Thoughts on name Emmeline?

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Honest opinions on the name Emmeline (pronounced Emma-leen) please.

Both DH and I love it but concerned about:

1. a lifetime of having to say ‘it’s Emmeline, not Emily’;
2. baby (don’t actually know if it’s a girl yet) will have my surname (and DH surname as a middle name) - don’t know if the Pankhurst associations makes the whole package - including maternal surname - a bit too feminist ?! Should add am a loud and proud feminist myself.

Thanks all

Lovely name go for it :)

I really don’t like it. It’s clunky sounding and dull to me. Just blends into the sea of Emilys Emmas, and Emilias. It’s decently popular though, with over a hundred born each year, so objectively it’s not problematic.

It's beautiful, one of my favourites, so much nicer than Emily or Emma, I do agree you prob will have to correct people but it wouldn't put me off personally

I love it. People who know you will quickly get it right, and people who don’t will get names wrong anyway. Me, my husband and my son all have normal well known names and yet we all regularly have others mishearing / mispronouncing etc!

I like it, although it does make me think of the Hot Chocolate song Emma. I don't think it's a difficult name or would cause confusion with Emily, although I suppose that depends how you say it. I'm hearing it like Errol Brown sings it.

As soon as I read the name the Hot Chocolate song came into my head. Probably says more about me though and my age. I wouldn't worry about that connection.

I like it, and its pretty common in France. I think you'd have to emphasise the Leen bit a little so it didn't get confused with Emily.

I really really like it… despite having three DD’s myself, never used it because i just can’t cope with the “leen” or “line” thing… if you are confident with the pronunciation you want I think it is a beautiful name

I love it.

Given that it appears quite frequently as a suggestion on the MN name boards, I don't think it's that out there. There were 148 Emmelines born last year.

I really like it.

Love the Pankhurst connection though sounds frilly to my ears

Lovely name, OP.

And there's no such thing as "too feminist". 😊

I don't think having mum's surname will make people think feminist, but she would spend her whole life saying 'yes like Emmeline Pankhurst' 🤷‍♀️

I like it and it could be abbreviated easily too.

I like it. I know one so may be biased! She goes by Emme (Emmy) 90% of the time though.

It’s nice, she will probably wind up being called Emmie, so prepare yourself. A plus for using your last name for your child.

I have a charming cat called Emmeline, so I say absolutely!

It's one of my top 3 girls names! It's beautiful - elegant, strong, feminine. I quite like Emmie too as a nn. I don't think they'll always be saying "it's Emmeline not Emily" because the endings sound quite different. They'll just emphasise the "line" part when they fussy meet people.

I’ve loved it since meeting a stunning English girl called Emmeline in my Irish university. I would have called DD it only my sister had an Emily already.

Nice name- old fashioned.

Not a fan personally, and I’d pronounce it “line” not “leen”

I love it and there is good nn potential with Emme or Emmy

Lovely in itself and as a nod to Pankhurst, and I think Emmy is lovely as a contraction too

I love it, and u don't think people will make the connection of mum's surname + Emmeline = rampant feminist. Although it's a cool connection 😁

Not keen. Emma is lovely, Emily is fine. Emmeline a bit too fussy for me.