Girl -which of these two?

[OneDeftPeer]

Do you like Emily or Naomi better? Opinions welcome!

Naomi is beautiful but the different pronunciation options slightly put me off (see also Esme, Evelyn, Helena).

Emily, I always find Naomi a bit awkward to say and there’s the “Nay-omee” or “Nigh-omee” issue

Emily but it is very popular.

Emily thought it is so popular. Naomi is nice but the 2 different pronunciations would annoy me.

Emily

While Emily is a very pretty name and perfectly lovely, it's been pretty much popular in every generation for centuries (might be a slight exaggeration!)! So I would pick Naomi, I really like Naomi, but, if like others have mentioned only if you are happy with correcting people with whichever pronunciation you prefer.

Emily

Of the two, Emily. I don't really like Naomi, and the pronunciations vary too much. I've heard at least 4 different ones.
(NAY-uh-mi, Nay-O-mi, Nigh-O-mi, NIGH-o-mi. I only like the 1st)

Emily

The thing is though, for most of her DD’s life it will be her who has to do the correcting, rather than the OP, and there is no way of knowing whether it will bother her or not. I have a name that has multiple pronunciations (not Naomi, but one mentioned in a previous post), and I find it so awkward to correct people. Some people can also be really rude about it: I have had people insisting that their pronunciation is correct and I am wrong, been asked repeatedly “but why is it not <other pronunciation>, been told “Well I am going to call you <other pronunciation> anyway as it sounds classier”, etc. Some will also think you are petty/pernickety for correcting them regardless of how polite you try to be. However, some people don’t find it awkward to correct people at all and I wish I could be more like them

Because of my experience, my number one criteria for my own DC’s names was that they had no ambiguity in pronunciation, and ironically for this thread I now have baby Emily sleeping on my lap. I wonder if it is about to have another mini-resurgence, as I know another baby Emily and there have been a lot of threads mentioning it in the last few months, although I might have just been noticing it more as I was considering the name myself.

@ThatBeverleyMacca , your post is similar to my experience. 'Why do you say your name is Anneliese when it's Annabel?' type comments, or 'I know how to spell it!' (You don't)

DC have names that are easy - something like Paul and Anna. (not the actual names)

Emily has been popular for decades and you're probably noticing it more.

Emily

Naomi
Emily is a bit…bland

Emily

Emily

Emily is nicer (but more popularly user)
Naomi is also very nice.
go with the one you are slightly leaning more towards!

Emily, Emmy for short. I just hear nay as a nickname for Naomi & it makes me think of horses. Also the fact it’s I moan in reverse.

Naomi

Naomi, Emily is a bit plain IMO.