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Hayley
Kaylee
Carly
Katelyn
Kailyn
Allison
Jayden
Kaden
Hayden
Aidan
Katherine
Breanna
Zoe
Michaela
Madeline

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Hailey, Hailee, Haylee, Haylie
Kailee, Kaylie, Kayley
Carlie, Karly, Carleigh, Carlee, Karlie, Karlee
Caitlin, Kaitlyn, Kaitlin
Kaelyn, Kaylin, Cailyn, Caylin, Caelyn, Kailynn
Allyson, Allisyn
Jaden, Jaiden
Kaiden, Kayden, Caden, Cayden
None
Aiden
Catherine
Breana
Zoey, Zoie
None
Madalyn, Madelyn

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Hailey
Kaylee
Carly
Katelyn
Kaylin
Allison
Jayden
Kayden
Hayden
Aiden
Katherine

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee - Hailey. It looks the best to me. I also like Hayley, but it's kind of heavy on the Y's. Haley is decent, but it seems more likely to be mispronounced. I knew a Haley who was called Hallie by mistake.
KAY-lee - Kaylee. It's straightforward and looks decent.
CAR-lee - Carly or Carlie. I think I prefer Carlie, but I'm not entirely sure. Carly and Carlie are both straightforward and don't look super trendy like Karleigh.
KATE-linn - Caitlin, I think, but I like Kaitlyn and Caitlyn as well. Caitlin isn't as trendy looking, but I don't mind some of the other spellings. I can't stand spellings like Kaytlynn, though.
KAY-linn - Kaylin. I also like Kaylen. Neither is over the top looking.
AL-i-sen - Allison. It looks more balanced than Alison.
JAY-den - Jayden.
KAY-den - Caden (male) or Kayden (female).
HAY-den - Hayden.
AY-den - Aidan.
KATH-rinn - Katherine or Kathryn. I'm not a big fan of the name in general, though.
bree-ANN-a - Brianna.
ZO-ee - Zoe.
Mak-AY-la - Micaela followed by Mikaela. Michaela is okay, but it looks more cluttered than the other two.
MAD-eh-linn - Madeline. I also like Madelyn. I prefer Madeleine to both, but I pronounce it slightly differently.

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee - Hayley
KAY-lee - maybe Kaley if I had to pick one
CAR-lee - Carly
KATE-linn - Caitlin
KAY-linn - any really. I don't have a preference. Maybe Calyn
AL-i-sen - Alison
JAY-den - Jaden
KAY-den - Caden
HAY-den - Hayden
AY-den - Aidan
KATH-rinn - Katharine
bree-ANN-a - Brianna
ZO-ee - Zoe
Mak-AY-la - Michaela
MAD-eh-linn - Madeleine

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee - don't mind Haley
KAY-lee - don't mind Kayley or Caley
CAR-lee - Carlie is okay
KATE-linn - Katelyn is tolerable
KAY-linn - no spelling really
AL-i-sen - Allison is fine but I really prefer the look of the one L
JAY-den - no spelling
KAY-den - I suppose Kaden is okay
HAY-den - no other spelling
AY-den - I don't mind more traditional spellings like Aodhan
KATH-rinn - Catherine, Katherine, Kathryn
bree-ANN-a - Breanna, Briana
ZO-ee - no other spelling
Mak-AY-la - no other spelling
MAD-eh-linn - Madeline is tolerable

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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HAY-lee - Hayley
KAY-lee - probably Kaylee unfortunately
CAR-lee - Carly
KATE-linn - my age, Caitlin or Kaitlin. Younger = Katelyn

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This is how I work!

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HAY-lee:

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I'd spell it "Haylie".
I'd think it was spelled "Heighleigh".
Two. Non-siblings. About their late teens.

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KAY-lee:

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I'd spell it "Kylie".
I'd think it was spelled "Keylee".
None.

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CAR-lee:

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I'd spell it "Carly".
I'd think it was spelled "Carly".
One. And she's a complete, idiotic whore. She's only fourteen as well.
It's sad what children do now-a-days.

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KATE-linn:

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I'd spell it "Catelyn".
I'd think it was spelled "Kateline".
Two. About their late teens.

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KAY-linn:

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I'd spell it "Caelin".
I'd think it was spelled "Kaylin".
None.

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AL-i-sen:

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I'd spell it "Alison".
I'd think it was spelled "Alisen".
One. She's thirteen, but I love her with all my heart because she's a sweet girl.

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JAY-den

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I spell it "Jayden".
I'd think it was spelled "Jayden".
One I believe.

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KAY-den

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I spell it "Kayden".
I'd think it was spelled "Kiaden".
None.

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HAY-den

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I spell it "Heidan".
I'd think it was spelled "Heyden".
None.

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AY-den

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I spell it "Aidan".
I'd think it was spelled "Eiden".
One. About sixteen.

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KATH-rinn

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I spell it "Catherine".
I'd think it was spelled "Katterine".
One. Late teens.

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bree-ANN-a

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I spell it "Breanna".
I'd think it was spelled "Bre'ana".
Three. Varied ages.

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ZO-ee

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I spell it "Zoe".
I'd think it was spelled "Zoey".
Two. One in their preteens, one who's in her early teens.

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Mak-AY-la

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I spell it "Mkayla".
I'd think it was spelled "Mikeylea".
Two. About 14 to 19.

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MAD-eh-linn

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I spell it "Madeline".
I'd think it was spelled "Maddellinne".
None.

Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee- Hailey. I just like it better.
KAY-lee- Kaylee and because I'm used to it
CAR-lee- Carly
KATE-linn- Caitlin
KAY-linn- Kaylyn even though there are a lot of Y's
AL-i-sen- Allison
JAY-den- Jayden
KAY-den- Caiden
HAY-den- Hayden, it's my cousin's name and the most common one
AY-den- Aidan because it looks the best to me and it is the traditional spelling and how I spell one of my characters' names
KATH-rinn- Catherine
bree-ANN-a- Brianna
ZO-ee- Zoe
Mak-AY-la Michaela
MAD-eh-linn- Madelyn but I like when the line is pronounced spelled like Madeline

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee- Haley, Hayley
KAY-lee- Kailey, Kaley
CAR-lee - Carley
KATE-linn Caitlyn
KAY-linn Kaylin
AL-i-sen Alison
JAY-den- Jadon
KAY-den Kaiden, Caden, Kaden
HAY-den Haden
AY-den Aiden
KATH-rinn Katherine
bree-ANN-a Briana
ZO-ee None
Mak-AY-la None
MAD-eh-linn Madeline

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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HAY-lee Hailey
KAY-lee Kaylee
CAR-lee Carly

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HAY-lee- Hailie
KAY-lee- Ceilidh
CAR-lee- Carly
KATE-linn- Caitlin
KAY-linn- Cailin
AL-i-sen- Alison
JAY-den- Jaden
KAY-den- Caden
HAY-den- Haydn
AY-den- Aidan
KATH-rinn- Kathryn or Katharine
bree-ANN-a- Brianna
ZO-ee- Zoe
Mak-AY-la- Michaela
MAD-eh-linn- Madeline

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee- Hailey, Hayley
KAY-lee- Kayleigh, Kayley, Kaylee
CAR-lee- Carlie, Karlie
KATE-linn- Katelyn
KAY-linn- Kaylyn
AL-i-sen- Allison, Allyson
JAY-den- Jadon, Jayden, Jaiden
KAY-den- Kaden, Kayden
HAY-den- Hayden
AY-den- Aiden, Aden
KATH-rinn- Katherine, Catherine
bree-ANN-a- Breanna
ZO-ee- Zoey
Mak-AY-la- Mikaela
MAD-eh-linn- Madeleine, Madelyn

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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HAY-lee- Hayleigh or Hayley
KAY-lee- Kayleigh
CAR-lee- Carly

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee: Hailey
KAY-lee: Kaylee
CAR-lee: Carly
KATE-linn: Caitlin
KAY-linn: Kaylin
AL-i-sen: Allison
JAY-den: Jaden
KAY-den: Caden
HAY-den: Hayden
AY-den: Aedan
KATH-rinn: Katherine
bree-ANN-a: Brianna (but I prefer Briana -> bree-AN-a)
ZO-ee: Zoe
Mak-AY-la: Michaela
MAD-eh-linn: Madelin

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee: Hayley
KAY-lee: Kaylie
CAR-lee: I only like Carly. I could MAYBE tolerate Carlie.
KATE-linn: Kaitlyn, Caitlyn, Katelyn, Kaitlin
KAY-linn: Kaylinn
AL-i-sen: Alison
JAY-den: Jayden
KAY-den: Kaiden, Cayden, Kaden
HAY-den: Haiden?
AY-den: Aiden, Aidan
KATH-rinn: Catherine
bree-ANN-a: Breana, Briana maybe (but I generally like to use 2 n's if the name has an ANN sound in it).
ZO-ee: Zoey
Mak-AY-la: Mikayla
MAD-eh-linn: Madelyn, Madeline

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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HAY-lee: Hailey

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee- Hayley. I looks the most original to me. It also reminds me of Hayley Mills.
KAY-lee- Kaylie. My best friend (who is almost 27) is named Kaylie. She was supposed to be Katie, but her mom heard "KAY-lee" on TV a few days before she was born and she chose to spell it that way.
CAR-lee- Carly. It's the least made up.
KATE-linn- Caitlin, it's original.
KAY-linn- Kaylin, I guess.
AL-i-sen- Allison. I don't like it with one "l". It look incomplete to me that way.
JAY-den- Jayden. It looks the least made up.
KAY-den- Caden. It's the spelling I always picture first when I hear it.
HAY-den- Hayden, the original.
AY-den- Aidan, because it's the original.
KATH-rinn- Katherine, which is the spelling I've seen the most.
bree-ANN-a- Brianna, any other spelling makes me initially pronounce it differently.
ZO-ee- Zoey. I know it's not the original, but I really like how it looks with a 'y'.
Mak-AY-la- Michaela, it's the original.
MAD-eh-linn- Madeline. It's the original and the top name that my boyfriend and I agree upon.

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee- Hailey.
KAY-lee- Kaylee because I'm used to seeing it, but I dislike it.
CAR-lee- None.
KATE-linn- I don't mind Katelyn.
KAY-linn- I've never really thought about this name before. When I was a kid, I went to school with a boy named Calen, I guess that looks normal to me.

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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.

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.

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?
Hayley
Kaylee
Carly/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.

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I'll give my general why to be because it looks best and/or most correct to me.

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee - Hailey
KAY-lee - Ceilidh (in this case it's because I think it's a fun word)
CAR-lee - Carly
KATE-linn - Caitlin
KAY-linn - Kalen (for a boy, never met a female one so not sure how I'd spell it then)
AL-i-sen - Allison at the moment, but I like Alison a lot too
JAY-den - Jaden
KAY-den - Caden
HAY-den - Hayden
AY-den - Aodhan
KATH-rinn - Catherine or Katherine, depends on the day and what feel I'm going for
bree-ANN-a - Brianna
ZO-ee - Zoë
Mak-AY-la - Michaela
MAD-eh-linn - Madeline

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee - Haley, Hayley
KAY-lee - Kaylee
CAR-lee - Karly
KATE-linn - Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Caitlyn, Katelyn
KAY-linn - Kaylynn I guess, because then it's just a combined name
AL-i-sen - Alyson, eh...
JAY-den - Jayden
KAY-den - Kaden
HAY-den - never seen anything but Hayden
AY-den - Aidan
KATH-rinn - Kathryn I suppose I can live with
bree-ANN-a - Breanna I guess
ZO-ee - Zoey
Mak-AY-la - NONE grrr
MAD-eh-linn - Madeleine, Madelyn

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Hayley
Kailey
Carly
Kaitlin
Kailyn
Allison
Jaidyn [for a girl], Jaden [for a boy]
Kaidyn [for a girl], Kaden [for a boy]
Hayden
Aidan
Katharine
Brianna
Zoey
Mikayla
Madeleine

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Hailey
Kaylee
Carlie
Caitlin
Kaylen
Allyson
Jayden
Caden
Aiden
Kathryn
Breanna
Zoe
Michaela
Madelyn

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Hailey
Kayleigh
Carly
Katelyn
Kaelyn
Allison
Jayden
Kaden
Hayden
Aidan or Aiden
Katherine
Brianna
Zoe
Makayla
Madelyn

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Hailee
Kaileigh
Karlee
Kaytelyn
Kailin
Alison
Jaeden
Kaeden
Haedyn
Aydyn
Catherine
Breana
Zoie
McKayla
Madalynn

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Hayleigh - 1
Kayleigh - 2
Carly - 0

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?
Hayley
Kayleigh
Carly
Caitlin - Katelyn is OK as well
Cailin? - don't like any spellings of it though
Alison
Jaden
Caden
Hayden
Aidan
Katherine - I also like Catherine or Kathryn
Briana
Zoe
Michaela
Madeline

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?
Mostly, the same as above. Although I might expect Jayden over Jaden or Catherine over Katherine.

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Are there any spellings of these names you really hate? Or any endings, letter combinations you really hate and why?

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Halee, Halee, Haleigh, Haylee
Kaylee, Kaylie,
Carlee, Carleigh
Kaylin, Kalin, Caylyn, Kaylyn
Jadyn, Jaydyn, Jaidyn, Jaidan, Jaiden
Kaydyn, Kayden, Kadyn, Kadin, Caydyn, Cayden
Haydyn, Hadyn, Heyden, Heydyn
Aydyn
Zooey
Mikayla, Makayla, McKayla, McAyla

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How many people with these names have you known? Approximate age? Siblings?

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HAY-lee - 1, aged 22, spelled Hayley. Sister Rebekah "Beki"
KAY-lee - 1, aged 21, spelled Kayleigh

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Favourite spellings:

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Hayley
Kaylee
Carly
Caitlin
Kaylin
Alison
Jayden
Kayden
Hayden
Aidan
Catherine
Brianna
Zoe
Mikaela and Michaela equally
Madeleine

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The above is how I'd assume a person's name would be spelled, but maybe Michaela not Mikaela.

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I find Madeline, Breanna, Katherine, Kathryn, Katheryn, Cathryn, etc., Carlie, Kayley, Haylie, Katelyn and Haydn tolerable.

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I really hate spellings like Makayla/Mikayla, I hate any spelling of Kayden or Jayden because I hate those names, I hate Zooey and Zoey and Zoe with a umlaut on the E if the bearer is from an anglophone country. I don't really like Katharine or Catharine because I always go to pronounce them differently. I hate Allyson.

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People I know:

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HAY-lee - 2 aged 13 and 15
KAY-lee - 1 aged 17
CAR-lee - 1 aged 17
KATE-linn - 3 aged 15, 16 and 16
KAY-linn - 1 aged 7
AL-i-sen - 3 aged 16, 16, 45-ish, 50-ish
JAY-den - 1 aged 16
KAY-den - 0
HAY-den - 1 aged 16
AY-den - 1 aged 16
KATH-rinn - 5 aged 13, 14, 16, 16 and 45-ish.
bree-ANN-a - 0 but I know a Breannen, a someone with middle name Breanne
ZO-ee - 2 aged 6 and 15
Mak-AY-la - 2 aged 11 and 32
MAD-eh-linn - 1 aged 16

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee Hayley
KAY-lee Kayley
CAR-lee Carly
KATE-linn Katelyn
KAY-linn Kaylyn
AL-i-sen Alison
JAY-den Jayden
KAY-den Kayden
HAY-den Hayden
AY-den Aidan
KATH-rinn Katherine
bree-ANN-a Briana
ZO-ee Zoe
Mak-AY-la Michaela
MAD-eh-linn Madeleine

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I'll lump my favorites and other opinions together:

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on the whole, i prefer "traditional" American/English spellings.
(I don't know a lot of spellings from other places, but I'm interested in knowing what are typical spellings elsewhere in the world! and also other typical pronunciation variations or forms of the names)

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here goes:

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HAY-lee Hayley or Hailey. Hayleigh is my 3rd choice. Hailie and Haillie remind me too much of Halle or Halley's comet. hence, i also do not like it when people use Halley but pron. it like hay-lee.
KAY-lee Kaylie - Kaleigh looks too much like it could be pron. Kahl-ee (rhymes with Halle) Kaylee looks too little-girlish
CAR-lee Carly, prob. Carlie is ok, but looks too much like Charlie or Carlin. Carley looks strange to me and also too much like Charley.
KATE-linn Caitlin. I like it "traditional" The other spellings mostly look contrived or too kiddish. Kaitlyn or Catelyn would be my second choices.
KAY-linn Kaylin or Cailin. Kaylin is the best for pronouncing it. (or Kaylinn) i think any spelling has too many possible pron. issues - Kailin or Kailynn could be thought to be pron. KIE-lin. Kalynn could also be thought to be Kah-linn (rhymes with Fallon)
AL-i-sen Allyson. I don't like the name Alice, so Alison and Allison remind me of it. I also think they look boring. Alyson is okay, but looks a bit odd.
JAY-den Jaden on a boy.
KAY-den Kayden i guess. Kaiden is alright, but both look a bit contrived. which they are, i suppose.
HAY-den Hayden. boy only.
AY-den Toss up b/w Aidan and Aiden. probably Aidan is my fav. Aden is alright too, and Ayden doesn't quite make me gag. Don't like Adin.
KATH-rinn Catherine or Katharine. Kathryn is okay i guess.
bree-ANN-a Bryanna
ZO-ee Zoe
Mak-AY-la Michaela. only. the rest look like they're trying too hard.
MAD-eh-linn Madeleine. but I like Madeline if it's pron. mad-eh-LINE. Madelaine is okay if someone really wants to pronounce it that way. I know in some places that's how Madeleine or Madelein are pron., so I think it's good to nudge people in that direction by spelling it Madelaine. I don't like Madelayne though. i hate maddelynn, maddylin, Maddilayne etc.

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HAY-lee - Hayley, no strings attached, with the final "y" for symmetry. And isn't that the original?
KAY-lee - Kayley, see above.
CAR-lee - Carly, once again, it's obvious.
KATE-linn - Caitlin I guess, but I'm not surprised or bothered by Caitlyns or Catelyns
KAY-linn - I don't know, Kaylin? It's trendeigh enough to get away with that spelling.
AL-i-sen - Allison. Alison bothers me, maybe because it looks like a last name?
*AY-den - Aidan by itself, *ayden with other letters. You don't need to make *AY-den complicated.
KATH-rinn - C/Katherine, C/Kathryn is lazy.
bree-ANN-a - Brianna
ZO-ee - Zoe with the dots, but if you must... Zoey
Mak-AY-la - I know a lot of people would rather have Michaela, but Mikayla is fine. See "KAY-linn" above.
MAD-eh-linn - Madelyn. Madeline is MAD-eh-LIEN

Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee: Haylie
KAY-lee: Kaylie
CAR-lee: Carly
KATE-linn: Kaitlyn is my name so... biased.
KAY-linn: Kaylin
AL-i-sen: Allison
JAY-den: Jayden
KAY-den: Kayden
HAY-den: Hayden
AY-den: Aiden
KATH-rinn: Kathryn
bree-ANN-a: Brianna (bree-AHN-ah would be Briana though)
ZO-ee: Zoey
Mak-AY-la: Michaela
MAD-eh-linn: Madeleine

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee: Hailey
KAY-lee: Kailey or Kaylee (Firefly)
CAR-lee: Carley
KATE-linn: Caitlin
KAY-linn: Kailyn
AL-i-sen: Alyson
JAY-den: Jaiden
KAY-den: Caiden
HAY-den: Only Hayden
AY-den: Aidan
KATH-rinn: Katharine
bree-ANN-a: Breanna
ZO-ee: Zoe (although the 'y' is sooo much better!! lol)
Mak-AY-la: Michaela only
MAD-eh-linn: Stubbornly Madeleine only because it's gorgeous

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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Basically I'd hope they'd be spelled how I like. I'd probably instinctively spell it how I like or just flat out ask how they spell it.

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Are there any spellings of these names you really hate? Or any endings, letter combinations you really hate and why?

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee- Hailey
KAY-lee- Cailey
CAR-lee- Carly
KATE-linn- Caitlyn
KAY-linn-
AL-i-sen- Allison or Alycen
JAY-den- Jayden
KAY-den- Cayden
HAY-den- Hayden
AY-den- Aidan
KATH-rinn- Katherine
bree-ANN-a- Brianna
ZO-ee- Zoe
Mak-AY-la- Michaela
MAD-eh-linn- Madeline

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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HAY-lee- Hailey
KATE-linn- Caitlyn
AL-i-sen- Allison
JAY-den- Jayden
KAY-den- Kaden or Caden
HAY-den- Hayden
AY-den- Aiden
KATH-rinn- Catherine
bree-ANN-a- Breanna
ZO-ee- Zoe

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Do you like any of them? Would you use them?

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I would use Michaela, Breanna and Hayden. Many of the others are more trendy which is not my style and I also prefer names that have a common spelling to save someone from having to spell it out or have it mispelled constantly.

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favorite spelling

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HAY-lee: Haley
KAY-lee: Kaylee
CAR-lee: Carly
KATE-linn: Caitlin
KAY-linn: none
AL-i-sen: Alison
JAY-den: Jadon
KAY-den: Caden
HAY-den: Hayden
AY-den: Aidan
KATH-rinn: Catherine
bree-ANN-a: Brianna. I prefer Briana, but I pronounce it differently.
ZO-ee: Zoe
Mak-AY-la: Michaela
MAD-eh-linn: Madeleine. Not how it's pronounced in French, I know, but MAD-eh-lin would fly in English.

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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KATE-linn: Kaitlyn, Kaitlyn, Katelyn
AL-i-sen: Allison
JAY-den: Jaden
KAY-den: Kaden
KATH-rinn: Katharine, Katherine. I don't even mind Kathryn, tbh.
Mak-AY-la: Micaela
MAD-eh-linn: Madelyn, because at least the pronunciation is clear. Madeline is okay, too, but I'd never use it because I hate MAD-eh-lien.

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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HAY-lee, KAY-lee, KATE-linn, KAY-den, AY-den, KATH-rinn, MAD-eh-linn: I'd ask.
CAR-lee: Carly
KAY-linn: Kay Lynn or Kay-lynn. It's a mess of a name, imo.
AL-i-sen: Alison or Allison
JAY-den: Jayden
HAY-den: Hayden
bree-ANN-a: Brianna
ZO-ee: Zoe. I like to pretend the other spellings don't exist.
Mak-AY-la: Makayla

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Are there any spellings of these names you really hate? Or any endings, letter combinations you really hate and why?

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I dislike the spellings I haven't listed. I hate the -leigh ending, any C- spelling of Kaylee, when Haydn is supposed to be pronounced like Hayden, Alison spellings involving Y, all spellings of Michaela that include "kayla," and any spelling that's just off-the-wall, awkward, and/or cumbersome, such as Kaytlinne, Zohee, or Maddalen.

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How people with these names have you known? Approximate age? Siblings?
Multiples of every one in various ages except Kay Lynn. The closest I've come to that is Kayleen.

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Do you like any of them? Would you use them?
I love Catherine, which I'd use, and Alison, which is my name. I like Hayden, Aidan, Caitlin, Zoe, Briana (bree-AH-na), Michaela, and Madeleine, but not enough to use them as first names. I think Carly would be a cute nickname for Caroline, Carla, Charlotte, or Carlotta, but I don't like it on its own.

Not sure why these are my favorites, they just are!

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Haley
Kaylie
Carley
Caitlin
Kaylen or Cailin
Alison
Jayden (m) and Jaden (f)
Caden
Hayden
Aiden
Catherine
Briana
Zoe
Michaela
Madeleine

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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Hailey
Kaleigh, Kaley, Caley
Carly, Carleigh
Katelyn, Kaitlyn, Kaitlen
Kaelyn, Kaylin
Alison, Allison, Alisen
Jaiden
Kaden, Caiden
HAY-den: none
Aidan
Katherine, Katharine
Brianna, Breanna
Zoey
Mikayla (only because I've seen it so much)
Madelyn, Madelynn

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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Hailey
Kaylie
Carly
Katelyn or Kaitlyn
Kaelyn
Allison
Jayden
Caden
Hayden
Aidan
Catherine
Brianna
Zoe
Michaela
Madelyn

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Are there any spellings of these names you really hate? Or any endings, letter combinations you really hate and why?

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Haylee- the ee ending looks nicknamey
Kaylee- ditto
Carlee- ditto
Kaitlin- Why change one letter?
Caelin or Kaylin- jut not liking the i in there
Alicen- should be pronnounced "AL-eh-KEN"
Jaeden/ Jaedan/ Jadyn/ Jaidyn etc.- unnecessarily trendy
Kaiden/ Kayden/ Cayden- too girly
Haiden- just strange
Aaden/ Aaden/ Ayden- why two A's? And the y is unneeded
Kathryn/ Cathryn- the y is strange
Bryana/ Bryanna etc.- ditto
Zoie/ Zowie/ Zooey- should be pronounced ZOW-ee and ZOO-ee
Mak-AY-la- all the tryndee spellings
Madalyn/ Madalinn, etc.- I don't like the mada- beginning

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How many people with these names have you known? Approximate age? Siblings?

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HAY-lee- Known 1 (Haley), approx. age 24, sister Tara
KAY-lee- Known 2 (a. Kaylee, b. Kayleigh). a) about 23, siblings Kristen and Stephanie. b) 20, siblings Allison "Ally" and Anthony "Tony"
CAR-lee- Known 2 (a. Carly, b. Carleigh). a) 21, brother Brad. b) 19, bother Zachary "Zack"
KATE-linn- A ton, spelled all different ways, all about 15-25 years old. One has a sister Sara, one has a sister Lauren
KAY-linn- Known 1 (Kaelyn), about 9, not sure of siblings
AL-i-sen- a ton, all different spellings. Most go by some spelling of Allie, and one has a sister Shyla

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee- Hailey.
KAY-lee- None.
CAR-lee- Carly.
KATE-linn- Caitlin.
KAY-linn- Kaylin.
AL-i-sen- Allison or Alison.
JAY-den- Jayden, I guess.
KAY-den- Cayden, maybe?
HAY-den- Hayden.
AY-den- Aidan.
KATH-rinn- Katherine or Catherine.
bree-ANN-a- Brianna.
ZO-ee- Zoe.
Mak-AY-la- Michaela.
MAD-eh-linn- Madelyn.

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee- Hayley.
KAY-lee- I dislike all.
CAR-lee- Only Carly.
KATE-linn- Katelyn, Catelyn.
KAY-linn- Only Kaylin.
AL-i-sen- Only Allison and Alison.
JAY-den- Jaden I guess.
KAY-den- Caden I guess.
HAY-den- Just Hayden.
AY-den- Aiden.
KATH-rinn- Eh, I suppose Katharine.
bree-ANN-a- Briana.
ZO-ee- Zoey.
Mak-AY-la- Makayla sort of.
MAD-eh-linn- Madeline, but I'd say it "MAD-eh-line."

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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HAY-lee- Hailey
KAY-lee- Kaylee
CAR-lee- Carly
KATE-linn- could be any.
KAY-linn- Kaylin
AL-i-sen- either.
JAY-den- any
KAY-den- any
HAY-den- Hayden
AY-den- either.
KATH-rinn- any
bree-ANN-a- either.
ZO-ee- either, plus Zooey.
Mak-AY-la- either.
MAD-eh-linn- either.

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Are there any spellings of these names you really hate? Or any endings, letter combinations you really hate and why?

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HAY-lee
KAY-lee- Kaylee, Caylee, Kaylie, basically this name in general I despise.
CAR-lee
KATE-linn
KAY-linn
AL-i-sen
JAY-den
KAY-den
HAY-den
AY-den- Ayden- anything with a Y.
KATH-rinn
bree-ANN-a
ZO-ee
Mak-AY-la- McKayla, Mackayla- no Mc/Mac
MAD-eh-linn

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How many people with these names have you known? Approximate age? Siblings?

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HAY-lee- 2, one about 20 with a sibling Matthew and one only child age 1
KAY-lee- none
CAR-lee- 2, one a 24 yo only child and one age 1 with a sister Alexa
KATE-linn- too many to name
KAY-linn- none
AL-i-sen- 2, one a 24 yo only child and one a 1 yo only child
JAY-den- prob a couple
KAY-den- 1, age 2
HAY-den- none
AY-den- a few
KATH-rinn- too many to name
bree-ANN-a- two or three
ZO-ee- a few
Mak-AY-la- none
MAD-eh-linn- none

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Do you like any of them? Would you use them?
I like Hailey,Allison/Alison, Hayden, and Katherine/Catherine enough to consider them.

HAY-lee
Favorite: Hayley
Okay with: Hailey, Haley, Haylee, Haylie
Assume/expect: Hayley
Dislike: Hael*, *leigh, *li
Have known: One 3rd grader, spelling unknown
Don't really like the name

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KAY-lee
Favorite: Kaylee
Okay with: Kayley, Kaylie, Kaley, Kailey, Kael*
Assume/expect: Kayley
Dislike: *leigh, *li
Have known: none
Don't really like the name

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CAR-lee
Favorite: Carly
Okay with: Carlie, Carli, Karly, Carlee etc
Assume/expect: Carly
Dislike: *leigh
Have known: none personally
I like the name Carly, don't think I'd use it but it's cool

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KATE-linn
Favorite: Caitlin
Okay with: Katelyn, Katelynn, Kait*, Caitlyn, Catelyn(n)
Assume/expect: Caitlin, Katelyn(n)
Dislike: *lynne, *line
Have known: Katelynn (b. ~1998), Caitlin (b. late 80s)
Caitlin is okay, I'm not a big fan of the name though

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KAY-linn
Favorite: Cailin
Okay with: Kalin, Kaylin, Kaylyn(n) ....
Assume/expect: Kaylyn(n)
Dislike: Cay*, *lynne, *len
Have known: Kalin ~25
Don't really like this name

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AL-i-sen
Favorite: Alison
Okay with: Alyson, Allison, Allyson
Assume/expect: any of the above
Dislike: *sen, *syn, *cyn, *cen
Have known: Alison (>2, age 40s) Alyson 30s, others

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FAVORITE SPELLINGS
Hailey
Kailey or Ceilidh / Ceili
Carly
Caitlin
Kailynn
Alison
Jadon
Caden
Hayden
Aidan
Catherine
Brianna
Zoe
Michaela
Madeline

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OTHER OKAY SPELLINGS
Hayley, Hailie, Haley
Kaylie, Kailie
None for Carly. I did meet a Karligh once. Bleagh.
Caitlyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Catelyn, Katelyn
Kaylynn, Kailyn
Allison, Allyson, Alyson
Jayden, Jaden, Jaiden
Caiden
Hayden's the only one I like
Aidan is the only one I like, but I guess Aiden is fine
Katherine, Kathryn, Cathryn
Briana, Breanna
Zoey
Michaela is the only one I like
Madeline is the only spelling I like, but Madeleine is also a lovely name

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I WOULD ASSUME THE SPELLINGS...

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Hayley
Kayleigh
Carly
Kaitlyn
Kaylyn

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Preferred spellings:

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HAY-lee: Haley
KAY-lee: Kaylee
CAR-lee: Carly
KATE-linn: Caitlin
KAY-linn: Idk about preferred spelling. Kalin?
AL-i-sen: Allison
JAY-den: Jaden for a boy & Jaiden for a girl
KAY-den: Caden
HAY-den: Hayden
AY-den: Aidan
KATH-rinn: Katherine
bree-ANN-a: Brianna
ZO-ee: Zoe
Mak-AY-la: Michaela
MAD-eh-linn: Madelyn, I suppose. I prefer Madeline (mad-ah-line)

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As for variant spellings, I can tolerate:
Hayley, Katelyn(n), Alyson, Catherine, and Zoey.
I tend to strongly dislike any other spellings.

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Those I know with the names:
I've known one Haley - we went to high school together and she was two grades ahead of me. I also knew a girl who went by Hali (prn. the same). It was one of her MNs.
I've known several Kaylees - all under 5. One sibset was David (9), Eaven (pr. Evan, 4) and Kaylee (3).
I've known one Carly. She is a year older than me. She has a younger brother named Connor.
I had so many Cailins in my high school class it was crazy. Most of them were Caitlin "Cate/Kate/Catie/Katie". One of my sisters has the MN Katelyn.
I've known one Kalin, spelled Kaylin. She is probably about 25 now. She has a sister my age named Taylor and an even younger brother named William "Billy". Their dad is William "Bill".

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My turn:

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee - Hayley, it makes me think of hay, a lovely golden color and a nice smell.
KAY-lee - Kayley, it just looks right to me, probably because it's similar to Hayley.
CAR-lee - Carly, most familiar, doesn't look too trendy.
KATE-linn - Caitlin, this is really pretty. I'd definitely spell it with a C.
KAY-linn - I don't really have one. If I had to I'd spell it Caelin.
AL-i-sen - Alison, the original and looks much better than Allison.
JAY-den - Jadon, a biblical name with a history.
KAY-den - Caden, it looks less trendy than versions that include a Y.
HAY-den - Hayden, definitely.
AY-den - Aidan, definitely.
KATH-rinn - I guess Katharine.
bree-ANN-a - Briana, even though I prefer it pronounced bree-AH-na.
ZO-ee - Zoe, definitely.
Mak-AY-la - Mikaela
MAD-eh-linn - Madeline. I know three Madelines who all pronounce it MAD-eh-linn so I find it weird when people say MAD-eh-line. I've asked them if anyone they've met has ever pronounced it MAD-eh-line and they said no one has ever tried to pronounce it that way.

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee - Haley and Hailie. I guess Hailie because I have a friend named this, otherwise I probably wouldn't like it.
KAY-lee - Kaley and Caley, they look like surnames and not so trendy. Kaylie isn't horrible either but I dislike it.
CAR-lee - Carley is the only other spelling I kind of like but Carlie and Karly aren't horrible.

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Which is your favorite spelling of these names and why?

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HAY-lee, Hayley
KAY-lee, Caley, looks more surnamey, less trendy
CAR-lee, Carly
KATE-linn, Caitlin
KAY-linn, Kaylyn
AL-i-sen, Alison, original spelling
JAY-den, Jaden, looks less trendy
KAY-den, Caden, looks less trendy
HAY-den, Hayden, original spelling
AY-den, Aidan, original anglicized spelling, less trendy
KATH-rinn, Katherine
bree-ANN-a, Brianna, pronunciation is more clear
ZO-ee, Zoe, original spelling
Mak-AY-la (actually mi-KAY-la), Michaela, non-trendy misspelling
MAD-eh-linn, Madeline, looks the best

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Which other spellings of these names do you find tolerable?

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HAY-lee, Hailey, Haley
KAY-lee, Cayley, Kayley
CAR-lee, Karly
KATE-linn, Katelyn
KAY-linn, none
AL-i-sen, Allison
JAY-den, Jayden
KAY-den, none
HAY-den, none
AY-den, Aodhán, Áedán
KATH-rinn, Catherine, Katharine
bree-ANN-a, Briana
ZO-ee, none
Mak-AY-la, Mikaela
MAD-eh-linn, Madeleine, Madelyn

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If you met anyone with these names, how would you assume they were spelled?

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HAY-lee, Hailey
KAY-lee, Kaylee
CAR-lee, Carly
KATE-linn, Katelyn
KAY-linn, Kaylin
AL-i-sen, Allison

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Favorite spelling:

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HAY-lee: Haley
KAY-lee: I don't like any spelling of this name
CAR-lee: Carley
KATE-linn: Caitlin
KAY-linn: I don't like any spelling of this name
AL-i-sen: Allison
JAY-den: Jayden
KAY-den: Caden
HAY-den: Hayden
AY-den: Aiden
KATH-rinn: Kathryn
bree-ANN-a: Brianna
ZO-ee: Zoe
Mak-AY-la: Michaela
MAD-eh-linn: Madeline

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Spellings I find tolerable?:

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HAY-lee: Hayley, Hailey
KAY-lee: none
CAR-lee: Carly
KATE-linn: Kaitlin, Kaitlyn
KAY-linn: none
AL-i-sen: Alyson, and I've always liked Alicen as a GP
JAY-den: none
KAY-den: none
HAY-den: none
AY-den: Aidan
KATH-rinn: Catherine, Katherine
bree-ANN-a: Briana, Brean(n)a
ZO-ee: none
Mak-AY-la: Mikaela, Mickayla
MAD-eh-linn: Madeleine, Madelyn

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I would assume they were spelled:

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HAY-lee: Haley
KAY-lee: Kaylee
CAR-lee: Carly
KATE-linn: Kaitlyn
KAY-linn: Cailyn
AL-i-sen: Allison
JAY-den: Jayden
KAY-den: Caden
HAY-den: Hayden
AY-den: Aiden
KATH-rinn: Catherine
bree-ANN-a: Brianna
ZO-ee: Zoe

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