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Re: When you suddenly start to like trendy spellings...
I think there's a stark difference between those examples and some of the most egregious trendy spellings we've seen (think Kaiyleighanne).I like both of those, actually. I think I prefer Madilyn over Madeline is because of Madeline McCann... its too associated with a dead child in England (or a "missing" child if you still believe she wasn't dead from the outset). I wish it wasn't because I'd otherwise associate it with that one film about a little girl called Madeline that I saw a long time ago and need to re-watch. A different spelling is one step away from association, I guess. Actually, I prefer Madelyn to Madilyn I have some modern spellings I do like, though none are within my top names. I wouldn't call it a phase, it's more like I have long associations with the alternate spelling so in many ways it feels just as right if not more right than the original. I once didn't know that Kaitlyn wasn't the original spelling, so Caitlin looks a bit odd to me. Also for some reason, Zoe looks unfinished as I knew somebody as Zoey. I don't read it as "zow-ee" I read it as "zow". If I were to use it, I'd use ZoëMaybe I'll reply to this with some examples I do like / are okay, but I can't right now---"one particular boogie will move mirror massaging with stirring crepe mixture, positioning loaves while in the furnace then toting items in containers" ~ best Russian daing sites (guest, 198.144.149.xxx) (2020)Formally PrincessZ and Princess Magpie
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Well, it's actually 'Madeleine,' with an 'e' before the 'i.' I prefer it to Madeline, myself, but I think that's just because of the book series my kindergarten teacher was obsessed with.
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I wouldn't say 'actually' like Madeline is an error, it's just that Madeleine is French and Madeline is English. Of course you can use Madeleine in English too but Madeline isn't wrong.
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It's just that 'Madeleine McCann' is always spelled with the 'e.' They are the same name, with different spellings, but the parents spelled it with the 'e.'
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Ohhh sorry, I thought you were talking about the name in general and not the specific person. My bad
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No hard feelings, stranger.
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