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MamaMandaW member
September 2009 in Baby Names
I LOVE the name Mad-a-lynn, despite the popularity of Madison and the nn Maddy.
But I prefer the spelling Madeline over Madelyn?
Is Madeline pronounced Mad-a-line? or could it swing to Mad-a-lynn too?
and if you think only the -lyn ending works then, how would you spell it?
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Moesten
September 2009
Madeline = Mad-a-line
Madeleine = Mad-a-lin
My preferred spelling = Madelyn (is also the most common spelling)
No matter what you choose, it is a beautiful name but be prepared for it always to be misspelled and/or mispronounced.
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qtpa2t member
September 2009
Maybe I date myself, but long before all these alternate spellings for Madeline appeared, it was pronounced like mad-a-lynn.
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soon2Bmrspower
September 2009
I pronounce Madeline as Mad-a-line. (In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. The smallest one was Madeline. - sorry, just had to throw this in -love this name and always loved Madeline
)Madelyn would be my favorite spelling for the pronunciation you are going for.
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newportbride715 member
September 2009
I love Madeline the best-but it is pronounced MadeLINE, like Caroline.
I like Madeleine (traditional french.)
Madelyn is fine too. Not into Madalyn.
eta: like the PP, I also loved the Madeline books!
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erinms member
September 2009
Moesten:My preferred spelling = Madelyn (is also the most common spelling)
Madeline is actually more common than Madelyn, per the SSA, but barely. ?I looked it up because I was surprised that Madelyn was common- I have not known anyone IRL that spelled it that way. ?I prefer Madeleine or Madeline- they seem more classic to me. ?Any way you spell it, the name is really gorgeous.
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ETK1188
September 2009
LOVE the name Madeline - from the book! I have all the books and have always known I will name my daughter Madeline and Maddy for short one day. I think most people would think it was pronounced Mad-a-line.
I think Madalynn is so cute too!
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soon2Bmrspower
September 2009
erinms:Any way you spell it, the name is really gorgeous.
But I think depending upon which way you spell it, it is going to be 2 different names!
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LoriFalce member
September 2009
Madeline, like Caroline, can be pronounced either "lyn" or "line."
I personally prefer the French spelling, Madeleine.
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FutureMrs.Steen
September 2009
I pronounce Madeline like Madelyn, but occasionally like Mad-ah-line. I like Madelyn more.
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ethansbride2b
September 2009
Madeline was my Grandmother's name and it was pronounced Mada-lynn. I love the name. I prefer this spelling because its so much more familar to me.
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Moesten
September 2009
erinms:Moesten:My preferred spelling = Madelyn (is also the most common spelling)
Madeline is actually more common than Madelyn, per the SSA, but barely. I looked it up because I was surprised that Madelyn was common- I have not known anyone IRL that spelled it that way. I prefer Madeleine or Madeline- they seem more classic to me. Any way you spell it, the name is really gorgeous.
Yes, Madeline is more common but it's often pronounced as Mad-a-line. Madelyn is the most common spelling for the pronunciation Mad-a-lyn, which is what I thought she was going for. I consider the Madeline and Madelyn different names so I didn't consider Madeline a spelling of Madelyn. But I may be in the minority here. Does that make sense?
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CMDR513 member
September 2009
Sister's friends spells it w/ the line. I've never called her anything but "Madalyn." Growing up I never knew there were other ways to spell it.
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EricaD07
September 2009
ethansbride2b:Madeline was my Grandmother's name and it was pronounced Mada-lynn. I love the name. I prefer this spelling because its so much more familar to me.
yes i have a 60 yr old aunt with the name Madeline and has always been called "mada-lynn"
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JerseyBeachGrl
September 2009
My niece's name is Madeline and it's pronounced Mad-e-lyn.
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MaddysMama07 member
September 2009
DD's name is Madelyn so I'm partial to that.
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qtpa2t member
September 2009
I think it's interesting so many people have said Madeline would be pronounced as Mad-ah-line because I've known several people with this name in several age ranges, and not a single one pronounced their name that way.
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IrishBrideND member
September 2009
I hate random ys in names.
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OctoberCAPA member
September 2009
I like the French spelling of Madeleine. I think you could definitely pronounce Madeline like Mad-a-lynn--I've known several Madelines who say it that way. I don't like Madelyn as much, and I really dislike Madalyn--that looks like a made-up spelling of someone who didn't know how to spell Madeline/Madeleine to me.
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MamaMandaW member
September 2009
IrishBrideND:I hate random ys in names.
I too prefer the Madeline/Madeleine spelling. But the Y in Madelyn is not a "random" Y. It's an appropriate and widely used Y
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soon2Bmrspower
September 2009
Moesten:erinms:Moesten:My preferred spelling = Madelyn (is also the most common spelling)
Madeline is actually more common than Madelyn, per the SSA, but barely. I looked it up because I was surprised that Madelyn was common- I have not known anyone IRL that spelled it that way. I prefer Madeleine or Madeline- they seem more classic to me. Any way you spell it, the name is really gorgeous.
Yes, Madeline is more common but it's often pronounced as Mad-a-line. Madelyn is the most common spelling for the pronunciation Mad-a-lyn, which is what I thought she was going for. I consider the Madeline and Madelyn different names so I didn't consider Madeline a spelling of Madelyn. But I may be in the minority here. Does that make sense?
Makes sense to me
That is exactly what I was trying to say!Report0 Reply
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