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at least with me, spelling really affects my view on a name. most names have alternate spellings and i was just curious as to which one you guys prefer out of the lists below?
note: i don't necessarily like all of these names..just want to know which spelling you like.

GIRLS:
aimee or amy:
alison, allison, allyson or alyson:
alyssa or elyssa:
ana or anna:
britany, britney or brittany:
caitlin, caitlyn, kaitlin, kaitlyn or katelyn:
cate or kate:
catherine, cathryn, katherine or kathryn:
chelsea or chelsey:
eleanor or elinor:
hilarie, hilary or hillary:
jane or jayne:
keira, kira, or kyra:
kristen or kristin:
leah or lia:
madeleine, madeline or madelyn:
marcia or marsha:
michele or michelle:
sara or sarah:
sarina or serena:
sofia or sophia:
teresa or theresa:



BOYS:
conner, connor, conor:
eoin or owen:
marc or mark:
sean, shaun, or shawn:
stephen or steven:


UNISEX:
aidan, aiden, or ayden:
ashlee or ashley:
darrell, darryl or daryl:
ehren or erin:
lee or leigh:
lindsay, lindsey or linzi:
reese or rhys:
reilly, riley, ryleigh, rylie:
schuyler, skylar or skyler:


my answers...

GIRLS:
aimee or amy: amy
alison, allison, allyson or alyson: alyson
alyssa or elyssa: elyssa
ana or anna: anna
britany, britney or brittany: britney
caitlin, caitlyn, kaitlin, kaitlyn or katelyn: katelyn
cate or kate: cate
catherine, cathryn, katherine or kathryn: catherine
chelsea or chelsey: chelsea
eleanor or elinor: eleanor
hilarie, hilary or hillary: hilarie
jane or jayne: jane
keira, kira, or kyra: kyra
kristen or kristin: kristin
leah or lia: lia
madeleine, madeline or madelyn: madeleine
marcia or marsha: marcia
michele or michelle: michelle
sara or sarah: sara
sarina or serena: sarina
sofia or sophia: sofia
teresa or theresa: teresa



BOYS:
conner, connor, conor: connor
eoin or owen: owen
marc or mark: marc
sean, shaun, or shawn: sean
stephen or steven: stephen


UNISEX:
aidan, aiden, or ayden: aidan
ashlee or ashley: ashlee
darrell, darryl or daryl: daryl
ehren or erin: ehren
lee or leigh: leigh
lindsay, lindsey or linzi: lindsey
reese or rhys: reese
reilly, riley, ryleigh, rylie: reilly
schuyler, skylar or skyler: skyler

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[krosp.livejournal.com]

GIRLS:
aimee or amy: I'd use Amy because it's less confusing, but I like Aimee
alison, allison, allyson or alyson: Alison
alyssa or elyssa: Alyssa
ana or anna: Anna
britany, britney or brittany: I think they're pronounced differently, and I don't have a preferred spelling
caitlin, caitlyn, kaitlin, kaitlyn or katelyn: Caitlin
cate or kate: Kate
catherine, cathryn, katherine or kathryn: Catherine or Katherine
chelsea or chelsey: Chelsea
eleanor or elinor: Eleanor
hilarie, hilary or hillary: Hillary
jane or jayne: Jane (I don't like unnecessary Ys)
keira, kira, or kyra: I wouldn't pronounce Keira the same as the other two. If it's pronounced kie-ra I'd spell it Kyra.
kristen or kristin: Hmm I don't know.
leah or lia: Leah but I don't like it because it's confusing
madeleine, madeline or madelyn: again I'd think madelyn was pronounced differently from the first two. I'd probably go Madeline but I don't know
marcia or marsha: Marcia
michele or michelle: Michelle
sara or sarah: Sarah
sarina or serena: Serena - don't these have different origins/meanings?
sofia or sophia: Sophia
teresa or theresa: I don't know, no preference. I guess Teresa is simpler



BOYS:
conner, connor, conor: Connor
eoin or owen: I don't like this name at all
marc or mark: Mark
sean, shaun, or shawn: Sean
stephen or steven: Steven, but not much of a preference


UNISEX:
aidan, aiden, or ayden: Aidan, but I don't consider this unisex
ashlee or ashley: Ashley
darrell, darryl or daryl: Darryl, although the first one if it was a girl
ehren or erin: Erin, and I thought this was a girl's name
lee or leigh: Lee
lindsay, lindsey or linzi: Lindsay
reese or rhys: I don't know
reilly, riley, ryleigh, rylie: I haven't got a favourite spelling of this yet, but I don't like Ryleigh. Maybe Riley
schuyler, skylar or skyler: I am not familiar with this name

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

don't these have different origins/meanings?
they might, but they're still pronounced the same.
erin is usually used for girls. i've known some male ehrens/erins though. it's considered unisex.