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Is Amelia really that bad?

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FleursDeFilles · 15/05/2024 02:02

We named our DC Amelia because it worked well with English speakers, DH's non-western background and also my heritage. We get lots of compliments for it too. But then the other day I read a thread on MN about naming a baby Amelia. And it sounds like it's a very overused name. I'm so sad. I really didn't realise it was so overdone and common right now.

YANBU - Amelia is a nice name
YABU - Amelia is a rubbish name

OP posts:
GhoulWithADragonTattoo · 15/05/2024 08:37

I should have said YANBU but it is popular the Uk. I'm still pleased we chose it for DD.

LunaNorth · 15/05/2024 08:33

I can’t believe there are grown adults in the world that would type horrible comments about someone’s child’s name on a thread where the OP is already expressing doubts.

Do you feel better for telling OP her child’s name is whiny and means ‘having no limbs’?

FFS

Itsneverme · 15/05/2024 08:32

My sisters in their 40s are Amelia and Ava! Mum wanted something not popular it's eventually caught up but I think ita a beautiful name

LightSpeeds · 15/05/2024 08:31

I love it 💕

Neighbours87 · 15/05/2024 08:27

It’s an absolutely beautiful name OP.

Bubblybits · 15/05/2024 08:23

MN hates my daughter’s name 😂 Everyone has been really lovely about it in real life, and there are three of her name in her nursery (not same year group) so I can’t be the only one who loves it! You’ll never find a name that is universally loved.

ToxicChristmas · 15/05/2024 08:21

I think its a nice name! It is very common where I am -tiny village school and we had four Amelias throughout the school years. I also know three outside of school. Who cares though if you like it!

OutOfTea · 15/05/2024 08:19

Does it matter?

You gave your daughter that name because you like it. Does it really matter if other people like it too?

Mnetcurious · 15/05/2024 08:18

It’s incredibly popular. My child has six Amelias in the year group (large school). There are quite a few Emilias too which sounds pretty much exactly the same.

PoppyCherryDog · 15/05/2024 08:16

It’s a lovely name, just popular atm probably because it’s a lovely name.

It didn’t make our list but we did have Emilia on it. And if our next baby is a girl it’ll be a strong contender.

GatherlyGal · 15/05/2024 08:14

Don't sweat it OP.

There is no single thing in the world that mumsnetters will all agree on.

My name came up on here the other day. It is not that common and I really like it but bloody hell it got a slating!

You chose it because you like it who cares what some people you will never meet think about it.

NewYorkDilemma · 15/05/2024 08:11

I don't know any Amelias-none in my daughters year whose in reception and there's 90 kids in her year! X

GhoulWithADragonTattoo · 15/05/2024 08:11

My DD is Amelia and she's 16. It is popular going through school but it's a beautiful name. I think she's only one of 2 Amelia's in her year at the moment. Smile

MumbleOrange · 15/05/2024 08:09

It is a nice normal name. Don’t give it a second thought!

Just to add, it reminds me of Naughty Amelia Jane by Enid Blyton who I loved and wanted to be!

JustEatTheOneInTheBallPit · 15/05/2024 08:03

According to Mumsnet:

My name is frilly; my husband’s name is boring; my eldest’s name sounds like a sex act; my middle child’s name makes one think of a black man; and my youngest’s name is too “of the moment”.

We all get along just fine with our Mumsnet-proclaimed shit names. And so too will Amelia. Which is a lovely name. I know 3 - one of them is 39, one of them is 15 and one of them is 1. Therefore, it’s pretty classic!

PieFaces · 15/05/2024 08:03

It’s beautiful. I know only one who is 20

Pipecleanerrevival · 15/05/2024 08:03

I like it. But if I didn’t like it and preferred Hildegarde it shouldn’t affect you at all.

btw I have a name which is very rarely used in this side of the world . It’s a pain in the hole having to repeat it six times to everyone I meet.

Needygo · 15/05/2024 07:57

PurpleChrayn · 15/05/2024 06:32

It's a bit whiny and it means "no limbs" but a lot of people like it and us it.

It’s “meaning” isn’t no limbs. It is the name of a syndrome where suffers are missing limbs but that’s not its meaning as a name.

Needygo · 15/05/2024 07:54

It is extremely popular but is a lovely name

CruCru · 15/05/2024 07:50

Amelia is a nice name.

The problem with baby names is it becomes a mission to find a name that everyone likes but which hardly anyone has used. Which isn’t possible.

WilliamButt · 15/05/2024 07:49

RomeoMcFlourish · 15/05/2024 07:11

It’s popularity must vary massively depending on where you live - I’ve only ever known one Amelia, and there’s definitely not any young ones at DC’s school.

I agree. I'd never met an Amelia until one started at my work last year and she must be about 30.

My daughter's name has been described on Mumsnet as 'meh', 'wishy-washy' and 'nothingy' and yet irl we've had loads of compliments. People are more likely to be brutally honest online.

I grew up with a very rare name and it sounds a bit dramatic but it shaped my life really negatively and I still have a complex about it and since when I hear it - which is increasingly often as it's become quite popular now. I'd have done anything to be a Katie or Sarah.

Solidlump · 15/05/2024 07:48

I don't think I've ever met an Amelia.
If I hear the name the association that jumps into my head is Amelia Earhart.
So I associate it with a strong innovative individual woman. And that can't be bad.
Plus I think it's a really pleasing name in its own right.

Notellinganyone · 15/05/2024 07:43

I prefer the Emilia spelling. It’s a bit ubiquitous now but fine.

Whycantiwinmillionsandsquillions · 15/05/2024 07:32

Also yes to the try hard names!
I come across lots of parents and the try hard names make me smile to myself, especially those that nobody will ever spell correctly.

HappiestSleeping · 15/05/2024 07:32

PurpleChrayn · 15/05/2024 06:32

It's a bit whiny and it means "no limbs" but a lot of people like it and us it.

Actually, it means "industrious".

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