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Which spelling??

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mummytobemaybe · 16/06/2017 22:13

Emilia or Amelia

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 16/06/2017 22:14

But they're different pronounciations. Which one do you prefer.

IrregularCommentary · 16/06/2017 22:16

They're different names?

Sophronia · 16/06/2017 22:20

Amelia

FreckledFrog · 16/06/2017 22:23

I prefer Emilia seems more unusual Smile

cushioncovers · 16/06/2017 22:25

They are different names aren't they?

Salmonpinkcords · 16/06/2017 22:28

Emilia although you/she will constantly have to correct people

mummytobemaybe · 16/06/2017 22:36

I always pronounced them the same? How are they supposed to be pronounced?

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NennyNooNoo · 16/06/2017 22:36

Amelia is more traditional and well known. Emilia seems to have risen in popularity probably because of Emilia Fox.

MaroonPencil · 16/06/2017 22:40

I would pronounce them differently. Em-eelia and Am-eelia. Both lovely, I think I prefer Amelia but it is v popular.

dotdotdotmustdash · 16/06/2017 22:58

It's like difference between saying 'Emma' or 'Amanda', there's a definite vowel sound at the beginning which makes it two different names.

IHaveACrapCat · 16/06/2017 23:02

Emilia

I really struggle to understand why anyone would name their child after a birth defect

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_(birth_defect)

countycouncil · 16/06/2017 23:02

I think Emilia is the nicer of the two but they're so similar. Anything else on the list?

MaroonPencil · 16/06/2017 23:16

Well they are hardly naming their child after a birth defect. You might as well say every Charlotte is named after a potato, or every John is named after a toilet.

blahthisistoohard · 16/06/2017 23:35

@MaroonPencil 😂😂😂

I'd go with Amelia or Amelie even.

GreatFuckability · 17/06/2017 00:32

I think the pronunciation difference in every day speech would be so minimal i don't think it would make much difference.

I think i prefer the Emilia spelling personally.

Sunnyside90 · 17/06/2017 04:16

Amelia all the way. E- version seems like the spellings been written wrong.... and I don't think it sounds right 😕 ...congrats x

SuperBeagle · 17/06/2017 05:10

Emilia

My DD's name 😊

curlii103 · 17/06/2017 07:22

Too subtle a difference and too popular a name to notice. I'd go for Amelia which would be the expected spelling for me

FrancisCrawford · 17/06/2017 07:24

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mrsmc2017 · 17/06/2017 07:48

I prefer Emilia

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