Emiliana what do you think?

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Honest opinions on this name please, my DH suggestion but I am not sure especially about what nn might go with it. I am trying to avoid the very popular Millie.

Sounds like a skin complaint. Sorry.

Horrible, sorry. Sounds like you've cobbled two names together to make one.

Love Emilia - but Emiliana sounds too much and reminds me of banana.

Emilia lovely. Emmeline also lovely. Your DH's suggestion just awful.

No, too much, but Eliana is nice and a bona fide name (Hebrew I think). Emilia is OK, but v popular at the moment if you combine all the Amelia variants.

It's a bit OTT - I prefer Emma, Emilia, Emily, Emmeline.

You made this up!!

I actually like names like this (Juliana, Luciana, Georgiana etc.) and they are real names, but they are a bit much to saddle someone with if one is not actually time-travelling to the 18th century. I think the full version would never actually be used, so there is not much point.

Sounds fussy and abit silly. Sorry.

I love the sound of Emiliana, just like I love Tatiana or Juliana etc. but I would worry about the nicknames Emmy, Ellie as there are so, so many of them around already.

Melina? Emiliana is a bit too fussy and i usually love those kind if names. It doesn't sound right

Sounds far too frilly and made up.

I love it! Nicknames: Emmy/Ana/Milly (or Emmie/Anna/Millie!)...

Prefer Emilia to Emiliana but not keen on Amelia (weird I know!) and know it would be annoying correcting everyone so think Emiliana is a good alternative. Sounds like I'm in the minority though!

No, it isn't made up, it's Italian.

But it's a bit of a mouthful, and if you're trying to avoid Millie and other overpopular names, I would go for something completely different.

Don't like it, sorry.

Too much of a mouthful.

sounds like a mamas and papas pram,sorry!

Sounds a bit too fussy IMO.

And will probably be shortened to Millie!

How's that going to avoid 'Millie' then?

Sounds too fussy. Like fussier versions of Emily or Amelia.

Not to keen, but can I suggest Eliana - similar name but rolls off the tongue easier? Or even Emily Ann for a less fussy sounding version?

No.

Emmeline is lovely.
Emilia is OK.
Lana?

Emiliana is fussy and sounds made up.

don't do it.

Go for Kate.
Or Jane.
Or Helen.

No. no. no. It sounds like a pair of cheap candlesticks from the grattan catalogue.

Against popular opinion I actually really like it! I think it sounds Italian.
I dont like it sound made up.

Against popular opinion I actually really like it! I think it sounds Italian.
I dont like it sound made up.

I think there are prettier "Em" variants that don't sound so... OTT. I think Emma is a lovely name.