Name variations. help!

aar166 · September 2014

We can't decide between multiple spellings. Our last name is 2 syllables and starts with M.

MrsRoy07 · September 2014

I voted Madelyn, but it really depends on which pronunciation you want, bc to me these are all 3 pronounced differently.

Madelyn = Mad-ah-lynn

Madeline = Mad-ah-line

Madeleine = Mad-ah-lane

junebugjam · September 2014

I pronounce Madeline with a long i sound. If you're going for "Lynn" which I believe you are, I prefer the third choice.

aar166 · September 2014

Yes. I would pronounce mad-ah-lin. With the "Lynn" not "line"

CatLadyTX · September 2014

aar166 said:

Yes. I would pronounce mad-ah-lin. With the "Lynn" not "line"

If that is the case, then the second and third options are moot. The only option that pronounces the name they way you want is Madelyn.

mishka29 · September 2014

I had a coworker named Caroline. Everybody pronounced it as Carolyn. She said that in the uk, where she is from, everyone says line not Lyn. So maybe it depends on where you live.

With the name Madeline, personally I would say lyn not line. But maybe my Canadian accent influences that.

Ducktale · September 2014

Our friends LO's name is Madeline and it's pronounced "Lynn". I never thought to pronounce it "line". I voted 2, I don't like the others, and I think 2 can be pronounced either way.