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in reply to a message by Camilla
I do not combine Caroline and Carolyn, because I think most Americans do pronounce them differently. However, in my experience most Americans do use the "lynn" pronunciation for the last syllable of Madeline.
I put Devon in with Devin because I think that's what the majority do, even though I know many African-Americans will pronounce Devon as "deh-VON".
the -iya and -iyah names are hard at the moment. I personally put Miya with Mia, and Miah with Maya, and hope that evens things out. :)
I keep Ciara separate from both Sierra and Kiera, because I think that's one where it's impossible to estimate how many should go where. I also keep Kyra separate from Kiera, because in my experience most Kyras have pronounced their names with the "eye" sound in the first syllable, in spite of the opposite example of Kyra Sedgwick.
As I said already, I don't throw in Alivia and Alivya with Olivia, but a provide a note about that at the top of my list explaining what the result would be if you combined those.
I put Devon in with Devin because I think that's what the majority do, even though I know many African-Americans will pronounce Devon as "deh-VON".
the -iya and -iyah names are hard at the moment. I personally put Miya with Mia, and Miah with Maya, and hope that evens things out. :)
I keep Ciara separate from both Sierra and Kiera, because I think that's one where it's impossible to estimate how many should go where. I also keep Kyra separate from Kiera, because in my experience most Kyras have pronounced their names with the "eye" sound in the first syllable, in spite of the opposite example of Kyra Sedgwick.
As I said already, I don't throw in Alivia and Alivya with Olivia, but a provide a note about that at the top of my list explaining what the result would be if you combined those.
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