Sure, 95% of the time I am all for traditional spellings… In this case, however, I associate [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] with the boys name [name_u]Michael[/name_u] too much and the whole name just seems old man-ish and ugly. I prefer [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f], it is more pleasing to the eye.
I prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f].
[name_f]Mikayla[/name_f]!
The other spelling just looks strange to me as I’ve known 2 diff girls with the [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f]/[name_f]Makayla[/name_f] spelling.
I definitely prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f]. It’s my all-time favourite spelling for this name.
Definitely [name_f]Michaela[/name_f].
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Joelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Rosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] Kestrel
I personally prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f], but in your sister’s case, I would probably pick the version that was the most similar in style to the other twin’s name, if that has been decided yet. If she’s thinking of using a really classic, traditional name along the lines of [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], etc, then I would go with the [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] spelling. On the other hand, if she’s thinking of using more of a trendy cool name like [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_f]Zoey[/name_f], etc. then [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] might work better.
Strangely, to me, [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] is elegant and stunning and [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] is tacky. It’s one of those names where spelling is everything to me.
My name is [name_f]Makayla[/name_f] [name_u]Sascha[/name_u]! I used to hate my name but now I like it, but I go by Mak a lot
I prefer [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] since it seems more established and complete
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]! This was on the list for all three of my girls. Unfortunately, it never made it as a first name because there are sooo many different spellings. I finally used it as the middle name for my youngest. The ONLY other spelling I like is [name_f]Micaela[/name_f] (this was my name in my HS Spanish class…prn Me-ky-A-la.)
Usually I’m all for traditional spellings, but [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] is different. I think the [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] spelling looks incredibly masculine. [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] looks more feminine and is intuitive for most people because not nearly as many people use the traditional spelling. She’ll constantly have to say “No, like [name_u]Michael[/name_u] with an A on the end”. [name_m]How[/name_m] would you like to say that as a little girl? I wouldn’t like saying that my name was basically a man’s name with one letter changed… “Like [name_m]Steve[/name_m] with an a”. I wouldn’t like to think (or tell others that) my name is 85% a man’s name with an A stuck on the end. Plus there are people who will pronounce [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] like [name_u]Michael[/name_u]-a or Mi-kell-a. Anyway, for the above reasons, I would suggest your sister go with one of the more common ways to spell it, like [name_f]Makayla[/name_f] or [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f]. Good luck! 