I am thinking of [name_f]May[/name_f]-leen as a middle name. This was the name of my grandmothers cat when I was a little girl and there are so many lovely memories of this kitty from my childhood and obviously my grandmother liked the name. I think the sound is pretty. I am wondering how you would spell it. Also I like a little twist on it , pronouncing it Maaah-elle-een with the first syllable more drawn out then the rest kind of like [name_m]Hall[/name_m]-ow–een. I don’t think I’d actually use it but am curious as to what you think of it and what kind of person you would imagine Maeline to be
I was thinking maybe Maeline or Mayline
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] Maeline
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Maeline
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] Mayline
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Maeline
Oh, Maleen! This is a favorite of mine from childhood because I adored the fairy tale Maid Maleen. Have you read it? Maleen is locked away in a tower for seven years, and when she finally breaks free, her kingdom has been destroyed. I used to love imagining what that was like. Anyway, I don’t care for the drawn out pronunciation, I like may-leen. The Halloween type one sounds awkward. Spelling for me would be Maleen or Maeline is also pretty. I like [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Maeline from your list. Maleen feels dainty and fairy tale like to me, but that’s because of where I know it from I’m sure.
I just looked it up, and SurLaLune says this:
“Maleen: The name might be a variation of [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f], as in [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]. [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] comes from “of [name_f]Magdala[/name_f]” and magdala, the name of the town, meant tower.”
source: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/maidmaleen/index.html
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] [name_u]Malin[/name_u].
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] Maelin