Pronunciation/ Middle Name

mamashan12 · December 2016

DH and I are considering Madeline for a girl. 2 questions - We prefer the Mad-uh-lynn pronunciation, but I know some people say Mad-uh-line. I know the correct pronunciation is Mad-uh-lynn and the Mad-uh-line pronunciation comes from the children's book, but do you think this would be an ongoing issue? I automatically say Mad-uh-lynn, but is that just me?

Any ideas for a middle name? We were thinking Grace like DD, but haven't come up with any definites.

bbiutmcph · December 2016

Madeline is actually a correct and not just from the book. You will get people saying it both ways. If you prefer Madelyn and want just that pronunciation then I would use that spelling honestly.

nanner26 · December 2016

I would say -line. I agree with PP with spelling it Madelyn.

KMck27 · December 2016

It's our daughters name! We love it We choose to spell it Madilyn. When I see Madeline, I tend to pronounce -line not -lynn.

madamerwin · December 2016

I had the same argument with my sister - I would pronounce it like the children's book, but she thought it would not be mispronounced often. Turns out she's correct - she named her daughter Madeline (Mad-uh-lyn) and it is rarely mispronounced.

themrs · December 2016

I would go with the Madelyn spelling.

andrawrmeda2 · December 2016

I would spell it with Lynn at the end, I see line and automatically pronounce it as line. Maybe Madilynn, Madelynn, Madilinn, Madelinn. Although personally I don't care for those spellings either, but to avoid the pronunciation I suppose!

kfras · January 2017

I agree don't spell it -line if you don't want it pronounced that way. It's just easier to avoid the confusion from the start. Madelyn would be better

[Deleted User] · January 2017

I pronounce it -line. Like PPs have said, maybe spell it -lyn so as to avoid mispronunciation.

Suggesting for MN:
Joy
Rose
Elise
Hope

delujm0 · January 2017

I prefer the French spelling - when I look at it I immediately pronounce it "lynn" instead of "line".

Madeleine.

But I have friends named Caroline that get called Carolyn constantly, so I think you'd potentially have to correct pronunciation here and there regardless. I don't care for the "lyn" spelling personally.

alcrimmins · January 2017

I instantly pronounced it Mad-uh-lyn.

queenbone · January 2017

Madeline- LINE
Madeleine- LYN or LEEN

bayhunter6 · January 2017

I have a 4 year old Madeline and it's rarely pronounced like -line. I did a ton of research and went with the traditional spelling because I wanted a classic name and didn't want it to be trendy in a few years. 99% of the time, people pronounce it as intended (Mad-a-Lynn)

Moneypenny424 · January 2017

I always like traditional spellings, so I'd go with Madeline or Madeleine. I'd never think to pronounce it -LINE instead of -LYNN.

cantrellja · February 2017

I think both pronunciations are correct-- "lyn" and "line." I prefer Madelyn if you really want to make sure it is pronounced correctly or (my fav) the French spelling: Madeleine (always pronounced 'lyn")

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