Do I change the spelling of her name?

[Runnergirl1]

So I have a 1yr old and she is called Adelaine (ad-e-laine) however someone commented the other day on her name being Elaine and I now can’t unsee it. For me personally I just don’t want her to be shortened to that. I have until the 12/12 to change the spelling of her name on her birth certificate and was thinking of changing the spelling to Adalaine (ad-a-laine). Doesn’t sound any different as I have a northern accent and dad has a midlands so it all sounds the same. I just don’t k ow what to do now. She doesn’t have a passport or anything so won’t take much to change but now I can’t stop overthinking it. Any help would be great x

Adeline would be nicer.

I think it's much more likely that she will be called Addie or Lainey. Elaine is in the spelling, but when people 'shorten' a name they don't look at the spelling.

I don't think you need to change it. But if you did, you could go for Adeleine, which I think is a more common spelling (along with Adeline) . But then you are swapping Elaine with the Ad, for Madeleine without the M. I have a relative called Adelia, which could be a pretty shortening. I think Adie is cute though.

Leave it.
It is an unusual name.

Your daughter will always have to explain it so make it easy so that she can say...
It's just like Adelaide with an N instead of the D.

I’d leave it.

It’s going to be confusing for people whatever since it’s a made up combo of Adeline and Adelaide (which is a beautiful name - originally German and pronounced Adel-eye-eeda), and fwiw I think the “e” looks nicer than having 3 “a”s in it.