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Emmeline

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17caterpillars1mouse · 16/04/2018 15:19

How many Emmeline's do you know? What nn do they use? And also how do you pronounce it leen or line?

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FawnDrench · 16/04/2018 15:46

I know one.
Nickname Emmy
Pronounced leen

Always gets associated with the Pankhurst woman tho...

Peachbubble · 16/04/2018 17:11

Don't know any. I'd say -leen

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 16/04/2018 17:25

It's Emma-leen , nn Emmie.

pilates · 16/04/2018 18:20

leen and it's s gorgeous name. I don't know any.

LoveInTokyo · 16/04/2018 18:25

Definitely Emma-leen.

I don’t know any but think it might be about to get a bit more popular.

Lovely name though.

Nothisispatrick · 16/04/2018 18:26

Always gets associated with the Pankhurst woman tho...

What's wrong with that?

It's on my list too Smile

AmysTiara · 16/04/2018 18:27

Emma leen and i know one who is in her thirties.

daisypond · 16/04/2018 19:26

I know two in their 20s. Nicknamed Emmy. Pronounced "leen".

HouseMouse77 · 16/04/2018 19:30

I know one age 3 -line

Scottishgirl85 · 16/04/2018 19:48

Know two toddlers, pronounced -leen

EllenJanethickerknickers · 16/04/2018 19:52

I know one, in her 40s, Emma-leen and nicknamed Ems.

VileyRose · 16/04/2018 21:27

I'm Emmeline (leen) and I am 31.

chezmk1988 · 16/04/2018 22:14

I know none and I would say it with leen at the end

BasicBetty · 17/04/2018 15:55

I know one. 7 yrs old
No nn.

Ruthshaw1980 · 17/04/2018 20:36

Timeless and beautiful. Is it pronounced emm-a-keen or emm-e-leen

Ruthshaw1980 · 17/04/2018 20:37

Sorry I meant emm-a-leen or emm-e-leen

Lifeaback · 17/04/2018 22:40

Emma-leen and I don't know any but it's a gorgeous, timeless name. Also like emmie as a nn

Itscolderoutside · 17/04/2018 22:47

Lovely but this is my first association, not Emmeline Pankhurst.

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Itscolderoutside · 17/04/2018 22:50

As you can see, AA Milne rhymes it with 'seen'. Not sure of vintage but probably the original pronunciation?

Itscolderoutside · 17/04/2018 22:54

1924!

harrietm87 · 18/04/2018 03:20

Know of one born a few weeks ago. Leen.

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