any way you spell it, the name is really gorgeous.

     

    Yes, Madeline is more common but it's often pronounced as Mad-a-line. Madelyn is the most common spelling for the pronunciation Mad-a-lyn, which is what I thought she was going for. I consider the Madeline and Madelyn different names so I didn't consider Madeline a spelling of Madelyn.  But I may be in the minority here.  Does that make sense? 

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  • CMDR513CMDR513 member
    Sister's friends spells it w/ the line. I've never called her anything but "Madalyn." Growing up I never knew there were other ways to spell it.
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  • EricaD07EricaD07

    imageethansbride2b:
    Madeline was my Grandmother's name and it was pronounced Mada-lynn.   I love the name.  I prefer this spelling because its so much more familar to me. 

    yes i have a 60 yr old aunt with the name Madeline and has always been called "mada-lynn"

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  • JerseyBeachGrlJerseyBeachGrl
    My niece's name is Madeline and it's pronounced Mad-e-lyn.
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  • MaddysMama07MaddysMama07 member
    DD's name is Madelyn so I'm partial to that.
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  • qtpa2tqtpa2t member
    I think it's interesting so many people have said Madeline would be pronounced as Mad-ah-line because I've known several people with this name in several age ranges, and not a single one pronounced their name that way.
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  • IrishBrideNDIrishBrideND member
    I hate random ys in names.
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  • OctoberCAPAOctoberCAPA member
    I like the French spelling of Madeleine.  I think you could definitely pronounce Madeline like Mad-a-lynn--I've known several Madelines who say it that way.  I don't like Madelyn as much, and I really dislike Madalyn--that looks like a made-up spelling of someone who didn't know how to spell Madeline/Madeleine to me.
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  • MamaMandaWMamaMandaW member

    imageIrishBrideND:
    I hate random ys in names.

    I too prefer the Madeline/Madeleine spelling.  But the Y in Madelyn is not a "random" Y. It's an appropriate and widely used Y

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  • soon2Bmrspowersoon2Bmrspower
    imageMoesten:
    imageerinms:
    imageMoesten:

    My preferred spelling = Madelyn (is also the most common spelling)

    Madeline is actually more common than Madelyn, per the SSA, but barely.  I looked it up because I was surprised that Madelyn was common- I have not known anyone IRL that spelled it that way.  I prefer Madeleine or Madeline- they seem more classic to me.  Any way you spell it, the name is really gorgeous.

     

    Yes, Madeline is more common but it's often pronounced as Mad-a-line. Madelyn is the most common spelling for the pronunciation Mad-a-lyn, which is what I thought she was going for. I consider the Madeline and Madelyn different names so I didn't consider Madeline a spelling of Madelyn.  But I may be in the minority here.  Does that make sense? 

    Makes sense to me :) That is exactly what I was trying to say!

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