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HelpRe: When you suddenly start to like trendy spellings...
in reply to a message by Amandine
At one point, my preferred spelling was Madalyn! (Now I prefer Matilda "Mattie" to any spelling of Madeline anyway)
I also like Kaitlyn (and Kaitlin) more than Caitlin at the moment.
Whenever I start liking trendy spellings or trendy names, it's usually (but not always!) due to a positive association with someone with that name.
It also happens for me with unisex names sometimes where I prefer one spelling for girls and another for boys.
(Bailee / Bailey, Kasey / Casey, Riley / Reilly, Averie / Avery, Emery / Emory)
I also prefer Evalyn to Evelyn because I just think it looks prettier for no real reason.
I figure as long as you can figure out the pronunciation well-enough and it's not connected to a terrible person or event, like whichever names you like!
I also like Kaitlyn (and Kaitlin) more than Caitlin at the moment.
Whenever I start liking trendy spellings or trendy names, it's usually (but not always!) due to a positive association with someone with that name.
It also happens for me with unisex names sometimes where I prefer one spelling for girls and another for boys.
(Bailee / Bailey, Kasey / Casey, Riley / Reilly, Averie / Avery, Emery / Emory)
I also prefer Evalyn to Evelyn because I just think it looks prettier for no real reason.
I figure as long as you can figure out the pronunciation well-enough and it's not connected to a terrible person or event, like whichever names you like!
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This is no big deal, really, but Matilda and Madeline are not related names. Matilda means "mighty in battle" in several Germanic languages, while Madeline comes from a religious association meaning "high tower."
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I think they were just connecting the two through the shared nickname.
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