Connie or Madeline?

[ilovecheese1]

I think we’re down to final 2. (For now)
One is my favourite the other is DH’s. But we do like them both, we may end up putting them into a hat.
Which would you choose?

Connielingus would put me off that.

Madeleine is Madeline McCann to me.

Definitely Madeline. It's a beautiful name, although I also prefer the Madeleine spelling.

Definitely Madeline.

I don’t get why the Madeleine McCann connection would ever be an issue. She’s a missing girl, not a murderer.

Baffles me too.

Connie x 100000. I’m having a boy and can’t use it but it was my choice for a girl.

I think Madeline is winning

Madeline by miles.

pemba 👍🏼

The ‘Connielingus’ comment upthread is weird!!😳

I prefer Connie.

I prefer Connie.

Madeleine has the immediate McCann association and I think choosing a name with a specific, less common, pronunciation in mind is a path to life long infuriation for you and your DD.

Does anyone have any recommendations of other names we may like based on these? My brain is frazzled.

ilovecheese1 I'm surprised so many people on here associate Madeleine with McCann enough to put them off the name... strange!

For other names how about:
Adeline (Addie for short)
Beatrice
Alice (Allie)
Penelope (Penny)
Laurie
Sophie
Emmeline (Emmy)

Connie! My beloved Grandma was called Constance Clara Charles and I loved her name! We called her Emma for some reason

CONNIE!!! My favourite name. Sadly sounds crap with our surname.

Yes not sure why Connielingus comes to some people’s mind....wouldn’t even think of that

Thanks @ApplestheHare I do really like Adeline! That’s been brought up before.. what would nn be do you think! Ada? Oh no more votes for Connie making it even harder 🙈 I was hoping for a clear winner!

They're both nice but I prefer Madeleine.

As for it reminding people of Madeleine McCann, she is a beautiful little girl, as I'm sure your daughter will be too.

ilovecheese1 for Adeline nicknames I reckon there are a few options, though it's not so long you'd need one.

Ada
Addie
Lena
Della
Adele (obviously not short!)

definitely Madeline imo. absolutely gorgeous! x

No to Madeline. Just gives me an instant image of little maddie and the Mccanns. Connie is lovely as is Constance.

Constantine
Evangeline
Emmaline
Adaline
Marilynn/line

Madeleine or Madeline. Classic and beautiful.
I don't always think of Madeleine McCann - I know too many people called it for that.

I dont really like Connie. It has the negative word 'con' as a start .

Madeleine is beautiful. I think Connie is a bit wet tbh and sounds a bit like a nickname. Or a dog breed.

Connie is gorgeous.

Madeleine, no question. Constance is nice but I’m not keen on Connie at all.

Constance is horrible!! But Connie is so cute! I think Madeline/Maddie is a bit common now so while it used to beautiful to me it now seems a little dull x