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Help[Opinions] Which spelling for these names?
1. Derek or Derrick?
2. Mark or Marc?
3. Lewis or Louis?
4. Carl or Karl?
5. Kayden or Caiden?
6. Edmond or Edmund?
7. Jacob or Jakob?
8. Zach or Zack?
9. Colin or Collin?
10. Irvin or Irving?
2. Mark or Marc?
3. Lewis or Louis?
4. Carl or Karl?
5. Kayden or Caiden?
6. Edmond or Edmund?
7. Jacob or Jakob?
8. Zach or Zack?
9. Colin or Collin?
10. Irvin or Irving?
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1. Derek or Derrick? Derek, though I prefer Deryk
2. Mark or Marc? Mark
3. Lewis or Louis? Louis (pr. loo-EE)
4. Carl or Karl? I like both the same
5. Kayden or Caiden? I don't like either
6. Edmond or Edmund? Edmund
7. Jacob or Jakob? Jacob
8. Zach or Zack? Zach (as a nickname)
9. Colin or Collin? Colin
10. Irvin or Irving? Irvin
2. Mark or Marc? Mark
3. Lewis or Louis? Louis (pr. loo-EE)
4. Carl or Karl? I like both the same
5. Kayden or Caiden? I don't like either
6. Edmond or Edmund? Edmund
7. Jacob or Jakob? Jacob
8. Zach or Zack? Zach (as a nickname)
9. Colin or Collin? Colin
10. Irvin or Irving? Irvin
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1. Derek or Derrick? - Derek
2. Mark or Marc? - Mark
3. Lewis or Louis? - Lewis
4. Carl or Karl? - Carl
5. Kayden or Caiden? - neither
6. Edmond or Edmund? - Edmond
7. Jacob or Jakob? - Jacob
8. Zach or Zack? - Zach?
9. Colin or Collin? - Colin
10. Irvin or Irving? - Irving
2. Mark or Marc? - Mark
3. Lewis or Louis? - Lewis
4. Carl or Karl? - Carl
5. Kayden or Caiden? - neither
6. Edmond or Edmund? - Edmond
7. Jacob or Jakob? - Jacob
8. Zach or Zack? - Zach?
9. Colin or Collin? - Colin
10. Irvin or Irving? - Irving
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Derek
Mark
Lewis
Carl
Kayden
Edmund
Jacob
Zach
Colin
Irving
Mark
Lewis
Carl
Kayden
Edmund
Jacob
Zach
Colin
Irving
2
Derek
Mark
Louis
Karl
Kayden
Edmond
Jacob
Zach
Collin
Irving
Mark
Louis
Karl
Kayden
Edmond
Jacob
Zach
Collin
Irving
2
Derek
Mark
Lewis
Carl
Caiden
Edmund
Jacob
Zach
Cun
Irvin
Mark
Lewis
Carl
Caiden
Edmund
Jacob
Zach
Cun
Irvin
2
Derek
Mark
Lewis
Karl
Kayden
Edmund
Jacob
Zach
Collin
Irving
Mark
Lewis
Karl
Kayden
Edmund
Jacob
Zach
Collin
Irving
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1. Derek
2. Mark
3. Louis
4. Karl
5. Kayden
6. Edmund
7. Jakob
8. Zack
9. Colin
10. Irving
2. Mark
3. Louis
4. Karl
5. Kayden
6. Edmund
7. Jakob
8. Zack
9. Colin
10. Irving
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Derek
Mark
Louis
Carl
Caiden
Edmund
Jacob
Zack
Colin
Irvin
Mark
Louis
Carl
Caiden
Edmund
Jacob
Zack
Colin
Irvin
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1. Derek
2. Mark
3. Louis
4. Carl
5. Caiden
6. Edmond
7. Jacob
8. Zach
9. Colin
10. Irving
2. Mark
3. Louis
4. Carl
5. Caiden
6. Edmond
7. Jacob
8. Zach
9. Colin
10. Irving
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I kinda think of Derek and Derrick as distinct forms rather than alternate spellings. Like Catalina and Caitlin. I favor Derek a little, but not as an alternative to Derrick, just as a name I like a bit more - if that makes sense.
Marc ... I like it as a nick for Marcus, but I'm so very tired of Mark.
Lewis. Makes the prn I prefer, unambiguous.
Carl - I guess I like it more than Karl but in general I don't care for this name
Caiden I like more than Kayden, but Caden is better than either
Edmund looks more "correct" or just familiar to me although I'm not sure I'd prefer it otherwise.
Jacob is "Jay-cub," to me, and Jakob looks more likely to be "Yah-cup" or something ... so I prefer Jacob.
Zach / Zack - I dunno. I guess I kinda like Zack better. It looks more fun somehow.
Colin > Collin. I've never seen Nicholas in any form with 2 L's so Collin just seems fake-surnamey.
Irvin > Irving. I like Irwin more than Irvin, too.
Marc ... I like it as a nick for Marcus, but I'm so very tired of Mark.
Lewis. Makes the prn I prefer, unambiguous.
Carl - I guess I like it more than Karl but in general I don't care for this name
Caiden I like more than Kayden, but Caden is better than either
Edmund looks more "correct" or just familiar to me although I'm not sure I'd prefer it otherwise.
Jacob is "Jay-cub," to me, and Jakob looks more likely to be "Yah-cup" or something ... so I prefer Jacob.
Zach / Zack - I dunno. I guess I kinda like Zack better. It looks more fun somehow.
Colin > Collin. I've never seen Nicholas in any form with 2 L's so Collin just seems fake-surnamey.
Irvin > Irving. I like Irwin more than Irvin, too.
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But Catalina and Caitlin are actually pronounced differently, while Derek and Derrick have identical pronunciations and were popular around the same time. I feel like the evidence points to them being alternate spellings.
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