Isabella or Emilia

[Mammabear8886]

Hi ladies.. we’re expecting our second daughter this summer, but can’t really decide between Isabella or Emilia!
Surname is one syllabus and begins with B.
My first daughter called Ayla (pronounced Eye-luh) where we live in the U.K.

[giantbottom]

Emilia with Isla I think

[giantbottom]

Ayla sorry confused myself

[BallsToYouSue]

I wouldn't go with an I name, as I'd wonder if someone might mistake Ayla for Isla and write to Miss I. B... and she'd get the wrong post!

So, I'd vote Emilia

[Worknoplay]

Isabella, she will might called Bella as a nickname, are you ok with that?

Emilia, she will have to repeat it all the time and spell it, as people will assume it's Amelia.

I prefer Isabella personally, and love Bella.

[partyatthepalace]

I think Ayla and Isabella are too similar, even if you intended Bella as a nn, it may well turn into Issy/Izzie at school.

I think Emilia is now more popular than Amelia so I don’t think you need to worry about people mistaking it - so I’d go for that

[IamnotwhouthinkIam]

I like both names but I'm the opposite of pp, sorry - I think the Amelia/Emilia confusion could be really annoying (and Amelia is still much more popular in most areas, so that will be the default).

I'd choose Isabella - everyone knows how to spell it and Izzy or Belle works well with Ayla (Bella is a bit samey, but not the end of the world).

[ramidad123]

I think Emilia is the one to go for because of the unusual spelling like Ayla. So they have that in common aha

[Mammabear8886]

Thanks for all your responds. They’ve been a great help ❤️ I think we go for Emilia then!!
Just FYI- Ayla is completely a different name to Isla, and it’s not just an alternative spelling of it. It’s a Turkish name, and has a different meaning to Isla. It is spelled that way in Turkish and number of European countries, but It’s pronounced like Isla.
So yes , totally agree with the last commenter. it’s less common, so is Emilia compared to Isabella/Amelia!
Thanks everyone ❤️

[Chilldonaldchill]

Emilia.

[Mammabear8886]

Thanks guys!! Any nice middle name for Emilia?
I was thinking of Grace , but not sure if it’s go well with the one syllabus surname that we’ve got

[BallsToYouSue]

How about another Turkish name? I know a fantastic Dilara who is Turkish.

Emilia Dilara B...

[daisypond]

Grace gets overlooked as a middle name, though it’s lovely as a first name. Don’t you want a Turkish middle name? I assume you have Turkish links.

[Mammabear8886]

Its nice, thank you. But no we don’t have Turkish link, just British.
What other middle names goes well with Emilia ? apart from Grace, Rae, Mae and Rose.

[danascully96]

Isabella for sure