Would you name your baby Emilia if there is an Amelia in the family?

[AlwaysonEtsy]

I love Emilia/Emmie. Had a great Aunt called this and wanted to use it for dd1 but backed out.
I’m really struggling with names though.

So would you use it if there was an Amelia in the family? Said Amelia is DPs cousin’s dd. Not close, very rarely see them.

In that case then yes.

DH's family is huge, so absolutely. Indeed some of his cousins may well have DC with names the same as ours, who knows.

My family is tiny and I'm only in contact with two cousins. I don't see them often but we stay in touch online. I discounted names that sounded anything like their DC.

I would.

If you like Emmie, what about Emmeline instead?

In the situation you describe I think it's fine.

no

I wouldn't. But if you love it that's a distant enough relative that I don't think it matters.

I think it’s fine in your situation.
I’ve always loved the name Emilia/Emmy

Yeah I would

No. I wouldnt name my child the same name as anyone in my family.

Absolutely use it!! My cousin just had a baby and called him the same name that my brother (also his cousin) and his wife called their baby. My brother wasn't annoyed in the slightest because no one owns a name. If she had a sister called Amelia I'd say that Emilia is probably too close, but anything other than that is absolutely fair game!

Also depends how you pronounce it. Some people say Em a lee a instead of Emilia.

I would. There is a cousin's daughter called Emily in my family and I don't feel it would be weird to call a child Amelie (for example) I probably wouldn't go for the exact name but different is fine especially if shortened usually

It’s quite a distant relative so I would

Plus it’s not the same name

@bananamonkey very true but his Nan (who will be great-Nan to both) won’t see it this way as sounds very similar.

I wouldn't... they'll have all the same great aunts and uncles and great grand parents so they'll get confused with each other. (If dp has a family that talks to and sees one another)
I've had a baby at the same time as my cousin and I think our family would be a bit if we'd named them the same thing.
If you like emmie what about emmeline?

Of course. It's a different name.

Not keen on Emmeline

Yes I would. If it was a close relative like my sisters child I might have second thoughts but in this case I’d say it’s fine

[quote AlwaysonEtsy]@bananamonkey very true but his Nan (who will be great-Nan to both) won’t see it this way as sounds very similar.[/quote]
Yes I wasn’t hmming at you, I’m just defensive as I have an Emilia and to me they’re quite different names!

That might make it trickier of you have lots of shared relatives like that, I guess it depends how much you love it.

I actually wouldn't - there are millions of names why pick one that sounds the same as a close relative?

I would. Emmie could be her nickname within the family. You can use her full name or another nickname outside the family.

Yes.

No I wouldn’t/ I loved Amber but we have an Amara in the family and Ammy would be the default for both- lots of other names

For second cousins who you rarely see it's fine imo - they are both very popular names so Amelia is bound to know lots of other Amelia/Emilia's.

If the girls were first cousins who saw each other regularly, I'd probably say no - Amelia and Emilia have very different origins but unfortunately in most accents they sound virtually identical.

Of course it’s fine!