Emilia or Eloise????

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Please I need a help with this one. I cannot decide. Which one shall I go for? And why?

I prefer Emilia but not really sure why - it sounds softer maybe.

I LOVE Eloise. It's beautiful. I was going to use it for this bump but it probably wouldn't suit him .

Emilia is nice also, it's not as if you can go wrong with either but my preference is definitely for Eloise.

Eloise. With Emilia, I always think you'll have the constant Emilia/Amelia mix up. Less likely with Eloise - although I suppose some people might mishear it as Louise, but it's easily corrected.

Eloise is beautiful. I love it. Please use it.

Emilia is nice, but not so nice and there is the Emilia/Amelia situation too.

Emilia

Emilia is the Italian version of Amelia - I love it but not a fan of "unusual" spellings.

I really like Emilia, and much prefer it to Eloise. But probably cos I don't like Ellie NNs. Eloise itself is also pretty.

OP, if you really can't decide, I would say both names out loud with baby's intended surname. Which do you prefer the sound of? Would you be pronouncing Emilia as Em-ee-lee-ah or Em-eel-ya? Which would bother you more to have people think your baby is called, Amelia or Louise? (someone somewhere will always get it wrong) I can't think of any cultural things related to Emilia (besides the E-Romagna region) but do you like/mind the Eloise books? You could always wait and see which baby looks more like (as much as a newborn can 'look like' a name anyway)

As to my choice, I prefer Emilia, but do think both names are lovely. (Note: I think Emilia is Italian for Emily.)

I love both these names. DH likes neither.

I marginally prefer Emilia with Emmy as a nn.