I really like the sound of [name_f]Erin[/name_f], but it feels a little outdated. I recently came across the spelling [name_f]Aeryn[/name_f] and I think it’s really cute.
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Elliot and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] are great examples.
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Lily > Lilly and Lillie
Staci > Stacy and Stacey
Gray > Grey and Grae
Kyndal > Kendall
Kase > Case
Elinor > Eleanor
Wolf > Wolfe
Samson > Sampson
Cillian > Killian (I hate that it has “Kill” in it)
Esme > Esmae
Anne > Ann
Seraphina > Serafina
Zinnia > Xenia
Juliet > Juliette
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I usually don’t mind different spellings. Here are the ones that kind of bug me, some are just personal preferences tho.
[name_m]Finian[/name_m] - not [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] (I read in it a book with one N and I’ve loved it that way ever since)
[name_u]Greyson[/name_u] - not [name_u]Grayson[/name_u] (I don’t hate it spelt with an A but it’s not my favorite, it seems very childish with an A for some reason)
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] - not [name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m] (it looks incomplete without the E)
[name_u]Killian[/name_u] - not [name_m]Cillian[/name_m] (the C makes me want to say Sillian)
[name_u]Kolby[/name_u] - not [name_u]Colby[/name_u] (not really a huge fan of Cs for some reason)
[name_m]Jakoby[/name_m] - not [name_m]Jacoby[/name_m] (once again, I like Ks better than Cs)
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] or [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] - not [name_u]Eliot[/name_u] ([name_u]Eliot[/name_u] looks incomplete)
[name_m]Isaak[/name_m] - not [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] (I lik [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] but since it’s more popular I like the K at the end to spunk it up)
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I agree with you on [name_f]Margot[/name_f]. I just don’t really like the other spellings at all.
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Oh I have a preferred spelling for almost every name 
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[name_f]My[/name_f] daughter is a M@rgot and I really dislike the [name_f]Margo[/name_f] option although I don’t mind [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] over [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] over [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] over Helaina or any other variant
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] over [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] over [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] over [name_f]Jayne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] over [name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachael[/name_f] over [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] over [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f] or [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
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I often prefer…
Girls:
[name_f]Savanna[/name_f] over [name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
Esmée over [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f] over [name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenevieve[/name_f] over [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] over [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviane[/name_f] over [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Jemma[/name_f] over [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] over [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Darcie[/name_f] over [name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Averie[/name_f] over [name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Jenesis[/name_f] over [name_u]Genesis[/name_u]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u] over [name_u]Sky[/name_u]
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f] over [name_u]Ariel[/name_u]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] over [name_f]Phillipa[/name_f]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u] over [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Melodie[/name_f] over [name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] over [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] over [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] over [name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f] over [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Elliotte[/name_f] over any other variants
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] over [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] (or [name_f]Cecily[/name_f])
And for boys:
[name_m]Cian[/name_m] over [name_m]Kian[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m] over [name_m]Mathias[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] over [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] over [name_m]Leonel[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] over any other variants
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[name_f]Iolanda[/name_f] over [name_f]Yolanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvia[/name_f] over [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] over [name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f] over [name_f]Fey[/name_f], [name_f]Fae[/name_f], or [name_f]Fay[/name_f]
[name_f]Narissa[/name_f] and [name_f]Neryssa[/name_f] over [name_f]Nerissa[/name_f] and [name_f]Naryssa[/name_f]
[name_u]Ren[/name_u] over [name_u]Wren[/name_u] (Sorry berries (and @dogs_books lol!! 
))
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f] over [name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] over [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f] over [name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_u]Kay[/name_u] over [name_u]Kaye[/name_u]
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Okay, I don’t love these but:
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] over [name_f]Meera[/name_f]/Meara
[name_f]Una[/name_f] over [name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] over [name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] over Pehnehlopee 
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Emilia seems so much better than [name_f]Amelia[/name_f].
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Absolutely agree on [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f], and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f].
Anya over [name_f]Ania[/name_f] or [name_f]Anja[/name_f]
[name_f]Katia[/name_f] over [name_f]Katya[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] over [name_f]Khloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f] over [name_f]Elena[/name_f] (I just see [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]-uh, I wish I didn’t)
[name_f]Lili[/name_f] over [name_f]Lily[/name_f] or [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] (I don’t mind [name_f]Lillie[/name_f])
[name_f]Mallorie[/name_f] over [name_u]Mallory[/name_u]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] over [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilie[/name_f] over [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] or [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] over [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] over [name_f]Anabelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f] over [name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] over Jennavive
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] over [name_f]Klara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] over [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f]
[name_f]Brighid[/name_f] or [name_f]Brigid[/name_f] over [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] over [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f] over [name_f]Cate[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] over [name_f]Violette[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] over [name_f]Freyja[/name_f] or [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] over [name_f]Dianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachael[/name_f] over [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
Finn over [name_u]Fionn[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u] over [name_m]Luka[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u] over [name_u]Niko[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] over [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] or [name_m]Nikolas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] over [name_m]Lukas[/name_m]
[name_m]Julien[/name_m] over [name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] over [name_u]Sean[/name_u] or [name_u]Shaun[/name_u]
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I agree with [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_u]Luca[/name_u], [name_u]Nico[/name_u], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], and [name_f]Chloe[/name_f].
I see how it is…
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Isabel > [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Katharine[/name_f] > [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] > [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f] > [name_f]Delores[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f] > [name_f]Lauretta[/name_f]
Gerald > [name_m]Jerald[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] > [name_m]Viktor[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] > [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
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I feel that way too, but more commonly, the way it is spelled, I will imagine a different character (all of my characters are probably stereotypes but what the heck). A general trend for me is adding an “e” makes a character seems younger.
Anne makes me think of a young girl who probably loves nature. Ann makes me think of a young woman with glasses who is more uptight.
For Laurence, I think of a teenager/young man in a city, and for Lawrence, I imagine a king in medieval times.
Isabel to me sounds like a girl in her late teens who’s really smart, whereas Isabelle sounds younger and is more creative.
Catherine sounds like she’s from a couple hundred years ago, and Katherine sounds like a young woman in modern times. Cate seems like a little girl and Kate a tween.
I don’t really know, that’s just how my brain works lol.
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Good point; different spellings have different connotations!
I prefer…
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] over [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] over [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] over [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] or [name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u] over [name_f]Alison[/name_f]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] over [name_f]Maddison[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] or [name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
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Just personal favourites, I know many people probably prefer the alternate spellings to the ones I like.
Juliet > [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] > [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] > [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] > [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f] > [name_f]Jemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] > [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] > [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] > [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] > [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] or [name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] > [name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
Louis > [name_u]Louie[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonty[/name_m] > [name_m]Jonte[/name_m]
[name_u]Jet[/name_u] > [name_u]Jett[/name_u]
[name_u]Kody[/name_u] > [name_u]Cody[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] > [name_u]Rohan[/name_u]
[name_u]Cory[/name_u] > [name_u]Corey[/name_u]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m] > [name_m]Aron[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] > [name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
[name_m]Ewan[/name_m] > [name_m]Euan[/name_m]
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I know some of these have been mentioned, but it’s easier to just list them than to refer to everyone who has already said them.
This is just my opinion, of course, and it seems that I’m in the minority for some of them, but here we go:
Laurence > [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] > [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] > [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u] > [name_f]Darcie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalyn[/name_f] > [name_f]Rosalin[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] > [name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
[name_u]Rowen[/name_u] > [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] > [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_m]Allen[/name_m] > [name_m]Allan[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] > [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] > [name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_f]Hailey[/name_f] > [name_f]Hayley[/name_f]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] > [name_u]Dillon[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] > [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] > [name_m]Edmond[/name_m]
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