Amelia or Emilia?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are thinking of Emilia also, My grandfather's name was Emmanuel so it would be in his honor.

I think both names are beautiful and you can't go wrong

Manuela or Emanuela would make more sense.

Hahaha what!? we're Jewish, not of Latin descent. Neither of those names would make ANY sense for us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like Emilia. It looks like you’re trying to spell Amelia differently. Just go with Amelia.

+1

Disagree. Emilia is the way the name is spelled in many other cultures.

My daughter's Mexican-American classmate spells it that way, fwiw.

OP, if the nickname will be Emmy, I would vote Emilia. Otherwise, I don't have a strong preference.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Aren't these names pronounced differently?

No. Both pronounced the same. Like Vivian and Vivienne. Same pronunciations but with different spellings.

I thought these were Vivi-ann and Vivi-enne, no?

Me too

No...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are thinking of naming our daughter Amelia. I like it spelled that way but my husband likes it spelled Emilia. Nicknames will likely be Emmy or Millie.

I like Amelia., no nn. Unless it develops naturally. Amelia is so pretty why would you shorten it?

[Anonymous]

Amelia seems more straightforward, and I agree that it doesn't need a nickname. Both names are very pretty.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like Emilia. It looks like you’re trying to spell Amelia differently. Just go with Amelia.

No, it really doesn't.

Emilia is my favorite character in Shakespeare's Othello, and my students usually like her, too. She's complex and wise, cynical and feminist, flawed but knows herself by the end of the play.

I considered it for our daughter. And no, I wasn't trying to "spell Amelia differently."

I think that is a reach that no one will understand except you. Amelia is very pretty. How does it go with last name ?

[Anonymous]

People always think Emilia is pronounced like Emily with an a at the end. Eh-mil-EE-uh.

[Anonymous]

Both names are beautiful. And people who pronounce it Emily ah are the same who call it chip o toll. Chipotle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both names are beautiful. And people who pronounce it Emily ah are the same who call it chip o toll. Chipotle.

No. Not the same group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are thinking of Emilia also, My grandfather's name was Emmanuel so it would be in his honor.

I think both names are beautiful and you can't go wrong

Manuela or Emanuela would make more sense.

Hahaha what!? we're Jewish, not of Latin descent. Neither of those names would make ANY sense for us.

You’re an idiot.

https://www.behindthename.com/name/manuela/comments
https://www.behindthename.com/name/emanuela

[Anonymous]

Emilia by far!

[Anonymous]

My friend is Greek and she named her daughter Emilia.

I like Amelia (this will be my daughter's name) and it is pronounced differently from Emilia.

No nicknames.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do think of them as having slightly different pronunciations.

Emilia: Eh-MEEL-yuh
Amelia: Uh-MEEL-yuh

So if you want Emmy as a nickname, I'd go with Emilia. Milly would work better as a nickname for Camille or Millicent, since neither name has a strong "mil" sound.

Yes, OP needs to indicate which pronunciation she wants, which would determine the spelling. Many of the responders assume they are pronounced differently when the OP implies she doesn't think that by saying the name has been decided and it's just the spelling left to decide.

[Anonymous]

Not sure if this is helpful, but I associate Amelia with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Bedelia. Maybe people might also think of Amelia Earhart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amelia

Please don’t call her Millie.

This is the correct answer.