Alternative spelling opinion...

[boomba]

I vote Eladia..thats gorgeous...but I prefer traditionall spelling as in Madeleine but i do like Madalynn but as Doly said they are two differnt names?

Soo excitng hun!

[Winter]

I vote Eladia too! I love Tabitha too. It's a pretty name. Just Eladia is ringing my bell, its pretty, it reflects your heritage, its unique so your DD will have her "own" name.

To be honest, I'm over Madeliene / Madalyn / Maddison etc - there just seem to be so many of them around. And I've got both a Madeliene & a Lily in my mother's group.
hope that didn't sound too harsh, its awful when people don't love the names you love..

[YoYo]

Winter it's exactly what I want to hear!

I chose Madeleine, and DH chose Maddison, but I know more Maddisons so that's why it's taking poll position....

We talked about it last night, and we just don't want a name that is TOO popular. I only know one Madeleine, but she is a grown up! But know loads of Maddisons, as little kids...

We also decided that with shortening of names, we prefer

Abigail shortened to Abi
Tabitha shortened to Tabi
Madelyn shortened to Madi

In that order!

Ahhh it's all too hard....but Eladia is going to stick. DH won't let me use it as a first name, but anyone else who wants to use it...go ahead

[Dollyroux]

In that case I think Tabitha Eladia is beautiful...and as you said anyone can use it, I'm putting it on my list, it's just goregous.

My mum always says that the minute the bub is put in your arms you should look at your DH and say "I want to name her X" and they'll agree to anything - so you could try that if you want so that you can have Eladia as a first name. Just out of interest will you pronounce it the english or spanish way?

[Rowellen]

I must be odd because when I see Madeleine I pronounce it Mad-a-lin. That is my preferred spelling.

From your choices, I like
Abigail
Tabitha
Madeleine
Lily

In that order.

Eladia with any of those names seems like a bit of a mouthful to me. But still a lovely name. When I read your first post I pronounced it E-Lay-dee-a though.

[YoYo]

I'd probably pronounce it the spanish way, as that is the way I know it. Plus my Mum would probably wrap me over the knuckles if I said it wrong!!!

[pippismum]

Of your favourites I think Tabitha Eladia flows the best, even though Tabitha is not my favourite of your list.
I'd pronounce Madeline like Madelynn, and Madeleine like straight line. I agree its quite common but still a beautiful name.

[~clover~]

I love Madelynn spelt like that
Madelynn Eladia
I do like it. I is a little long, but I think it works. & how often do you hear a middle name included when a name is called anyway?

How does it work when you yell it with the s**ts? lol. I always yell first & second name. See what you think?