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Favorite spellings: I tend to go for simple, classic ones, not kreatyve. I don't like extraneous letters (Katelynn or Jayden) unless they are typical, classic parts of how the name is spelled (as in Hayden - the y belongs there somehow). When in doubt, concise is better than elaborate. Stars indicate names I actually like.

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*HAY-lee - Haley, Hailey
*KAY-lee - Cailey, Kaylie
CAR-lee - Carly. Carlie is ok, but sort of pointless.
*KATE-linn - Caitlin, Kaitlyn. (I've known a Catelyn and a Kaitlyn). If you're going off the path of the classic Irish origin, might as well go all the way with Kaitlyn or Katelyn.
KAY-linn - Cailin
AL-i-sen - Allyson, Allison, Alison are all ok - they're all pretty common.
JAY-den - Jaden (not a fan, way too trendy)
KAY-den - Caden, Caiden (better than Jaden but not by much)
HAY-den - Hayden
*AY-den - Aiden, Aidan
KATH-rinn - Catherine, Katherine, Kathryn (same situation as Allison).
bree-ANN-a - Brianna, Breanna
*ZO-ee - Zoe
*Mak-AY-la - Makayla, Michaela (i much prefer this version, i'd never do Makayla, but it doesn't bug me as much as some respellings).
MAD-eh-linn - Madelyn. Anything else would be pronounced like the girl from the old house in Paris that was covered with vines, if you know what i mean.