How Would You Spell These Girls Names?

Updated on March 01, 2011
B.B. asks from New Haven, CT
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Cara, Alison and Katelyn. I've seen many spellings of these names (Alison and Katelyn in particular), just wanted to get a quick poll of how you think they are spelled. Thanks :-)

UGH...picking a name for this baby is BRUTAL!!!!!!!!

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Thank you so much! This is fascinating to me. I honestly never even knew there was another way to spell Alison (I always thought 1 L)...but most of you say 2 L's...which is what my hubby says too. Funny.

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K.C.

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Cara, Kara, Alison, Allison, Alyson, Allyson, I've even seen Aleson, Katelyn, Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Catelyn, Caitlyn, Catelin. I'd go with Kara (I'm partial to K names), Alyson (just like the way it looks), and Katelyn (again with the K name, and my little girl is Kate, so I just like that...(^_^)). There's no right or wrong here. The pronunciation of these names is not too confusing, except for the Kah-ra/ Care-a issue.

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P.F.

answers from Dallas on

Hi,

I've seen Cara also spelled Kara. I have seen Alison spelled Allison, Allyson, Allisyn. I have seen Katelyn spelled, Caitlin, Caitlyn, Katlyn.

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L.M.

answers from Dover on

Cara or Kara...only way I have ever seen it. I personally think Cara implies "Car a" while Kara implies "Care a".

Allison for a girl, Alison for a boy (I don't like this name for a boy but one "L" is how I have always seen it for boys and YES I do know a boy name Alison).

Katilyn, Katelin, Catilyn...seen it a few ways but these are just a few.

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E.K.

answers from Minneapolis on

Cara
Allison
Caitlin

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S.H.

answers from Spokane on

Kara
Allison
Katelyn (I like that it can be shortened to Kate if she chooses).

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L.G.

answers from Eugene on

Kara, Allison, Caitlin. Give your child the easiest spelling possible as she won't like spelling her name throughout life.

These names are common enough but not too common. That is what I decided to do with my children. My eldest went to school with three children with her name. My youngest it turned out to the special of the year with four variations of spelling. Only in Norway could I buy every conceivable item with her name inscribed correctly.

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B.W.

answers from Minneapolis on

Cara
Allison
Caitlin

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T.L.

answers from St. Louis on

I would spell all three just like you have them. My Alison is spelled with only one L.

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V.T.

answers from Dallas on

Kara
Allison (only because my best friend in elementary school was Allison)
Katelynn (my sister is Kate and my middle name is Lynn)

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K.G.

answers from Boca Raton on

Kara

Allyson/Allison/Alyson

Caitlyn,Kaitlin, Kaitlyn

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S.S.

answers from Cincinnati on

kara, allison, katelyn

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M.J.

answers from Sacramento on

Kara (unless it's with an "s" sound, in which case, Sarah), Allison and Katelyn.

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K.P.

answers from New York on

Kara or Cara
Allison, Alison, Allyson (saw the name Ellyson the other day too)
Caitlyn, Kaitlyn or Katelyn

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L.B.

answers from Seattle on

Cara, Allison, Kaitlin. Good luck!

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J.L.

answers from Los Angeles on

Cara depends on the sound you want.
CAR-uh (Cara) or CARE-uh (Kara).
Allison I have seen more then Alison.
Katelyn I think I have seen a bazillion spellings of. I would spell it the way you did...Katelyn. But I have also seen...Caitlyn, Kaitlyn, Caitlin, Kaitlin.

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D.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Cara, Allison and Caitlyn.

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D.M.

answers from Denver on

Cara or Kara
Allison - I don't know why, - even though I know one L Alisons, it seems wrong to me. : (
The way you spell Katelyn seems perfect - not a lot of chance for confusion!

CONGRATULATIONS!

By the way, when baby 3 turned out to be another boy, we had a heck of a time with names too! In the end, we gave him the same first name as Daddy! Good luck!

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M.R.

answers from Chicago on

Cara or Kara

Allison

Caitlyn

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H.S.

answers from Cincinnati on

Kara, Allison, and Katelyn.

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M.!.

answers from Columbus on

My neighbor is a Kaitlyn and goes by Kaity for short.

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M.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Allison should def be 2 L's. IIt could have a y sometimes. MO there is no point in having a name that will sound the same but be spelled differently...thus making your child's name spelled wrong everywhere unless she takes the trouble to spell it out.

Cara is usually Kara but I have seen it Cara

Katelyn, Caitlin, Kaitlynn.

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A.G.

answers from Houston on

Kara

Allison or Allyson

Katelyn

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T.B.

answers from Bloomington on

Kara, Allison, Caitlyn... That is my midwestern perspective : )

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A.P.

answers from Los Angeles on

Cara Carah Kara Karah
Allison Alison Alyson Alisyn
Katelyn Katelynn Katelin Catelyn Catelynn

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M.H.

answers from Raleigh on

Kara, Allison, Kaitlyn...baby naming is really not as fun as you think it would be when you are a little girl (although at least for me, my hubby took some of that fun away ;) )

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A.B.

answers from New York on

Kara, Allison and Caitlin

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D.S.

answers from Houston on

kara allison and katelynn

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