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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
KAY-lee: Kaylee
CAR-lee: Carly
KATE-linn: Katelyn
KAY-linn: Kaylin
AL-i-sen: Allison
JAY-den: Jaden if male, Jayden if female
KAY-den: Kaden
HAY-den: Hayden
AY-den: Aidan
KATH-rinn: Katherine
bree-ANN-a: Briana
ZO-ee: Zoey
Mak-AY-la: Mikayla
MAD-eh-linn: 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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HAY-lee: Haley
KAY-lee: Caylee
CAR-lee: Karly, Karli
KATE-linn: Katelynn
KAY-linn: Kalynn
AL-i-sen: Alyson
JAY-den: Jadon
KAY-den: Kaydonn, etc
HAY-den: Haidan
AY-den: Ayden
KATH-rinn: Cathryn, Katharine
bree-ANN-a: BreeAnna
ZO-ee Zoee, Zoie
Mak-AY-la: Makayla, McKayla, Mackayla, MacKayla, MaKayla
MAD-eh-linn: Madeleine (that is mad-eh-LYNE), Madelynn

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

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HAY-lee: A lot. I once had four in one 20-person class, all spelled differently.
KAY-lee: A few, maybe 3 or 4
CAR-lee: Maybe 5
KATE-linn: A LOT
KAY-linn: 3 (one is a Cailin)
AL-i-sen: 4 that I know of, but I'm sore some of the Aly/Allie/Alis I know are actually Allisons and I just never learned their full name.
JAY-den: None
KAY-den: None, but I may have met a kid or two with this name at some point
HAY-den: 2
AY-den: None, surprisingly.
KATH-rinn: At least 5
bree-ANN-a: At least 3
ZO-ee: 1
Mak-AY-la: At least 2
MAD-eh-linn: 2

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

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If Aidan weren't so popular, I might use Aedan, Aiden, or Aodhan. I like Carly as a nickname for Carlin. I had a dog named Hailey once (I didn't name her though). I wouldn't mind Catherine/Katherine as a middle name. I'd use Briana if I could change the "ANN-a" to "AN-a".