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Emmeline or Emilia?

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lucieloos · 21/12/2020 10:41

Which one do you prefer? Nn would be Emmy.

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pilates · 23/12/2020 07:02

Emmeline is gorgeous ❤️

Mally2020 · 23/12/2020 06:51

Emilia the other name sounds harsh and would have pronunciation issues

Nonamesavail · 22/12/2020 07:46

@ClaireP20

If you call her Emmy, people will call her Em. So you should use her full name with pride.
Yes. I get Em more than Emmy
CeeceeBloomingdale · 22/12/2020 05:08

Emilia, it was on my list although I went for something similar I'm the end. It will be heard as Amelia though. However Emmeline will bring out the leen and line pronunciations which would really irritate me more.

jennymac31 · 22/12/2020 05:03

Emmaline but I'm biased as it's my DD's name (named after my DM).

Ellmau · 22/12/2020 00:58

Emilia

TildaTurnip · 22/12/2020 00:10

Emmeline. I really like it and it is refreshing amongst all the Emily/Amelie/Amelia names.

Dreamymcdreamer · 22/12/2020 00:06

Both good but I'd go with Emmeline Xmas Smile

ClaireP20 · 22/12/2020 00:05

If you call her Emmy, people will call her Em. So you should use her full name with pride.

ClaireP20 · 22/12/2020 00:03

I love Emmeline and I would not shorten it. Why give her such a gorgeous name and shorten it? She'll shorten it herself soon enough. I would encourage her to be confident in her name while she is young. And don't let the teachers shorten it either, they always bloody do this to my son.

Firebird83 · 21/12/2020 23:54

Emmeline

mangothoughts · 21/12/2020 22:54

Love Emmeline

Nonamesavail · 21/12/2020 22:53

I'm an Emmeline...People always hear Emmy as Emily.

binkyblinky · 21/12/2020 22:52

Emmeline !

Beetlebum1981 · 21/12/2020 22:10

Emmeline - but only because it's DD's name! It does often get misheard/mispronounced so we often have to correct but it's not a big thing and she's assertive enough to tell people Grin

daisypond · 21/12/2020 21:52

Emmeline. Emilia gets misheard as Amelia. I wouldn’t use Emmy, though.

Chilldonaldchill · 21/12/2020 21:50

I really like them both. I slightly prefer Emmeline.

Scottishflower · 21/12/2020 21:49

Emmeline, just gorgeous!!! Emilia is a lot more common and just a bit mehh these days in my honest opinion.

BakewellGin1 · 21/12/2020 21:46

Emilia definately... I know three who go by

Emmie
Em
Millie

Oh and I actually know an Emmie who has that as her full name

dippyegg32 · 21/12/2020 21:40

My Emmy is an Emilia, love her name and she's the only one in her school.

bravotango · 21/12/2020 19:17

Emilia. If Emmy is too nicknamey (I agree actually) what about Emma?

Bruce2 · 21/12/2020 18:58

Emmeline

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 21/12/2020 18:52

Emmeline - it has a nice link with the suffragette, and is less commonplace. Emilia is pretty and Shakespearean but in most accents is indistinguishable with the thousands of Amelia's.

Nell96 · 21/12/2020 16:26

Emmeline - much classier, sounds strong, more unusual. Emilia is pretty, but a bit frilly for my taste. It will also blend in with the millions of Amelias. I prefer Emme / Em as a nn.

ILoveStickers · 21/12/2020 13:16

Emilia for me.

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