Maisie or Emmie?

[Sammy999]

Hi everyone,

I'm about to drop any day but cannot decide what to call our little girl, it seems such an important decision...

I would really appreciate your comments in relation to the following two options that my partner and I have come up with:

1. Emmie Rose
   
2. Maisie Rose
   
   Thank you x :-) x

[RobinSparkles]

Maisie.

If you go for Emmie then lots of people are going to presume that she's called Emma or Emily.

[summerlovingliz]

Maisie!

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

Emmie will lead to a lifetime of confusion. Only use it if you really, really love it.

[notso]

I really like both, I think Emmie sounds a bit more nicknamey than Maisie but only just.

I know one Emmie, from the nursery I worked at. It wasn't really a problem, a couple of people asked if it was a nn but Mum said no and that was that.

I have a diminutive name, I do sometimes get asked if my 'real' name is the full version but am more likely to be called the 'ie' version of my name.

[halecromp]

I love both, but prefer Emmie.

[thegreatgatsby101]

I don't like either spellings as I'm not keen on 'ie' endings of names, not sure why.
I prefer Maisy, but spelt as I just have.
Emmie just sounds like a nn of Emma and I think others will assume the same. For the record I think Emma is a beautiful name! ;)

[ToffeeJungle]

Maisie.

Emmie feels like it needs to be short for something.

[MoonHare]

Not wild about either but would choose Maisie over Emmie for all the reasons others have already given.

[Shinysilverbutton]

Not keen on either sorry but I'd pick Maisie over the two.

[JimmyCorkhill]

Have you considered Emme? It sounds exactly the same as Emmie but looks like a full name rather than a shortened name.
Agree that Maisy is a nicer spelling too.

Personally I would go with Emme.

[SanityClause]

Please remember that this person will be a child for a short time, compared to the time they will be an adult.

They're pretty names, but they seem like they belong to a child.

What about Esme? You could call her Emmie, but she would have a proper grown up option for later in life.

[ConcreteElephant]

We call our Emma Emmie, or Em, or even Emma (radical!). She's only 4 and it suits her now but as she gets older it may vanish from the nn list. Basically I think Emmie is always going to be seen as a nickname for something. I prefer it to Maisie but then I would wouldn't I?

Both lovely names though really, you can't go wrong.

[Sammy999]

Thank you for all of your comments - it's good to hear different opinions and gives me some constructive food for thought :-) xxx

[GwenStacy]

We have an Emmy, short for Emmeline. Despite me texting her using Emmy, repeatedly, I have one friend who is convinced she is called Emily.

On the other hand, I love it!

[AHardDaysWrite]

Honestly? I think they're both little-girl names. They'll be gorgeous on a toddler, but less cute on a 40 year old. I would avoid Maisie, and call her Emily, Emilia or Esme then shorten it to Emmie.

[roadwalker]

i know several old ladies called Maisie

[MrsBungle]

I prefer Emmie to Maisie but I agree with others that Emmie is a nickname. Emilia and esme are lovely.

[MyCatLovesMeSometimes]

Maisie/y is quite popular at the moment as we know a few little girls called that.

I tend to prefer Emme.

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

Know what you hard. Cutsey names aren't quite so cute on a teenager with attitude.

[Davidhasselhoffstoecheese]

Emmie is lovely. Maisey is a bit twee

[Davidhasselhoffstoecheese]

Emmeline?

[Glittery7]

Maisie is ok.

[NotBrittaPieHonest]

Another parent of an Emmeline with a nn of Emmy over here

She gets called Emily ALL THE TIME. People get over it, though.

[Chloerose75]

I would use Emma with Emmie as a nickname.