Name pronunciation-HELP!

kelliet4486 · January 2016

i want to name my daughter Madeline and I know how I will Pronounce it , but I want to see how others will pronounce it? (If it's the way I prefer or not) after all I don't want to give her a name (spelling wise) that is always mis- pronounced. I'm doing a poll to see if I would possibly need to change the spelling for pronunciation purposes? Pls let me know how you personally pronounce Madeline when reading the name - (ma- duh-LYN) or (ma-duh-LINE).
Thanks in advance!

codeeye · January 2016

I would pronounce it ma-duh-LINE. But mostly because my niece is named Matalyn (her mother also wanted to avoid pronunciation problems)

AdorkablePixie · January 2016

I would pronounce it LINE, not LYN.

tripledaggerWed95976 · January 2016

I pronounce it lyn but I think a lot of people pronounce it line

yogahh · January 2016

Line

mcb2016 · January 2016

I think it can be pronounced both ways. I'm not much help.

DanandVan · January 2016

Madeline = Mad-uh-line
Madelyn = Mad-uh-lynn

PYLWhammy · January 2016

If you spell it with -ine, it's going to be mispronounced whichever way you go. Which is unfortunate because it's a gorgeous name (no matter how it's pronounced or spelled).

Jessabelly · January 2016

Line

Par13 · January 2016

ma- duh-LYN

arj14 · January 2016

I've always pronounced it as Mad-uh-LINE, but since working at a school, ever single child that comes through pronounces it Mad-uh-LYNN. Could be an area thing. I generally prefer my pronunciation and haven't been broken of it yet.

kelliet4486 · January 2016

THanks for all the input.

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