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11-12-2012 at 12:13 PM
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-lyn vs -line

Okay so this has been a "thing" with me for years!

When you seen Madeline or Caroline, how do you automatically pronounce them?

In my head I pronounce them like Caro-lynn and Madel-lynn.

I really don't like the name Madeline pronounced Mada-line and I'm partial to the name Caroline pronounced similarly.

But how else do you spell them? Madelyn/ Carolyn? I think they look kind silly spelled like that! Is it inevitable that I would need to spell these two names like that, or else we'd constantly be correcting everyone on the pronunciation?

These two names always send me into a tail spin because I love them but the pronunciations vs. spellings... ugh!

 
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11-12-2012 at 12:17 PM
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If I wanted the lyn sound, I would spell them Madelyn and Carolyn.
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11-12-2012 at 12:18 PM
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I pronounce Madeline- Mada-lynn and Caroline- Caro-line. I think Caroline will always be mispronounced if you wanted it to sound more like Caro-lynn, but Madeline has always been Mada-lynn to me and everyone else I know.
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11-12-2012 at 12:20 PM
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This is how it is for me...

Caroline-LINE

Carolyn- LYNN

Madeline/Madeleine- LYNN, unless it is in the children's book.

Celine, like Celine Dion- LEEN

Adeline- LYNN

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Caroline is Caro-line but I think Madeline could go either way. 
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11-12-2012 at 12:23 PM
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AEN1029:
I pronounce Madeline- Mada-lynn and Caroline- Caro-line. I think Caroline will always be mispronounced if you wanted it to sound more like Caro-lynn, but Madeline has always been Mada-lynn to me and everyone else I know.

This exactly.  I see how it's hypocritical though since they both end in -line, but I definitely pronounce them differently.  Maybe it's a regional thing?
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11-12-2012 at 12:28 PM
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AEN1029:
I pronounce Madeline- Mada-lynn and Caroline- Caro-line. I think Caroline will always be mispronounced if you wanted it to sound more like Caro-lynn, but Madeline has always been Mada-lynn to me and everyone else I know.

This exactly.  I see how it's hypocritical though since they both end in -line, but I definitely pronounce them differently.  Maybe it's a regional thing?

I was thinking the same thing. It may just depend on where you live.

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11-12-2012 at 12:29 PM
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Madeline can be pronounced mad-uh-lynn or mad-uh-line or mad-uh-len.  The choice is yours.  I don't like spelling it Madelyn to get your point across - I like traditional spellings.

http://www.behindthename.com/name/madeline

Caroline is care-oh-line to me but, just like Madeline, can have variable pronunciations.

http://www.behindthename.com/name/caroline

I'd familiarize yourself with all pronunciations for the spellings before you start making things up.

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AEN1029:
I pronounce Madeline- Mada-lynn and Caroline- Caro-line. I think Caroline will always be mispronounced if you wanted it to sound more like Caro-lynn, but Madeline has always been Mada-lynn to me and everyone else I know.

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11-12-2012 at 1:03 PM
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Sigh.  This is why I've been wavering on using Caroline if it's a girl.  I like it pronounced care-oh-line, not -lynn.  I feel like that's what the spelling Carolyn is for.

With Madeline, I pronounce it usually mad-eh-lynn, but I would not be surprised to be corrected.  

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WashingtonQueen:
If I wanted the lyn sound, I would spell them Madelyn and Carolyn.

This. They are different names.

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11-12-2012 at 1:30 PM
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Caroline here. Pronounced Caro line. But about 75 of the time people pronounce it with the lynn ending. I think Carolyn and Caroline are two different names.
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11-12-2012 at 1:39 PM
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Carolyn and Caroline are definitely different names. Madeline is a question, because in that case, you're right, Madelyn doesn't look quite right and I've never seen/heard of it being spelled that way, so it does seem silly. However, I don't think Carolyn seems silly at all, and it is a pretty common name. 
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AEN1029:
I pronounce Madeline- Mada-lynn and Caroline- Caro-line. I think Caroline will always be mispronounced if you wanted it to sound more like Caro-lynn, but Madeline has always been Mada-lynn to me and everyone else I know.

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11-12-2012 at 1:47 PM
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Caroline here. Pronounced Caro line. But about 75 of the time people pronounce it with the lynn ending. I think Carolyn and Caroline are two different names.

My boss is Carolyn and about half of her phone calls ask to speak with Caro-line.
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11-12-2012 at 1:49 PM
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LINE is how I would pronounce those names...

If you want the 'LYN' sound, to avoid having to correct people I would spell it LYN.

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11-12-2012 at 1:57 PM
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This is the same thing my husband and I have been going back and forth on.  I want it pronounced Mad-uh-lynn and so I want it spelled the way it sounds. He thinks Madeline is a classier spelling. I just dont want to correct people all the time. It is seriously half and half when you ask someone how they would pronounce Madeline. I dont know if we will agree on a spelling but I dont want to have to pick a new name. I dont know what to do. I'm wondering if I should give in cause I'm just happy that he liked the name I picked.
 
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11-12-2012 at 2:06 PM
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Fianschneid:

WashingtonQueen:
If I wanted the lyn sound, I would spell them Madelyn and Carolyn.

This. They are different names.

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11-12-2012 at 2:25 PM
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Okay so see I think I feel the same about Caroline/Carolyn, they really seem like two different names and I know 3 Carolines and they are all pronounced like majority of you said with the -line ending. I don't like Madelyn, it doesn't look right... and I hadn't thought about this before but I know of 2 Madeline's and they do actually pronounce their names with the -lyn ending....

hmmm I'll have to do some more research like PP suggested and see. 

I also like that Madeline was my Great-Grandmother's name... I just don't know if it was her fn or mn or how it was pronounced, although I believe it was with the -lyn ending too. 

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11-12-2012 at 3:39 PM
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I am glad to see that people were helpful here. I posted something similar to the comment I posted to your question before on the board I'm on and someone started a new post making fun of me. Good Luck with the name.
 
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11-12-2012 at 4:08 PM
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I always pronounce -line "line" or "leen" so if you want a lyn sound at the end I would use a lyn or lynne ending.

I think Carolyn is a pretty normal spelling, Im not a huge fan of the Madelyn spelling...what about Madilyn...I feel it looks less of a "I am trying to make a line name say lyn" when the whole name is different but still an acceptable spelling.

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11-12-2012 at 4:39 PM
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You want the Madeleine spelling. There is no option for Carolyn.

Madeline =Line

Madeleine/Madelyn =Lynn

Caroline = Line

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We are using Caroline...pronounced line. I have only had one person ask me how to pronounce Caroline and when I told her Cara-line, she said "that's what I thought." Carolyn is a different name.
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11-12-2012 at 6:16 PM
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fitzpemberley:

Sigh.  This is why I've been wavering on using Caroline if it's a girl.  I like it pronounced care-oh-line, not -lynn.  I feel like that's what the spelling Carolyn is for.

We are using Caroline and we announced her name a while ago. I haven't had one person mispronounce it. Go for it! :)
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11-13-2012 at 11:32 AM
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We wanted the -lyn pronunciation for DD, so we spelled her name Carolyn.  People STILL say Caro-LINE or ask me how to pronounce her name, but hopefully we at least cut down on some pronunciation problems.  I know in the South Caroline is pronounced Caro-LINE, but in the Midwest Caroline can have the -lyn pronunciation.
 
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