preferred spellings...

[politicking.livejournal.com]

out of the two spellings, which do you prefer-- if you do not like either, which alternative do you prefer? also, do you pronounce the different spellings different ways, or the same?

Madeline or  Madeleine
Jocelyn or Josslyn
Cain or Kane
Jamie or Jaime
Kiley or Kylee
Jacqueline or Jaclyn
Kristina or Christina
Jaden or Jayden
Regan or Reagan

Comments

[nothingbuthp.livejournal.com]

Madeleine
Jocelyn
Kane
Jamie
Kiley
Jaclyn
Christina
Jayden
Reagan

I'm really only fond of Madeleine, though.

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

Madeleine
Jocelyn
Cain (I also like Caine though)
Jamie
Kiley
Jacqueline
Christina
Jayden
Regan

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Madeleine
Jocelyn
Cain
Jamie
I can't really pick either
Jacqueline
either Kristina or Christina
either Jaden or Jayden
either Regan or Reagan (though I say those two differently)

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

Madeleine.
Jocelyn.
Cain.
Jamie. Jaime is the Spanish version of Jamie, and should be pronounced the Spanish way (Haymie, I think).
Kiley.
Jacqueline.
Christina.
Neither. Jaden/Jayden/any varient is awful.
Regan, although I don't like it either way.

You forgot the old favorite: Elizabeth versus Elisabeth.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Madeleine, but either works.
Jocelyn. Josslyn isn't even pronounced the same way (one is Joss-uh-lyn, the other is Joss-lyn)
Caine, but out of the two, Kane
Jamie for a girl, Jaime for a boy.
Kiley
Jacqueline
Christina
Jaden
Regan. Reagan makes me think of Ronald Reagan.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I pronounce Madeline and Madeleine differently, but I like both names.
Jocelyn
Cain
Jaime
Neither
Jacqueline
Christina
Jaden
Regan

[djador.livejournal.com]

Madeleine
Jocelyn
neither - I just don't like the name
Jamie
Kiley
Jacqueline
Christina
-> Jaiden (Jaden looks incomplete, like it would be pronounced Jah-den but I don't like the Y in Jayden)
Reagan

I pronounce all of them the same either way.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Madeline
Jocelyn
I don't like either because of the biblical connotations.
Jamie
Kiley
Jacqueline
I don't like either; I prefer Christine.
NEITHER! Blegh.
Reagan.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I pronounce all pairs the same except for Jocelyn and Josslyn.

[rorylareina.livejournal.com]

I prefer Madeleine, but if I ever use it I will use Madeline after my great-grandmother.
Jocelyn, if I have to pick one.
Kane. The other has negative connotations.
Jamie. Unless you are a Spanish-speaker.
Kiley.
Jacqueline.
Christina.
Jayden.
Regan is REE-gan, Reagan is RAY-gan, like the president. I choose neither.

[h-hope.livejournal.com]

Madeline. I think Madeleine has too many E's

Jocelyn if you want a 3 syllable name Joss-a-lyn
Josslyn if you want a 2 syllable name
But IMO I do prefer Jocelyn

Kane (less Biblical)

Jamie

Kylee (Kiley looks like Riley and could be a pain with certain people's handwriting with R's looking like K's)

Jacqueline (see issue with syllables above!)

Christina (the feminine form of Chris)

Eww. Neither. Waaaay to trendy and popular for me to even be able to answer whether I like Jaden or Jayden better. Both make me want to vom.

Regan

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

I pronounce Madeline as MAD-el-in and Madeleine as MAD-uh-line.
Jocelyn
Kane (because Cain is too Biblical for me)
Jamie (I'd assume that Jaime would be pronounced HI-may)
Kylie
Jacqueline
Christina
Jaden (the y looks effeminate to me)
Regan is REE-gan and Reagan is RAY-gan

[depeche810.livejournal.com]

Madeline
Jocelyn
Cain
Jamie
Kylee
Jacqueline or Jaclyn- to me, Jaqueline is pronounced like Jack-wel-lynn or Jack-well-een, and Jaclyn is Jack-lynn
Christina
Jayden
Regan or Reagan- the first one I'd think is Reg-gan or Ree-gan, and the 2nd one is Ray-gan

[intothesea.livejournal.com]

Madeline.
Jocelyn.
Cain.
Jamie.
Kiley.
Jacqueline.
Christina.
Jayden.
Reagan.

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

Madeline
Jocelyn
Cain
Jamie
Neither (no alternatives, either)
Jacqueline
Christina
Neither (ditto above)
Reagan

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Madeline
Jocelyn
Cain
Jamie
Kiley
Jaclyn
Christina
Jaden
Reagan

[farawaysong.livejournal.com]

Madeleine
Jocelyn
Cain
Jamie
Kiley
Jacqueline
Christina
Jayden
Reagan

[yellowsummers.livejournal.com]

Madeleine
Josylene
Cain
Jamie or Jaime- to me Jamie is jame-ee, and Jaime is Hai-Meh.
Kylie
Jacqueline
Kristina
Jaden
Reagan

[http://users.livejournal.com/_toasterhead/]

Madeleine
Jocelyn
Cain
Jamie
Kylee
Jacqueline
Jaden
Reagan

[http://users.livejournal.com/_toasterhead/]

and Christina.

[confusedanswers.livejournal.com]

As I'v said in MANY other posts, Jaime and Jamie are NOT the same name! Why can't people figure this out already?

as for the others...
Madeline
Cain
---
Kiley
Jacqueline
Kristina
Jaden
Reagan

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

I've only ever known one Jaime, and her name was basically pronounced the same way as Jamie is. She is the sweetest person I have ever met. I've just always wanted to put bows on her head and take her home with me (and she's, like, 30something too, lol).

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

Madeline
Jocelyn
Kane
aime
Kiley
Jacqueline
Christina
Jaden
Regan

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

* Jaime (:

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

Madeline
Jocelyn (prn JOSS-eh-lyn. I would prn the other JOSS-lyn)
Kane
Jamie
Kiley
Jaclyn (prn JACK-lyn. I would prn the other JAH-kweh-lyn)
Christina
Jayden
Regan

[gretch-a-sketch.livejournal.com]

Madeline or Madeleine -- Both can be pronounced the same (Mad-a-lynn), Madeline can be pronounced Mad-a-LYne. I like them both a lot but prefer Madeleine.

Jocelyn or Josslyn -- Jah-seh-lynn vs. Jahs-lynn -- I prefer the first

Cain or Kane -- I pronounce them both the same, and prefer Kane (but don't really like either)

Jamie or Jaime - I always think the second is spanish and pronounced Hy-me. Also, I think the first is more for girls and the second is more for boys. I prefer Jamie, but don't love it.

Kiley or Kylee - I pronounce them both Ky-lee, and I prefer Kylee but don't like either.

Jacqueline or Jaclyn - The first jack-qua-lynn (kind of) and the second jack-lynn. I prefer the first.

Kristina or Christina - I pronounce them both the same, but prefer Christina

Jaden or Jayden - I pronounce them both the same and prefer Jaden (but don't like it)

Regan or Reagan - I pronounce them both the same (Ray-gin) but prefer Regan (less like the president)

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Madeleine and Madeline are completely different to me. But I prefer Madeleine.
Jocelyn (though I HATE the name)
Cain
Jamie
Kylee (though I much prefer it Kylie)
Jacqueline
Kristina
Jaden
Regan

[samaside.livejournal.com]

Madeline (Mad-uh-line) vs. Madeleine (Mad-uh-lynne)
Jocelyn
Kain
Jamie (Jay-mee) vs. Jaime (Hai-me)
Neither.
Jacqueline
Christina
Jayden
Reagen

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Madeleine
Jocelyn
Cain
Jamie
Kiley/Kylee, both are bad, but Kylee is worse.
Jacqueline or Jaclyn, oh god--"Jaclyn" is just trashy.
Christina, with a "K" is almost as bad as Jaclyn!
Jaden
Regan