Amelia vs Emilia

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My sister has just had a baby and named her Emilia-however she is getting annoyed as people keep saying Amelia. I haven’t said anything but to me they sound the same anyway?! How do you say ‘Emilia?’ Do you put more emphasis on the EM part? It’s a lovely name but I have a feeling my sister is going to spend a lot of time frustrated at this rate!

I think it's very hard to hear a difference. I do prefer Emilia though.

I pronounce them both the same. Emilia is Em-EE-lia. Like the Game of Thrones actress, who is the Emilia most people have heard of.

Amelia said quickly sounds like Emelia really. So, it's going to be an ongoing issue. Emelia is a lovely name though.

I know girls with both names, and I pronounce them differently, as they start with an am or an em! I do think you need to see the names written down first though, as when children/adults say a name, it can be misheard.

I know someone who named her daughter Emelia, and now spends her days correcting the spelling...

I pronounce Amelia as ah-mee-lee-ah
But Emilia as Em-eel-ya.

It can be hard to hear the difference but Emilia is a much nicer name.

I used to work with two Emilias and I have to admit that I didn’t realise they weren’t Amelia till they emailed me. They sound really similar. Maybe she could shorten to Emma if it’s really bothering her?

I prefer Emilia but it is very difficult to hear the difference.

I suppose where I'm from Amelia = A- mee-Lee-ah
Emilia = Eh-mee-Lee-ah

Emilia can also be pronounced Emm-ah-lee- ah thing Emily-ah.

Sounds same to me but prefer spelling Emilia

They sound very similar, though not identical. Am-ee-lee-a versus Em-ee-lee-a. People thinking I'd called my child after a Games of Thrones actress would actually put me off it, so I prefer Amelia personally, though I don't dislike Emilia at all. I didn't realise it was such an old name either - older than Amelia, so now I'm warming to it much more.

I have an Emilia and most people assume she's an Amelia. They sound very similar, although I do think that there's a slight difference on the first syllable. I chose the name knowing that that would be an issue though, so not going to get het up about it.