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Emmy / Emmie ?

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Frenchiemamax · 19/05/2018 16:20

What do you think (as a full name, not a nn or short for anything else)?

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Fifthtimelucky · 19/05/2018 16:36

Emma and Emily are both lovely names. I'd go for one of those and then shorten it as you like.

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 19/05/2018 16:38

Sorry Frenchie bit I’m not a huge fan of shortened names, or pet names, as the full name but then it’s not my baby Smile

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Stressmess · 19/05/2018 16:42

I know one young girl called Emme and that is her proper name and not a nickname. I think that it is pretty but because it is unusual, you would get a lifetime of people thinking that you are called Emma or Emily.

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Frenchiemamax · 19/05/2018 16:42

That seems to be the same reaction I’m getting IRL too. I love Emily but I know a few not-too-nice Emily’s ☹️

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 19/05/2018 16:59

Agree on your DD having a lifetime of having to spell her name constantly but then I have a pretty standard issue name for the decade I was born and I still have to constantly spell it.

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househunthappening · 19/05/2018 17:28

I quite like Emmie OP, but agree with others she will continually be asked whether she is Emma or Emily

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bridgetreilly · 19/05/2018 17:52

Emmeline?

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Frenchiemamax · 19/05/2018 18:20

Love Emmeline but DH not keen, he says it sounds made up Hmm

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Dermymc · 19/05/2018 18:21

I love Emmeline with a nn Emmy. Boo to your DH!

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LetsGoBitches · 19/05/2018 18:22

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst would beg to differ with your DH.... Maybe on more issues than a name!!

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RavenWings · 19/05/2018 18:30

It's a bit infantilising imo. I like it as a toddler nickname but not as a full name for a grown woman.

Emilia, Gemma, Noemi - I think any of those would work with Emmy as a nickname, if they appeal.

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mookinsx · 19/05/2018 18:43

I love Emilia or Elizabeth can be Effy as a nn (personally love this one as I'm a sucker for the classic names)

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Frenchiemamax · 19/05/2018 19:01

Oh we’ve had the Emmeline argument many times, he knows about Emmeline Pankhurst but I do get his point. I feel most people would think you said Emily if your name was emmeline anyway.

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Frenchiemamax · 19/05/2018 19:01

I think Effy is beautiful, it’s DH’s grandmas middle name.

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daisypond · 19/05/2018 19:36

I don't like Emmie/Emmy as a standalone name. It's too weak and bland. Emmeline is nice. I know two, both in their mid-20s now.

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WaitrosePigeon · 19/05/2018 19:37

I like it and think it’s fine as a name on its own.

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AskAuntLydia · 19/05/2018 19:38

Love it as a shortening, but as a proper name, horrible. I hate nearly all shortenings as proper names though.

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trueblueari · 19/05/2018 19:38

XH and I considered Esmeralda with nn Emmy.
I'm not too sure about it as a standalone name though.

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catalinablue · 20/05/2018 11:49

One of my best friends growing up was named Emmie, not short for anything. I quite like it, and no one ever mistook the name for/as being short for Emily/Emma/Emmeline for the record.

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Stressmess · 20/05/2018 18:22

I know an Emmeline too of around 5 and her Mum says that they always have to correct people as everyone thinks that she is called Emily.

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happytobemrsg · 20/05/2018 18:23

When I met an Emmie I remember wondering why it wasn't short for anything. But I got used to it and ended up LOVING it

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buttercup54321 · 20/05/2018 19:17

They sound like nick names for Emma, Emily or Emeline.

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ellalouise90 · 22/05/2018 18:15

I like the spelling Emmie 😃😃

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SmokyRobinson · 22/05/2018 18:20

I’ve heard of Emme - pronounced the same as Emmie, but spelled less infantile imo, I love it

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holasoydora · 22/05/2018 20:16

I don't like it, sorry. I would use Emma or Emily then Emmie as a nickname.

I think though, if you like the name Emily, use Emily!! The connotations you have will vanish, it will just become your baby's name to you.

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