Are there names, that you feel different about/get a different vibe from, just because one letter is added or changed? I’m not talking about spelling [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], Alyveea but rather [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] or [name_u]Eliot[/name_u], [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] or [name_m]Bennet[/name_m], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], [name_u]Clare[/name_u] or [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f].
[name_m]How[/name_m] about different names that could be/are pronounced the same, such as [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]Luis[/name_m] or [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]?
Are there sibsets in which you prefer one spelling and others in which you’d opt for another? As in [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] but [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]? Or [name_m]George[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] but [name_m]Milo[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]?
I prefer [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Claire[/name_f]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] looks more…classy I guess.
I really don’t like the name [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] but [name_u]Eliot[/name_u] actually makes it look a bit better.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Emelia[/name_f] isn’t really spelling variations but two different names
Yes, I get a different vibe with [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] than from [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] and a different vibe with [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] than from [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]. I find the [name_f]BELLE[/name_f] spellings to be more animated, more girly and the [name_f]BEL[/name_f] spellings to be a bit more down-to-earth, more fitting for an adult. I also prefer the look, more refined and slimmed down. I feel the [name_f]BEL[/name_f] spellings fit better with my other favorites, even my longer lists. I would not change those spellings if I felt they didn’t fit well.
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sofie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sofia[/name_f] give me slightly different vibes but not enough to matter. I like all the spellings, especially [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], and [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]. I seem to interchange them often, but I think it is more trying to get a feel for which spelling we prefer, than to match other favorites.
I definitely get different vibes from different spelling. Sometimes it’s only a slight difference, while other times I will love one name and hate the other. I think my most extreme case of this is loving [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], but despising [name_u]Vivian[/name_u].
The vibe I prefer is on the left, while the least preferable is on the right:
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] does give me a more frilly vibe than [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]. [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] seems more list and weak to me than [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. [name_u]Eliot[/name_u] strikes me as more feminine than [name_u]Eliott[/name_u] just as [name_m]Benet[/name_m] seems more feminine than [name_m]Bennett[/name_m]. [name_m]Louis[/name_m] bring to minded [name_m]French[/name_m] and [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans and the pronunciation [name_m]Louie[/name_m] while [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] brings mind [name_f]England[/name_f] and seems much more formal. [name_f]Claire[/name_f] seems more refined while [name_u]Clare[/name_u] seems more down to earth.
In a sibset, I might include [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], and [name_u]Clare[/name_u] or [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] but I wouldn’t mix and match.
Yeah different spellings give me different vibes. For example, [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] is classy while [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] is trendy. [name_f]Selah[/name_f] is spunky while Saela is sweet.
I prefer:
[name_f]Mae[/name_f] instead of [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m] instead of [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_u]Jadon[/name_u] instead of all else
[name_u]Eliot[/name_u] or [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] instead of [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Lyla[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] instead of [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] (at least today)
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u] instead of [name_f]Ryann[/name_f] (for girls… yeah I know)
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Hanna[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] (I hate [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]!)
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Johnathan[/name_m]
[name_f]Katharine[/name_f] or [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] instead of anglicized spellings (Ailey, Aylee, etc)
[name_f]Emilie[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Emily[/name_f] (still hate the name though)
[name_f]Faye[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Fay[/name_f] or [name_f]Fae[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Margot[/name_f] or Margeaux
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Kira[/name_f]
I think that in a lot of instances where people tend to assume both spellings are pronounced the same, I seem to assign different pronunciations to each one. To use examples from this post:
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (uh-MEE-lee-uh) vs. [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] (emm-EE-lee-uh)
[name_f]Kira[/name_f] (KEE-ruh) vs. [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] (kee-[name_f]AIR[/name_f]-uh)
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] (JOO-lee-ett) vs. [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] (joo-lee-ETT)
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] (LOO-iss) vs. [name_m]Luis[/name_m] (loo-EES)
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] ([name_f]VIV[/name_f]-ee-in) vs. [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] (viv-ee-EN)
Some different spellings do give me different vibes. I tend to prefer classic spellings to I guess you could call them “less classic” spellings.
Spellings I prefer are on the left
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], etc.
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] vs. [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] vs. [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]May[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
Anything ending in “ly” or “ley” vs. Anything ending in “leigh”
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] vs. [name_m]Bennet[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] or [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] vs. [name_m]Luis[/name_m]
I do tend to prefer “ph” spellings over “f” spellings, so
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] vs. [name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
There are different spellings that I don’t think make a difference like
[name_f]Annaliese[/name_f], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], and [name_f]Annalise[/name_f]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] and [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]