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Seren or Emilia?

45 replies

AnnieDelores · 15/03/2011 22:43

Emilia Rose has been top of our list (shortened to Emme or Emmie)..but I've now discovered Seren (pronounced Seh-ren) which is Welsh for Star.

DP's Grandfather is Welsh and his Dad grew up in Wales too so there is a link!

Emilia Rose or Seren Elizabeth or Seren Rose?

Surname is Brooks. Struggling to decide! Is Seren common in Wales?

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Bumperlicious · 15/03/2011 22:53

Both lovely. Is Emilia pronounced similar to Amelia? Or is it Emee-lia?

randomimposter · 15/03/2011 22:56

Prefer Emilia but Seren lovely too.

wigwam1973 · 15/03/2011 22:56

Definitely Emilia.

Piffle · 15/03/2011 23:02

I've an Emilia (Emmy)
it's having a renaissance I think
I happen to love it, I do also think Seren is lovely

smellyfeet · 15/03/2011 23:07

Never heard of Seren, but it's really lovely.

Edmundo · 15/03/2011 23:25

Emilia.

Underachieving · 16/03/2011 04:28

Seren is beautiful and it goes best with Elizabeth I think.

montylady · 16/03/2011 08:09

Love both but I would choose Seren. It is a beautiful name. Why not Seren Emilia if you love both?

PepsiPopcorn · 16/03/2011 09:01

Emilia.

Not keen on Seren, it's a bit faddy. Like Serena though, or other names like Estella and Aurora.

spiderlight · 16/03/2011 09:05

Seren! That's what DS would have been if he'd been a girl. I like Seren Elizabeth best but Seren Rose is also lovely. I don't think it's over-popular - we're in Wales and there are none in DS's nursery.

Ooopsadaisy · 16/03/2011 09:05

Emilia Rose or Seren Rose equally lovely.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 16/03/2011 09:06

Emelia is a lovely name, Seren sounds unfinished IYSWIM.

OrangeBernard · 16/03/2011 09:17

Seren for me.

shouldnotbehere · 16/03/2011 09:19

Emilia

cumbria81 · 16/03/2011 10:06

I don't get the difference between Amelia and Emilia? When I read them out they sound exactly the same.

Seren, on the other hand, is lovely.

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AnnieDelores · 16/03/2011 11:43

Emilia can be shortened to Emmy which Amelia can't. Its less common than Millie which is why I like it.

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ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 16/03/2011 11:45

I adore Seren. A beautiful name.

usedtobeahappycamper · 16/03/2011 13:09

Seren is lovely. Bit biaised tho Wink

Mumbybumby · 16/03/2011 13:17

I love both names.

DS was potentially going to be either. Don't know any of either name so not that common.

Don't think Seren is very popular outside Wales. I would probably see what DD looks like then choose :)

JiltedJohnsJulie · 16/03/2011 16:51

Another vote for Seren.

deliakate · 16/03/2011 16:57

I prefer Seren too. Emilia is nice, but Emilia Rose reminds me of the expensive newborn clothes in John Lewis - Emile et Rose...

expectingno3 · 16/03/2011 18:25

What about Seren Emilia? Rolls off the tongue nicely I think. My fave name at the moment is Merryn Emily which is kind of similar.

pilates · 17/03/2011 11:51

Emilia Rose is lovely

BogTrotter · 17/03/2011 21:44

We must have similar tastes as I ummed and ahhed about those names for ages. Seren won in the end and it gets my vote ever time - use Emilia as a second name as it does indeed work really well.

Incidentally, I saw an Eddie Stobart lorry a while back called Seren Elizabeth!

Edmundo · 18/03/2011 22:29

Emilia. Seren sounds really weak to me.