There was a time when people shoved an 'i' in the slot of the unstressed vowel in an unstressed syllable, and replaced 'y's with 'i's. It was quite a sure way to make names appear cutesy and immature, but it wasn't as bad as shoving a 'y' to every single unstressed vowel slot is. It doesn't look nice, and the name is still pronounced the same way, and I don't understand the supposed feminizing power of the mighty 'y' at all. This name sounds masculine, and spelling it with a 'y' or 'i' doesn't make it any more feminine.
I love this name for a girl! I would spell it Jaedyn. It's just cuter that way! I want to name my future daughter Jaedyn-Nicole. Yes, as a whole first name. The Nicole is for added feminine flair!
-- Anonymous User 10/21/2009
I love the name Jadyn. It's not overused or common. It could be a boy or girl's name. You could also make several different nicknames for it! Overall, I give it a thumbs up.
One of my cousins named her second daughter Jadyn. She's very smart and very pretty and carries this name well. I don't normally go for an alternative spelling, but this one is cute.
Jadyn? Nah. I don't like thys spellyng. Wyth some exceptions, I'm not that fond of the trynd where you put Ys where vowyl sounds should be. I mean, symetimes it wyrks, but symetimes it makes a name look tackiyr that it rylly is, and you rysk lookyng way too youthfyl and unintellygynt.
And I hate to bash the personal opinions of others, especially with name choices, but perhaps Jade-Nicole or Nicole-Jade would fare better than Jaedyn-Nicole.
Wow. I feel so blessed not to know any Jaydens, jaidens, jadons, jadens, jaidans, or jaydyns. But I do know a jadyn. She's about 17 and the name already sounds absolutely ridiculous on her. Please, I'm begging, do not burden your child with this "name" or any of its variants. Its not gonna be pretty when he or she grows up. It's too feminine for boys, but too masculine for girls. It's one of those quintessential examples of a trendy fad name, falling in the class with brayden, kayden, hayden, aiden, and their dozens of variants. This name is a joke, its not "cute", or "unique", no matter how you spell it. Its horribly childish and tacky, and it really sends out a bad message automatically, even if the child is a total sweetheart. And besides, "jadyn" looks like it should be pronounced JAD-in, the 'jad' rhyming with 'dad'. Yuck.