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Adelyn nn (addie) vs. Whats wrong vs. With this spelling?

My husband and I are naming our baby girl Adelyn Sophia. I did a poll yesterday and some said the spelling wasnt good, I think they said it looked made up? I want it pronounced ad-uh-lyn, not ad-uh-line. If it were to be spelled Adeline, it would be pronounced different. WDYT? Thanks....

The Top Baby Name is...

Adelyn nn (addie)

100%

Whats wrong

0%

With this spelling?

0%

Poll created: Dec 22, 2008
Total Votes: 1
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If you want the spelling (ad-uh-lyn), I would spell it Adalyn Sophia. I love the name you’ve chosen!
posted by Kels :: 16 years ago | report
Yes, Adelyn looks misspelt and made-up. Adeline IS pronounced ’ad-uh-lin’ and so Adelyn is just a very bad misspelling of Adeline. If she’s going to be called by her nn most of the time anyway, then why not spell it right?
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
Adeline wouldn’t be mispronounced, if that’s what you’re afraid of. My sister’s name is Adeline (pronounced ad-uh-lin) and she almost never has to correct anyone. I mean, everyone’s name is mispronounced sometimes. My name’s Rachel and some people get that wrong, but 9/10 it’s right. So go with Adeline!
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
Well, I will try to keep her from being called Addie most of the time, I want her to be called Adelyn. I just put that in the poll to show what her nickname would be. Also, I am not sure Adeline and Adelyn are pronounced the same. Is that what everyone is saying here? What about add-uh-line? Thought that was Adeline. I am so confused!
posted by Poll Creator :: 16 years ago | report
I like spelling and I would say AD-UH-LYN I don’t see how the pronounciation would be different with an a...
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
I’ve only ever heard Adeline pronounced as Add-el-in. Never heard it as Add-el-ine. Though I guess if that’s the pronunciation you wanted then Adeline would be best. Adelyn just looks bad. I’d go with Adeline
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
as per the webiste Inogolo Adeline is pronounced either a-deh-LEEN
ah-deh-lain
ah-day-LEEN
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
You could spell it Adeleine, like Madeleine without the M. It looks better and would for sure get the same pronuciation as Adelyn.
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
Yes, Adeline and Adelyn have the same pronunciation.
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
Adele is also a cute name, only one spelling and pronounciation!
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
Madeleine is pronounced MAD-eh-luhn
or mahd-LEHN
not mad-uh-lyn....
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
I’m French and really hate seeing names like Madeleine being mispronounced all the time. There are webites like Inogolo where they teach you the correct pronounciation don’t give your child a foreign name if you can’t pronounce it...
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
Adeline, Adelyn, Madeleine, same general pronunciation (general meaning there’s an ’m’ in madeleine). Go with Adeline
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
If you want AD-el-in then Adeline is the way to go. If you want a-DEL-in then Adelyn.
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
Adeline and Adelyn are the same....not Madeleine....eine is ehn
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
I like the spelling Adelyn and Adalyn. Go with what YOU like.
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
the pronunciation of any name ending in ’line’ is regional. In most of the US it is pronounced ’lynn’, in the southern US it is pronounced ’line’ (like caroline) and in different european countries it is pronounced ’leen’ ’luhn’ ’line’ ’lynn’...no matter what, pronunciations will change depending upon where the person who is saying it is from, so just spell it properly and deal with it, if you pronounce it ad-uh-lyn, others around you will catch on, i would spell it Adeline.
posted by Annie :: 16 years ago | report
I agree with Annie. It depends on where you live. I believe in most places Adeline would be pronounced ’ad-el-in’ or ’ad-el-en’ which is really close, so I think you should go with the original spelling.
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
I am not sure anyone on here knows the correct pronounciation. Also, I think there is nothing wrong with the spelling Adelyn. Go for it!
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
if you like the spelling Adelyn go for it.
Some people here call their kids Londyn or Coconut...I’m mean Adelyn seems pretty normal to me...
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
Before I chose the spelling Adelyn, I done alot of research on the internet. Everyone is confused then! Because majority of the people think that Adeline is add-uh-line. Nobody is for sure on it then.
posted by Poll Creator :: 16 years ago | report
The correct pronunciation of Adeline is ADD uh line or Add uh LEEN. Thinkbabynames.com I would spell it Adelyn if you want it pronounced correctly. There is nothing wrong with that spelling. It is a lovely name. GL!
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
To the last post, thank you! I was pretty sure that Thinkbabynames.com was a website I had looked the pronounciation up on.
posted by Poll Creator :: 16 years ago | report
I know an Adeline and her name is pronounced as it looks (add-uh-LINE)....so I see nothing wrong with Adelyn if you want it pronounced that way. I think it looks cute. People spell Madelyn like that, so what’s the difference? I would just do it.
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
Yes, people spell Madelyn like that and nobody says anything. What is the difference? There is no difference in my opinion.
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
OMG people! Poll Creator, Adelyn is beautiful and cannot be mispronounced. I am considering the name myself. I found it in a baby book and there it was pronounced "lyn"
I also personally know a Madelyn--no confusion, same as Adelyn. You can take any name from any originating country, botch it, recreate it, say it with a fake accent, give the name to your dog or even make up your own name. ADELYN is very pretty and it has my vote
posted by guest :: 16 years ago | report
You could go with Adelynn or Adalynn.
http://nameberry.com/babyname/Adalynn
posted by Tiffany :: 11 years ago | report
My daughters name is Adelyn and we pronounce it ADD-da-Lynn . We have never gotten a comment that we’ve spelled our daughters name wrong. I say do what you want and that’s it. We also nickname her Addy, can’t stand it when people miss spell it to Addie. Not a bad spelling just not how our daughter spells her name. So moral is there’s lots of ways to spell names, go with how you want to spell it and people will eventually learn.
posted by Smiller :: 10 years ago | report
I’m actually surprised by a lot of the comments. I’ve never heard of Adeline being pronounced as Adelyn. My g. grandma was Adeline, so we changed it a little and named our daughter Adelyn. We haven’t had any "issues" with the spelling, besides it being "popular" and there being SO many ways to spell it (double D, double N, etc. etc.)!
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report

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