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in reply to a message by Lily
I'll lump my favorites and other opinions together:
on the whole, i prefer "traditional" American/English spellings.
(I don't know a lot of spellings from other places, but I'm interested in knowing what are typical spellings elsewhere in the world! and also other typical pronunciation variations or forms of the names)
here goes:
HAY-lee Hayley or Hailey. Hayleigh is my 3rd choice. Hailie and Haillie remind me too much of Halle or Halley's comet. hence, i also do not like it when people use Halley but pron. it like hay-lee.
KAY-lee Kaylie - Kaleigh looks too much like it could be pron. Kahl-ee (rhymes with Halle) Kaylee looks too little-girlish
CAR-lee Carly, prob. Carlie is ok, but looks too much like Charlie or Carlin. Carley looks strange to me and also too much like Charley.
KATE-linn Caitlin. I like it "traditional" The other spellings mostly look contrived or too kiddish. Kaitlyn or Catelyn would be my second choices.
KAY-linn Kaylin or Cailin. Kaylin is the best for pronouncing it. (or Kaylinn) i think any spelling has too many possible pron. issues - Kailin or Kailynn could be thought to be pron. KIE-lin. Kalynn could also be thought to be Kah-linn (rhymes with Fallon)
AL-i-sen Allyson. I don't like the name Alice, so Alison and Allison remind me of it. I also think they look boring. Alyson is okay, but looks a bit odd.
JAY-den Jaden on a boy.
KAY-den Kayden i guess. Kaiden is alright, but both look a bit contrived. which they are, i suppose.
HAY-den Hayden. boy only.
AY-den Toss up b/w Aidan and Aiden. probably Aidan is my fav. Aden is alright too, and Ayden doesn't quite make me gag. Don't like Adin.
KATH-rinn Catherine or Katharine. Kathryn is okay i guess.
bree-ANN-a Bryanna
ZO-ee Zoe
Mak-AY-la Michaela. only. the rest look like they're trying too hard.
MAD-eh-linn Madeleine. but I like Madeline if it's pron. mad-eh-LINE. Madelaine is okay if someone really wants to pronounce it that way. I know in some places that's how Madeleine or Madelein are pron., so I think it's good to nudge people in that direction by spelling it Madelaine. I don't like Madelayne though. i hate maddelynn, maddylin, Maddilayne etc.
If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?
HAY-lee Hailey
KAY-lee Kaylee or Kaylie
CAR-lee Carly
KATE-linn Katelyn, Katelynn or Kaitlyn
KAY-linn Kaylinn? I've never met many people with this name
AL-i-sen Allison
JAY-den Jayden or Jaiden
KAY-den Kaiden or Kayden
HAY-den Hayden
AY-den Aiden
KATH-rinn Katherine
bree-ANN-a Brianna
ZO-ee Zoe
Mak-AY-la Mikayla or Michaela or Makayla (one doesn't really know what to expect anymore with this one!)
MAD-eh-linn Madeleine or Maddelyn
Are there any spellings of these names you really hate? Or any endings, letter combinations you really hate and why?
HAY-lee
KAY-lee Kaylee just looks like a little girl forever
CAR-lee
KATE-linn
KAY-linn
AL-i-sen allysen
JAY-den i've seen jaidon and jaydenn and jaidenne and all sorts. i hate them all.
KAY-den ditto. i once saw a kaydion and i think they were going for kay-den and didn't realize that no one would pron. it that way.
HAY-den
AY-den Adin is not my cup of tea. Aydin likewise.
KATH-rinn Kathrynne and Katharynn, etc.
bree-ANN-a Breeanna is a bit much. i also hate it when people spell it brionna and pron. it like bree-ANN-uh.
ZO-ee don't like zoey. on a related note, i once saw a khloey, and couldn't figure out what the name was until i realized it was chloe. if you're gonna change something, just change one thing! (i.e. chloe to khloe) what's next? khloee? chlowey? ugh.
Mak-AY-la - anything other than michaela, really. i also ABHOR all of the mishmashes of kayla and kylie and michaela and whatever else people wanna throw in. they all sound childish to me.
MAD-eh-linn - madelynn is not my fav. same with maddilynn, etc.
How many people with these names have you known? Approximate age? Siblings?
1 Kayla, but not a Mikayla(6 - siblings Maggie and Leah)
1 Carly - in college, 20s
1 Caitlin - 20s
a couple Alison/Allisons in school but didn't know them well
Aiden - 5
1 Kathryn - in the 80s early 90s
1 Katherine - now 30 (siblings Matthew, Anne)
1 Brianna - in teens
I like Madeleine and Madeline. Carly is okay. Hayden is great. Aidan is okay. Brianna is alright. Hailey isn't horrible. I like Allie but not Allison.
The only ones I'd consider using in some capacity would be Madeline/Madeleine and Hayden.
phew! that was fun. sorry if i made anyone mad! haha
on the whole, i prefer "traditional" American/English spellings.
(I don't know a lot of spellings from other places, but I'm interested in knowing what are typical spellings elsewhere in the world! and also other typical pronunciation variations or forms of the names)
here goes:
HAY-lee Hayley or Hailey. Hayleigh is my 3rd choice. Hailie and Haillie remind me too much of Halle or Halley's comet. hence, i also do not like it when people use Halley but pron. it like hay-lee.
KAY-lee Kaylie - Kaleigh looks too much like it could be pron. Kahl-ee (rhymes with Halle) Kaylee looks too little-girlish
CAR-lee Carly, prob. Carlie is ok, but looks too much like Charlie or Carlin. Carley looks strange to me and also too much like Charley.
KATE-linn Caitlin. I like it "traditional" The other spellings mostly look contrived or too kiddish. Kaitlyn or Catelyn would be my second choices.
KAY-linn Kaylin or Cailin. Kaylin is the best for pronouncing it. (or Kaylinn) i think any spelling has too many possible pron. issues - Kailin or Kailynn could be thought to be pron. KIE-lin. Kalynn could also be thought to be Kah-linn (rhymes with Fallon)
AL-i-sen Allyson. I don't like the name Alice, so Alison and Allison remind me of it. I also think they look boring. Alyson is okay, but looks a bit odd.
JAY-den Jaden on a boy.
KAY-den Kayden i guess. Kaiden is alright, but both look a bit contrived. which they are, i suppose.
HAY-den Hayden. boy only.
AY-den Toss up b/w Aidan and Aiden. probably Aidan is my fav. Aden is alright too, and Ayden doesn't quite make me gag. Don't like Adin.
KATH-rinn Catherine or Katharine. Kathryn is okay i guess.
bree-ANN-a Bryanna
ZO-ee Zoe
Mak-AY-la Michaela. only. the rest look like they're trying too hard.
MAD-eh-linn Madeleine. but I like Madeline if it's pron. mad-eh-LINE. Madelaine is okay if someone really wants to pronounce it that way. I know in some places that's how Madeleine or Madelein are pron., so I think it's good to nudge people in that direction by spelling it Madelaine. I don't like Madelayne though. i hate maddelynn, maddylin, Maddilayne etc.
If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?
HAY-lee Hailey
KAY-lee Kaylee or Kaylie
CAR-lee Carly
KATE-linn Katelyn, Katelynn or Kaitlyn
KAY-linn Kaylinn? I've never met many people with this name
AL-i-sen Allison
JAY-den Jayden or Jaiden
KAY-den Kaiden or Kayden
HAY-den Hayden
AY-den Aiden
KATH-rinn Katherine
bree-ANN-a Brianna
ZO-ee Zoe
Mak-AY-la Mikayla or Michaela or Makayla (one doesn't really know what to expect anymore with this one!)
MAD-eh-linn Madeleine or Maddelyn
Are there any spellings of these names you really hate? Or any endings, letter combinations you really hate and why?
HAY-lee
KAY-lee Kaylee just looks like a little girl forever
CAR-lee
KATE-linn
KAY-linn
AL-i-sen allysen
JAY-den i've seen jaidon and jaydenn and jaidenne and all sorts. i hate them all.
KAY-den ditto. i once saw a kaydion and i think they were going for kay-den and didn't realize that no one would pron. it that way.
HAY-den
AY-den Adin is not my cup of tea. Aydin likewise.
KATH-rinn Kathrynne and Katharynn, etc.
bree-ANN-a Breeanna is a bit much. i also hate it when people spell it brionna and pron. it like bree-ANN-uh.
ZO-ee don't like zoey. on a related note, i once saw a khloey, and couldn't figure out what the name was until i realized it was chloe. if you're gonna change something, just change one thing! (i.e. chloe to khloe) what's next? khloee? chlowey? ugh.
Mak-AY-la - anything other than michaela, really. i also ABHOR all of the mishmashes of kayla and kylie and michaela and whatever else people wanna throw in. they all sound childish to me.
MAD-eh-linn - madelynn is not my fav. same with maddilynn, etc.
How many people with these names have you known? Approximate age? Siblings?
1 Kayla, but not a Mikayla(6 - siblings Maggie and Leah)
1 Carly - in college, 20s
1 Caitlin - 20s
a couple Alison/Allisons in school but didn't know them well
Aiden - 5
1 Kathryn - in the 80s early 90s
1 Katherine - now 30 (siblings Matthew, Anne)
1 Brianna - in teens
I like Madeleine and Madeline. Carly is okay. Hayden is great. Aidan is okay. Brianna is alright. Hailey isn't horrible. I like Allie but not Allison.
The only ones I'd consider using in some capacity would be Madeline/Madeleine and Hayden.
phew! that was fun. sorry if i made anyone mad! haha
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