Millie

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I am 25 weeks pregnant at the moment and starting to think a bit more about names. We do not know if we are having a boy or girl. Finding boys names a lot easier than girls names. Really liking the nn 'Millie' and more recently the nn 'Emmy'. Would like a more formal given name to take these nicknames from.
I have thought about possible names / spellings. Which do you prefer?

Emelia
Emilia
Emelie
Emily
Emmeline

I love Millie... I know a Millie, she's 4 and utterly adorable. My preferred spelling is Emilia.

I have I say I really don't like Emmy.

Personally I think Emily is your best bet. Emelia will be assumed as Amelia (which Milly is also short for) and Emelie would have to go through life spelling her name. Emmeline isn't bad, slightly different I think. Never even heard of Emilia. That would have to be spelt out all the time as well.

Not Emelia or Emelie as they are modern made up names (or they are to me anyway).

A friend has a Camilla who has the nn Millie. Sometimes Amelia is abbreviated to Millie, too.

Never heard of Emilia? Emilia Fox is an actress, on tv quite a bit. There's an Emilia in a Shakespeare play, although I can't remember which one........

I know a Millie who is 'just' Millie.

Do you think it is an issue that our surname is Fox?

Why don't you just call her Millie?

I,ve got a Millie who is just Millie still love it eight years on .

I know a Millie she is beautiful and she is just Millie :)

I know a Melissa who is Millie.

Emilia is very pretty though.

I know an Ameliea. Her nn is Millie.

Also 25 wks pregnant and considering Millie as name! I was just thinking Millie though, never considered using as a nn for another name. I think Emilia is lovely but I do reckon everyone will just assume its Amelia, Emmeline is nice too.

I do like Millie as a name in it's own right, but wonder if it would suit a grown up as well as a little girl.

Aaah so your surname is Fox? Emilia Fox isn't that famous I suppose, it's not like naming your child Benedict if your surname was Cumberbatch.

I still like Emilia, but with a surname of Fox, would possibly go with Emily instead (bit boring though IMO).

Matilda.

I have an Amelia who is known as Millie. She's 15 months and just awesome :-). Amelia Rose is her Sunday name.

I know an Amelia who's Millie.

I know an Emmy who is an Emmy and an Emmy whose an Emily.

I know an Emmaline who has never been shortened.

I like Amelie which maybe could be Millie?

I do love the name Millie - also I think Amelia Rose is a beautiful name ginger.

My Millie is a Millicent, Millie is a fab name

If your surname is Fox, I think Emilia is well known enough for that to be an issue, maybe go for Amelia instead. Or Emmeline, if you prefer Emmy as a nn (which i also considered for DD2- but figured 2 suffragette names might be overkill!)

I think the surname Fox does rule out some of those names as would be too similar to (or the same as!) Emilia Fox.

Emily Fox sounds nice.

Surprised no-one has mentioned Millicent as that's the most obvious long version for Millie.

Annabel Fox (Annie)
Matilda Fox (might get away with Millie as nickname?)
Melissa Fox (ditto)

Emilia is my favourite and I would just use it if ifs yours, she's not mightily famous like. Tom cruise for eg.

Amelia Rose was a choice for our DD. Amelia was always our girls name of choice then we let DS pick her middle name. Rose was one of the choices but he picked Grace.

If I ever have another DD then Rose will be her middle name instead.

OP I think you should just go for Millie if you are planning on shortening it anyway. I wouldn worry about when she is an adult. I have heard far worse names that people have called their children with no regards for them as an adult (Pebble for one example).

I know a Mildred whos a Millie...not quite a popular name!

My dd2 is Amelia but nickname is Millie/milliemoo/millievanmillie....

And trouble with a capital T!!!

I have a Millie who will be 20 this month. Baptised Millie

Millie is short for Millicent.