Jemima or Rafaella

[DitzyDonkey]

Which do you prefer and why? Ds called Eli.

I have an Elijah and top of my list this time is Jemima :-)

lloydlf76 I think I may have seen a thread of yours recently about Jemima which reignited my love for the name

I love Rafaella! And she could be Rafa for short, which would be really cool.

Yep Raf, Raffy or Raffa would all be brilliant nn for Rafaella. It's weird though I wouldn't mind Rafaella being shortened (though not to Ella) but really would prefer Jemima not to be shortened....though Myma would not be the worse nn either! I'm weird like that.

Jemima.

Jemima with nn Jem.

It is a pretty name.

Don't Ferrero Rocher have a chocolate called a Rafaella? I do like the Raffy type nicknames though.

Not keen on Jemima at all.

LOVE Rafaella - a great choice IMO.
Unfortunately Jemima doesn't travel well, not sure if that bothers you or not? It's riddled with negative racial connotations across North America and that would be enough to put me off it.

I'm aware of the racial connotations in North America. That is not an issue that bothers us.

Jemima.

Jemima.

I have an Eli too!

Snap :)

I'm not sure that Rafaella would be correctly pronounced. I don't know how to say it.

I like Rafaella as it reminds me of white chocs, as squoosh said. Ohhh, love them flaky white balls of relish!
But Jemima goes better with Eli.

Do you have any other names you like?

burgatroyd Kitty and Polly where also contenders but I am after going off of them.

Rafaella is fab! Very cool.

I know a little girl called Raphaelle and it really suits her, seems like a girls name to me now. I also love Jemima though!

I much prefer Jemima, it a really pretty name. Rafaella and particularly all the nicknames mentioned above just sound very boyish to me.

Both too frilly for me. Much prefer Kitty and Polly.

Rafaella. Quite an unusual name, even in Italy (I only know one). It's pronounced raff-eye-Ella in Italy.

Jemima. I prefer Rafaella spelled either Rafaela or Raffaella.

Raphaela/Rafaella, but only by a hair. Jemima is sweet too.

I prefer Rafaella. Not fan of Jemima