Emmeline?

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Another thread from me I am afraid.

Emmeline shorted to Emmy?

I like it and it's unusual without being weird.

I really like it too!

Also reminds me of 'Emma' by Hot Chocolate (covered by The Sisters of Mercy') - I teach an Emmeline who was named after the song.

It's fab.

EffiePerine, that's exactly what popped into my head when I saw the thread title! But I love anything by AA Milne.

Emmeline Harris in Anne of Green Gables too! I like it, but if you shorten it to emmy, there will def be heaps of them as emilia has the same shortening.

A lovely traditional name, i really like it. Dont shorten it, it spoils its beauty.It makes me think of a line in a Fleetwood Mac song''on the way down to Emmeline''

It's lovely. She was a matriarch and a half. It was on my list as was Christabel, which I like even more, but DP can't stand it.

It's lovely

Emmeline is a beautiful graceful name, I love it and am going to put it on my list!

Beautiful.

Sorry, really sorry but I don't like it. (Am I really the ONLY one?)
And out of interest is it pronounce Emme - leen or Emma - line?

I like Christabel though. That's going on my list! Think my DH will like it too.....

Emmy is ok though - I know one who is shortened from Emily and it really suits her.

I also had Emery on my list last time - DH loved it. Could also be shortened to Emmy - non?

Frazzled - are you trhinking about Christabel for the sufferage connections?

I was most drawn to christabel (rather than Emmeline or Sylvia). However, I then did some research on her. Unlike her mother and sister she didn't support universal suffrage - just votes for rich women. Also she was more right wing and advocated things such as the disbanding of trades union. Later in life she became a very, veryevangelical christian.

For me the associations of the name christabel are less positive than emmeline and sylvia.

Sadly that's true about Christabel (gorgeous name though) All the Pankhursts were Tories, but Sylvia rebelled and became a great lefty, estranged from her family and had an affair with Keir Hardie. Sylvia's real first name was Estelle (or Estella, can't quite remember): Sylvia was actually her second name.

Really lovely.

No artichokes, I just thought it was a really pretty name.
Still do......and prefer it to Sylvia and Emmeline despite its connections.

Lovely name. One of my DD's favourite poems is Emmeline has not been seen for more than a week from the AA Milne collections.

Love it. Also because of the AA Milne poem.

I like it too. Almost universal approval on a baby name thread!

(I think someone needs to make a book of Mumsnet-approved baby names )

Lovely, though you will come across the occasional mis-pronunciation I should think.

Izzybiz is an Emmaline! we call her Em.

I think it's absolutely lovely. It's on my shortlist. I also love it shortened to Emmy - I have an Isabella shortened to Bella, so we are likely to shorten it despite any good intentions
I don't think you should worry about people confusing it with Emily - lots of names are similar to others.