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Yeah but I think that's because you grew up in an Orthodox Jewish area. I don't see that happening anywhere else. Especially not with Hannah, I would say it's HANN-a to at least 90 percent of the population. My dad is German and it's pronounced HAHN-na in German but even he would pronounce it HANN-a if he met one in the US.

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My mom is French. The most common pronunciation is definitely mahd-eh-LENN. The eh is extremely short. Some people say mad-LEN but that is less common. It depends on your accent.

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I pronounce Madeleine mahd-eh-LENN when I'm in France. If I met on in the US I would pronounce it MAD-eh-linn.

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If I met a Madeline in France I would say mah-deh-LEEN. In English MAD-eh-linn.

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Madeleine, Madeline, Madelyn: I'd pronounce them ALL MAD-eh-linn in an English speaking country. And I'm bilingual. So I just can't see it working unless you live in an area where many people speak French. And then it would probably be considered very dated, it was used a lot a couple of decades ago and hasn't made a comeback. Madeline would definitely be the more modern option (in France).

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I love Madeline. I like Madeleine as well. Can't stand Madelyn.