It’s a family name, belonging to my husband’s great uncle, a wonderful person! It’s pronounced “[name]MAY[/name]- luhn” and we both like the sound of it better for a girl than a boy. But I’ve seen it spelled differently for girls… [name]Malin[/name], Maelyn, Maylin etc.
The first spelling ([name]Malin[/name]) looks the most trim to me, but it gives more room for pronunciation issues.
WWYD re spelling? I can’t get totally comfortable with any of them and need advice! I almost lean towards using the uncle’s spelling but that may cause gender confusion issues at the start of school (which, actually, is quite common these days I guess – we know sisters called [name]Mason[/name], [name]Preslee[/name] and [name]Finley[/name] (gorgeous girls!!) and my son has 4 [name]Riley[/name]'s in his grade – 2 boys/two girls etc., so maybe its not a worry?)
Aside from spelling, what middle names would you pair with it? Here are the other names on our list- each one has family name as first or middle). The baby’s gender is unknown and i have about 25 days to go!)
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Ella[/name] Peach (Peach is Dh’s grandmother’s maiden name)
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] or [name]James[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Mahlon[/name] doesn’t fit with your other choices at all.
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Lily[/name] or [name]Jonah[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] would be my picks for you. I love the idea of incorporating Peach for a girl though. [name]Ella[/name] Peach is way too cutesy for me… what about [name]Catherine[/name] Peach?
[name]Mahlon[/name] and [name]Malin[/name] are actually two different names with different origins. [name]Mahlon[/name] is a [name]MALE[/name] name from the Bible whereas [name]Malin[/name] is a FEMALE name popular in Scandinavia and is a short form of [name]Magdalene[/name]. If you want to use the [name]Mahlon[/name] spelling, I would advise you to put it in the middle spot (eg. [name]Rose[/name] [name]Mahlon[/name], [name]Ruth[/name] [name]Mahlon[/name], [name]Grace[/name] [name]Mahlon[/name] etc…). For the first name, [name]Malin[/name] would be the best choice although pronunciation may be an issue (some people pronounce it [name]May[/name]-lin and others say MAH-lin). Maelyn and Maylin may be easier for pronunciation purposes but they “look” like trendy smooshes of two names instead of a complete name ([name]May[/name]/[name]Mae[/name] + [name]Lynn[/name]/[name]Lin[/name]). I like [name]Jonah[/name] or [name]James[/name] best with [name]Reed[/name] and [name]Claire[/name]. The other names look too long next to theirs.
My cousin’s name is pronounced the same way but spelled Maylan. It looks a little more feminine to me than [name]Mahlon[/name] which has the Biblical male association. I think Maylan Peach or Maylan [name]Lily[/name] would be cute (Maylan [name]Lily[/name] may get a little -y and -l repetitive though now that I see it typed out). [name]James[/name] or [name]Jonah[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] are both great names and fit so well with your other two! [name]Ella[/name] Peach seems a little over the top cutesy [name]IMO[/name] but either name is great with a different pairing.
[name]Mahlon[/name] is a gorgeous name, and it’s one I wish would get used more. It’s a beautiful, uncommon biblical name choice.
This name is on my own name list as an alternative to [name]Mae[/name]. I [name]ADORE[/name] the Maelyn spelling, I had originally spelled it Maylen, but I love Maelyn more. I love how you can use the nn [name]Mae[/name].
I would change the spelling of it, because it looks masculine, and because of pronunciation issues. I would pair it with:
Maelyn [name]Olivia[/name]
Maelyn Peach (I love Peach:)
Maelyn [name]Aurora[/name]
Maelyn [name]Rosalie[/name]
Maelyn [name]Juniper[/name]
Maelyn [name]Genevieve[/name]
