Emilia or Emelia

[LucyK1978]

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...

Emilia. But be prepared for people to spell it Amelia. Even if you say it Em - ee - lee - ah
(Emilia is Italian version btw - name of character in Othello)

Emily or Emilia Rose is nice IMO.

UQD you always make me larfff

BTW I have never had to spell either of my first 2 children's fairly rare names which really can only be spelled on eway! Only DS2's abbreviated (grr) and rather mor epopular name! oh well...

Bero... Have finished book, printed, submitted and everything

FWIW I prefer Emilia to Amelia. Not sure about German (but listen to Bero cos she knows...) but certainly Emilia would be pronounced Em-ee-lia, as opposed to Am-ay-lia and I prefer the first version.

Also agree about 1-syllable middle name.

Ellbell! I take it you are celebrating appropriately?