Mollie/Molly?

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Which spelling do you prefer for the name? Molly or Mollie? I've been told by a few people it changes the "image" they get from the name. I tend to agree--I sort of like Molly, but it strikes me as almost mundane; while I find myself absolutely loving Mollie. What do you think?

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[solyma.livejournal.com]

i prefer molly. :)

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

:-)

[mommyof-2girls.livejournal.com]

Molly.

I might just be biased though...my niece's name is Molly. :)

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Haha. One of my good friends is a Mollie, so I might be a bit biased myself! :-)

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

Molly. I have always been a "y" kind of girl as opposed to "i" or "ie," plus Mollie will constantly be mistaken for Molly and need to be re-spelled.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I've always been an "ie" girl myself, but that's the ticket, too. You don't want a kid walking around correcting everyone all the time. Thanks :-)

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Molly

I prefer the cleaner traditional spellings almost exclusively. Mollie isn't bad as far as creative spellings go, but I still prefer the most basic approach.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I prefer the cleaner traditional spellings almost exclusively.

I tend to as well, which is why this is a bit odd; except that I do tend to like "ie" versions better. In my mind, it seems more whole. But I was about to ask what the original version was, because Molly is a pet form for Mary, is it not? I think the Mollie spelling was always popular, and not just in recent years. I get what you mean about the most basic approach though. People spelling it "MiKayla" drive me batty. :)

[krazyhippie.livejournal.com]

If you go with Mollie, she'll always have people misspelling it...but I think it's cuter so I'd go for it. My name is Rachel and people ALWAYS make it Rachael...and that's annoying but I still like my spelling better and am glad my parents chose it. So that's not enough reason to not name her that. :)

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

In theory. I'm only 19 and not pregnant. Don't scare me! ;-) But I agree with your approach. And, you know what? I have a friend named Rachael and people always spell it Rachel. My mom's name is Rachel as well, and people always spell it Rachael. I guess there's no way out. :-D

[our-journey.livejournal.com]

I love the spelling "Molly". It always seems so classic to me. You've seen it used in the "American Girl" book series, and I see it on many girls these days too. I always loved the classic spelling, although Mollie is a great version too.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I love classic names too, and usually the classic spellings. There's just something about Mollie that gets my... attention, I guess? I wonder when the Mollie version was formed, though. I know it's not a modern spelling. Hmm. :-)

[xxsilverbellsxx.livejournal.com]

Molly, though Mollie isn't bad.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

Just for personal preference, I like Molly, Mollie looks strange to me for some reason. But I like it either way, it's not horrible or anything, I can SO see someone one day spelling it something awful like Maywliey. In the scope of 'alternate spellings' it's pretty normal.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, "unique" (Uneek!) spellings. MiKayla. McKenzee. Alivia. It's enough to make you smack your head into a wall.

(my favourite name is Kate, and a friend once told me she can see the day someone spells it "K8" or something similar; it made me laugh, like Maywliey, and then it made me sad, because you just know it's bound to happen, if it hasn't already).

I'm not even sure Mollie is an alternate spelling. It's been around as long as Molly, as far as I can see. It's actually really interesting, as they're both pet forms for Mary. I wonder when Mollie came along.

:-)

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I prefer Molly, but then, it's my name, so any other spelling would probably look strange to me. I think both are equally "common," and almost everyone misspells my name as "Mollie," so maybe Mollie is actually the "normal" spelling, I have no idea.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

You have a pretty name :)

I don't know either. I think that you're bound to get your name misspelled. I'm Jillian, and people spell it Gillian all the time, which I find reasonable; but then, all the Gillians I know have it misspelled as Jillian. We're all doomed. ;-)

[photosofme.livejournal.com]

Mollie!

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

YAY!

[jonandjennsbaby.livejournal.com]

Molly.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

:)

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

Molly

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

:)

[crazy-confuzled.livejournal.com]

no matter which spelling you pick there are always going to be people who will misspell it...i like Mollie better but that's just the way i am

my daughters name is Jaeda and i didn't want to spell it as Jada because it just seemed to plain and simple...most people know how to spell her name but some people have spelled it as Jaida - and it took my husband about a year to get the spelling down :)

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I would have thought it were Jada too. Pretty name, and she's a gorgeous little girl (assuming that's her on your icon!)... thanks :)

[rebeccasmom.livejournal.com]

I like it spelled Mollie! Very cute and sweet!

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[invisiblepet.livejournal.com]

I like Molly. Mollie is a fish. It's a very pretty little fish that likes salty water and does well in community tanks. :) Obviously I'm an aquarium person, so that's what I think of when I see "mollie".

Oh and I'm probably biased because my kitty is Molly and I love it just the way it is.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Hehe. :-) Thanks

[semi-sweet.livejournal.com]

I like the Mollie spelling better. Maybe because my own name ends in -ie, but it's a little longer that way and seems less like a nickname and more like it's own name. I don't know, it's cute either way :o)

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I agree, I think that might be why I like Mollie better, as well. Seems more... complete, I guess. Thanks! :-)

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

Molly..

Mollie just doesn't look right for some reason.

It's sort of like Jenny & Jennie I guess..
but my name is Jennifer and I go by Jenny.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Goes to show it's a matter of habit! :-) Thanks.

[queen-exene.livejournal.com]

Mollie.

And I've always had "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"-esque fantasy of naming a girl Mollie Malone after the Irish song.

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

Molly Malone is a song about a hooker!

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

I like either, but I always feel sorry for Molly's who are named Molly. Same thing with Jamies. It's a nickname-name. I think Molly can be a nickname for Mary or Margaret or Mary Catherine.

[kasaiah.livejournal.com]

Molly

[osnadurtha.livejournal.com]

Molly :)

because uh
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[anapology.livejournal.com]

I love Mollie. I only know Molly's but I have always thought the ie ending was lovely.
I'm Sophy, Yes Sophy with a y. It's quite unusual & although people are always spelling it with a 'ie' (which makes so much more sense i know!) I do quite enjoy having it spelt a little differently to other Sophie's.