Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why? Which spellings do you find tolerable?
HAY-lee –
Hayley KAY-lee –
Kaylee although it’s really more of a sound than a name.
CAR-lee –
Carly,
Karly is also fine.
KATE-linn –
Caitlin.
KAY-linn –
Cailin. Well, at least that’s how the word is spelled.
AL-i-sen –
Alison JAY-den –
Jaden KAY-den –
Kaiden HAY-den –
Hayden AY-den –
Aidan, or
Aodhan.
KATH-rinn –
Katherine,
Catherine.
bree-ANN-a –
Briana, I don’t really mind
Breanna either.
ZO-ee –
Zoe Mak-AY-la –
Michaela MAD-eh-linn –
Madeline.
Madelyn is alright.
If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?
HayleyKayleeCarly/Karly
I went to school with a ton of Caitlins spelled a multitude of ways. Mainly
Caitlin,
Kaitlin,
Katelyn.
Kaylinn probably.
Alison or
Allison.
JAY-den, KAY-den, HAY-den and AY-den all have some many spellings I wouldn’t even begin to assume.
Catherine or
Katherine Breanna Zoe or
Zoey Again, this has so many different spellings now.
Madeline,
Madelyn.
Are there any spellings of these names you really hate? Or any endings, letter combinations you really hate and why?
I dislike pretty much every spelling I didn’t mention, and some of the ones I did ;)
How many people with these names have you known? Approximate age? Siblings?
CAR-lee – 3. Ages approx. 10, 25, 30
KATE-linn – too many to count of various ages
AL-i-sen – Many of various ages
JAY-den – so many under 10
KAY-den – a bunch under 10, and two who are in their 20’s.
HAY-den – 2 16, 20
AY-den – so many under 10
KATH-rinn – many of various ages
bree-ANN-a – A few in their 20’s
ZO-ee – 2, under 5
Mak-AY-la – three in their 20’s, a bunch under 10.
MAD-eh-linn – 1 about 16
Do you like any of them? Would you use them?
I like
Madeline and
Katherine. I was more fond of
Michaela before it became so popular.