Madison or Madelyn?

[TreeMoon]

We will be using Maddie. We're not looking for opinions on Maddie :)

Also, we're not looking for opinions on the spelling of Madelyn (this is the most popular in the US - I'm not American, but I'm just saying that it's a well established spelling). We want it to be obvious about the pronunciation we would like - Madeleine seems to be Mad-eh-len and Madeline seems to be Mad-eh-line, so that's what we have decided :)

Anyway, should we go for Madison or Madelyn as the BC name?

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Madison.

[GrumpySausage]

Madelyn.

[Haffdonga]

Madelyn - very pretty.

Madison - very made up american not my cup of tea ok

[TreeMoon]

Thank you

[OrlandaFuriosa]

Madelyn, no question, good classic name, no associations with porn or shopping, pretty.

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Madelyn

[BarInSpace]

I prefer just Maddie, but of the two longer options I'd pick Madelyn. Madison is too surnamey/place-namey.

[pilates]

Madelyn

[Pencilvester]

Madison, but dislike both. Madeleine is much nicer than both, IMO.

[Loyly]

Madelyn (though I only like it spelt Madeleine)

[LaGattaNera]

I know someone with the surname Madelyn - pronounced maid-lyn - I prefer Madison.

[NotYoda]

Madelyn

Madonna?
Madge?

[Sophronia]

Madelyn

[Pemba]

Madelyn is a proper name and far more classy , however you choose to spell it.

Google tells me that Madison was originally an English surname meaning 'SON of Maud', apparently. It's use to name little girls only started after the film 'Splash' in the 80s, where the mermaid character names herself this (because she sees it on a street sign). So made up, basically!

[ElizaDontlittle]

I'm not sure it's obvious, at least to me, what pronunciation you are after - is it Mad-uh-lin or Maid-lin?
If that's a problem I'd go for Madison, which has grown on me the last decade or so. Maddie is lovely!

[mummytobemaybe]

I like Madeleine (spelt this way).
Madelyn is okay but looks wrong to me.
Hate Madison

[SuperBeagle]

Madelyn.

[user1459464195]

Madelyn

[Kazzawazza69]

Madison

[DramaAlpaca]

I don't mind either of them.

That's not helpful though, so if I had to choose I'd go for Madelyn.

[buttercup54321]

Whenever I hear Maddie I think McCann.

[sems]

I have a Madelyn

Classic, beautiful name imo.

I chose the spelling as I didn't want her struggling spelling her name which I always had too.

I adore her name

[CaliforniaHorcrux]

Madison

[1horatio]

Madeleine.

But Madelyn is better than Madison imo.