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Confused with best spelling for Adalynne

39 replies

Fairybobbin · 26/10/2019 08:13

Hi, I love the name Adalynne - would you pronounce that Add-a-lin?
But now the more I've looked into that name the more I'm confused about the possible spellings:

Adalynne
Adalynn
Adalyn

But there's also Adeline which I would pronounce differently as add-eh-line but I'm starting to like that too.

What's the most common/well known spelling and how would you pronounce them?
Thanks

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MikeUniformMike · 26/10/2019 09:54

I'd avoid it OP. It will be a lifetime of misspellings.
I'd go with Adalind which is pronounced Adda-lind.

CodenameVillanelle · 26/10/2019 09:51

Adeline isn't the same as the name the OP wants as it's pronounced Adel 'eye' ne. The name the OP wants is Adalind which I'm guessing she's heard as Adalynn. If you want the 'inn' sound at the end you can't put an e on it. However I really don't like any of the spellings you are using.

Atalune · 26/10/2019 09:38

Of the way you want it to be said then the Adalyn spelling is the best.

Adaline I think is a nicer name. But sounds different as people have mentioned.

MonaChopsis · 26/10/2019 09:34

If I saw Adalynne, Adalyn or any variation, I would pronounce it Ada-Lyn, as it looks like two seperate names mushed together.

I much prefer Adeline.

GummyGoddess · 26/10/2019 09:33

Adaline, Adalyne reminds me of addled.

I have a normal name with an unusual spelling. It's shit, don't do that to your child, it irritates me on a daily basis that people spell it wrong even in an email that has the correct spelling in my address.

TheFatberg · 26/10/2019 09:30

Everyone is telling you it's spelled Adeline - don't be quirky and give your kid a name that will always be spelled incorrectly.

hellotabitha · 26/10/2019 09:28

I think Adalyn/Adalynn etc are alternative spellings of the name Adeline/Adaline, rather than it being its own name? I LOVE Adeline/Adaline but with the line pronounciation, I don’t like Lynn.

Original poster
Fairybobbin · 26/10/2019 09:26

Thanks everyone, that's really interesting. Looks like on the whole we would pronounce them the same and the spelling Adalyn is winning so far from the top 3 choices 🤔

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lovelyjubilly · 26/10/2019 08:30

Like Madeline but without the M? I like it!
I'd spell it Adeline.

VodkaRevelation · 26/10/2019 08:29

Your first three suggestions I would pronounce as adder-lin. And then Adeline as adder-line. Both with an emphasis on the first syllable.

I prefer Adalyn as a spelling choice for the first name.

Ohyesiam · 26/10/2019 08:18

Only ever heard of Adeline, which is lovely.

TheAnnoyingSatsuma · 26/10/2019 08:15

Adaline, as in the movie The Age of Adaline?

Short A- dah- line

Hundredacrewoods · 26/10/2019 08:15

I’ve only ever come across the spelling Adeline so I would go with that. Adalynne in particular looks made up to me. Beautiful name though.

CodenameVillanelle · 26/10/2019 08:15

I've never heard the name addalynne
I've heard Adalind, which is nice, though Germanic so a bit odd if you aren't. There's also Adeline which is pronounced with the eye sound at the end.
All the spellings that you have suggested look pretty made up and odd to be honest