Comments for MADELYN:

Madelyn is a lovely name and hardly anybody has it. Maybe it will be a very common name in 3000.

-- Dogsy  1/16/2006

Actually it's quite popular. All you have to do is add together Madelyn, Madalyn, Madelynn, Madalynn, Madeline, Madeleine, Madelen, etc. It's # 26 which in my opinion is very popular.

-- Anonymous User  5/3/2006

Madelyn (Maddie) is the name of one of the two main characters of "The Photograph", by Virginia Ellis. (wonderful book!) I think it is a very pretty name.

-- Anonymous User  4/7/2006

This name is also Biblical.

-- Anonymous User  4/7/2006

Madelyn looks and sounds tacky and trendy in comparison with the sophistication of Madeleine.

-- Anonymous User  5/10/2006

This modern spelling of a classic name is hideous.

-- Anonymous User  5/15/2006

Madelyn is a beautiful name for a girl. I prefer this spelling the best.

-- Anonymous User  5/30/2006

I dislike when people add unnecessary 'y's to names. Like Kathryn, Jaymie, Caitlyn, Hayley, Madelyn, etc. I hate to pick the name Madelyn to be my soapbox, but it just makes me annoyed to see it.

-- Anonymous User  6/6/2006

When I look at this name I see Madeleine spelled wrong. I strongly dislike this name, but Madeleine is stunning.

-- Anonymous User  6/6/2006

I prefer this spelling due to the fact it makes pronouncing the name more easy. Madeleine and Madelaine can be confusing for people as how to pronounce, Lean or Line.

-- Anonymous User  7/14/2006

I agree with whoever said it's the easiest to pronounce. I like the name because of the nickname (Maddie) but it sounds feminine and beautiful. I don't have a problem with other spllings, however this is my favorite and if you spelled it Madeleine or whatever, people would most commonly pronounce it MAD ELINE or like the orphan from the book and movie.

-- qtofireland  7/18/2006

This spelling is used mainly by uneducated people who are unaware of Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State and have never heard of Madeleine L'Engle the famous author, and need this phonetical spelling to help others pronounce the name correctly. Madelyn is sadly becoming extremely popular in the U.S.

-- Anonymous User  7/19/2006

Madelyn was on the top 1000 list from the 1890's to 1969. It came back on the top 1000 list in the 1990's.

-- Anonymous User  9/20/2006

I find Madelyn a beautiful name. I like all the names that are related to this name. I prefer this spelling because of my middle name of Lynn. I think the double nickname would be too much but this spelling is nice. It is very elegant to me. It is on my personal names list. :)

-- EgYpTiAn PrInCeSs  2/26/2007

To the rude posters above who commented that "Madelyn" is the spelling used by UNEDUCATED people, let me just say that I have heard of all the people you mentioned, but just prefer this spelling to theirs. I think it looks prettier and flows better. Besides, how boring would it be if we all spelled our names the exact same way? Variety is the spice of life.

-- gracielou16  8/29/2007

I find Madelyn stunning and beautiful. This is not a trendy spelling. This is just a variant. Madelyn (pronounced MAD-EL-LYNN), Madeline (pronounced MAD-EL-LINE), Madeleine (MAD-EL-LENE). Do you see it depends on how you say the name that makes the best spelling? These names are said differently. To me Madelyn wins the vote. I feel that it sounds the best when said. I like the other names as well, but much prefer Madelyn. Such a pretty name. If you're pronouncing a name MAD-EL-LYNN it would only be common sense that it is spelled Madelyn. So obviously it does not look misspelled. That would be silly to pronounce it the same way but spell it differently. Each of those names have their own distinct pronunciation. They are all spelled how they are pronounced.

-- Anonymous User  1/19/2008

Madelyn is one of the cute little Asian girls on Jon and Kate Plus 8.

-- Anonymous User  1/19/2008

This is my name, and I love it! I know at least five other girls my age who have the name Madysen, but I don't know any other Madelyns!

-- Anonymous User  2/8/2008

I happen to have the name Madelyn, and I cannot say that I particularly appreciate it when those who do not have the name make such rude remarks about my name. First off, people in the the United States have the right to choose whatever name they want for their child, no matter how it is spelled and because there are so many people on this Earth no one has a truly unique name. So, as parents, people may choose to expess individuality within a child's name through spelling. Now, I for one do not believe that anyone should be unconstructively criticized simply over the spelling of their name. It's not my choice that I have this name and while I would never change it, it hurts when others so crudely say that it is "tacky" or "hideous".

Secondly, whoever said that those who choose to name their child Madelyn are simply uneducated, I cannot recall, but I can proudly and truthfully say that my parents are NOT uneducated people. My parents have contributed a lot to our society and I am not about to sit back and let them so foolishly be deemed uneducated because they did not decide to name me after Madeleine Albright or Madeleine L'Engle. And you can rest assured that they are fully aware of who Madeleine Albright and Madeleine L'Egle are.

And Lastly, I guess it all leads back to the fact that we as a people can name our children however we see fit. I guess what I am trying to say is that we should respect others' decisions in naming their children and instead of bashing or degrading others' names. We should constructfully criticize, no matter what our opinion may be.

As for my personal opinion, I rather like my name, not only because it is MY NAME, but because, with its spelling, and while it may not seem so unique, I can honestly say that I have only ever met one person with the same name as mine. And with that, in itself, I do feel unique and I like that.

-- MadelynGail  8/12/2008

I love the name Madelyn! It is one of my favorites by far. I used to like Madeline better, however I think Madelyn sounds softer, more gentle if you will. Definitely classy sounding in my book. (Oh and I am educated:) and one of those Americans:) )

-- mom2zeke  11/15/2008

I really don't like the name Madelyn, despite (or probably because of) the fact that it is my name. The spelling really has little to do with it, being that the sound is what connects an individual to others who have the same name, whether the particular stringing of letters is identical or not. If the name was less common, perhaps I would like it more, but the nickname "Maddie" is what really annoys me. Particularly when people call you "Maddie" when they hardly know you, either as an ignorant assumption or out of laziness. I don't really know. I just know I would never call a Victoria "Vickie" (or "Tori") or a Catherine "Cathy" (or "Cat") unless this was the name they express to prefer. But anyway! I'm really not complaining, just stating that there are millions of other unique names I would really prefer, and that this one is becoming increasingly common, unfortunately. O_0

-- teensyalmond  6/3/2009

I prefer Madelyn over Madeleine because it's less common and not as fancy sounding. Same with Carolyn vs Caroline.

-- Anonymous User  7/23/2009

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