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[Opinions] Re: I'm just glad it's not me.

by Roanoke (Roanoke17)

7/16/2007, 8:37 PM

in reply to a message by Eliora

Actually, it's Madelyn, which is not a misspelling.

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- Eliora (eliorafalk)

7/17/2007, 7:17 AM

Ah, you're right.

Madelyn isn't.

- Julia (JuliaF) +2

7/16/2007, 9:22 PM

Well, it sort of is

Madelyn is just the spelling parents use because they don't want their daughter to be called MAD-eh-line, which is the most logical pronunciation of Madeline. It is pretty much misspelled.

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey) +1

7/16/2007, 9:28 PM

Madelyn has been on the top 1000 list since 1893. If it's a misspelling, then it's one with plenty of history.

Array (doesn't get why parents using a well-accepted variation to make pronunciation clear is a bad thing)

- Julia (JuliaF)

7/16/2007, 9:59 PM

Oooh, good point (m) (edited)

Thanks for letting me know. However, just because something has been in use for a long time doesn't make it legit. Clinton has been in the top 1000 since 1900. It's still a surname.

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