Emer Lily- Opinions?

[liadaintheirishpoetess]

I think we've just about settled on Emer Lily (pronounced EE-mer). We've gone back and forth with Orla and Emer but we've taken the plunge and decided Emer's probably the best. What do you think of Emer Lily?

Our other children are Killian Joshua, Aoife Rose, Aislinn Juliet, Ruairi Benjamin and Lachlan Isaac. Does her name go well with theirs?
General opinions would be much appreciated.
Thank you

[Ecureuil]

I've never heard the name Emer before but I like it!
I also like Orla though...

[Reow]

As long as you don't mind correcting everyone pronouncing it as Emma?

[AGapInTheMarket]

My child has a little friend called Ima? I think that's a bit more phonetic/ bit less likely to end up Emma.

[DaisyChainsForever]

I'd be worried that Emer would be forever pronounced Emma and you and ur dd will spend a life time explaining it.

[Reow]

Ima spelling is much better

[ScarletSienna]

I like Emer but think it may be a little close in sound to Aoife.

[liadaintheirishpoetess]

We are in Ireland so should have no issues with pronunciation hopefully!

[liadaintheirishpoetess]

Now @ScarletSienna I thought that, but we pronounce EE-mer with the mer sounding like the start of mermaid and pronounce EE-fa with the fa sounding like the start of fantastic so it does sound pretty different when you say it.

[Thatextrainch]

I thought Emer was the anglicised Eimear? Am I wrong?

[SuperBeagle]

I'd pronounce it like Emma, but it wouldn't be a problem in Ireland, presumably. I like it 😊

[liadaintheirishpoetess]

@Thatextrainch you're not wrong but not right either. Emer is a variation in spelling of Eimear, neither are the anglicised version, I think?

[ScarletSienna]

In my southern English accent, both beginning and ending sounds are the same but I can see not in an Irish accent so go for it! It's a lovely name.

[Teabagtits]

Would people not think you were saying Emily with a south east speech impediment?

[lorelairoryemily]

I'd spell in Eimear, beautiful name and as you're in Ireland ther won't be any pronunciation issues. Ima is a ridiculous spelling!!

[MiniMaxi]

I like Emer Lily!

Personally prefer Orla, but not Orla Lily - too many L's!

[RedDogsBeg]

It's nice, OP, in fact all your children's names are nice even though my English pronunciation probably wouldn't do them justice.

[liadaintheirishpoetess]

Thanks @RedDogsBeg!! Please do keep your advice coming.

[greeeen]

Sounds like Emma in a west county accent to me and I can't get past that. Really like Orla though.

[Rockaby]

I am Irish but live in England. I prefer Orla to Emer, but both are nice. Maybe wait till she arrives and see which suits her best?

[LapinR0se]

LOvely name, doesn't need the lily

[mumsiedarlingrevolta]

I have an Irish friend named Emer and she pronounces in EEEEE-ma. (definitely not pronouncing "R" on the end)

You'll just need to be patient and correct people if they get it wrong-my DD's name has two different pronunciations and she hates when ppl get it wrong but I love her name so when ppl get it wrong I just say it back to them how we pronounce it.

[CrazedZombie]

I'm English but the name Emer Lily looks like a misspelled Emily. (Emilily?) I would go for Emer but with a different middle name.

[Rockaby]

greeeen

Emer isn't pronounced emm-er. It's eem-er, where I come from at least. So not like Emma in a West Country accent.

I've lived in the West Country too and nobody I knew there put a random r at the end of words with no r in them anyway. They just pronounced the r sounds which are silent in other parts of England, like where I live now (Home Counties) and people say things like "watah" instead of water or "buttah" instead of butter, for example. So even in a West Country accent Emma would be Emma, not Emmer afaik.