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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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[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

GIRLS:
aimee or amy: Amy
alison, allison, allyson or alyson: Allison
alyssa or elyssa: Alyssa (I read the other as eeee-lyssa)
ana or anna: These are different pronounciations to me. An-uh (Anna) vs. Ah-nuh (Ana).
britany, britney or brittany: Britney
caitlin, caitlyn, kaitlin, kaitlyn or katelyn: I like Kaitlyn, but my fiance likes Katelyn because it shortens to Kate better.
cate or kate: Kate
catherine, cathryn, katherine or kathryn: Kathryn.
chelsea or chelsey: Chelsea
eleanor or elinor: Eleanor
hilarie, hilary or hillary: Hilary
jane or jayne: Jane (Random Ys have no place in names)
keira, kira, or kyra: Kira
kristen or kristin: Kristen
leah or lia: Leah
madeleine, madeline or madelyn: Madeline
marcia or marsha: I pronounce these mar-see-uh and marsha.
michele or michelle: Michelle
sara or sarah: Sara
sarina or serena: Serena
sofia or sophia: Sophia
teresa or theresa: Teresa (I don't like random Hs).



BOYS:
conner, connor, conor: Connor
eoin or owen: Owen
marc or mark: Marc if it's short for Marcus, Mark as a stand alone name.
sean, shaun, or shawn: Shawn.
stephen or steven: I pronounce these differently. Steh-fawn vs Steve-in.


UNISEX:
aidan, aiden, or ayden: Aidan
ashlee or ashley: Ashley!
darrell, darryl or daryl: You know, none of these are appealing to me.
ehren or erin: Erin
lee or leigh: Lee for boys, Leigh for girls.
lindsay, lindsey or linzi: Lindsey (I always read the other as lind-say).
reese or rhys: Reese
reilly, riley, ryleigh, rylie: Riley
schuyler, skylar or skyler: Skylar

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

Doesn't really change the fact that I pronounce them differently. I just can't turn ph into a v. An F, sure, but it's no V.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i agree. for some reason people seem to think that their pronunciations are "right"..even if they're actually..well, wrong.