Halle, Hallie or Halley?

Which do you prefer and why?

[name]Halle[/name], [name]Hallie[/name] or [name]Halley[/name]?

Thanks!!

I like [name]Halle[/name] the best! I am naming my baby that very soon (if it’s a girl!!)

Are you pronouncing it [name]Hal[/name]-lee? (the al sound is like the beginning of [name]Allison[/name]). With that pronunciation, I like [name]Halle[/name] the best and think it’s the easiest way of getting [name]Hal[/name]-lee. I know a girl who pronounces her name like [name]Hailey[/name], but spells it [name]Halle[/name], and she always gets called [name]Hal[/name]-lee.

[name]Halle[/name] is too [name]Berry[/name] for my tastes, and [name]Halley[/name] too comet. [name]Hallie[/name] is perfect–energetic and gently old fashioned. I really like it.

I like the first two spellings the best, perfering [name]Hallie[/name].

Yes [name]Hal[/name]-lee, rhymes with [name]Allie[/name].

[name]Hallie[/name]! Besides [name]Halle[/name] [name]Berry[/name], I’ve only ever seen this name spelled [name]Hallie[/name]. I think it’s the most straight-forward way to spell it pronunciation-wise, since [name]Callie[/name], [name]Allie[/name], [name]Tallie[/name], etc. are usually spelled with -ie at the end. I like it a lot!

Def. [name]Hallie[/name]!

My only concern with [name]Hallie[/name] is that it’s too nicknamey… Is [name]Halle[/name] only berry? Or will people get past that?

I have been debating this exact thing for my little one on the way. I think [name]Halle[/name] is very classic and looks the best written in cursive.

[name]Halle[/name] doesn’t look complete to me. [name]Halley[/name] looks too much like [name]Hailey[/name] at first glance. [name]Hallie[/name] is perfect. The pronunciation seems obvious and less likely to be confused with [name]Hailey[/name].

I definitely love the [name]Halle[/name] spelling the most. I think everything else looks added. I love it’s classic feel, yet it’s slightly modern by the rise of [name]Halle[/name] [name]Berry[/name] (which I don’t think is a bad thing. She’s a beautiful, successful woman. None of which are bad things you could want for your daughter).

I really like [name]Hallie[/name] the best! :slight_smile:

I like [name]Hallie[/name] best. [name]Halley[/name] looks too much like [name]Haley[/name], and I’ve never really liked [name]Halle[/name].

I prefer [name]Halle[/name]! It seems more like a formal name.

1 [name]Hallie[/name] - looks more complete
2 [name]Halle[/name] - Ms [name]Berry[/name] makes it her own!
3 [name]Halley[/name] - looks too surnamey

I prefer [name]Hallie[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Just[/name] personal preference. I gravitate toward ie rather than y as a general rule, and [name]Halle[/name] isn’t quite clear enough for me (as far as pronunciation goes).

I like [name]Hallie[/name] and [name]Halle[/name]. Through association, [name]Halle[/name] has a sophistication/glamour about it…which isn’t a bad thing! I think it’s chic.

I very much prefer [name]Halle[/name].

[name]Hallie[/name] and [name]Halley[/name] look like [name]Hailey[/name] at first glance. I work with a [name]Halley[/name] and I always want to call her [name]Hailey[/name] even though I know it isn’t right.

[name]Hallie[/name] is not bad I guess; I just tend to err on the side of the most streamlined spelling when I have a choice.

Took the words right out of my mouth.