We see many different threads here on Nameberry, and I think many (if not most) of us agree that we don’t like yooneek spellings, but what about different valid spellings?
I was wondering which spellings of the following names you prefer. Please add more to this list for future posters if any pop to mind.
[name]Elizabeth[/name] vs. [name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] vs. [name]Rachael[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] vs. [name]Catherine[/name] (or [name]Katharine[/name])
[name]Sofia[/name] vs. [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Nora[/name] vs. [name]Norah[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] vs. [name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Ann[/name] vs. [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] vs. [name]Clare[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] vs. [name]Elinor[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name] vs. [name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name] vs. [name]Rebekah[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] vs. [name]Hanna[/name] (or [name]Hana[/name])
[name]Lee[/name] vs. [name]Leigh[/name]
[name]Kara[/name] vs. [name]Cara[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name] vs. [name]Catriona[/name] (pr. the same)
[name]Kaitlin[/name] vs. [name]Caitlin[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] vs. [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Lina[/name] vs. [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] vs. [name]Layla[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name] vs. [name]Linn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] vs. [name]Lora[/name]
[name]Finn[/name] vs. [name]Fin[/name]
[name]Briony[/name] vs. [name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] vs. [name]Grier[/name]
[name]Leah[/name] vs. [name]Lea[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] vs. [name]Sara[/name]
[name]Steven[/name] vs. [name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] vs. [name]Blithe[/name]
[name]Maia[/name] vs. [name]Maya[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] vs. [name]Mollie[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] vs. [name]Isabel[/name] (or [name]Isobel[/name])
[name]Stuart[/name] vs. [name]Stewart[/name]
ect.
(I edited to include other people’s suggestions)