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Emilia or Emelia

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LucyK1978 · 07/08/2007 12:13

Sorry to start yet another name thread, but I wondered if I could ask for fellow MN opinion on the best/most common spelling for the name Emilia or Emelia please? I'm 26 weeks pregnant, and this is our current favourite girl name, as it works in both UK and Germany which is our current home. (Really liked Emily but v. popular at the moment).

I'm sure if we go for it, we will receive all kinds of funny spellings over the years (is it cruel to choose a name that even the parents aren't sure how to spell?!)

And what middle name goes with it? I guess maybe a single sylable (Rose, Jane, Grace...) Our surname is quite long so would be nice to keep middle name simple.

Sorry, that's more than one question...

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FrannyandZooey · 07/08/2007 12:15

We know an Emilia. Or is she Emelia? Oh god sorry, I am not sure now!

witchandchips · 07/08/2007 12:15

think it aemilia isn't just to confuse you

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LucyK1978 · 07/08/2007 12:21

oh dear, that's 3 spellings in 2 posts.....! Something tells me this isn't going to be an easy decision!

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WanderingTrolley · 07/08/2007 12:21

I think it's most usually spelt 'Amelia.'

witchandchips · 07/08/2007 12:22

knew it looked wrong. anyway Emily is a much nicer name

suwoo · 07/08/2007 12:22

Definately, Amelia. Amelia Grace is lovely, so is Amelia Rose.

MamaG · 07/08/2007 12:22

Yes Amelia is lovely

Tortington · 07/08/2007 12:23

EMBETH

saw it on the credits of a tv prog the other day and thought - what a fucking fab name
EMBETH

tortoiseSHELL · 07/08/2007 12:23

Emilia or Amelia I think.

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LucyK1978 · 07/08/2007 12:24

Thank you all for responding so quickly (gotta love MN!) Maybe I also need to ask a few German friends and see what works here. Would love to ask the family their opinion, but we are keeping the name a secret until LO arrives.

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Marina · 07/08/2007 12:25

What TS said
Amelia or Emilia (latter is Italian version of Emily)
I think custy's name comes from EMily ElizaBETH, I agree it's very pretty. But that Big Red Dog context worries me

tigerschick · 07/08/2007 12:25

Emilia is a name the same as Amelia - like Emilia Fox, Edward Fox's daughter.
I'd say Emilia or Amelia, but I'm not really sure it matters!

Liking Emilia Grace

RedLorryYellowLorry · 07/08/2007 12:25

Emilia is lovely.

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LucyK1978 · 07/08/2007 12:26

erm... big red dog... ....?

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GooseyLoosey · 07/08/2007 12:26

Also think its Amelia as in Amelia Earhart. Grace is dd's middle name so like that, but there will be 3 Graces in ds's class at school so very popular.

tribpot · 07/08/2007 12:27

witch is right in that the 'proper' Latin spelling is Æmilia (hope that will come out right, it's an a and an e stuck together, think encyclopaedia, it should be spelt encylcopædia).

Most commonly nowadays I think it's spelt Amelia, but Emilia isn't unheard of (think Emilia Fox).

To me Emelia looks weird, because in Spanish (and poss German?) you would pronounce it E-meh-lia, rather than E-mee-lia, if you see what I mean. Same would be true for Amelia, but that looks more 'normal'.

I'm assuming that in German it's normally spelt Emilia, as the female form of Emil? I'd go with that if you want it to start with an E.

LIZS · 07/08/2007 12:27

Emilia or Aemilia (short first "i" so "i" not "ee")

tigerschick · 07/08/2007 12:28

Gotta love Wikipedia - a few links to the 2 names:
Amelia
Emilia

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LucyK1978 · 07/08/2007 12:28

My mums name is Rosalind and she got called Rosie as a little girl, so I quite like the idea of having Rose as middle name. DH not so keen, but then he knocked a lot of my chosen names from the main list (Emilia / Amelia is one of the few we agree on!)

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DaftAndFussy · 07/08/2007 12:29

Amelia and Emilia are different names!!!!
The usual spelling of the 'E' name is Emilia, some people spell it Emelia but I'm afraid I don't like that at all - I suspect that it stems from Amelia/Emilia confusion and it bugs the hell out of me. Emilia can also be abbreviated to Millie/y. I do like Emilia Grace, but then I would, as that's DD's name!

Baffy · 07/08/2007 12:30

Emilia Rose

Lovely

nogoes · 07/08/2007 12:33

Ds would have been Emilia if he had been a girl. Very pretty name.

Marina · 07/08/2007 12:36

Lucy, Clifford the Big Red Dog's owner is Emily Elizabeth. It depends on whether you like the programme or not !

Kewcumber · 07/08/2007 12:38

agree with Daft Amelia and Emilia are different names. Emilia (in cyrillic alphabet obviously) is not uncomman name in Central asias ex Soviet states. I like it

tigerschick · 07/08/2007 12:43

I hope that it's not my post that sounds like Amelia and Emilia are the same name - I know they are different, but I can see how it might read that they are the same. I meant that Emilia is a name, not a mis-spelling.
Meaning ofAmelia
Meaning of Emilia