Emmaline?

[Anonymous]

I say LINE. And I love the name--it's one of my favorites.

[Anonymous]

It's a really lovely name. SO you know, you may end up calling your baby a nickname, many moms do, and I would assume "Emma" would be the obvious choice. I like Emma, but not as much as Emmaline

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sensitive to this, since my name is Caroline and have been dealing with people calling me Carolyn forever. The ending is spelled -line, so should be pronounced as such. If you want a different pronunciation, name her Emmalyn, Emmalean, etc. But, if you name your daughter this, she will deal with having her name mispronounced all the time.

Actually I know someone with the name Caroline who pronounces it "Carolyn".

And she ruined it for the rest of us.

No, it's just another US/UK difference.

It's really not. My British friends tend to get it right, for the most part.

Regardless, it seems like an easy rule to follow- if you want it said "lyn" spell it that way...

So A. A. Milne got it totally wrong? Shame on him!

[Anonymous]

Ahhh...but Neal Diamond nailed it!

[Anonymous]

EmmaLINE. Love it. Also think of the Ben Folds song.

[Anonymous]

EmmaLINE- my cousin, when she was a kid, named one of her guinea pigs this.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sensitive to this, since my name is Caroline and have been dealing with people calling me Carolyn forever. The ending is spelled -line, so should be pronounced as such. If you want a different pronunciation, name her Emmalyn, Emmalean, etc. But, if you name your daughter this, she will deal with having her name mispronounced all the time.

Actually I know someone with the name Caroline who pronounces it "Carolyn".

And she ruined it for the rest of us.

No, it's just another US/UK difference.

It's really not. My British friends tend to get it right, for the most part.

Regardless, it seems like an easy rule to follow- if you want it said "lyn" spell it that way...

So A. A. Milne got it totally wrong? Shame on him!

Are you really arguing that something spelled "line" should be pronounced with a soft i? Why not stick in a random y or j in there too- that's supposed to make names really unique.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sensitive to this, since my name is Caroline and have been dealing with people calling me Carolyn forever. The ending is spelled -line, so should be pronounced as such. If you want a different pronunciation, name her Emmalyn, Emmalean, etc. But, if you name your daughter this, she will deal with having her name mispronounced all the time.

Actually I know someone with the name Caroline who pronounces it "Carolyn".

And she ruined it for the rest of us.

No, it's just another US/UK difference.

It's really not. My British friends tend to get it right, for the most part.

Regardless, it seems like an easy rule to follow- if you want it said "lyn" spell it that way...

So A. A. Milne got it totally wrong? Shame on him!

Are you really arguing that something spelled "line" should be pronounced with a soft i? Why not stick in a random y or j in there too- that's supposed to make names really unique.

It's not about being unique. It's not about "should". Some names will be pronounced differently in different parts of the world or country. It's not right or wrong. Sorry everyone does not conform to your personal preference.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sensitive to this, since my name is Caroline and have been dealing with people calling me Carolyn forever. The ending is spelled -line, so should be pronounced as such. If you want a different pronunciation, name her Emmalyn, Emmalean, etc. But, if you name your daughter this, she will deal with having her name mispronounced all the time.

This -- and spelled wrong too. I'm a Catherine, and get all versions of Cathryn, Cath-er-in, etc.

Are you saying you pronounce Catherine to rhyme with Cather-line? Because that is not the common pronunciation. At all.

[Anonymous]

FWIW I think Emma-leen when I see the name - I think it's kind of a silly, vapid name but if you like it, go for it.

[Anonymous]

Really? No one has seen Anne of Avonlea?? The miniseries adaptation's EmmaLINE is a prominent character. I love it, but will always think of this character.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sensitive to this, since my name is Caroline and have been dealing with people calling me Carolyn forever. The ending is spelled -line, so should be pronounced as such. If you want a different pronunciation, name her Emmalyn, Emmalean, etc. But, if you name your daughter this, she will deal with having her name mispronounced all the time.

Actually I know someone with the name Caroline who pronounces it "Carolyn".

And she ruined it for the rest of us.

No, it's just another US/UK difference.

I'm british and have never heard Caroline pronounced Carolyn or vice versa.

[Anonymous]

Pauline is pronounced Pauleeen
never heard of it as PauLINE
Caroline is always CaroLINE
But I think that is the exception to the rule
Emmaline will be EmmaLeen.
Lynn is a name on its own. If you add it to Emma you get a homemade invention

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pauline is pronounced Pauleeen
never heard of it as PauLINE
Caroline is always CaroLINE
But I think that is the exception to the rule
Emmaline will be EmmaLeen.
Lynn is a name on its own. If you add it to Emma you get a homemade invention

Agree. I would assume Emmaline sounds like Geraldine. That said, Caroline seems to be very popular these days (at least in my circle) so I bet people have -line on the mind, not -leen.

Either way, no big deal. If you like the name, use it. Trust me, people screw up my name all the time, and it's an easy one. (Joanne vs. Joanna, even when they're writing emails with my name right there.)

[Anonymous]

Also wanted to say that it's used in a Fleetwood Mac song that I love love love - Seven Wonders.

Seven Wonders lyrics

So long ago
Certain place
Certain time
You touched my hand
All the way
All the way down to Emmaline
But if our paths never cross
Well you know I'm sorry but

If I live to see the seven wonders
I'll make a path to the rainbow's end
I'll never live to match the beauty again
The rainbow's end
(Never, never)

Here's somewhat of a discussion on Stevie Nicks fanboards as it references another poem where it might be mentioned. http://www.sevenwondersonline.net/index.php?action=printpage;topic=10473.0