Emmeline or Bethan?

[17caterpillars1mouse]

Emmeline
Or
Bethan

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

@ColdTapwater it's pronounced Emma-lean

Emmeline (pronounced as BabyMoonPie says).

Emmeline, it's lovely.

Bethan pronounced the Welsh way is OK, pronounced the English way it sounds clunky, as someone said above.

It's definitely not Beth-anne

It is BETH-an, where an rhymes with can, pan, tan etc not with pun, tun etc.
Emmeline is Emm-uh-leen

Eleri is El-ERR-y. Rhymes with Kerry.

I know many, many Bethans. It was massively popular in the 1960s, along with Siân and Carys. All are 50+
I don't know any Emmelines.

Oh I really like Bethan. What a lovely name. Unusual too!

Not unusual at all, TheVan. About as unusual as Karen or Helen in Wales.

Bethan is massively unusual these days- outside the top 600 names!!
It’s not been inside the top 50 names whatever for the past 25 years

I know a Bethan aged 40 and a 2 year old Emmaline. Bethan is often called Beth or Betty and the little one is known as Milly.

Bethan like Megan always feels unfinished to me.

Emmeline (has not been seen for over a week...A. A. Milne) is quite nice and unusual.

@Whatsyourflava, neither have Sharon and Tracey.

I like both names; strangely I don't actually recall ever having met an Emmeline or Bethan (of any age). Bethan feels more unusual though since Emmeline is close to Emma/Emily/Amelie/Amelia.

Emmeline 💖

Emmeline one of my favourite names

Emmeline!

Bethan is such a lumpen, unpleasant name.

I imagine a Bethan as big and bouncy, energetic, cheerful, sporty, etc.

My imaginary Emmeline is quieter, sits reading and doing crafts, neat and tidy.

You do have more nickname options with Emmeline - Emmie, Emma, Em, Ems, Lina whereas Bethan you can really only go to Beth or Bethy..

I would pronounce Emmeline as Em-uh-line like Caroline and Madeline...