Madeleine/Madeline thoughts?

[Heh1991]

Do you like or dislike the name Madeleine and either way why? We both love it but for some reason just doesn’t quite feel perfect!

Madeleine is beautiful. Timeless.

I prefer Madeleine. Not really sure why - it just looks nicer to me

Sorry I thought you were asking Madeleine or Madeline. I do like it as a name in general

It's not a name I'm fond of. I slightly prefer the Madeleine spelling & pronunciation.

I prefer Madeleine but I do like both spellings and pronunciations

A beautiful name. I prefer Madeleine spelling

I’m not keen sorry as I dislike the diminutive Maddie/Maddy, which I feel is inevitable.

Love it. Prefer the Madeleine spelling.

One of my twins is Madeleine so probably biased but always loved it. We went for the Madeleine spelling as the other didn't look right.

I used to love it but don’t anymore - it just reminds me of Madeleine McCann and makes me feel sad.

I don't like it as a name. It also reminds me of MM, a name with such a sad story attached.

I think they will sadly always carry the burden of people saying "ooh, like Madeline McCann?"

I'm sure I've seen thread on here from people with that name having "jokes" ("ooh we found her!") Or people grabbing them to look into their eyes and all such rubbish, despite being obviously a different generation even. You can bet your bottom dollar another public appeal or book wilI come out and refresh everybody's "cleverness". I couldn't put up with that.

I love it. I also like Matilda with Tilly as a nickname. Personally I think the MM connection will lessen over time and there is usually something less desirable about any name if you look into it. It wouldn't stop me using it.

I like it and I really don't think the link to Madeleine McCann is a problem for children being born now.

I would pronounce Madeleine and Madeline slightly differently.

In French (as it's a French name) Madeleine sounds beautiful. The emphasis is on the last syllable -EINE.

In English it sounds awful as people tend to emphasise the MAD part.

And I hate Maddie.

I would pronounce Madeleine and Madeline slightly differently.

Very differently!

I like it, it's sweet but it reminds me of McCann. I saw a post on here by a adult Madeline that said all she ever gets is comments about Madeline McCann, that would put me off.
Matilda is similar and lovely!

Sorry it makes me feel sad too.

The Madeleine spelling. Not keen on Maddie.
Sadly, too closely associated with M. McCann.

Madeleine is lovely & as sad as the MM case it, their generation won’t have heard of her.

Much prefer Madeleine to Madeline although you'll get people spelling it the latter way anyway

Madeleine spelling x

How about Madeleine Lucy? X

I like it, but I never know how to pronounce it.

To rhyme with cane, tin or mine?!

I like both but prefer Madeleine.

I love it

Preferred spelling is Madeleine

Other spelling is more ‘line’ sounding at the end.