Also, I don't think Kaylie looks little girlish at all. Anonymous. Favourite answer. Log in to reply to the answers Post; Anonymous. It could be made counterintuitive and annoying with a complicated spelling (Kaeyliee, etc. I think Kaleigh hasn't been suggested because it is possible/likely to be pronounced like Callie (instead of Kay-lee), which I believe is not the OP's intent. Kaylee (or however it is spelled) is a completly made up name that got into style somehow. 17 Answers . Here are all the different ways to spell Kaylee that I can think of: - Kaylee - Kaylea - Kaylie - Kayley - Kayleigh - Kailee - Kailea - Kailie - Kailey - Kaileigh - Kaelee - Kaelea - Kaelie - Kaeley - Kaeleigh ^ Plus all of the above spelled with a "C". To be honest, I prefer the simple spellings. If you don't mind the spelling and your husband prefers it, I'd probably let him have this one. Cayley. I agree with the above comments thatHmm. My husband and I are expecting our second girl in the spring, and we can't agree on how to spell her name. So if you don't dislike the -leigh ending, I'd go with it. If you can't leave it up to chance and neither of you is willling to budge, I would recommend scrapping the name and going with something else. Kaleigh. I know there is also the spellings like, Kylee, and Kyleigh, but I am not a big fan of those also lol. Apr 8th '09. Honestly, it does seem like you are disagreeing on the equivalent of "Catherine with a C" vs "Katherine with a K".
Throw in Kaylee, Kaylie, Kayley, Kayleigh, etc., and anyone who has this name is going to have to spell it out frequently. I am not a big fan of the spelling Kylie. i prefered kaelin or even kailen - they just look more girly. So I would definitely spell it Kaylee. I've known two, both in their 20s now. I know that style-wise, Kaylee and Lorelai don't "match", but we both love the name so we don't care. All the others just look made-up to me.I'm going to vote for Kayleigh because I do think that it's visually prettier, goes better with Loralei, and with all the names ending in "leigh" that have popped up over the last few years, I think that it will be much more familiar to people than it would have been even a decade ago. Yes, she will have to correct people's spellings, just like anyone named Lee/Leigh has to do.If I had to choose one though I'd go with Kayleigh.
I spell my name for people who are writing it down on a form. In 30 years or so, they won't sound youthful anymore, they'll be "mom" or "aunt" names like the Linda/Brenda/Nancy/Tammy/Cheryl/Donna of today. What are the different ways to spell Kaylee? I petitioned hard for that spelling because while I love the sound of the name Lorelei, I hate the look of the -ei at the end and the -ele- in the middle. ProudArmyWife25 Due September 5; 2 kids; Chaska, Minnesota 137 posts . The middle name will be Brooke. Relevance. I personally don't really have a preference between Kaylee/Kayleigh. My name is Kaylee. There are many ways to spell Kaylee.Some of them are:Kaeli,Kayleigh,Kayly. I love the middle name Brooke. ), but Kayleigh follows phonetic rules and naming conventions and does not bother me. Nice to know I'm not the only one who wants to say "lay" for Leigh!I don't think I can add much to the spelling debate; I know someone by this name, and she spells it Kayleigh, so that's what seems closest to "correct" for me, but I don't mind a more phonetic variant like Kaylee -- the name originates from English attempts at spelling an Irish surname, after all, and anything's better than Irish spelling!Hmmm, I don't usually like spellings that are fussier than they need to be, but in this instance I think I prefer Kayleigh.