Madeleine?

I think I am falling for [name]Madeleine[/name]/[name]Madeline[/name]. I still can’t decide what version. I prefer, what do you think? And what’s a good nicknames opposed to [name]Maddie[/name]?
Thanks Berries!

Great question! I can’t decide, either. :slight_smile: On one hand, [name]Madeleine[/name] is considered to be the original. On the other hand, [name]Madeline[/name] is the name of the beloved children’s book character, which counts for a lot, [name]IMO[/name].

I’m leaning slightly toward [name]Madeleine[/name], because it is the “real” spelling.

Good luck with your choice!

I have an aunt [name]Madeleine[/name], and prefer that spelling and pronunciation.

I love both but slightly prefer [name]Madeline[/name].

I love [name]Madeleine[/name]! I don’t care for [name]Maddie[/name] either, but I think it would be tough to avoid, unfortunately. Maybe [name]Del[/name] would work?

[name]Madeline[/name] looks like “made-line”. There may be pronunciation difficulties. I like the childrens book namesake. I knew of little twin girls named [name]Madeline[/name] & [name]Eloise[/name]. They adore the characters and books. Nn.: [name]Eli[/name], [name]Adele[/name], [name]Adel[/name], [name]Adeline[/name]

[name]Madeleine[/name] looks yooneek, even though it seems to be more proper and correct compared to [name]Madeline[/name]. Nn.: [name]Elle[/name].

If I heard “[name]Madeline[/name]/[name]Madeleine[/name]”, I would write it [name]Madeline[/name].

Could [name]Delia[/name] works as nickname or [name]Addie[/name]?

Are you unsure because of prn? Madeline (audio prn) technically is “Mad eh leen” though in the states I would consider it to be like Caroline and “line” is an accepted prn. Madeleine (audio prn) is “mad eh lehn” but I think people say it like “line” here as well.

I prefer Madeleine :slight_smile:

I’m torn between the spellings, as well. I had always like [name]Madeleine[/name] more until I met a little [name]Madeline[/name] (pn -lynn) and since then I automatically go to [name]Madeline[/name] first. ([name]Madeleine[/name] is second now.) I actually know 2 [name]Madeline[/name]'s, both pn -lynn.

Nn’s depend on the pn you’re going for. If you like the mad-uh-lynn pn, I think [name]Lynn[/name] could work. [name]Delia[/name], as someone else suggested, is a bit of a stretch but could work. 1 that I know goes by Mad, Madelini, Madelini Tortelini and used to go by Tort. (Her twin sister is [name]Claire[/name], and got [name]Claire[/name] [name]Bear[/name]. So [name]Madeline[/name] became Madelini Tortelini. This got shortened to either Madelini or Tort sometimes. [name]Just[/name] goes to show that sometimes nn’s sometimes just come of their own volition!!)

I love [name]Madeleine[/name]! For some reason I never use it, but its always in my sights. I don’t mind the literary cred of [name]Madeline[/name], but it bugs me to no end that so many people think it should be said like [name]Madelyn[/name]. I love the overt Frenchiness of [name]Madeleine[/name], too. I like the nn [name]Leni[/name] for it, but [name]Elle[/name], [name]Ella[/name], [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Dell[/name], [name]Della[/name], [name]Addy[/name], Mad, M/[name]Em[/name], and [name]Lainey[/name] could all potentially work.

I much prefer [name]Madeleine[/name]. It feels so much more refined and complete to me and pronunciation seems a little less ambiguous (at least in the states). I do have a cousin [name]Madeleine[/name] though, so I may be biased. I say, unless you are specifically naming her with the book series in mind, I would go with [name]Madeleine[/name].

When I was 1-3 my best friend was named [name]Madeleine[/name], I love the name. You could use: [name]Elle[/name], [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Della[/name], [name]Mel[/name], [name]Minnie[/name], [name]Adele[/name], [name]Adela[/name].

I prefer [name]Madeleine[/name] spelled this way.

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

I love [name]Madeleine[/name], but I also pronounce the two names differently, so I would use the one that best fit what I wanted. [name]Madeleine[/name] is Mad-uh-lyn/lehn, [name]Madeline[/name] is Mad-uh-line.

Well, my name is [name]Madeleine[/name], spelt “elyn”, I just get [name]Maddy[/name]/[name]Maddy[/name]-Moo as a nickname! I just love my name!