New Name... How would you pronounce it?

[elleaimeejohnson]

Heya!

My baby girl is due in January, and I wondered what you all think of the name Emmalia, and how you would pronounce it.

I'm not as keen on the emphases in the classically-pronounced name 'Amelia', but I love the name pronounced Emma-LEE-ah. Does this come across in the spelling Emmalia?

I know it doesn't really exist, but I think it's just so pretty!

Thank you so much :)

My first thought was Em-AH-lee-a so for me it doesn’t do what you want it to do.

I would pronounce it "EMMAY-LIA" if I saw it written down. If you wanted Emma Lia, you could hyphen it

Eh - Mali - Ah

I would think it was pronounced Em-AR-lee-a.

Emma-Leah maybe if you want that pronunciation.
Emmalia just looks made up or that you made a mistake on the birth cert. Please don't condemn your child to a lifetime of 'no, not like that, this is how you spell it'.

I read it as Em-Ar-Leah

It seems like a nice name but the poor girl would be constantly telling people how to pronounce it! And correcting people who mispronounce it, even after they’ve been told the correct pronunciation.

You'd surely be better to spell it Emma-Leah as those are two recognisable names that would lead it to be pronounced in your preferred way in most accents.

If I saw Emmalia I'd pronounce it Em-MARL-i-a until I was told differently!

Emileah?

Otherwise I think the only way would be
Emma-Lia / Emma-Leah

I'd pronounce it em-mah- lee-ah, can't quite figure out where I'd place the emphasis though, maybe slightly on the lee.

Eh-MAY-Lee-Ah.

I don't think it's a very pretty word written down. I get 'mammalian' vibes from it more than I do 'similar to Amelia'.

I agree that Emma-Leah would be better if you want that specific pronunciation.

I'd pronounce it 'Eh-mah-lee-ah' with the first 'mah' sounding like the first syllable of 'father'.

I don't think it is very nice as a one word name. I agree with PP who suggest that Emma-Leah is nicer (and will avoid a lot of pronunciation issues).

I really like the name but when I first looked at it, I said Em Ar Lee a in my head.

I also get EmmAHlia but that said I love the sound of it. Especially when the Ah part is elongated. Sounds posh with a hint of exotic.

Em-MAY-lea

Emilia is better

I'd pronounce as Emma-Leeya

I know an Emalia pronounced "Emma-Leah". Nobody can ever remember how to spell her name, even her family, and it is always pronounced incorrectly when people read her name out.

I agree Emma-Leah works better or Emmaleah is less ambiguous if you really want your own original spelling.

Em AHH Lee A

No, I would pronounce that as Em-AH-lia. Just call her Emma-Leah?

I think that whatever way you do it people will most likely shorten it to Emma.

Emilia is most commonly pronounced the same as Amelia. But I know 2 Emilias who pronounce it as Emma lee ah like you want.

My initial thought was Em-ah-leeyah, so not quite what you want.

I agree with PattyPan, why not just call her Emma-Leah?

Yuck, I hate made up names. They look like you just can’t spell.
I’d say it Em-ahh-lee-ahh anyway so it doesn’t do what you want.

You are better off with a real name like Emilia.

I too thought it was Em-MARL-i-a.

I initially thought it was a misspelling of mammalian!