Which Spelling?

darcydeacon · July 3, 2014, 3:43am

[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aimee[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

Megan_Janaya · July 3, 2014, 3:49am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
Neither. I consider [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] a boys name, regardless of the spelling.
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

jessicalucy · July 3, 2014, 4:09am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Laila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alisha[/name_f]
[name_f]Amie[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

SunKissedChild · July 3, 2014, 4:29am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

oceansunrise · July 3, 2014, 4:34am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]/ [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]/ Cailtin
[name_f]Rochelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]/[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]/ [name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]/[name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f]/ Avelyn / [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]/[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]/ [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f]/ Shoshanna

elizabethclaire · July 3, 2014, 4:36am

[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alesha[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

system · July 3, 2014, 7:37am

Here are my favorites:

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alesha[/name_f]
[name_f]Aimee[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachael[/name_f] (my cousin spells her name like this and I’ve always liked it)
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

eireann · July 3, 2014, 7:50am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]
[name_f]Hana[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]

seazuno86 · July 3, 2014, 8:12am

[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
Ashle
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

Mischa · July 3, 2014, 8:21am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]/[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]/[name_f]Hollie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]/[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]/[name_f]Leila[/name_f]/[name_f]Laila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alesha[/name_f]/[name_f]Alisha[/name_f]/[name_f]Alecia[/name_f]/[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]/[name_f]Aimee[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]/[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Hanna[/name_f]/[name_f]Hana[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]/[name_f]Rachael[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]/[name_f]Arianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]/[name_f]Emilie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]/[name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]/[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]/[name_f]Meghan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]

monicalucia · July 3, 2014, 8:33am

[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

lalala_lauren · July 3, 2014, 9:20am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aimee[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbey[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Raychel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]

kala_way · July 3, 2014, 9:30am

I generally prefer the simpler more straightforward spelling.

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - the F looks too much like sofa to me.
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] - both of these are fine. The o version would probably be misspelled a lot more, but it is very attractive.
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] - simple
[name_f]Holly[/name_f] - I don’t like or get the -ie in this case.
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] - simple
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] - y is completely unnecessary and ruins a lovely name [name_f]IMO[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]/[name_f]Leila[/name_f]/[name_f]Laila[/name_f] - I hate them all. And all the other versions of the same.
[name_f]Alesha[/name_f]/[name_f]Alisha[/name_f]/[name_f]Alecia[/name_f]/[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] - same as [name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f] - simple
[name_u]Abby[/name_u] - simple
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Hanna[/name_f]/[name_f]Hana[/name_f] - each has their place. The simpler spellings just have a more Scandinavian feel to me
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] - both are valid. I slightly prefer the K, but they’re both fine. But they lead to [name_f]Cathy[/name_f]/[name_f]Kathy[/name_f] which I hate.
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f] - simple
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] - no need to complicate a classic
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] - simple
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] - no -ie
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u] - please no -eigh
[name_f]Briana[/name_f] - simple
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] - simple
[name_f]Megan[/name_f] - blad 90’s name, but if you’re gonna use it make it as simple as possible
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] - this is a rare case where I really love what the -h does for the overall look.

Mary-la · July 3, 2014, 10:31am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Meghan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

badgerbadger · July 3, 2014, 11:40am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sofia[/name_f] - [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] - [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]/[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] - [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]/[name_f]Hollie[/name_f] - [name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] - [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]/[name_f]Zoey[/name_f] - [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]/[name_f]Leila[/name_f]/[name_f]Laila[/name_f] - [name_f]Layla[/name_f] (I also like [name_f]Leyla[/name_f])
[name_f]Alesha[/name_f]/[name_f]Alisha[/name_f]/[name_f]Alecia[/name_f]/[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] - [name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]/[name_f]Aimee[/name_f] - [name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]/[name_u]Abby[/name_u] - [name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Hanna[/name_f]/[name_f]Hana[/name_f] - [name_f]Hanna[/name_f] (I like [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] too)
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] - [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] (but I prefer [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] out of all the spellings)
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]/[name_f]Rachael[/name_f] - [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucie[/name_f] - [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]/[name_f]Arianna[/name_f] - [name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]/[name_f]Emilie[/name_f] - [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]/[name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f] - [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]/[name_f]Brianna[/name_f] - [name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] - [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], but I like both
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]/[name_f]Meghan[/name_f] - [name_f]Meghan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Susanna[/name_f] - [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]

jacquigirl · July 3, 2014, 11:47am

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

bellerose · July 3, 2014, 12:58pm

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alecia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

Courtin · July 3, 2014, 6:31pm

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Hollie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]/[name_f]Arianna[/name_f] - I would pronounce these differently. Ar-ee-AHN-a vs ar-ee-[name_f]ANNa[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]/[name_f]Brianna[/name_f] - see [name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Meghan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]

Prairiekeeper · July 3, 2014, 6:36pm

I love most of your names and enjoy the alternate spellings, however as I heard several teachers say over the years: The simple names are the ones you usually do not have problems with and sail their way…the alternate names makes us feel that while we are asking time and again about the spellings of their name that they are also struggling their way through school.

findemaxa13 · July 3, 2014, 6:48pm

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]/[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]