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Emmeline?

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Iusedtowearmakeup · 13/06/2013 07:55

What are your thoughts? How would you pronounce it?
Would the fact that there are a few different pronunciations put you off using it?

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forevergreek · 18/06/2013 11:01

I would say Emm- eh- leen, rather than Emma-leen

So emphasis on em- eh not em-a

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Iusedtowearmakeup · 18/06/2013 10:00

bugsybill we like it because it's a bit different without being completely "out-there". Emily is just a little too popular for our tastes (although a perfectly lovely name!)
Ivanacake does your friend get very frustrated with the corrections and does she regret using the name? (I am trying to get my head around just how annoying it may be for her in the future IYSWIM as she will have to live with it).
Any further comments on the name v welcome and also suggestions on what else we might like! Thank you all Smile!

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lrock · 15/06/2013 21:55

Emmeline is a Dutch name and you pronounce it emmeleene

TwinkleSparkleBling · 15/06/2013 21:31

I loved this but DH said no.

Mimi or Emmy for short.

Feminine but strong too. I remember when I was at school and older girl being called Emmeline and she was the epitome of glamour and beauty to me!

AnneEyhtMeyer · 14/06/2013 23:53

Emma-line, like Emmeline Harris in Anne of Green Gables.

catyloopylou · 14/06/2013 23:41

If my DS was a DD it would have been her name, Emmy for short. Love it. Having another DS so still can't use it.

minimuffin · 14/06/2013 23:30

Like it - I had it on a list of possible girls names but never had a daughter to try it out on! Like the idea of Em or Emmie for short

MyCatsRule · 14/06/2013 21:52

I know a grown up Emmeline. I love it! She's Emmy for short. I think it sounds different to Emily - the 'leen' bit at the end is quite distinct. Beautiful name. Very classy.

mummybare · 14/06/2013 21:43

I think it's beautiful. I was very disappointed when DH wasn't keen. Lots of nicknames, good associations, pretty yet strong. Go for it!

IvanaCake · 14/06/2013 21:29

I have a friend with an emmeline and she has to correct people who assume Emily a lot. The end also gets pronounced as line (as in straight line) instead of leen a lot.

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Iusedtowearmakeup · 14/06/2013 11:56

Good to see the unanimous "leen" pronunciation. Certainly very positive feedback so far (apart from the possible misinterpretation as Emily).
Really like the name, but still considering a couple of others. Interested to hear any further comments, good or bad......also any other name suggestions welcome.
Baby due v soon Smile!

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TheYamiOfYawn · 14/06/2013 06:17

Love it. Pronounced Emm-e-leen, like the sufferagette.

bugsybill · 14/06/2013 06:03

I wouldn't use it because it will often be mistaken for Emily which is the more popular name, but if that doesn't concern you then use it.

Why not use Emily?

MrsTerryPratchett · 13/06/2013 19:07

We do correct a lot for Emily. We never get Emma-Line and I live in North America. What do you think for shortened. Emmy is what we use and I love it.

EstelleGetty · 13/06/2013 19:07

I know a French Emeline (only one M in French spelling) and i think it's gorgeous! She definitely pronounces it Emmeh-leen, so pronouncing the second E sound, not softening it to an A sound. And she gets called Mimie for short, which is also lovely!

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Iusedtowearmakeup · 13/06/2013 18:06

ledkr I guess that's what's concerning us, the constant "no, not Emily, it's Emma-leeeen"
MrsTerryPratchett do you find that you are continually correcting people and do people ever call your dd by the more Americanized "line" pronunciation (which I personally don't like anywhere near as much)?

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Elquota · 13/06/2013 16:50

Lovely name.

katolla · 13/06/2013 16:14

I wish it was last September.

Don't let me walk away from Emaline

AmandaPandtheTantrumofDoom · 13/06/2013 16:09

Emma-Leen. How else can you say it?

I love it. Would have been a top choice for us if DH hadn't vetoed. Pretty, but with strong feminist credentials (which is big for me!). I slipped in some other feminist names in the middle instead with both DD's. Grin

MrsTerryPratchett · 13/06/2013 15:46

I have one Grin and it is Emma-Leen. You can do Emma-Line but that is a bit Americanized. It does mean people hear it as Emily but you can choose to correct or not depending on whether you care!

Also she will have her own, slightly tragic, song. .

Ledkr · 13/06/2013 15:44

It's my daughter second name. Was it be the first but we thought shed always be Emily and couldn't be bothered to correct it. Lovely though.

MisselthwaiteManor · 13/06/2013 15:42

Ha, I meant to write Emma-Leen not just type out the name while pronouncing it in my head! Grin

MisselthwaiteManor · 13/06/2013 15:41

I would pronounce it Emmeline. I love it, it's a beautiful name.

DramaAlpaca · 13/06/2013 15:32

Yes Emma-leen, it's lovely.

I remember the AA Milne poem as well, it's what came to mind as soon as I saw the thread title.

Clawdy · 13/06/2013 15:30

Emma-leen. Have never heard it pronounced any other way. It's lovely, and very topical at the moment with suffragettes still in the news! Not to mention the cute A.A.Milne poem about the little girl going to see the Queen.."Emmeline
Has not been seen..."