Emma and Emilia, are they too similar?

[EmmaSt55]

My name is Emma (my husband and parents call me Em and my friends call me Emzzie (don’t ask!)) but I love Emilia for a baby girl, nickname would be Millie, Melia or Mimi. Is Emma too similar to Emilia?

I think it’s fine. In some families it’s quite normal to use the same name for several generations.

Totally fine. Not for two siblings but for mum and daughter it's lovely.

Is it pronounced the same as Amelia?

Yes, very similar pronunciation to Amelia. I just think the spelling of Emilia is prettier and a little more unique.

Yeah as another poster says, it'd be odd for siblings, but totally fine for mum/daughter, it's lovely name!

Echo above ... would be odd for siblings, but nobody would bat an eyelid for mum and daughter. Just use the name your love.

Yes definitely fine for mum and daughter

Love the name Emilia 😍

I wouldn't personally, just because with that spelling I think it's likely she could end up becoming an Em as well, nicknames are hard to control.

Fine for mother and daughter, but too similar for siblings.

I think it's fine. They're different names, and the similarity is quite nice across generations. Some men literally name their sons after each other at all.

Emilia is lovely.

Too close for me.

You could both end up as Em or Emmy!

You even say your dh calls you Em - how confusing that would be for your dd, also an Em or Emmy?!

It's fine. I know a mum and daughter called Emily and Millie. No drama whatsoever. I'd known them for 5 years before it even occurred to me!

Yes really not a problem at all. Fine

Yes. Two versions of the same name.

First on a practical level. I know a mother Katherine with a daughter Kate and there’s endless confusion. She regrets it for this reason. You can’t control your DD’s nns. If her school friends call her Em there’s nothing you can do.

On a deeper level you’re giving your DD your own name. For the amount women who have problems with their mum’s boundaries - it’s important that DD has her own name and you understand she’s not an extension of yourself.

Amelia with an A would be better.

Emilia is a lovely name.
Personally I would put Emilia on the birth certificate and use one of the nicknames you mention (I like Millie/Milly) otherwise the names are a bit too similar for everyday use.
I also would avoid giving a DD the same first initial as me because of getting post mixed up (although I realise this would be a very minor problem! I would just like her to have a different initial since our surnames will be identical).

Emma is not the same name as Emilia!!

That’s not directed at you OP. It’s totally fine.

Perfectly fine for a mother and daughter. I also think Emma and Emma would be fine :)

I wouldn't use it for siblings but mother and daughter i think is fine.

It's fine, but one tiny gripe for me would be that I have spent my life being called something similar to Kit-errr-Kat by my dad because mine & my mum's shortened names only differ by a vowel.

I must admit I wanted my family all to have a unique initial letter because of it, but it didn't work as I still get my kids names mixed up

I wouldn't say it's too similar but I wouldnt do it simply because no matter how hard you try and force a nickname she may still end up as Em to her friends as its the most logical shortening and should that be her preferred choice of nickname it would end up being very confusing.

You won’t have any control over nicknames once she’s at school and she may well become Em. IMO the whole issue could be resolved by spelling it Amelia, especially since you’re planning to pronounce it almost the same. “Am” isn’t as common a nickname as “Em” so with that spelling you’re more likely to end up with the nicknames you like eg Millie.

Yes I think it’s fine! My friend is from Israel and she named her daughter Emma but the Hebrew word for Mum it’s pronounced something like Eema which is even more similar to Emilia. And that worked fine!

I think it's fine as long as you don't mind her name being shortened to Em, if you do perhaps Amelia would be a better option.

Fine for mum and daughter. Rather lovely.

Have a friend called Katharine. Her dd is Kate.
Know of a Helena/Helen and Susan/Susanna.