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How to pronounce this name- settle a debate!

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neverknowingwhy · 26/10/2019 08:46

Please help me settle a debate with DP Grin

How would you pronounce this nickname:
Emme

Thank you!!

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Xiaoxiong · 26/10/2019 10:10

Emme = Em-eh

Emmy or Emmie = Em-ee

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neverknowingwhy · 26/10/2019 10:10

Does it really matter how a nickname is spelled, though?

I think it does- I only go by my nickname so my nickname is essentially my name which I only spell one specific way

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neverknowingwhy · 26/10/2019 10:07

Thanks for all the replies!
The nickname is Em-me which I think should be spelt Emmy or Emmie. DP wants to spell it Emme which I think would just get confused with Em all the time (like Anne is An not Annee).
We agreed to throw it out to MN Grin

Looks like a lot of people would say Em-me but still room for confusion so Emmy might be better. Short for Emmeline :-)

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bridgetreilly · 26/10/2019 10:06

I would assume short for Emmeline and therefore Emme.

Does it really matter how a nickname is spelled, though?

RolytheRhino · 26/10/2019 09:45

I'd guess Emma but with an e sound, not an a. So, like someone with a strong regional accent was saying Emma.
'Em-meh, get yer backside dahn 'ere!'

namechangenumber2 · 26/10/2019 09:45

I'd say Em

Em-ee would be spelt Emmie or Emmy I think

LunaAzul · 26/10/2019 09:44

Same name as Jennifer Lopez' daughter ask her Wink

I would pronounce it Em - ee

AfterSchoolWorry · 26/10/2019 09:42

M

DippyAvocado · 26/10/2019 09:41

Isn't it the German version of Emma? I would say Emma. I would assume of it was to be pronounced "Em-mee" it would be spelled Emmie or Emmy.

flowery · 26/10/2019 09:39

Surely nicknames evolve verbally first, so it’s a question of deciding how to spell whatever the nickname is after you find yourself using it? So if child’s name is Emily and you’ve started calling her Em as a nickname and now need to write it down, why would you add an extraneous ‘me’ at the end when writing it down?

MissHenty · 26/10/2019 09:36

Emmie/Emmy is a name in its own right these days

I guess Emme sounds like that

MikeUniformMike · 26/10/2019 09:36

Link fail
www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/emme

MikeUniformMike · 26/10/2019 09:35

Em-ee, according to › pronounce › emme
I'd have said Em.

hellotabitha · 26/10/2019 09:25

Em

MrsDimmond · 26/10/2019 09:16

If its a nick name (i.e. a created name) why would anyone choosee a spelling that is unclear?

Those letters : emme in english would surely be pronounced em. But if I was told parents had nucknamed their child "Emme" I would have to ask how it was pronounced (and why they'd done it ...)

TheCanterburyWhales · 26/10/2019 09:15

Em.
So that's how I would spell it

If you want Emmy then you need Emmy, or Emmie.
People will also read it as Emma with a typo.

TheVanguardSix · 26/10/2019 09:14

Em-eh

CornishMaid1 · 26/10/2019 09:14

It depends what or is a nickname from.

I would have said Em-ee, but if it is shortened from say Emmeline then I would say it Em or Emma depending on how you pronounce the full name.

Itsallpetetong · 26/10/2019 09:14

Em

Ohyesiam · 26/10/2019 09:12

Emmy

Puta · 26/10/2019 09:10

Em

BikeRunSki · 26/10/2019 09:06

Emmy

SpadesOfGlory · 26/10/2019 09:04

Emmy

WeeDangerousSpike · 26/10/2019 09:04

Em

kimlo · 26/10/2019 09:03

Emie

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