Thinking over my list, I’ve been revisiting [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] as a first name. Is [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] another trendy [name_m]Add[/name_m]-a-[name_u]Lynn[/name_u] name? Also is [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] the most straight forward spelling, or what spelling would you choose?
Also middle name suggestions would be appreciated. I’ve been toying with [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] which I love the flow, but I don’t want to shove [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] into the middle name spot. I have a word last name so no word names please.
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] honestly does feel quite trendy to me, although I do agree this spelling is the most straightforward for the pronunciation you want. If you also like the -line pronunciation, [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Adaline[/name_f] feel a little more timeless and classy to me. There’s also [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Adela[/name_f], [name_f]Adelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], which are all less popular.
I love [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] as well, such a gorgeous name! This is a little hard because all of the soundalike alternatives I want to suggest are word names actually ([name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]…). I think [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] would also go well with [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] from your signature.
Some middles that are similar in style to [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]:
Adelyn does feel quite trendy, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad name! I actually love your Elise Adelyn combo, it’s very stylish with classic Elise and modern Adelyn. I personally prefer Adeline, but I would pronounce it add-a-LINE. Might just be me, but the Adelyn spelling would probably guarantee you the pronunciation you want.
It’s very trendy and popular in my area right now (US) and with multiple spellings. So is [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] and [name_u]Addison[/name_u]. Maybe [name_f]Adele[/name_f] as a less trendy choice? Otherwise [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is a very pretty choice and isn’t trendy as far as I know…
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] is cute, and it does seem like the kind of name that will be quite dated to the 2010s. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though!
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Adela[/name_f], and [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] will probably be less tied to this decade, and I think they all (including [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f]/[name_f]Adalyn[/name_f]) go really well with [name_f]Juliet[/name_f].
You said in your post that you don’t want to shove [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] in the middle–[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] has a pretty good flow to it, too! With [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] in the FN I think I like [name_f]Adaline[/name_f], but that’s accent-dependent as much as anything else.
There’s a modern Welsh name–Aderyn–which is what I keep seeing/hearing with the [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] version. I’m now thinking [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] Aderyn might need to go on some long list of mine!
My favorite spelling is [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], and I pronounce it like [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], but that isn’t as straight forward. I do much preder [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] to [name_f]Adalyn[/name_f], or any others
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] feels very trendy to me, and also distinctly American, from the view of someone outside the states. The ‘lyn’ ending is distinctly American and extremely popular there across a number of names. Also [name_u]Ade[/name_u]- variations abound.
I love [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and would prefer that as a first name, or [name_f]Adele[/name_f] or [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] have a more timeless feel than [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f].
It does feel trendy—particularly the -lyn ending. I prefer [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f], or [name_f]Ada[/name_f]. And [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is perfectly lovely too.
Thank you all for your thoughts. I appreciate the feedback though it does confirm my fears of [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] being trendy -lyn and eventually seem dated. I do love it though, it was probably one of the first names I really fell in love with. I like [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] as well (and [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]), but just not as much. I love [name_f]Adele[/name_f] too but my fiance associates it with the singer too much.
Also thank you for the middle name suggestions, I love the sound of [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u], [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]/[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]!
I think [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] is going to stay in the middle name spot for now. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you prefer [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] or something else?
I would agree with most people that [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] does feel very trendy. Or more specifically [name_f]Addie[/name_f] is VERY trendy, and so any name, even the classics like [name_f]Adele[/name_f] that are likely to be shortened to [name_f]Addie[/name_f] feels like they are approaching trendy.
That does not mean that [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] is a bad name (it is very pretty, in fact), and [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is lovely. However, you would likely meet many Addies over time, if that bothers you.
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] is trendy as it fits in with the trend of adding -lyn to a lot of names, but it also has a sort of classic or vintage vibe to it alongside names like [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f], and [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]. [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] became popular in 2007 when it appeared in the top 1000 names on the SSA list. Personally, I think it leans more towards trendy than not.
What about [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f]?