Thoughts on name Emmeline?

[LucyEleanorModeratz]

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

I love it and I never like any of the names mentioned on these threads.

LOVE! Wanted it but DH didn't like.
Emmy for short.

You might also like Ellaline which was on my list

Ellaline? That’s a tongue twister surely?

I love it. Got a colleague with a daughter named it and she goes by Emmy. Love both

Too fussy. I much prefer Emma and Emily. Or even Gemma for a change.

Love it!

Too feminist? What is that?

I'm delighted to hear the baby will have your surname. But your average person won't even have heard of Emmeline Pankhurst (it's true) let alone make any feminist connection between the first name and knowing baby has mum's surname.

I have to say though that I'd assume Emmeline was pronounced -line rather than -leen. I think the name is okay, too frilly for my taste but nothing wrong with it as such.

Am with you - I have an adult Emily!

Love it. And Emme/y/ie is a lovely nickname.

Thank you all for your feedback! Our beautiful girl Emmeline Alice was born earlier this month.

We adore her name and have had an overwhelmingly lovely response to
it. Only been a few instances of ‘Emmeline, not Emily’ thus far ;)

Awwwwww that's lovely.

Thanks for updating.

This is my daughter’s name! We do get a lot of ‘Emma-line’ pronunciations and I have to emphasise the ‘n’ so people don’t think her name is Emily (also love Emily/emma-line anyway) but I adore her name and I’ve never met anyone with the name. I sometimes wonder if I have a second girl how I’ll find a name I like as much 😂

also love the middle name!