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Emilia or Emelia?!

16 replies

Tea1Sugar · 26/02/2014 19:37

Which spelling?! We've been set on Emilia but I've just seen Emelia spelling and I wonder if that'll dispel the mispronunciation of Emma-Lea which we really dislike.

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Alisvolatpropiis · 26/02/2014 19:40

Emilia.

Emelia just looks like Amelia with an E instead.

I know it's a legitimate variant spelling but aesthetically, that's how it looks.

EirikurNoromaour · 26/02/2014 19:53

Emilia. You could call her Amelia and avoid the Emily pronunciation, they sound quite similar.

TheScience · 26/02/2014 19:55

Emilia or Amelia.

Bowlersarm · 26/02/2014 19:55

Do you think you will shorten it at all?

Tea1Sugar · 26/02/2014 20:44

Nn Emmy. I want Emilia, dp is arguing for Emelia. Grr.

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Bowlersarm · 26/02/2014 20:47

If you are going to call her Emmy, I don't think it matters which version, if you wanted to call her either Millie or Melie, then it matters.

EirikurNoromaour · 27/02/2014 09:04

What about emmeline?

Bunbaker · 27/02/2014 09:06

I have never come across the Emelia spelling before and would just assume it was a spelling mistake.

DrankSangriaInThePark · 27/02/2014 09:07

I would assume they had different pronunciations.

Em-ee-lia / Em-ay-lia

momb · 27/02/2014 09:08

Emilia.
It's the feminine version of Emil.

Driveway · 27/02/2014 10:11

Emilia. Emelia looks wrong.

Tea1Sugar · 27/02/2014 16:55

I agree. Gonna stick with Emilia.

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winterhat · 27/02/2014 22:09

Emilia

BrunoBrookesDinedAlone · 01/03/2014 00:44

Emilia. Emelia- I would assume that you couldn't spell it.

Tea1Sugar · 01/03/2014 17:15

We're sticking with Emilia :) Glad the mn jury agree!

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haleyalannahxo · 01/03/2014 18:18

Glad you went with Emilia, I was about to say that I prefer that to Emelia :) Emelia looks like a typo of Amelia to me, haha.

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