Adeline - Adie / Edeline - Edie

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I'm toying with two similar names for our (potential) baby girl. Love the classic full length 'Adeline' and my partner and I would like to shortened it to 'Adie'. Our conundrum though is around how to pronounce the both the full and NN. Our options to pronounce the name are:

• Ad-a-line (rhyming with divine)
• Ad-a-lyn (rhyming with Madeline)
• Ay-die (rhyming with Sadie)

We also like the name Edie (pronounced Ee-dee), but less keen on Edeline (pronounced Ede-a-line/Ede-a-lyn).

Are views on how to pronounce? I don't want this kid to constantly correct people on pronounciation!

We're from Wales, UK for context!

Adeline is pronounced Ad-ah-line like Caroline, it’s getting quite popular so I don’t think you’ll get to pick a different one. Nns would be Addie or Lina I guess. Ay-die as a nn - you’d be better calling her Ida in that case??

If you like Edie then just use Edith as a full name.

Adelia is another version. Was my grandmother's middle name.

I don't like Adeline and Edeline looks like it's made up

How about Adrienne or Adiadne nn Addie or Adey

I like Adeline, pronounced like add-a-line best and I think Addie is a great shortening. Edeline looks a bit made up, I love Edie as a shortening for Edith but it could work as a standalone name too.

Adeline is pronounced Ada-lyn. It is a very popular name in France with the 30-40 yr age group. We have an Adeline, goes by her full name or Adie or just Ads.

Edeline looks weird, and would be shortened to Eddie, surely? Not Edie.

Adaline is lovely. I prefer the -line sound at the end but I know an adult with this name who says hers with a -lean sound at the end so I default to this now.

My advice would be not to fixate on shortenings / nicknames. My dd's short form of her name isn't one we anticipated - it came from her being unable to say her whole name for a while when she was learning to talk. And nicknames can be anything! As they get older they will develop nicknames with friends.

Edie: I'd go for Edith or use it as a standalone name.
Tbh Adeline tends more naturally to Addie as as a shortening.
Aydeline /Aydelin maybe?

Adeline ( Add a line) is lovely. I know an Edie and people always think her name is (the boy's name) Eddie.

I also prefer Adeline with line. And I love Adey or Addie. I've not heard of Edeline before and don't like it as much but maybe just that I'm not used to it. I think there's a marginal advantage to having a name near the top of the alphabet too so I'd go with Adeline between the two myself.

Love Adeline, pronounced Add a line.
Addy is cute.

Don’t like Edeline and not fond of Edie

Edeline is awful sorry but Adeline is now or you could spell it Adelyn. I have to met 2 ever.