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in reply to a message by Chrisell
Would pronouncing it differently ruin it? I chose Madelyn because Madeline looked different, is that true?
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I'm not quite sure what you're asking. Yes, Madelyn and Madeline are pronounced differently: Madelyn is usually MAD-uh-lin whereas Madeline is MAD-eh-lien or mad-eh-LEEN.
If you want a French name, you need to use the French spelling (Madeline) with one of the two pronunciations listed for it (click link).
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
If you want a French name, you need to use the French spelling (Madeline) with one of the two pronunciations listed for it (click link).
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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I heard the English spelling pronounced the French way. I liked it. (???)
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My aunt's name is Madeline and it's pronounced Mad-uh-lin.
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Since that's not how it's usually pronunced...(m)
You'll be causing poor Madelyn a great deal of unnecessary confusion. It'd be like using the spelling Amy and insisting that everyone pronunce it e-MAY.
As a somewhat random note, I have a friend whose parents named her Madeline, since it could be pronunced MAD-ah-LYNE or MAD-uh-lin--they decided she could pick which pronunciation she liked better when she was older. She's decided not to pick, and so she answers to both (but is mostly called Maddie).
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
You'll be causing poor Madelyn a great deal of unnecessary confusion. It'd be like using the spelling Amy and insisting that everyone pronunce it e-MAY.
As a somewhat random note, I have a friend whose parents named her Madeline, since it could be pronunced MAD-ah-LYNE or MAD-uh-lin--they decided she could pick which pronunciation she liked better when she was older. She's decided not to pick, and so she answers to both (but is mostly called Maddie).
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Ah....which do you like better?? Personallty?
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
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I like Madeline the best, since it lends itself to so many pronunciations. I call that Maddie MAD-ah-LYNE, so it's an easy guess to say that it's my favourite of the conventional pronunciations.
I have a guilty pleasure form of it, though, and that's Madelaine, pronunced MAD-uh-LAYNE. I'd never use it, but I think it's lovely. (I like most names that end in the "lane" sound--another I really love is Helaine.)
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
I have a guilty pleasure form of it, though, and that's Madelaine, pronunced MAD-uh-LAYNE. I'd never use it, but I think it's lovely. (I like most names that end in the "lane" sound--another I really love is Helaine.)
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Ooooh....thank you!!
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
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