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Girls names that go with Amelia.

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Mondayschild96 · 29/05/2026 09:57

Hi, we already have an Amelia and we want to find a name that goes well with it for her sister who's due in September, but I'm worried the ones we like sound too similar.
We like Emily, Abigail, Amy, and Amber. Could any of those work or are they all too similar to Amelia?

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Mondayschild96 · 29/05/2026 14:11

Thanks for all the suggestions! 😊 If Abigail ended up as Abbie which is probably inevitable how would that be with Amelia?

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NamingNoNames · 29/05/2026 11:35

Emily - too similar. Like calling them Emily and Emily
Abigail - like but wouldn't go for two names starting with A
Amy - too similar
Amber - like but wouldn't go for two names starting with Am

Olivia, Sophia, Isabella, Tabitha, Matilda etc

BoleynMemories13 · 29/05/2026 10:59

Personally I'm not a fan of repeated initials, but apart from the first letter Abigail is completely different to Amelia so I think that works best out of your list.

Amy is much too close (some people use Amy as a nickname for Amelia) and Amber is also very close in sound due to the first two letters. Personally, I think Emily is much too close in sound too, despite the different initial. When you consider that a lot of people mistake Emilia for Amelia, when heard aloud, then I think Emily is way too similar too.

Other names which go well with Amelia, if you decide against Abigail:-

Isabelle
Matilda
Freya
Eliza
Eloise
Elodie
Charlotte
Florence
Lydia
Sophia
Rose
Hannah
Imogen

champagnePicnic · 29/05/2026 10:58

I think Emily is lovely (fwiw I love Amelia, it’s also my middle name!)

KnitWitsAnonymous · 29/05/2026 10:56

I really like Abigail and think it works best with Amelia but there are several others that spring to mind ~

Amelia & Lydia

Amelia & Isla

Amelia & Elspeth

Amelia & Annabel

Amelia & Alicia

hididdlyho · 29/05/2026 10:35

Abigail sounds different enough to me to use, the others feel a bit too similar when said together. Emma could work as an alternative to Emily.

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Mondayschild96 · 29/05/2026 10:24

CieloElmers · 29/05/2026 10:02

I think Amy and Amber might be too similar, and also maybe Emily, it’s the Am/em sound, all nice names though! I think Abigail sounds least similar.

What about, Charlotte, Alice or Sophia? I get they are quite popular but I think they sound nice with Amelia.

Thanks, yes that's what I was thinking unfortunately. I really like Sophia and Alice but one of my nieces is Sofia and SIL is Alice so we can't use those really.

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ToadRage · 29/05/2026 10:10

My Mum's grandma was name Amelia Kathleen Lilian. Her sisters name was Dorothy. Amelia is my middle name and think it goes well with my first name which is Rachael.

CieloElmers · 29/05/2026 10:02

I think Amy and Amber might be too similar, and also maybe Emily, it’s the Am/em sound, all nice names though! I think Abigail sounds least similar.

What about, Charlotte, Alice or Sophia? I get they are quite popular but I think they sound nice with Amelia.

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