I’m due [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]/ [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] for a girl, but I want it to be pronounced [name_f]Madalyn[/name_f], without having to spell it that way. Any thoughts?
I like the [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] spelling best and I’ve seen it used for both the ‘mad-a-line’ and ‘mad-a-lyn’ pronunciations. I think you could use it (or [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]) and get the desired pronunciation, you might just have to correct some people.
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] is my vote. [name_u]Love[/name_u] it.
To me, the pronunciations work like this:
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] ‘mad-uh-line’
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] ‘mad-uh-len/mad-len’ (this is [name_m]French[/name_m] and should be pronounced accordingly)
Any other pronunciation/spelling seems made up to me, but if you wanted ‘mad-uh-lin’ then the only spellings I can see working are:
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
Madelin
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] definitely!
I see people saying spell it [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] if you want that pronunciation because [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] is Mad-Uh-[name_m]Len[/name_m] but I really don’t hear a big difference between [name_m]Len[/name_m], [name_f]Lin[/name_f] and [name_u]Lyn[/name_u].
I guess [name_m]Len[/name_m] is pronounced a little longer than [name_u]Lyn[/name_u]!
Another one for [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]! Of course:)
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]. I’ve found that people always try to pronounce [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] as mad-a-[name_f]LINE[/name_f].
Yes! [name_f]Every[/name_f] time I see [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] being discussed here I’m like “huh? [name_m]Len[/name_m], [name_u]Lyn[/name_u], Leeeyn???” lol
Which makes sense! I always get confused were people would get Made-lyn from that spelling?
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], like renrose said, is either Mad-eh-len or Mahd-len.
The len differs from lyn as it is [name_m]French[/name_m]. It sounds a bit like [name_f]Lena[/name_f] when pronounced the European, or if you’re American, the beginning of [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] (if you drop the o in pronunciation) comes close.
If you want [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f], I suggest spelling it that way so neither you nor you daughter has to correct people’s spelling or pronunciation all the time.
I think the [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] spelling is the prettiest of them & I can’t see why you can’t use the mad - uh - lin pronunciation.
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] is beautiful but I will pronounce it mad - uh - len.
Definitely [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]! I can’t for the life of me understand why people pronounce [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] like [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]/[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]…
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (love!), or [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f].
Thank you! I like the spelling [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] best. [name_m]Just[/name_m] for simplicity. I do think [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] is the coolest, most classic, but my mom loves the book [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], even though I know I’ll have to correct some people. But my name is [name_f]Colleen[/name_f], and some people mispronounced that too; it was no big deal. And isn’t [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] Albright spelled the same?
That’s how I pronounce [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], and it’s my preferred spelling :).
[name_f]My[/name_f] girlfriends name is [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] and she pronounces mad-uh-len. I personally would automatically pronounce [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] as “mad-uh-line”.
I found keeping it short and sweet makes for an easier life for her and teachers! [name_f]Madeline[/name_f].
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] (Italian for [name_u]Christmas[/name_u])
I like the [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] spelling.
In the book the girl’s name is clearly pronounced [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] though, so if you take the book as a reason to choose this spelling, doesn’t that make even less sense with your pronunciation?