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Emme & Immie

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countrytweed · 14/04/2016 14:29

Bit of a dilemma... expecting a baby in June (not sure of sex) and DH and I had decided on Emilia if it's a girl, shortened to Emme (pronounced Emmy), which is a family name. In Jan my SIL had a girl and named her Imogen, and now calls her Immie. She has/had no idea about our Emme plans. Will there be too much confusion with cousins having v similar names... or am I over-thinking it?!

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NewStartNewName · 14/04/2016 14:33

You could use Millie as a nn instead?

Vixxfacee · 14/04/2016 14:34

2 different names and the nicknames may not stick. Even if they do I think it's fine!

ABitAsleep · 14/04/2016 14:47

No, thats fine! Their 'full' names are completely different, so any nicknames are completely fine!

LittleBoat · 14/04/2016 14:52

Sorry, but the names will stick and they're just too similar. Unfortunate for you, but you need different name.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 14/04/2016 14:53

Nah that's fine! DN is Abby and if we have a girl she'll be Adelaide so might get Addy. People will just deal with it.

JokesLOL · 14/04/2016 14:53

Not a problem if you ask me. You have my permission

DerelictMyBalls · 14/04/2016 15:20

No, they will be fine together.

Emme pronounced Emmy seems very popular all of a sudden. Has a celebrity recently called their baby this?

moggle · 14/04/2016 15:54

How much will they see each other? Is it a couple of times a year thing, or will they both be being cared for MIL, etc?
People are saying the nicknames may not stick - but Immie is already Immie, and it sounds like you will use Emme day to day and not Emilia so I think they will stick.
I dunno really though. Some people don't care about this kind of thing, and some do. Which kind of person are you? and which is your SIL?

ABitAsleep · 14/04/2016 16:02

I know of sisters called Milly and Tillie - Yours will be cousins are are nowhere near as similar/bad/wierd as that!

moggle · 14/04/2016 16:37

ABit oh that is unfortunate... but at least Amelia and Matilda sound fine together ... Would take some pretty sophisticated planning to avoid that one, i don't think I would have noticed the potential problem in the post natal fug!
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countrytweed · 14/04/2016 16:39

NewStartNewName
Hmm, not sure about Millie - also it's my mum's step-granddaughter's name (if a step-granddaughter is even a thing...)

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countrytweed · 14/04/2016 16:46

DerelictMyBalls
J-Lo had an Emme a few years ago, or maybe people are shortening Emilia Clarke's name (GoT fans)? Emme's a family name for me, I'm kinda annoyed it's getting more common! When I was in my teens and 20s, I wanted to name my daughter Grace (also a family name), then everyone decided it was their favourite name too...

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EleanorofCastile · 14/04/2016 16:48

If they were sisters it would be a bit daft but fine for cousins.

Emilia and Imogen are lovely names in their own right though, so maybe as they grow up they won't be shortened that much anyway.

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countrytweed · 14/04/2016 16:53

moggle
They will see each other a lot, we're a very close family... holidays together etc. Therein lies the problem. If it was a few times a year, not sure I'd worry so much. As for being one of 'those people' who care, I'd probably say I wasn't, but secretly know that I was. If we had a back-up name we liked a lot, then I'd be tempted to do that, but we can't agree on anything else! Maybe I just need to buy a big book of baby's names...

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countrytweed · 14/04/2016 16:56

Thanks everyone else for your comments... and that's a good point that Emme might not stick anyway if they prefer Emilia. And hey, if it's a boy, we have no issue! Name picked, no one else has it!

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SuburbanRhonda · 14/04/2016 16:57

I wanted to name my daughter Grace (also a family name), then everyone decided it was their favourite name too

What's a "family name" exactly? Surely anyone is entitled to use any name they want? x

SuburbanRhonda · 14/04/2016 16:58

Not sure what that x is doing there. That'll teach me to text and MN at the same time

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countrytweed · 14/04/2016 17:25

SurburbanRhonda
I just mean that I've got a few relatives with that name (basically explains where I got the ideas from and why I was and am especially keen to use them, I like a bit of tradition). Absolutely doesn't mean no one else can use them. I was just joking that I thought I was being original, but then a lot of other people decided to go for them too. If that makes sense.

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emmaluvseeyore · 15/04/2016 23:52

I have a cousin called Jemma and the only time it was a problem was when our shared grandma used to accidentally call us the wrong name. That said, she often used to call me another cousin's name that is completely different! I really wouldn't be concerned by it. I think they are sufficiently different.

BoboBunnyH0p · 16/04/2016 05:14

It's fine they are cousins not sisters. I have an Imogen and her nn was Immie until she started school and her bf was Amy. She decided that she didn't like Immie anymore as it sounded to similar to Amy! So she is Imogen but heading into teenage years I think the nn Iggy may stick, her friend calls her this and she seems to like it.

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