[Opinions] What are some names where you prefer the less common spelling to the more conventional spelling?
For myself, I prefer Haley over Hailey, Leila over Layla, and Cecelia over Cecilia.
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"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain" - Dolly Parton
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"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain" - Dolly Parton
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Replies
(not all of them are spellings of the "same" name)
Hanna/Henna over Hannah
Sybille over Sybil
Adah over Ada
Laurice over Lauressa
Amalya over Amalia
Salomea over Salome
Rowe over Rowen
Freja over Freya
Delbert over Albert
Elie over Elijah
Florijan over Florian
Hendrix over Henry
William over Liam
Avshalom over Abshalom
Fritha over Frida
Freida over Frida
Ingrith over Ingrid
Elfriede over Alfrida
Blanche over Bianca
Hanna/Henna over Hannah
Sybille over Sybil
Adah over Ada
Laurice over Lauressa
Amalya over Amalia
Salomea over Salome
Rowe over Rowen
Freja over Freya
Delbert over Albert
Elie over Elijah
Florijan over Florian
Hendrix over Henry
William over Liam
Avshalom over Abshalom
Fritha over Frida
Freida over Frida
Ingrith over Ingrid
Elfriede over Alfrida
Blanche over Bianca
I really only do like these names when they're spelled my way:
Alison over Allison
Alys over Alice
Bronwen over Bronwyn
Gillian over Jillian
Lauretta over Loretta
Mellisant over Millicent
Viveca over Vivica or Viveka
Devon f over Devin / Devyn
more
Deonna or Dionna over Diana prn dee-ahn-na
Karissa over Carissa
Laurence over Lawrence
Madlen over [all of them]
Silvan over Sylvan
Sonia over Sonya (not sure which is more conventional)
Evette over Yvette
Wray over Ray
Alison over Allison
Alys over Alice
Bronwen over Bronwyn
Gillian over Jillian
Lauretta over Loretta
Mellisant over Millicent
Viveca over Vivica or Viveka
Devon f over Devin / Devyn
more
Deonna or Dionna over Diana prn dee-ahn-na
Karissa over Carissa
Laurence over Lawrence
Madlen over [all of them]
Silvan over Sylvan
Sonia over Sonya (not sure which is more conventional)
Evette over Yvette
Wray over Ray
Elyse-Elise
Good question!
Mollie over Molly.
Jaxon over Jackson.
Jax over Jacks.
Dmitri to Dmitriy.
Hailey over Hayley.
Arielle over Ariel.
Jaiden over Jaden.
Sara over Sarah.
Lilianna over Liliana.
Lia over Leah.
Skylar over Schuyler.
Zavier over Xavier.
Zander over Xander.
Scarlet over Scarlett.
Ruben over Reuben.
Mathew over Matthew.
Page over Paige.
Rowen over Rowan.
Sofia over Sophia.
Aleah over Aaliyah.
Brayden over Braden.
Ciara over Sierra.
Indy over Indie.
Noelle over Noel.
Mollie over Molly.
Jaxon over Jackson.
Jax over Jacks.
Dmitri to Dmitriy.
Hailey over Hayley.
Arielle over Ariel.
Jaiden over Jaden.
Sara over Sarah.
Lilianna over Liliana.
Lia over Leah.
Skylar over Schuyler.
Zavier over Xavier.
Zander over Xander.
Scarlet over Scarlett.
Ruben over Reuben.
Mathew over Matthew.
Page over Paige.
Rowen over Rowan.
Sofia over Sophia.
Aleah over Aaliyah.
Brayden over Braden.
Ciara over Sierra.
Indy over Indie.
Noelle over Noel.