Variant spellings of names

[mrcatlover1989]

Which spelling of each of the following names is your favorite?

[name_f]Vicky[/name_f] vs [name_f]Vicki[/name_f] vs [name_f]Vickie[/name_f]

[name_m]Muhammad[/name_m] vs [name_m]Mohammed[/name_m]

[name_u]Hilary[/name_u] vs [name_u]Hillary[/name_u] vs Hilleary

[name_m]Eric[/name_m] vs [name_m]Erik[/name_m]

[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] vs [name_u]Lesley[/name_u]

[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] vs [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]

[name_u]Aidan[/name_u] vs [name_u]Aiden[/name_u]

[name_f]Deborah[/name_f] vs [name_f]Debra[/name_f]

[name_m]Tom[/name_m] vs [name_m]Thom[/name_m]

[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u] vs [name_u]Lindsey[/name_u] vs [name_u]Lyndsay[/name_u] vs [name_u]Lyndsey[/name_u]

[name_f]Ann[/name_f] vs [name_f]Anne[/name_f]

[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] vs [name_u]Charley[/name_u]

[name_f]Diane[/name_f] vs [name_f]Dianne[/name_f]

[name_f]Gail[/name_f] vs [name_f]Gayle[/name_f]

Steven vs Stephen

Dennis vs Denis

Brian vs Bryan vs Brien vs Brion

Any other names with spelling variants you know of?

[ottertails]

[name_f]Vicki[/name_f]: takes out the icky part
[name_m]Muhammad[/name_m]
[name_u]Hilary[/name_u]
[name_m]Erik[/name_m]: the original, even though people tend to think it’s a youneek spelling
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]: I prefer this pronunciation more
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]

Edit: formatting; hated all the space

[CarysMarie]

[name_f]Vicky[/name_f] - if this is used as a given name, then this spelling. I’ve always seen ‘ie’ ending names more as nicknames.
[name_m]Mohammed[/name_m]
[name_u]Hilary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m] - hate putting random K’s in a name.
[name_u]Lesley[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f] - looks more complete
[name_m]Tom[/name_m] - [name_m]Thom[/name_m] would have pronunciation issues.
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - though I actually prefer [name_u]Charly[/name_u] (without the e before the y)
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]

[gmdx]

[name_f]Vickie[/name_f]
No preference
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] for a girl. [name_u]Lesley[/name_u] if it’s a boy.
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_m]TOm[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]

[dresdendoll]

[name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Mohammed[/name_m]
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_m]Thom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Dianne[/name_f]
[name_u]Gale[/name_u]

[eireann]

[name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Mohammed[/name_m]
[name_u]Hilary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Lesley[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_f]Debra[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] for a boy, [name_u]Charley[/name_u] for a girl
[name_f]Dianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]

[Myosotis]

[name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Mohammed[/name_m] (my surname!)
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
As far as I know one is used more for boys ([name_u]Lesley[/name_u]) and the other more for girls ([name_u]Leslie[/name_u]). But I’d say [name_u]Leslie[/name_u] because I’m a bit more used to it.
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f] (even though my mum’s middle is [name_f]Ann[/name_f])
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]

[Gr19]

[name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Mohammad[/name_m]
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]

[mrcatlover1989]

@adelina_sophia

[name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Mohammed[/name_m]
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u] (Hilleary seems strange, are you sure it’s a legit variant? It looks more like a typo to my eyes, but I could be mistaken)
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (hands down!)
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]

Most of these names are a bit dated for me and I’m not a huge fan of them (apart from [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_m]Tom[/name_m] and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] – and I guess [name_f]Diane[/name_f] is not a bad name either). There are a lot of other names with spelling variations (I think almost all names have some kind of spelling variation) but since you asked for other names with spelling variants, here are some names that I prefer the spelling variations of to the original spelling:

[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] for [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] (though I love [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] too)
Élisabeth for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (though I love [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] too)
[name_f]Catharina[/name_f] and [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] for [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] (though I love [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] too)
[name_f]Adelaida[/name_f] for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] for [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] (though I love [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] too)
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f] and [name_f]Leonore[/name_f] for [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] (though I like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] a lot too)
Aimée for [name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] for [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] (though I like [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] a lot too)
[name_f]Tillie[/name_f] for [name_f]Tilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f] for [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Christiana[/name_f] for [name_f]Christina[/name_f] (though I have a soft spot for [name_f]Christina[/name_f] too)
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] for [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f] for [name_f]Eveline[/name_f] (though I love [name_f]Eveline[/name_f] too)
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f] for [name_f]Julianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] for [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
Ildikó for [name_f]Hilda[/name_f] (even though they seem like separate names, Ildikó is actually Hungarian for [name_f]Hilda[/name_f])
Félicité and [name_f]Felicia[/name_f] for [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] (though I don’t mind [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] either)
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f] for [name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] for [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] for [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]

Yes, Hilleary is a spelling variant of [name_u]Hilary[/name_u]/[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]. It does not seem very common but I know of someone who spells it that way. Other spelling variants of that name include [name_u]Hillery[/name_u], [name_f]Hillory[/name_f], [name_f]Hillarie[/name_f] and more.

Hilleary - Meaning of Hilleary, What does Hilleary mean?

[Pseudonymous]

[name_f]Vickie[/name_f]
No preference, but I do say each name differently.
[name_u]Hilary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]- I say these differently. [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] is MAD-eh-line (line rhyming with vine) whereas [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] is MAD-eh-len. I do prefer [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] out of the two names though.
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]

[bm11]

[name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Mohammed[/name_m]
[name_u]Hilary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] (But [name_u]Lesley[/name_u] is fine too)
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (I would pronounce this differently to [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] though)
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_f]Debra[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]

[jenn13m]

[name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Mohammed[/name_m]
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] (girl)
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] for a boy; [name_u]Charley[/name_u] for a girl
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_m]Steven[/name_m]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]

[missLis]

[name_f]Vicki[/name_f]
Mohommed
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_m]Steven[/name_m]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]