[name_f]My[/name_f] Examples:
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] over Lilee, [name_f]Lili[/name_f], [name_f]Lilly[/name_f], [name_f]Lillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Raegan[/name_f] over [name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
Skylere over [name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_u]Halle[/name_u] over [name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilie[/name_f] over [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Hayley[/name_f]/Hailee over [name_u]Haley[/name_u] or [name_f]Hailey[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaylee[/name_f] over [name_f]Kayleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Alison[/name_f] over [name_u]Allison[/name_u] or [name_f]Allyson[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] over [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Catharine[/name_f], [name_f]Cathryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] over [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f], [name_f]Katelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Kaitlyn[/name_f]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] over [name_m]Lewis[/name_m],
[name_m]Stefan[/name_m] over [name_m]Stephan[/name_m]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u] or [name_u]Reilly[/name_u] over [name_u]Rylee[/name_u], [name_f]Ryleigh[/name_f], [name_u]Rylie[/name_u]
I love any name over an -ee or -eigh alternative ESPECIALLY [name_f]Lily[/name_f] over Lillee or Lilleigh. WHY would you ruin such a beautiful sweet name??!!
Love [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]. Not [name_f]Teresa[/name_f]
I like [name_u]Laurence[/name_u], but not [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u].
[name_u]Everly[/name_u] over [name_f]Everleigh[/name_f]
Likewise, [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] over [name_f]Hadleigh[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] wayyyy over [name_u]Saige[/name_u]
[name_u]Jadon[/name_u] over all the others
I also used to prefer [name_f]Elinor[/name_f] much more than [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], but now I like them both about equally.
Saige over [name_u]Sage[/name_u] (sorry @copper_porcupine)
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] over [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] (yes @Liv_Clare)
[name_u]Ren[/name_u] over [name_u]Wren[/name_u] (unpopular, but…)
[name_f]Lillie[/name_f] or even [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] over [name_f]Lily[/name_f], Lilleigh, Lilee, Lillee, [name_f]Lilli[/name_f], [name_f]Lili[/name_f] (no hate, plz!)
[name_f]Faye[/name_f] over [name_f]Fay[/name_f], [name_f]Fae[/name_f] (don’t hate alternatives)
[name_u]Skye[/name_u] over [name_u]Sky[/name_u] (don’t hate alternative)
[name_f]Raine[/name_f] over [name_u]Rain[/name_u] (don’t hate alternative)
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] over [name_u]Bell[/name_u] or [name_f]Bel[/name_f]
[name_u]Bo[/name_u] over [name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] over [name_m]Fin[/name_m] or Fyn or [name_m]Fynn[/name_m]
Everyone seems to like [name_f]Faye[/name_f], but I think the “e” is so unnecessary. [name_f]Fay[/name_f] is one of my favorite MNs, however
[name_f]May[/name_f] over [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] over [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f] over [name_u]Kari[/name_u]
Oh, and I can’t stand other spellings of [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] ([name_f]Isabell[/name_f], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]…), mostly because my name is spelled [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f].
Beau over [name_u]Bo[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] over other variations
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] over other variations
[name_f]Colette[/name_f] over [name_f]Collette[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f] over [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] over other variations
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] over [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] over [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] over other variations
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] over [name_f]Jenevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Saige[/name_u] over [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] over [name_u]Bell[/name_u]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] over [name_f]Maddison[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] over [name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f] over [name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] over [name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] over [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Noa[/name_u] over [name_u]Noah[/name_u]
Since you mentioned [name_u]Reagan[/name_u] vs [name_f]Raegan[/name_f] I’ll make it even worse. [name_f]My[/name_f] name is Raygn, pronounced just like the others just spelled different. [name_f]My[/name_f] parents decided to be different and spell it like that because my dad’s middle name is [name_u]Ray[/name_u].
Oh, yes
Charlie over [name_f]Charli[/name_f], [name_f]Charlee[/name_f], [name_f]Charleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] over [name_f]Jenevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] over [name_f]Lucie[/name_f] or [name_f]Luci[/name_f] or [name_f]Lucee[/name_f]
Definitely any alternate spelling of [name_u]Jackson[/name_u]
Zoe over [name_f]Zoey[/name_f] (we pretend we do not see [name_u]Zooey[/name_u])
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] over [name_u]Saige[/name_u]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] over [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (neutral on [name_f]Margo[/name_f])
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] over Jenavieve
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f] over [name_f]Jillian[/name_f] (but only slightly, both spellings really are fine)
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f] over [name_f]Debra[/name_f]
[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] over [name_f]Katelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] over [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f]
[name_f]Brittany[/name_f] over [name_f]Britney[/name_f] & company (way too many variations to list)
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] over [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f] over [name_f]Myra[/name_f]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] over [name_u]Rowen[/name_u]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] over [name_f]Dafne[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] over [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Aisling[/name_f] over [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] over [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f] over [name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f] over [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] over [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] over [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] over [name_f]Deirdra[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxane[/name_f] over [name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] over [name_f]Lidia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] over [name_f]Theadora[/name_f]
[name_u]Sky[/name_u] over [name_u]Skye[/name_u]
And while I don’t really like -ley names, I’ll take just about any -ley name over just about any -leigh name.
Let’s see…
Margo over [name_f]Margot[/name_f] or [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u] over [name_u]Skylar[/name_u] or [name_u]Skyler[/name_u]
[name_f]Reyna[/name_f] over [name_f]Raina[/name_f], [name_f]Reina[/name_f], or [name_f]Rayna[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] over [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] over [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Aliyah[/name_f] over [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f], [name_f]Aliya[/name_f], [name_f]Alea[/name_f], [name_f]Aleah[/name_f], or [name_f]Alia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] over Ailey
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] over [name_f]Arianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f] over [name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] over [name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] or [name_f]Freyja[/name_f] over [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f] over [name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f] over [name_u]Kaya[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalya[/name_f] over [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f] over [name_f]Nefeli[/name_f]
[name_u]Roux[/name_u] over [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u] over [name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
Thalia over [name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u] over [name_u]Oakleigh[/name_u] or [name_u]Oaklee[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m] over [name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f] over [name_f]Cate[/name_f]