Pretty girls names like Emily

[Scarylady]

The name Emily is such a pretty name for a girl and I tend to find most people feel the same. The problem is, I want it for my dd but can’t and no other names are matching up to me.

So, what girls names do you think of as pretty?

Rosalie
Melanie
Cecily
Amy
Lucy
Sophie
Marina
Felicia
Viola
Alicia
Allegra
Serena
Carina
Chloe
Aurora
Lulu
Fifi
Lilah
Lara
Laura

Elsie. Lucy. Lily. Mia. Nancy. Maisie. Daisy. Cassie. Poppy. Gracie. Molly. Josie. Heidi. Misty. Bunty. Sofia. Tilly. Katy. Bonnie. Tansy. Ivy. Iris. Violet.
Rose. Amelie. Amelia. Emilia. Melody. Hannah. Eva. Elise. Alesha.

Why can't you use Emily, though.

Saskia. Marcie. Darcie. Maria. Elsa

Why can't you just use Emily? Have I missed something

Can’t use Emily as it’s my DH’s sisters name. I know some people will say that shouldn’t matter but it does matter to me.

Annoyingly, the three names I’ve always liked are Emily, Liam and Jack and all three names are now ruled out due to my DH’s immediate family.

Thanks for the suggestions, there are some I like but none seem like the one to me.

Léonie
Eliane
Amaris

Amelie is close but not the same?

My cousin is Beth and so is my DD but no-one batted an eyelid.

Anna

Unless you are not a big fan of the sister then I think it would be a lovely compliment to name your dd after her.

What about Jessica?

Rebecca
Hannah
Louisa
Eleanor

Lottie?

I think your daughter is lucky she won’t be named it. I think it is a dreadfully weak and insipid name. Emily Bishop suited the name perfectly!

What about Amelia or Millie? Emma or Lauren? They are in the same vein?

Emily Wilding Davison could hardly be described as insipid!!

Laura. Louisa.

I really like Amelia but have a family member called that as well. I know I can’t rule out every name based on people I know but just don’t like using the names of people we are close to.

Amelie
Amelia
Alice
Charlotte
Evelyn

Cecilia? Has the same pattern as Amelia.

Josie
Alice
Sophie
Allaina
Scarlett
Elodie
Hermione
Helena

I like Alice and Charlotte but DH doesn’t unfortunately

Bethany
Penelope
Sadie
Robyn
Olivia
Hazel
Violet
Niamh

Eloise
Chloe
Heidi
Millie

Edie

I have an Emily and was in two minds as the name of my brother’s long term ex, and he struggled with the breakup. It took him a bit of time to come round but he’s fine with it now (I think!). But if it’s a no-go for you then fair enough.

What about Milly?

Amelie - I believe it's the French version? Sorry the spelling may not be correct! Emily is a beautiful name.

I struggle to think of Emily as a pretty name. It seems very dull and plain to me. Names that are maybe similar-
Melanie.
Charlotte.
Alice.
Amy.
Bethany.
Cecily.
Harriet.
Juliet.
Pamela.