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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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Are there any spellings of these names you really hate? Or any endings, letter combinations you really hate and why?
I dislike pretty much every spelling I didn’t mention, and some of the ones I did ;)

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How many people with these names have you known? Approximate age? Siblings?
CAR-lee – 3. Ages approx. 10, 25, 30
KATE-linn – too many to count of various ages
AL-i-sen – Many of various ages
JAY-den – so many under 10
KAY-den – a bunch under 10, and two who are in their 20’s.
HAY-den – 2 16, 20
AY-den – so many under 10
KATH-rinn – many of various ages
bree-ANN-a – A few in their 20’s
ZO-ee – 2, under 5
Mak-AY-la – three in their 20’s, a bunch under 10.
MAD-eh-linn – 1 about 16

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Do you like any of them? Would you use them?
I like Madeline and Katherine. I was more fond of Michaela before it became so popular.