Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?
I find Madeleine somewhere between "boring" and "sweet". It is a pretty name, but I have heard it said so often that it lost it's sparkle for me. That said, I have only met one person with the name, so I think meeting one would be lovely. The downside is "Maddie", which you mentioned. I think it cheapeans the name and would avoid it entirely. Though, I think you could get away with Dell, Line or even Laney depending on your pronunciation. Linnea is far prettier than Madeleine in my opinion. I have it on reserve on my list in case I have twins. It has a more modern feel, yes, but it is delicate and light and not edgy or overly-frilly, like many popular names right now. As for Marie - it oozes simple class to me. I know it is not everyone's favorite, but I find it both adorable and sophisticated at the same time. So - (after being so longwinded!) yes... I think that Marie trumps the others in this list. All are lovely names... but Marie has that "je ne said quoi" that everyone wants in a name. I personally have Marie-Noelle on my list, which is double-barreled and still allows for the Marie nickname.
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Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Lilibet  ·  12/23/2014, 6:42 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Serafina Starstrider  ·  12/24/2014, 2:55 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  jennifer  ·  12/23/2014, 6:15 PM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Joiya  ·  12/23/2014, 2:01 PM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Lilibet  ·  12/23/2014, 3:51 PM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Joiya  ·  12/23/2014, 6:25 PM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  lilibet  ·  12/24/2014, 1:58 PM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Danielle1979  ·  12/23/2014, 12:25 PM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  insane romantic  ·  12/23/2014, 11:34 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Anneza, nsi  ·  12/23/2014, 11:15 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  kudriashkajo  ·  12/23/2014, 11:12 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Elena  ·  12/23/2014, 9:09 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  New_Chloe  ·  12/23/2014, 8:32 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Flora  ·  12/23/2014, 8:31 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Mareasi  ·  12/23/2014, 8:16 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Wordsmith  ·  12/23/2014, 7:41 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Mireio  ·  12/23/2014, 7:13 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  Ottilie  ·  12/23/2014, 6:58 AM
Re: Linnea, Madeleine or Marie?  ·  armyofbono  ·  12/23/2014, 6:56 AM