Emmeline or Emilia (shortened to Emmy)

[AnnieDelores]

I prefer Emmeline and DP prefers Emilia (think he has a crush on Emilia Fox!)

I don't mind that they might get confused with Emily and Amelia..... that's just one of those things.

For a boy we now both seem to agree on Ted (Edward on birth certificate).

Votes?

I have an Emmeline ( hubby hated so went for Emilia)
Shortened to Emmy
No issues about confusion and it's a sweet and unusual enough name
:)

Piffle , I agree that men don't seem to reacy as positively to the name Emmeline. I think, because it's unusual, and associated with a feminist, it might evoke negative reactions. Whilst I know that shouldn't bother me....it does...a little.

That should have said "react" !

How would you pronounce Emmeline? I'd always assumed Emma-leen or Emma-lee-na at a stretch but I know one 10 year old who pronounces it Emma-lyne - less elegant IMO.

I love Emilia too, but would lean more towards Emmeline as less used.

I know an Amalia too (nn Mali), which is beautiful.

Emmeline is my fave it sounds quite grown up too so would be good when shes an adult.

Emmeline. Beautiful.

Emilia is just Amelia spelled weirdly to me.

Another vote for Emmeline :)

Emmeline - a beautiful name.

Emmeline

Absolutely and most definitely Emmeline (pronounced Emma-leen)

emmeline much nicer and less common

Emilia (ours is called Em or Millie)

I've never really had any comments from men on my name TBH!
Obviously my dad liked it, unfortunately I'm not named after Emmeline Pankhurst but after the Hot Chocolate song Emma, Emmaline Child of the 70's!

I have always had to explain its Emmaline not Emily, and I do get asked if its pronounced Emma-line or Emma-leen quite often too.

The one thing that I have always had is complements on what a beautiful and unusual name it is, I was always Emmie as a child (still am to my Nan!) and known as Em now by friends etc.

I love my name!

Emmeline. Always nice to have a song named after you!