Active discussions

Best Amazon Prime Day deals: Mumsnet favourites

Best Amazon Prime Day deals:
Mumsnet favourites

Shop now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Emmeline or Bethan?

42 replies

17caterpillars1mouse · 10/04/2020 20:36

Emmeline
Or
Bethan

What do you think of these two names? How many do you know? And which is your favourite? :)

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
givemeacall · 10/04/2020 20:39

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Thisismytimetoshine · 10/04/2020 20:41

Bethan

Catlover10 · 10/04/2020 20:42

Emmeline, my sisters name, it’s lovely!

Callybrid · 10/04/2020 20:45

I know one Bethan - late 30s. Always a Bethan, never Beth. All the Beths I know are Elizabeths. No Emmelines but plenty of Emmas and Emilys of all ages.

I think they’re both nice names, quite different in feel. If pushed I’d vote for Bethan.

BabyMoonPie · 10/04/2020 20:47

Emmeline. It's DD's middle name and I wish we'd used it for her first name

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 10/04/2020 20:48

Bethan. I can’t stand anything with Line on the end. Makes me think of Vaseline,

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 10/04/2020 20:49

Oh don’t know any of either

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 10/04/2020 20:50

Bethan.

MrsTerryPratchett · 10/04/2020 20:57

Both lovely. I prefer Emmeline.

Positevibes · 10/04/2020 20:58

I agree with @MrsTerryPratchett 😊

Whatsyourflava · 10/04/2020 21:10

Bethan by a MILE , it’s lovely ❤️
Emmeline sounds like the braces Invisalign, it’s too frilly and could get shortened/nicknamed to a name very similar with a whole load of other names

MikeUniformMike · 10/04/2020 21:20

Emmeline. Bethan is a middle aged welsh woman, and I dislike how people who don' t speak Welsh say it.

I much prefer Emma to Emmeline.

Magicbabywaves · 10/04/2020 21:30

Emmeline.

GinWithASplashOfTonic · 10/04/2020 21:37

Emmeline
Bethan is very popular where I'm from and I have always preferred Bethany

Whatsyourflava · 10/04/2020 21:37

Oh yes emma much nicer than Emmeline

ILoveAnOwl · 10/04/2020 21:42

Emmeline. But I might be overly biased as its the name we chose.

ofwarren · 10/04/2020 21:45

I really love Emmeline. If I'd have had a girl I would have used this name.

Astronica · 11/04/2020 07:24

Bethan

BillHadersNewWife · 11/04/2020 07:28

Eleri. Or Bethan.

bridgetreilly · 11/04/2020 08:14

I like both!

Emmeline probably slightly edges it over Bethan, but I think they're both really nice.

CaffiSaliMali · 11/04/2020 08:33

I prefer Emmeline. Unless you're in Wales Bethan will be mispronounced as "Beth-un" like how Megan is mispronounced as "Meg-un".

Iwanttobeinthesunshine · 11/04/2020 08:37

What’s the Welsh way of pronouncing Bethan? I imagine it sounds prettier in welsh!
Otherwise I prefer Emmeline.

Hoppyhops · 11/04/2020 08:42

It’s more like ‘Beth-anne’ Or ‘Meg-anne’ in Wales rather than the ‘un’ pronunciation elsewhere. My vote though is for Emmeline. It’s the name of my good friend’s little girl and she is a strong, fierce little lady- really lives up to the name!

ColdTapwater · 11/04/2020 08:44

Bethan is lovely!
Not too sure how to pronounce Emmeline, is it Emmy - Lean? or Em - Lynn?

formerbabe · 11/04/2020 08:45

I prefer Emmeline

Bethan is a very ugly, clunky name to me

Swipe left for the next trending thread