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Romilly

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Ladybird888 · 11/07/2026 21:37

I’ve heard this name recently, and it is growing on me. Can I have some thoughts on Romilly for a girl? Any positive or negative opinions please!

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Buscobel · 12/07/2026 17:36

I think it’s a lovely name.

NamingNoNames · 12/07/2026 19:21

I don't like it. It's ok as a surname.

JMSA · 12/07/2026 19:26

pillorinjection · 12/07/2026 17:19

I assumed it meant gypsy, but think that’s Romany?

I don’t like the name at all, and it also makes me think of gypsies.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 12/07/2026 19:31

I think it’s a “try hard to sound posh” name. That’s what immediately comes to my mind with Romilly. Just not very pretty.

TheBossOfMe · 12/07/2026 19:38

Beautiful name.

NamingNoNames · 12/07/2026 20:51

I don't think it's 'posh'. It's a surname. Probably used as a long version of Romy so she can have 'options'.

Firebird83 · 12/07/2026 21:19

I don’t like it. Too much like Rommel. I prefer Romy short for Rosemary or Rosamund.

NamingNoNames · 13/07/2026 14:56

I'd say it like Emily but with Rom instead of Em.

Almakarlinsghost · 14/07/2026 09:16

Butterflybluebell · 12/07/2026 01:39

It's definitely a girls name but I do think historically it was seen as a male given name and a surname

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Romilly John (1906-1986) - Find a Grave Memorial

Yes, this is my primary mental association with the name. Never heard of another, male or female. I don't like it as a girl's name.

Butterflybluebell · 14/07/2026 09:28

@Almakarlinsghost ahh yes! I still adore it for a girl though, personally.

mylifeisexams · 14/07/2026 09:49

I like it. Romi or Romy are nice shortenings. Don’t shorten it to Milly.

FunnyOrca · 14/07/2026 10:59

Emily is a very common name where we live so it feels like a spin on that so I wouldn’t go for it for this reason. (Not that I dislike common names, more I find the slight variation on them a bit try hard).

That being said the popularity of Emily is a very local thing, reading statistics, so if I lived somewhere else I might consider Romilly, it’s pretty and I like the shortening to Romy.

mylifeisexams · 14/07/2026 11:03

I don’t think it’s like Emily at all. Totally different vibe.

FlatStanley50 · 14/07/2026 11:05

I love it - very pretty name.

Katiesaidthat · 14/07/2026 11:15

Never heard of it until now. Had to check the pronounciation. I thought it sounded like a boy´s name. I actually like it, funnily enough.

Trochetia · 14/07/2026 11:17

Several towns in France are called Romilly.

NamingNoNames · 14/07/2026 11:26

mylifeisexams · 14/07/2026 11:03

I don’t think it’s like Emily at all. Totally different vibe.

Yes, but the sound pattern is the same.
Amelie, Emily, Romilly, Ottilie all have a different vibe.

faerylune · 14/07/2026 16:58

Love Romilly
Also like Emily, Ottilie and Cecily

NamingNoNames · 14/07/2026 18:36

I can understand why Emily is popular but dislike Romilly, Ottilie and Cecily.

bittertwisted · 14/07/2026 21:56

I love it, it’s really pretty.

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