Adelyn vs. Adelina and middle names!

[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] has been my favorite name for a while now, but [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] (ad-uh-LEEN-a) has been a close second - which has been getting even closer lately! Obviously I can’t use them both since they’re so similar, so I’m struggling with which one to keep on the list!

So, my questions are:

  1. Which do you like better- [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Adelina[/name_f]?
  2. Middle names for both [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelina[/name_f]!

Some other names I like (for reference):
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]

Oh, please choose either [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] or [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]! [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] looks so trendy with the y thrown in. As for middles, I really like [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] best. I’d advise against choosing a name starting with A ([name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Annaliese[/name_f] or [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]) as they blend into [name_f]Adelina[/name_f].

Normally I absolutely deteste trendy spellings but I actually love [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f]. It looks much prettier and fresher than [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]. [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] is pretty too, and I love the nn [name_f]Lina[/name_f] but I still prefer [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f], since it’s less frilly.
I think that the [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] spelling is fine, it’s actually more popular and easier to pronounce than the [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] spelling.
Suggestions:
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_u]Clare[/name_u]/[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]

I actually like most of these middles with [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] too, and you can’t go wrong with either of them!

So, my questions are:

  1. Which do you like better- [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Adelina[/name_f]? [name_f]Adelina[/name_f].

Personally I like [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]. But [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] is prettier than [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f], [name_f]IMO[/name_f].

  1. Middle names for both [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelina[/name_f]!

[name_f]Adelyn/name_f [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Bettina[/name_f], [name_f]Lizbeth[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f]

[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [- leena] (_____) [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Melody[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Lisette[/name_f]

I know a lot of people really prefer [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] to [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f], but I think [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] looks awkward compared to [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f], and I HATE the ad-uh-[name_f]LINE[/name_f] pronunciation! It would drive me insane to hear people mispronounce [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] (meant to be ad-uh-[name_u]LYNN[/name_u]) as ad-uh-[name_f]LINE[/name_f]. So that’s why I chose the [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] spelling. It’s for pronunciation, not because it’s trendy :slight_smile:

I really appreciate the opinions so far, thanks!!

I prefer [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] :slight_smile:

[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Adelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Adelina[/name_f]

[name_f]Susan[/name_f]

I much prefer [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f]

I prefer [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f]. [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] sounds too frilly