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laurenrae91
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Madeline- alternate spelling
laurenrae91
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My husband and I have agreed on the name Madeline if we have a girl (we still have another month to go before we find out the sex). HOWEVER, I do not like the original spelling. Normally, I'd be all for it because it's such a classic name (and very uncommon in our area). But, I don't like it for a couple reasons: 1) I want the name to be pronounced MadeLYNN not MadeLINE. 2) The main reason!: both of our first names end with an 'n' & the boy name we have picked out does as well, so I want the girl name to also do so. That may sound crazy to some but that's just the way my mind works and I would go insane & regret it the rest of my life if all of the names weren't 'uniform' so to speak.
So, my question is: which alternate spelling should we go with? Madelynn, Madelyn, or Madelinn (the LINN does come from the combination of the 2 grandma's first names so it is kind of special but I know it's the most uncommon of the 3).
I know some of you are going to throw fits about spelling it 'wrong', say that it's always going to have to be corrected for people, etc. but, I don't care. My mind is made up and I have my reasons. I have a common name w/ the most common (pretty much only) spelling and still have to spell it for people all the time. I've seen Madelynn and Madelyn both listed as alternate spellings on other baby name sites so they're not completely unheard of either. & I figure that as long as I'm not going to extremes with it, like Mahddahllyhnn, it should be okay.
I'm just asking for opinions on which one flows better/ looks prettier/ etc.
Thanks in advance, everyone!
So, my question is: which alternate spelling should we go with? Madelynn, Madelyn, or Madelinn (the LINN does come from the combination of the 2 grandma's first names so it is kind of special but I know it's the most uncommon of the 3).
I know some of you are going to throw fits about spelling it 'wrong', say that it's always going to have to be corrected for people, etc. but, I don't care. My mind is made up and I have my reasons. I have a common name w/ the most common (pretty much only) spelling and still have to spell it for people all the time. I've seen Madelynn and Madelyn both listed as alternate spellings on other baby name sites so they're not completely unheard of either. & I figure that as long as I'm not going to extremes with it, like Mahddahllyhnn, it should be okay.
I'm just asking for opinions on which one flows better/ looks prettier/ etc.
Thanks in advance, everyone!
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Re: Madeline- alternate spelling
BFP 1- EDD 2/09/11 Missed MC DX @11 weeks D&C- 7/25/10 BFP 2- EDD 12/22/11 Natural MC @ 5w 2d BFP 3- EDD 1/25/12 DD Josephine born 1/16/12
One of my acquaintances named her daughter Adeline and spelled it Adelyn for the same reason. I definitely side eyed her for that.
Madeleine is not an option. I do not like it at all, for whatever reason. & it does not serve the purpose that were looking for, to get away from Madeline.
I am not solely changing the spelling just for the pronunciation.. it's just a bonus.
I have looked at thousands and thousands of names, ending and not ending with 'n' and I don't like any of them near like I do Madeline.
But...you are changing the spelling to get the pronunciation you want.
Madelyn is the made-up Americanized spelling of Madeleine. It was changed to that spelling so Americans would say "lynne" at the end of the name instead of le-eyeen (which is how you would pronounce "leine" in American phonics)
It's like the name Sean. Sean is the origional. The names Shaun and Shawn are Americanized spellings so that Americans don't say it "seen".
Look, it's your kiddo...so this is more of an FYI post. You seem to have your mind made up.
BFP 1- EDD 2/09/11 Missed MC DX @11 weeks D&C- 7/25/10 BFP 2- EDD 12/22/11 Natural MC @ 5w 2d BFP 3- EDD 1/25/12 DD Josephine born 1/16/12
Also, I have trouble with this too, but you may want to make an effort to make your posts less wordy. It makes iy seem like you are on a rant, and it is unlikely that people will read it all.
The pronunciation isn't the concern with us. I could handle correcting people from time to time. Our main reason is because of the 'n'. Again, I know it's silly to some but that's why I tried to explain our choices in the first post.
But I'm snarky like that.
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This!!! This spelling is the original/traditional spelling and it pronounced Madelynn.