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 :)

It’s pronounce it Eh-MAH-lee-ah, with the emphasis on the MAH.

Just call your child Emilia and then she will avoid a life time of mispronunciation.
Emmalia looks silly.

I think I would pronounce it "Don't".

I would assume it was pronounced as
Em- Marley- a

Em Ar Lia with the emphasis on the Ar

Apparently it does exist in Australia and the USA
www.babynology.com/name/emmalia-f.html
I'd stress the second syllable like lots of others here

AR ? Where does the R come into it?

@bobandhisburgers

Just call your child Emilia and then she will avoid a life time of mispronunciation. Emmalia looks silly.

No, she wouldn't, as Emilia isn't usually pronounced that way. It's usually pronounced Em-EE-lia...

@MrsPelligrinoPetrichor

AR ? Where does the R come into it?

Rhotic R.

@SirSamuelVimes

I think I would pronounce it "Don't".

That's nice

@WhereTheFuck

Actually OP the traditional pronunciation of the name 'Emilia' is the one you want. (Emilia originally was pronounced to rhyme with Sophia and Dorothea etc). So you could just call her Emilia, but I do think you will still get people pronouncing it wrong

I never knew this! I have only ever heard it pronounced ah-MEE-lia, but that's encouraging nonetheless. Thank you

I don't pronounce Emilia as Em-meee-lia. It's Emi-mil-ia where I'm from. Emma-Lia & Emi-mil-ia sound exactly the same to me. Emmalia isn't the name you think it is. Its to do with vowel/consonant structure.

Emma-Lee-Ah was my first thought.

At first I thought you were going with 'Heya!' which would have been a bit odd and pose some difficulty when she met her friends!

I would pronounce the name as Emma Liar

I just input Emmalia into youtube and found 2 videos where the person was called Emmalia.Both pronounced it the way the OP wants, but both were American. (I won't share a link because these are kids' home made videos, in one case only 14 views, bless'em)
Perhaps a UK v US english issue.

@bobandhisburgers

I don't pronounce Emilia as Em-meee-lia. It's Emi-mil-ia where I'm from. Emma-Lia & Emi-mil-ia sound exactly the same to me. Emmalia isn't the name you think it is. Its to do with vowel/consonant structure.

To be honest I quite agree, but unfortunately it is seldom pronounced this way - most baby name websites suggest it is pronounced Ah-meee-lia. Which is a shame else I certainly wouldn't wish to use any 'unusual' spelling, I love the spelling 'Emilia'.

I went for em AAL ee ah before I read your version.
It will cause a lifetime of explanations and errors. It's so like other names that there will be that confusion of similar, familiar forms that someone with a very unfamiliar name won't get iyswim.

Em-AHH-lia

I've never heard Emilia pronounced as Ah-mee-lia. It's my niece's name as well. I think Emilia is a beautiful name too though if you do choose it.

Em ahh lia

I’d pronounce it as Ee-MAAH-lee-ah from that spelling

Emm-ahh-lee-ah. But please don't inflict that name on a defenceless baby. It looks horrible written down and sounds even worse. It suggests you can't spell. Amelia is much prettier.

What about Emilya

I know an Annalea so if I saw a name spelt Emmalea I would pronounce it the way you wanted.

I’d pronounce it Em Malia with the emphasis on the Maah on first reading. How about Emmeline as in the suffragette as an alternative?