Emiliana, Beatrice or Annabelle.

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Just found out we're having dd2 (already have DS and dd1).

What do you think of the following:

Emiliana (nn. Emmy)
Beatrice (nn. Bea or Bebe)
Annabel/Annabelle (nn. Anna)

I cannot have Amelia/Emilia or Arabella/Annabella/Isabella/Isabelle, Charlotte, Olivia, Genevieve.

DH will let me choose but he has said he likes Emily...I like it but don't love it and know quite a few. I am a bit meh about Annabel and don't love Anna and can't use Belle as a nn....

Please rate names and also let me know if you can think of any other options.

Thanks!

Emiliana.

Lovely.

I've never heard of Emiliana. Sounds made up.

I didn't make it up, but I understand why you might think that - that is my issue with the name, Emiliana as I like it the most of the 3 names!

Love Annabelle, not so keen on Bebe/Bea but really like Beatrice. Agree that Emiliana sounds a bit made-up, though.

Emu loans is ridiculous. Why can you not just have Anna?

See even ridiculous with spellchecker!!

How about Emmeline?

I prefer Beatrice out of the three.

Don't like Annabel but I do like anna.

Beatrice nn trixie. If you like Anna, why bother with Annabwl?

Annabel is nice but there are quite a few...
Beatrice is beautiful, I love love love it.

Emiliana sounds made up and a bit bizarre. I love Emily and Emmeline.

In fact, I adore Emmeline, go for that or Beatrice...

If I have a third DC, I'm using Emu Loans

Don't like Emiliana - sounds like 2 names put together - but love Emmeline and she could be Emmy for short.
Annabelle is ok, Beatrice I just can't bring myself to like for some reason.

Emiliana is a bit too frilly for me, and a mouthful at five syllables.

I really like Beatrice / Bea.

Are any of your list of "can't haves" names you'd otherwise choose?

Lol at Emu Loans - seems to be more popular than Emiliana ;)

Madamecastafiore - I don't like Anna enough to use it...

Tea1Sugar - yes I love Isabella, Emilia and Charlotte but cannot use them as they are my DD and DN's names!!

Ok so sounds as though Beatrice or Emmeline - how would you pronounce the latter, Emma Lyn, Emma Line or Emma leen?

Emm-eh-lyn is how I would pronounce Emmeline...

Emma leen. Emmeline is lovely, and ms Pankhurst a great namesake. Emily also very very nice, classic and pretty.

Emiliana, at 5 syllables, is too much.

I went to school with an Emmeline and always thought it was pretty, but met a guy a few months ago who pronounced it (his DD's name) Emm-eh-Lyn which I really don't like. Emma line also sounds quite harsh...I like Emma-leen though...

We are not in the UK and Beatrice is unheard of here and DH thinks it's a bit unusual compared to DS and DD's classic and well-known names....DS's name is top 3 (in the UK) but classic and DD is top 20/25 (in the UK). I think they all go well.

If it had been a boy, it would've been William.

Emma-leen

The pronunciation variations of Emmeline would put me off - also the fact that it will likely be misheard as "Emily" on a daily basis. Annabelle and Beatrice are both lovely.

Emiliana is a bit odd.

Annabel is fab and gives a lovely choice of nns - Anna, Annie, Belle. Although of course she will make sure she chooses the one you like the least!

I love Beatrice and Emmeline is really pretty.

Have you thought about Evangeline?

Emmeline and Beatrice (or Beatrix?) are both lovely.

I like the suggestion of Evangeline.

Lol. LOL at Emu Loans.

Agree - made up. Emmeline is lovely.

Beatrice is lovely

I have an Emmeline (with a "leen" ending) and can confirm that the name often gets misprounced (both "lyn" and "line"). Also it gets continually misheard as "Emily" so be prepared to correct A LOT if you choose it - I personally find the confusion v annoying, and would probably choose a different name if I had my time again.

I think Beatrice is lovely!