I'm with you in that I prefer the
LEN ending of
Madeleine. I realize the majority of people where I live would most likely pronounce it
LYN and I'm okay with that, I guess. As long as the immediate family pronounced it correctly, that would be good enough for me.
My thoughts: I love
Madeleine. This is by far my fave spelling and I've definitely considered it for a mn. It's just a tad too common for me to use as a fn especially when I factor in the girls named
Madison (of all spellings). Can't say I'm too wild about
Maddie, however, I understand how easily this nn would come about.