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With that pronunciation, definitely Madeleine, which is the name and pronunciation I prefer. I don’t get different images from them, because they are pretty much the same name. I don’t find the name dated, it seems quite classic to me. Here in Australia, I doubt Maddie is avoidable, unfortunately.

I think Madeline and Madeleine are both still very popular. They seem more 2000s than 90s. I think it's still very usable.
I think Maddie is avoidable if Madeline/Madeleine asks to go by her full name. I think most people like the nickname Maddie and that's why it's used a lot.

I prefer the Madeleine spelling.

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I don’t think Maddie is avoidable. Every Madeline I’ve known has gone by Maddie or Maddy.

Madeleine is more French, Madeline more English. Madeline is very dated and also dull.

Well, I like much more Madeleine, I see it more elegant, feminine and sophisticated. Madeline is like... more forgettable. Common, ordinary, meh.

Maddie is inevitable here, idk about there. We were bigger on Madison than Madeline in the 90s I don't really see it as dated. I prefer Madeline it seems more straight forward and to the point

Madeline, I don't think dated, nn Maddie is pretty unavoidable, Madeleine seems more French, formal

Out of these two, Madeline. Madeleine feels French and snobbish. Madeline feels like a popular schoolgirl. I think Madeline is dated, and Maddie might unfortunately be unavoidable.

There's a 19th century Madeline on some branch of my family tree; not a direct ancestor, but a cousin very many times removed. She was always known by her mn, but I do like the less-complicated look of Madeline. Madeleine is fine if you're French; no idea what they would use as a nn. Maddie or even Mads just do happen, I'm afraid; once people stop being teenagers they seem to shake off the nn and just use the full form. Which I very much prefer.

For MAD-eh-linn I prefer Madeline (although I pronounce it MAD-eh-line). For Madeleine, I use the Swedish pronunciation.

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Hmm, not really. I don't get different images. However I think Madeleine is a little dated, yet Madeline is steady, being ranked #97.

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The nickname Maddie puts me off - it's too simple and destroys the glamour of both names.

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Lena is a much better nickname.

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BTW, am I the only one who, besides these two names, also likes Magdalena and Madelyn? :P