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1. List you favorite spellings of KATE-lynn. Your favorite spelling first then the second favorite etc. List at least 5. You can list as many as you want. If you pronounce Caitlin as KAHT-leen and not as KATE-lynn like I do include it but tell me that you pronounce it differently.
CAITLIN, Kaitlin, Caitlyn, Kaitlyn, Katelyn. Not actually favourite spellings at all, just ones I can think of. Don't like Caitlin much anyway.

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2. Do you think that Khloe looks better than Chloe ? Does it look more authentic, in your opinion ? I had several people tell me that.
Chloe is way better. Khloe doesn't look more authentic; if you're going for the Greek thing, leave out the 'h' and just do Kloe. (which still looks really odd to me, and I don't think is even Greek)

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3. List you favorite spellings of Michaela. At least 5. If you pronounce some differently (e.g. Mikaela as MEE-ka-ay-la) let me know.
MICHALA (my favourite by far, I pronounce it as mi-KA-la though. I don't like mi-KAY-la), MICHAELA, Micaela, Mikaela, Mikayla (IMO the last three are pretty awful though, not favourites, just spellings I could think of. I especially hate Mikayla).

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4. List you favorite spellings of Hayley. Also at least 5.
HAILLE, Halley (like Halley's comet), Hayley, (first three are only 'good' ones IMO, I don't like the name anyway) Haylee, Halee, Haighleigh, Heighleigh, Hayleigh, Haleigh, Haileigh, Hailee, Heighlee, etc etc. Can't think of anymore just now.

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5. Do you prefer -ette or -et endings ? (e.g. Juliet/Juliette, Violet/Violette). Are there some exceptions (e.g. you usually dislike -ette endings but Juliette is fine etc) ? How about -bel/-belle endings ?
Almost always -et and -el. I prefer Juliette to Juliet though. -ette and -elle usually look a bit 'floral'. (I only have Jezebel, which isn't really a -bel like Isobel is, although I can imagine people using Jezebelle, worryingly; and Violet). I do like -tta endings though, like Rosetta, Carlotta, etc

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6. Do you pronounce -line as "leen", "lynn" or "line" ? Are there some exceptions (e.g. Caroline is "line" but Emmeline is "leen" ?)...how do you pronounce Emmeline, Rosaline, Evangeline, Caroline. Also "lina" endings. Is Carolina pr. Caro-leena or Caro-lina etc ?

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-line is usually leen I think, although I can't think of many examples just now, except Caroline where it's line. so for your egs, Emme'leen', Rosa'leen', Evange'leen', Caro'line'. Never 'lyn'.
Carolina is -leena for the name, line-a for the states.

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7. If you had to use an alternate spelling of your favorite boy/girl names which one would you choose?
Girl: Claire (today). I'd spell it Clare, I like it almost as much, although the meaning's not the same.
Boy: Aubrey (today). I guess I'd just take the 'e' out, so Aubry. Definitely not as nice though.

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8. How would you spell Kaia ? Kaya, Kaia, Kya etc ? How would you spell Maya ?
Kaia (although I find it an odd name because 'kai' means food in Maori, and is a word I use a lot. So maybe I would prefer Kaya (the prn still puts me off though), and I prefer Maya, but might be tempting to prn may-a rather than my-a, so I'll go with Maia

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9. May, Mei or Mae ? Why ?
May. Mei is alright, but looks like you have pretensions toward it looking exotic. Probably should only be used for an Asian kid. Mae makes me want to prn it 'my' (which I prefer). So May wins, for straightforwardness and ease of pronunciation.

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10. Are there any names you pronounce differently from anybody else ? Are there any names where you actually prefer to use an alternate spelling ? Is there any really creative spelling you like ?

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I can't think of any creative spellings that I like, and usually like the original forms of names, rather than anglicisations. I used to like Alice spelled Alyss, but I got over it lol. Jaime is probably the only name I prn different from other people - I tend to say it with a soft 'j' sound, like in 'beige'. I think this is coz I speak French and have that association with the name.