Many parents choose to personalize their baby’s name by using a variant spelling. Here are some interesting baby name spellings that have been used recently in southeastern Minnesota, for example:
- Madeline, Madalyn, Madelin, Madelyn, Madelynn, Madelynne, Madilyn, Matalynn
- Madison, Madisyn, Madyson
- Jackson, Jaxon, Jaxson
- Collin, Colin, Calin
- Dylan, Dillon, Dilyn
- Owen, Owyn, Owin
- Caiden, Cayden, Caden, Caedyn, Kaiden, Kayden, Kaden, Kaeden
- Aiden, Aidan, Ayden, Aden, Aeyden
- Jaden, Jayden, Jaedyn, Jaiden, Jadyn
- Brayden, Braydan, Braden
- Erik, Eric, Arik, Aeric
- Hailey, Haley, Haylie, Haylee, Hayley
- Kailey, Kaylie, Kaley, Kaylee, Kaileigh
- Kiley, Kyleigh, Kylee
- Kalli, Kally, Kalie
- Chloe, Khloe, Kloey, Chloee
- McKayla, Mackayla, Makaila, Mikaela
- Savanna, Savannah, Syvannah
- Olivia, Alyvia, Alivia
I found these in a recent article written by Aleta Capelle (who has a pretty cool name herself). The names come from babies born in Olmsted County, Minnesota from July 1, 2006 through July 1, 2007.