LEGITIMATE Alternate Spellings

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)

[name]Elizabeth[/name]: I like both I think, but id write with a Z,
[name]Rachel[/name]: No A! I myself would think of the A.
[name]Katherine[/name]: dont like much C names
[name]Sophia[/name]: It feels better this way, and my [name]SIL[/name] is named [name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]: Without the H, its really sweet
[name]Cecilia[/name]: looks better this way
[name]Anne[/name]: [name]Ann[/name] feels incomplete.
[name]Claire[/name]: feels better
[name]Eleanor[/name]: Deff this way!
[name]Susannah[/name]: With H feels complete.
[name]Rebecca[/name]: like it better written down

This are my likings :slight_smile:

[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]

To add a few others…

[name]Hana[/name] or [name]Hannah[/name] or [name]Hanna[/name]
[name]Lee[/name] or [name]Leigh[/name]
[name]Kara[/name] or [name]Cara[/name]

[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Elinor[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Rebekah[/name] (It has a sharpness to it)

For more

[name]Katrina[/name] or [name]Catriona[/name] (prn. the same)
[name]Kaitlin[/name] or [name]Caitlin[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] or [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Lina[/name] or [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Layla[/name] or [name]Leila[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name] or [name]Linn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] or [name]Lora[/name]
[name]Finn[/name] or [name]Fin[/name]
[name]Briony[/name] or [name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] or [name]Grier[/name]

Smile!
[name]Isabel[/name]

[name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Sofia[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]

Also,

[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]Leila[/name] vs. [name]Layla[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] vs. [name]Mollie[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] vs. [name]Isabelle[/name]

I definitely prefer [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Rachel[/name], [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Sophia[/name], [name]Cecelia[/name], [name]Anne[/name], [name]Clare[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Rebecca[/name], [name]Hannah[/name], [name]Leigh[/name], [name]Cara[/name], [name]Catriona[/name], [name]Caitlin[/name], [name]Lena[/name], [name]Leila[/name], [name]Lynn[/name], [name]Laura[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Briony[/name], [name]Grier[/name], [name]Leah[/name], [name]Sarah[/name], and [name]Molly[/name], [name]Steven[/name], [name]Blithe[/name], over their respective counter-parts but…

[name]Nora[/name] vs. [name]Norah[/name] - I like the classic-ness of [name]Nora[/name] and the spunky-ness of [name]Norah[/name], so I find this one really tough.

[name]Madeline[/name] or [name]Madeleine[/name] - I think I really prefer [name]Madeleine[/name] but for [name]Madeline[/name] seems a lot more… practical. In that it would cause less confusin, I believe.

[name]Maia[/name] vs. [name]Maya[/name] - I assume this is said [name]May[/name] - uh. I pronounce [name]Maya[/name] as MY - uh, so to me these are two completely different names. For [name]May[/name]-uh, I prefer. [name]Maia[/name].

[name]Isabel[/name] vs. [name]Isabelle[/name] - I like the Scottish variation, [name]Isobel[/name], best.

[name]Elizabeth[/name] - the Z adds spunk to such a total classic, in my mind.
[name]Rachel[/name] - I’d seen [name]Rachel[/name] many times before I ever saw [name]Rachael[/name], so I find myself wanting to pronounce [name]Rachael[/name] differently, like ray-chayl, not ray-chel.
[name]Katherine[/name] - difficult. I think this one just wins, for added spunk, especially as I love the nicknames [name]Kit[/name] and [name]Kitty[/name]. That said, I prefer [name]Cate[/name] to [name]Kate[/name].
[name]Sophia[/name] - just aesthetics.
[name]Nora[/name] - I think this one looks sweeter!
[name]Cecilia[/name] - this one looks more legitimate to me, somehow.
[name]Anne[/name] - [name]Ann[/name] without the E looks so dull, to me. I’ve probably been brainwashed by [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables, though :slight_smile:
[name]Claire[/name] - looks more complete.
[name]Eleanor[/name] vs. [name]Elinor[/name] - I actually can’t choose. It’s really funny, but I say these names differently - I’m British, and we pronounce [name]Eleanor[/name] as ell-uh-nuh, but the only [name]Elinor[/name] I’ve met was American, and so I pronounce her name the way she does, el-in-or. So to me, [name]Elinor[/name] gets the R pronounced, [name]Eleanor[/name] doesn’t.
[name]Susannah[/name] - looks more complete.
[name]Rebecca[/name] - looks gentler, in my opinion.

Interesting topic!
[name]Auburn[/name]

Oh, more :
[name]Stuart[/name] or [name]Stewart[/name]?
[name]Stephen[/name] or [name]Steven[/name]?

[name]Elisabeth[/name]-I think it looks more lyrical. And I hate the ‘[name]Liz[/name]’ syllable
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]-more unexpected
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]-I think I’m in an anti-final ‘H’ period
[name]Cecelia[/name]-[name]Cecilia[/name] reminds me of penicillin
[name]Anne[/name]-[name]Ann[/name] [name]Shirley[/name] said it best!
[name]Clare[/name]-more unusual, cleaner
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]-fresher
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Lee[/name]-more authentic
[name]Cara[/name]-[name]Kara[/name] looks trendee
[name]Katrina[/name]-[name]Catriona[/name] wld get too much mispronunciation
[name]Caitlin[/name]-[name]Kaitlin[/name] looks trendee-gotta be careful with those K’s!
[name]Madeline[/name]-b/c I like the long ‘line’ pronunciation
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Greer[/name]-it’s just what I automatically think
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Sara[/name]-see [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]-looks more like a name, less like a word
[name]Maia[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Isobel[/name]-most seperate from ubiquitous Isabellas.

[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Leigh[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]
[name]Catriona[/name]
[name]Caitlin[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] vs. [name]Madeleine[/name]—These aren’t the same, are they? [name]Madeline[/name] is prn -[name]LINE[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name] is prn. -[name]LYN[/name]. But I like both, at least it’s not Madylynne.
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Grier[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Maia[/name]
[name]Mollie[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Stuart[/name]

I’d like to add:
[name]Christina[/name], [name]Cristina[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name], [name]Ofelia[/name]
[name]Kira[/name], [name]Kyra[/name]
[name]Milla[/name], [name]Mila[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name], [name]Camila[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name], [name]Vivianne[/name], [name]Vivien[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name], [name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Gwen[/name], [name]Gwyn[/name]-Not quite the same, but similar
[name]Gillian[/name], [name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Lila[/name], [name]Lyla[/name], [name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Lillie[/name], [name]Lilly[/name], [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name], [name]Lilian[/name]
[name]Rosanna[/name], [name]Roseanna[/name]
[name]Jessamyn[/name], [name]Jessamine[/name]

[name]Elizabeth[/name] vs. [name]Elisabeth[/name]: [name]Elisabeth[/name]!

[name]Rachel[/name] vs. [name]Rachael[/name]: Definitely [name]Rachel[/name].

[name]Katherine[/name] vs. [name]Catherine[/name] (or [name]Katharine[/name]): [name]Catherine[/name] or [name]Katharine[/name]

[name]Sofia[/name] vs. [name]Sophia[/name]: I’m not sure… I think [name]Sophia[/name] right now.

[name]Nora[/name] vs. [name]Norah[/name]: [name]Nora[/name].

[name]Cecilia[/name] vs. [name]Cecelia[/name]: [name]Cecilia[/name]! I don’t think [name]Cecelia[/name] is a legitimate alternate spelling… wasn’t it made up to get to the nickname [name]Celia[/name]?

[name]Ann[/name] vs. [name]Anne[/name]: [name]Anne[/name] is elegant and lovely, while [name]Ann[/name] is frumpy.

[name]Claire[/name] vs. [name]Clare[/name]: [name]Claire[/name], but [name]Clare[/name] is nice too.

[name]Eleanor[/name] vs. [name]Elinor[/name]: [name]Eleanor[/name], though both are nice.

[name]Susannah[/name] vs. [name]Susanna[/name]: Today, [name]Susanna[/name], but I like both.

[name]Rebecca[/name] vs. [name]Rebekah[/name]: Definitely [name]Rebecca[/name].

[name]Hannah[/name] vs. [name]Hanna[/name] (or [name]Hana[/name]): [name]Hana[/name] is pronounced differently, isn’t it?

[name]Lee[/name] vs. [name]Leigh[/name]: I don’t like either, but [name]Leigh[/name] looks tryndeigh.

[name]Kara[/name] vs. [name]Cara[/name]: [name]Cara[/name].

[name]Katrina[/name] vs. [name]Catriona[/name] (pr. the same): [name]Catriona[/name]; it’s lovely!

[name]Kaitlin[/name] vs. [name]Caitlin[/name]: [name]Caitlin[/name]. [name]Kaitlin[/name] isn’t a legitimate spelling.

[name]Madeline[/name] vs. [name]Madeleine[/name]: Definitely [name]Madeleine[/name]. I’ve also seen [name]Madelaine[/name].

[name]Lina[/name] vs. [name]Lena[/name]: [name]Lina[/name], but both are nice.

[name]Leila[/name] vs. [name]Layla[/name]: [name]Leila[/name]; [name]Layla[/name] looks trendy.

[name]Lynn[/name] vs. [name]Linn[/name]: Neither, but [name]Linn[/name] just looks wrong.

[name]Laura[/name] vs. [name]Lora[/name]: [name]Laura[/name]… [name]Lora[/name] is made up, isn’t it?

[name]Finn[/name] vs. [name]Fin[/name]: [name]Finn[/name]. A fin is what a fish has.

[name]Briony[/name] vs. [name]Bryony[/name]: [name]Bryony[/name].

[name]Greer[/name] vs. [name]Grier[/name]: Ugh, neither. Since it’s a surname, there can’t really be a legitimate spelling.

[name]Leah[/name] vs. [name]Lea[/name]: [name]Leah[/name]. There’s also [name]Lia[/name].

[name]Sarah[/name] vs. [name]Sara[/name]: [name]Sarah[/name], but I don’t mind [name]Sara[/name].

[name]Steven[/name] vs. [name]Stephen[/name]: [name]Stephen[/name].

[name]Blythe[/name] vs. [name]Blithe[/name]: [name]Blithe[/name].

[name]Maia[/name] vs. [name]Maya[/name]: [name]Maia[/name]!

[name]Molly[/name] vs. [name]Mollie[/name]: [name]Mollie[/name] looks so juvenile. [name]Molly[/name] isn’t much better.

[name]Isabelle[/name] vs. [name]Isabel[/name] (or [name]Isobel[/name]): I actually like them all equally!

[name]Stuart[/name] vs. [name]Stewart[/name]: [name]Stuart[/name].

What about:

[name]Silvia[/name]/[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]/[name]Gabriela[/name]
[name]Lidia[/name]/[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]/[name]Zahra[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]/[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]/[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Serafina[/name]/[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Alana[/name]/[name]Alanna[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name]/[name]Vivien[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]/[name]Kalista[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Emilia[/name]

[name]Elizabeth[/name] vs. [name]Elisabeth[/name] - [name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] vs. [name]Rachael[/name] - [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] vs. [name]Catherine[/name] (or [name]Katharine[/name]) - [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Sofia[/name] vs. [name]Sophia[/name] - [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Nora[/name] vs. [name]Norah[/name] - [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] vs. [name]Cecelia[/name] - [name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Ann[/name] vs. [name]Anne[/name] - [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] vs. [name]Clare[/name] - [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] vs. [name]Elinor[/name] - [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name] vs. [name]Susanna[/name] - [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name] vs. [name]Rebekah[/name] - [name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] vs. [name]Hanna[/name] (or [name]Hana[/name]) - [name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Lee[/name] vs. [name]Leigh[/name] - [name]Leigh[/name]
[name]Kara[/name] vs. [name]Cara[/name] - [name]Cara[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name] vs. [name]Catriona[/name] (pr. the same) - [name]Katrina[/name]
[name]Kaitlin[/name] vs. [name]Caitlin[/name] - [name]Caitlin[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] vs. [name]Madeleine[/name] - [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Lina[/name] vs. [name]Lena[/name] - [name]Lina[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] vs. [name]Layla[/name] - [name]Leila[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name] vs. [name]Linn[/name] - [name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] vs. [name]Lora[/name] - [name]Laura[/name]
[name]Finn[/name] vs. [name]Fin[/name] - [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Briony[/name] vs. [name]Bryony[/name] - [name]Briony[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] vs. [name]Grier[/name] - [name]Grier[/name]
[name]Leah[/name] vs. [name]Lea[/name] - [name]Lea[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] vs. [name]Sara[/name] - [name]Sara[/name]
[name]Steven[/name] vs. [name]Stephen[/name] - [name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] vs. [name]Blithe[/name] - [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Maia[/name] vs. [name]Maya[/name] - [name]Maya[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] vs. [name]Mollie[/name] - [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] vs. [name]Isabel[/name] (or [name]Isobel[/name]) - [name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Stuart[/name] vs. [name]Stewart[/name] - [name]Stuart[/name]

[name]Wilhelmina[/name] or [name]Willamina[/name]? Hubby and I are actually debating over this. The [name]German[/name] or anglicized spelling. I prefer [name]Wilhelmina[/name].

[name]Rachel[/name] vs. [name]Rachael[/name] - example of hyperforeignism
(or [name]Katharine[/name]) - [name]Just[/name] because one celeb had her name spelled wrong doesnt make it legitimate
[name]Rebecca[/name] vs. [name]Rebekah[/name] - [name]Rebekah[/name] is one of the only misspellings I actually prefer to the legitimate one
[name]Kara[/name] vs. [name]Cara[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name] vs. [name]Linn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] vs. [name]Lora[/name]
[name]Finn[/name] vs. [name]Fin[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] vs. [name]Grier[/name] - One celebrity spelling her daughter’s name this way also doesnt make it legit
[name]Blythe[/name] vs. [name]Blithe[/name]
[name]Maia[/name] vs. [name]Maya[/name]

The rest are also not legitimate variations. Legit variations come from other languages using the name and changing the spelling to better fit for them, such as [name]Ann[/name] (English) vs [name]Anne[/name] (French) or [name]Claire[/name] (French) vs [name]Clare[/name] (Latin).

[name]Rachel[/name] vs. [name]Rachael[/name] - example of hyperforeignism
(or [name]Katharine[/name]) - [name]Just[/name] because one celeb had her name spelled wrong doesnt make it legitimate
[name]Rebecca[/name] vs. [name]Rebekah[/name] - [name]Rebekah[/name] is one of the only misspellings I actually prefer to the legitimate one
[name]Kara[/name] vs. [name]Cara[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name] vs. [name]Linn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] vs. [name]Lora[/name]
[name]Finn[/name] vs. [name]Fin[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] vs. [name]Grier[/name] - One celebrity spelling her daughter’s name this way also doesnt make it legit
[name]Blythe[/name] vs. [name]Blithe[/name]
[name]Maia[/name] vs. [name]Maya[/name]

The rest are also not legitimate variations. Legit variations come from other languages using the name and changing the spelling to better fit for them, such as [name]Ann[/name] (English) vs [name]Anne[/name] (French) or [name]Claire[/name] (French) vs [name]Clare[/name] (Latin).

Sorry, I realize that you are correct that some of these names are not exactly LEGIT. Perhaps I should have been more clear, in that I meant that this thread was for discussion about more widely excepted VARIATIONS of names, but not “unique”. Meaning, [name]Katharine[/name] is okay (although I much prefer [name]Catherine[/name]), however for the purpose of this discussion, Kaathyrinn is not.

[name]Elizabeth[/name] vs. [name]Elisabeth[/name] – [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] vs. [name]Rachael[/name] – [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] vs. [name]Catherine[/name] – I’m on the fence about this one
[name]Sofia[/name] vs. [name]Sophia[/name] – [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Nora[/name] vs. [name]Norah[/name] – [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] vs. [name]Cecelia[/name] – [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Ann[/name] vs. [name]Anne[/name] – [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] vs. [name]Clare[/name] – [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] vs. [name]Elinor[/name] – [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name] vs. [name]Susanna[/name] – [name]Susannah[/name], but I like both
[name]Rebecca[/name] vs. [name]Rebekah[/name] – [name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] vs. [name]Hanna[/name] (or [name]Hana[/name]) – [name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Lee[/name] vs. [name]Leigh[/name] – Not sure
[name]Kara[/name] vs. [name]Cara[/name] – [name]Cara[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name] vs. [name]Catriona[/name] – [name]Katrina[/name]
[name]Kaitlin[/name] vs. [name]Caitlin[/name] – [name]Caitlin[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] vs. [name]Madeleine[/name] – [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Lina[/name] vs. [name]Lena[/name] – [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] vs. [name]Layla[/name] – [name]Leila[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name] vs. [name]Linn[/name] – [name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] vs. [name]Lora[/name] – [name]Laura[/name]
[name]Finn[/name] vs. [name]Fin[/name] – [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Briony[/name] vs. [name]Bryony[/name] – [name]Briony[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] vs. [name]Grier[/name] – Not sure
[name]Leah[/name] vs. [name]Lea[/name] – [name]Leah[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] vs. [name]Sara[/name] – [name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Steven[/name] vs. [name]Stephen[/name] – [name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] vs. [name]Blithe[/name] – [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Maia[/name] vs. [name]Maya[/name] – [name]Maia[/name], I think
[name]Molly[/name] vs. [name]Mollie[/name] – [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] vs. [name]Isabel[/name] – Undecided, like both
[name]Stuart[/name] vs. [name]Stewart[/name] – [name]Stuart[/name], but like both

[name]Silvia[/name]/[name]Sylvia[/name] – [name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]/[name]Gabriela[/name] – [name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Lidia[/name]/[name]Lydia[/name] – [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]/[name]Zahra[/name] – [name]Zara[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]/[name]Thalia[/name] – [name]Talia[/name], I think
[name]Clio[/name]/[name]Cleo[/name] – [name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Serafina[/name]/[name]Seraphina[/name] – [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Alana[/name]/[name]Alanna[/name] – [name]Alanna[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name]/[name]Vivien[/name] – [name]Vivian[/name] (but like [name]Vivienne[/name] too)
[name]Calista[/name]/[name]Kalista[/name] – [name]Calista[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Emilia[/name] – [name]Amelia[/name], I think

Here is a new one for consideration…

Boy name:
[name]Glenn[/name] or [name]Glen[/name] ??

Are [name]Steven[/name] and [name]Stephen[/name] pronounced the same?

[name]Elizabeth[/name] vs. [name]Elisabeth[/name] – [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] vs. [name]Rachael[/name] – [name]Rachel[/name]!
[name]Katherine[/name] vs. [name]Catherine[/name] – [name]Katherine[/name], but really either is fine.
[name]Sofia[/name] vs. [name]Sophia[/name] – [name]Sophia[/name], but again either is fine for me.
[name]Nora[/name] vs. [name]Norah[/name] – [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] vs. [name]Cecelia[/name] – [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Ann[/name] vs. [name]Anne[/name] – [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] vs. [name]Clare[/name] – [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] vs. [name]Elinor[/name] – [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name] vs. [name]Susanna[/name] – [name]Susanna[/name] I think. I’m not sure though…
[name]Rebecca[/name] vs. [name]Rebekah[/name] – [name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] vs. [name]Hanna[/name] (or [name]Hana[/name]) – [name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Lee[/name] vs. [name]Leigh[/name] – Hm… I guess [name]Leigh[/name]
[name]Kara[/name] vs. [name]Cara[/name] – [name]Cara[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name] vs. [name]Catriona[/name] – [name]Katrina[/name]
[name]Kaitlin[/name] vs. [name]Caitlin[/name] – [name]Caitlin[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] vs. [name]Madeleine[/name] – [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Lina[/name] vs. [name]Lena[/name] – [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] vs. [name]Layla[/name] – [name]Leila[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name] vs. [name]Linn[/name] – [name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] vs. [name]Lora[/name] – [name]Laura[/name]
[name]Finn[/name] vs. [name]Fin[/name] – [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Briony[/name] vs. [name]Bryony[/name] – [name]Briony[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] vs. [name]Grier[/name] – [name]Greer[/name]
[name]Leah[/name] vs. [name]Lea[/name] – [name]Leah[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] vs. [name]Sara[/name] – [name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Steven[/name] vs. [name]Stephen[/name] – [name]Steven[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] vs. [name]Blithe[/name] – [name]Blithe[/name] maybe I’m not sure
[name]Maia[/name] vs. [name]Maya[/name] – [name]Maia[/name], I think
[name]Molly[/name] vs. [name]Mollie[/name] – [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] vs. [name]Isabel[/name] – [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Stuart[/name] vs. [name]Stewart[/name] – [name]Stuart[/name]

[name]Silvia[/name]/[name]Sylvia[/name] – [name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]/[name]Gabriela[/name] – [name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Lidia[/name]/[name]Lydia[/name] – [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]/[name]Zahra[/name] – [name]Zara[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]/[name]Thalia[/name] – [name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]/[name]Cleo[/name] – [name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Serafina[/name]/[name]Seraphina[/name] – [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Alana[/name]/[name]Alanna[/name] – [name]Alanna[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name]/[name]Vivien[/name] – [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]/[name]Kalista[/name] – [name]Calista[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Emilia[/name] – [name]Amelia[/name]

[name]Glenn[/name] or [name]Glen[/name] – [name]Glenn[/name]

[name]Elizabeth[/name] vs. [name]Elisabeth[/name] – [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] vs. [name]Rachael[/name] – [name]Rachel[/name]!
[name]Katherine[/name] vs. [name]Catherine[/name] – [name]Katherine[/name], but really either is fine.
[name]Sofia[/name] vs. [name]Sophia[/name] – [name]Sophia[/name], but again either is fine for me.
[name]Nora[/name] vs. [name]Norah[/name] – [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] vs. [name]Cecelia[/name] – [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Ann[/name] vs. [name]Anne[/name] – [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] vs. [name]Clare[/name] – [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] vs. [name]Elinor[/name] – [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name] vs. [name]Susanna[/name] – [name]Susanna[/name] I think. I’m not sure though…
[name]Rebecca[/name] vs. [name]Rebekah[/name] – [name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] vs. [name]Hanna[/name] (or [name]Hana[/name]) – [name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Lee[/name] vs. [name]Leigh[/name] – Hm… I guess [name]Leigh[/name]
[name]Kara[/name] vs. [name]Cara[/name] – [name]Cara[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name] vs. [name]Catriona[/name] – [name]Katrina[/name]
[name]Kaitlin[/name] vs. [name]Caitlin[/name] – [name]Caitlin[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] vs. [name]Madeleine[/name] – [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Lina[/name] vs. [name]Lena[/name] – [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Leila[/name] vs. [name]Layla[/name] – [name]Leila[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name] vs. [name]Linn[/name] – [name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] vs. [name]Lora[/name] – [name]Laura[/name]
[name]Finn[/name] vs. [name]Fin[/name] – [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Briony[/name] vs. [name]Bryony[/name] – [name]Briony[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] vs. [name]Grier[/name] – [name]Greer[/name]
[name]Leah[/name] vs. [name]Lea[/name] – [name]Leah[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] vs. [name]Sara[/name] – [name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Steven[/name] vs. [name]Stephen[/name] – [name]Steven[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] vs. [name]Blithe[/name] – [name]Blithe[/name] maybe I’m not sure
[name]Maia[/name] vs. [name]Maya[/name] – [name]Maia[/name], I think
[name]Molly[/name] vs. [name]Mollie[/name] – [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] vs. [name]Isabel[/name] – [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Stuart[/name] vs. [name]Stewart[/name] – [name]Stuart[/name]

[name]Silvia[/name]/[name]Sylvia[/name] – [name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]/[name]Gabriela[/name] – [name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Lidia[/name]/[name]Lydia[/name] – [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]/[name]Zahra[/name] – [name]Zara[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]/[name]Thalia[/name] – [name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]/[name]Cleo[/name] – [name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Serafina[/name]/[name]Seraphina[/name] – [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Alana[/name]/[name]Alanna[/name] – [name]Alanna[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name]/[name]Vivien[/name] – [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]/[name]Kalista[/name] – [name]Calista[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Emilia[/name] – [name]Amelia[/name]

[name]Glenn[/name] or [name]Glen[/name] – [name]Glenn[/name]

As a [name]Laura[/name], I don’t think [name]Lora[/name] and [name]Laura[/name] are the same name. They have 2 different pronunciations. [name]Laura[/name] is LAR-ah or LAR-uh (AR is pronounced like ARE). [name]Lora[/name] is LOR-uh (with LOR pronounced like [name]LORE[/name]). These are also distinct from [name]Lara[/name], which is pronounced LAIR-ah.