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I think there's a stark difference between those examples and some of the most egregious trendy spellings we've seen (think Kaiyleighanne).

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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

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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 Zoë

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Maybe I'll reply to this with some examples I do like / are okay, but I can't right now

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