Emilia vs Erin

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Opinions please! Was previously set on Emilia (nn Emme) but having a wobble about popularity of Amelia and the fact that she might be one of ten Amelia/Emilias in the class... I know it's spelt differently but the pronunciation is v similar. Have recently starting leaning towards Erin - but are there millions of those too (in South East)? Which do you prefer? Thanks

butteredmuffin "Erin is a Hiberno-English derivative of the Irish word "Éirinn". "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland - "Éire"". So yes it's supposed to be Irish but isn't. Until recently I had never heard it used in Ireland but I now know a 2 year old Erin which baffles me but hey! I guess the parents really liked the name. As I said, for me it sounds fake Irish but obviously not everyone will have that perception of it.

I'm in the southeast and there's an Erin in each of my dc's classes at school. Obviously less common than Amelia/Emilia though.

What about Eva?

I'm also in the SE and there are two Erins in DS1's year 3 class, no Ameilas or Emilias, and two Amelias in DS2's year 1 class, no Erins. If that helps!

I only know one Emilia but at least 5 Amelias. The one I know is constantly having to correct the spelling of her name.

Emilia/Emily/Amelia is very common round here so if you're worried about popularity, I'd probably avoid that one.

Erin is less overused but I personally don't find it very nice.

I do like the suggestion of Emma!

I find Erin very harsh. Not nice at all.

Much prefer Emilia.

I choose the name Erin for my daughter when I was 14. I love the name despite the obviously dislike for it in this thread.

I love Erin. Far less common. Also like Erica.

Prefer Erin or Erica

I prefer Erin. I like Emilia too but I think people will often confuse it with Amelia. There's an Emilia in DD's class and I thought she was called Amelia until her mother corrected me after several months of school . It's a pretty name but just too similar for me.