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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.

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KATELYN
Kaitlyn
Katelynn
Kaitlynn
Caitlin

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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.

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I think Chloe looks better. Khloe looks like someone is trying to be different and just looking wrong

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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.

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MICHAELA
Makayla
Mikayla
Mikaela
Makaela

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4. List you favorite spellings of Hayley. Also at least 5.

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HALEY
HAYLEY
Hailey
Haylee
Haylie

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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 ?

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I usually prefer the simpler -et or -bel endings. The exception is that I prefer Isabelle to Isabel because it looks more complete.

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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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-lina is usually lee-na, sometimes I say care-oh-LIE-na, but only because I'm from the Southeastern US. -line is almost always LIEN, Angeline, Celestine, and Seraphine are exceptions.

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7. If you had to use an alternate spelling of your favorite boy/girl names which one would you choose ?

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Jaycob (Jacob)
Katharine (Katherine)

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8. How would you spell Kaia ? Kaya, Kaia, Kya etc ? How would you spell Maya ?

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I spell them Kaya and Maya, but Kaia and Maia are tolerable

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9. May, Mei or Mae ? Why ?

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May because Mei is a different name and isn't pronounced exactly the same and Mae bothers me.

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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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Rosaline is "ROHZ-uh-lien"

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I prefer Nathanael to Nathaniel though I also say it nuh-than-AY-el.