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Emmanuelle first impressions?

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Chloris33 · 19/04/2017 21:51

First impressions on Emmanuelle? It's the only girl's name so far that DH & I both like, but the few Emmanuelle's we've known have been French and I'm not confident it works outside French culture? We don't have French heritage btw. Nickname probably Emmy.

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LBOCS2 · 24/04/2017 08:52

My first thought was ch5 soft porn too, and I'm 31.

Floellabella · 24/04/2017 08:48

No idea what everyone is on about. I must have missed out watching all these Emmanuelles in soft porn films that mumsnet are so fond of! Hmm

bookworm14 · 24/04/2017 07:33

Soft porn. Sorry.

Helloandgoodnight · 24/04/2017 07:21

I know an Emmanuella. Lovely name. Never linked it to the porn films.

qazxc · 24/04/2017 07:14

Lovely name with an unfortunate connection to a series of soft porn movies.

grufallosfriend · 24/04/2017 07:11

Emmanuel is male and Emmanuelle female. To me they sound very different.

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flumpybear · 24/04/2017 05:26

I love the name, particularly Emmanuella

SnugglyBedSocks · 24/04/2017 05:01

I believe so but it pronounced pretty much the same which I find off putting. But I also don't like gender neutral names so that is most probably clouding my judgement.

fuckoffdailysnail · 24/04/2017 04:55

I thought emmanualle was male and emmanuella female? Anyway I love it

SnugglyBedSocks · 24/04/2017 04:46

Only know boys with that name and they all come from deeply religious african families.

iogo · 24/04/2017 04:33

Sorry, dodgy porn was my first thought too.

Emmeline is lovely though. :)

Catherinebee85 · 24/04/2017 04:11

31 here, no idea about the porn connection!

I love it, if you love it, go for it!

Bue · 24/04/2017 03:32

I love it, I went to school with one (her mum was French) and I considered it myself for DD. I think the soft porn reference will die out soon enough. Emmy is a great nn.

ChardonnayKnickertonSmythe · 21/04/2017 20:19

Rogue pidgin, sorry

ChardonnayKnickertonSmythe · 21/04/2017 20:18

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SpeckledyHen · 21/04/2017 20:15

Unfortunately porn which is a shame as its a lovely name .

Littlepond · 21/04/2017 20:13

Dodgy soft porn films was my first thought too.

SweetChickadee · 21/04/2017 20:12

what about Amelie? Very pretty.

FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 21/04/2017 20:08

What about Emilienne?

CottonSock · 21/04/2017 20:06

Didn't make porn connection but I think it sounds very masculine.
I have a very boring Emily we call Em or Emmyou. I know an Emmeline too

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Chloris33 · 21/04/2017 20:02

Thanks all. A definite no, then The name doesn't seem to work well in English culture. Didn't know the porn films! I do like Emmeline, thanks for the suggestion. Can't use Gabrielle as some have suggested as my son's name is Gabriel! x

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MollyHuaCha · 21/04/2017 19:27

I like Emmanuelle.

Fauchelevent · 21/04/2017 19:11

Since you aren't french, what about the Italian Emanuela?

I'm early 20s and wouldn't think of the porns. Church hymns, possibly.

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