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Emilia vs Amelia

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mothertobe789 · 28/08/2018 14:39

We really like the name Amelia for our baby girl but DHs cousin has a four year old named Amelia, we only see this cousin once or twice a year. So we thought of Emilia to make it a bit different? Is this name still to similiar and would a cousins child stop you using that name?

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kenandbarbie · 28/08/2018 19:23

My ds has same name as his cousin. Dh has loads of cousins with same name so he didn't see it as an issue.

OutPinked · 28/08/2018 19:19

I thought they were the same name tbh and Emilia was a new weird spelling variant of it. Had no idea the were different. I wouldn’t use Amelia with the familial link.

fieryginger · 28/08/2018 15:32

There are loads of Amelia's. Though if you use. Emilia, be prepared to have your DD called Amelia in a regular basis.

Joeybee · 28/08/2018 15:29

I don't think Emília is different enough to Amelia to make it worth using. If you like Amelia go for it. I love the name Emília but I think people would often mishear it as Amelia and the child would have to constantly correct people, that would be really annoying.

Saymaname · 28/08/2018 15:26

We’ve got three cousins called Ben and two lily’s, I don’t think it matters. I like Emelia though

RebeccaWrongDaily · 28/08/2018 15:25

they are both really common. Is there nothing else you like?

Aries456 · 28/08/2018 14:52

I thought you were saying the child's cousin was Amelia, but cousin's child... I personally think that is distant enough. I do much prefer Emelia to Amelia myself.

upsideup · 28/08/2018 14:48

I wouldnt use a baby name that a relative has and would probably be a bit annoyed if a relative used one of my kids names, not enough to mention it ever but I would think they should have thought of their own name.
I do prefer Emilia to Amelia though and you could always use a nickname like Milly/Emma/Emmy which would make it different

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