New Post
Search
HelpSince that's not how it's usually pronunced...(m)
in reply to a message by Vesta
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).
Array
"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
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).
Array
"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
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
Ah....which do you like better?? Personallty?
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
1
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.)
Array
"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.)
Array
1
Ooooh....thank you!!
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
1