How do you pronounce Madeline?

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See the results of this poll: How do YOU pronounce Madeline?

Respondents: 49 (This poll is closed)

• • line : 32 (65%)
• • lyn : 12 (24%)
• • len : 5 (10%)
• Other: 0 (0%)

[lovemysweeties]

I pronounce [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] with a [name_f]LINE[/name_f] ending and [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] with a [name_u]LYN[/name_u] ending.

[emmamay]

@lovemysweeties

I pronounce Madeline with a LINE ending and Madelyn with a LYN ending.

Same here.

[LoveBugsMama]

I instinctively say -lyn as someone I’m close to spells her name that way and pronounces it that way. In theory though, I would say -line and say [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] as -lyn. To avoid that confusion if I wanted it pronounced -line, I would spell it [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f].

[wintermay_x]

[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] - mad-uh-line
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] - mad-uh-lyn
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]- mad-uh-len

That’s how I pronounce them. Although, I see no problem in spelling it [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] and having it pronounce mad-uh-lyn

[katinka]

@wintermay_x

[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] - mad-uh-line
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] - mad-uh-lyn
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]- mad-uh-len

Yup, me too.

[boyandgirl]

While everyone is technically correct, I know several mad uh lyn’s, and they all use the [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] spelling.

[missLis]

It sounds better as line

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@lovebugsmama

I instinctively say -lyn as someone I’m close to spells her name that way and pronounces it that way. In theory though, I would say -line and say [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] as -lyn. To avoid that confusion if I wanted it pronounced -line, I would spell it [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f].

See, the problem here is that I would consider [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] and [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] to be pronounced differently. I would say [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] with an -len ending not -line.