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HelpEmma, Emilia, Emilie? A hypothetical question
As the title says, this is just an exercise in imagination for a hypothetical daughter of mine, so please indulge me! I don't think I'll be having kids in the next five years, and input from a future partner shall be gracefully ignored for the purpose of this question :)
Emma has been my favourite girl name for quite some time now. However, in Portugal, only the native Ema is allowed - I don't like it much, because it looks incomplete and reminds me of emus (our word for emu is ema). So I turned to Emilia, which would be an homage of sorts to the time I lived in Italy (in Emilia-Romagna, had the time of my life and would move back in a heartbeat) and to my interest in Ancient Rome. It's uncommon but familiar over here, and I could get away with Emma or Emi as an informal nickname.
Cue in real life, and in half a year or so I'll move to Norway, where Emma is commonly used. This would be perfect, except I've grown attached to Emilia... but then Emilie is also used there, and while Emilia feels classic and composed, Emilie feels more spunky chic to me. I'm not especially concerned about popularity, but they are all in the Top 100; Emilia is the least popular out of the three.
Would you go with Emma and forever mourn Emilia/Emilie, or pick one of them and use Emma as a nickname?
Emma has been my favourite girl name for quite some time now. However, in Portugal, only the native Ema is allowed - I don't like it much, because it looks incomplete and reminds me of emus (our word for emu is ema). So I turned to Emilia, which would be an homage of sorts to the time I lived in Italy (in Emilia-Romagna, had the time of my life and would move back in a heartbeat) and to my interest in Ancient Rome. It's uncommon but familiar over here, and I could get away with Emma or Emi as an informal nickname.
Cue in real life, and in half a year or so I'll move to Norway, where Emma is commonly used. This would be perfect, except I've grown attached to Emilia... but then Emilie is also used there, and while Emilia feels classic and composed, Emilie feels more spunky chic to me. I'm not especially concerned about popularity, but they are all in the Top 100; Emilia is the least popular out of the three.
Would you go with Emma and forever mourn Emilia/Emilie, or pick one of them and use Emma as a nickname?
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The people definitely can, it's the authorities who won't / aren't willing to (and yet they accept Kyara... grumble grumble).
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Hmm. Emily is my DH's favorite, favorite girl's name. Sometimes I like it a lot, sometimes I'm bored by it, so I have definitely thought of this name family quite a bit.
Emma is my favorite, honestly. It seems classic in a way the others don't.
However, I do think Emilie has a sweetness to it.
Emilia is my least favorite, it soulds a lot like Amelia in English, and I think most people where I'm form would pronounce it this way. However, even for it being my least favorite, I like it a lot.
Emma is my favorite, honestly. It seems classic in a way the others don't.
However, I do think Emilie has a sweetness to it.
Emilia is my least favorite, it soulds a lot like Amelia in English, and I think most people where I'm form would pronounce it this way. However, even for it being my least favorite, I like it a lot.
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Well, I personally am in the Emily crowd.
However, If this were me, I would likely go with Emilia and call her Emma. Emilie is certainly a little livelier (sp?), but can also be a nickname for Emilia, and it doesn't have the meaning behind it that Emilia does.
Emma is beautiful and simple, but you always have the nickname option and Emilia has significance. I always vote for significance over style.
However, If this were me, I would likely go with Emilia and call her Emma. Emilie is certainly a little livelier (sp?), but can also be a nickname for Emilia, and it doesn't have the meaning behind it that Emilia does.
Emma is beautiful and simple, but you always have the nickname option and Emilia has significance. I always vote for significance over style.
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So only Ema is allowed in Portugal but it also means emu? How wrong is that? ;-) I agree that it doesn't look attractive at all (emus aside).
Since you like both Emilia and Emma and you're not sure where you're going to be living if/when you have a dd, I'd say go with Emilia and have the best of both worlds.
ETA that I find Emilie (or Emily) to be the most uninspired of all three names. Even having a niece named Emily, the name doesn't do much for me.
Since you like both Emilia and Emma and you're not sure where you're going to be living if/when you have a dd, I'd say go with Emilia and have the best of both worlds.
ETA that I find Emilie (or Emily) to be the most uninspired of all three names. Even having a niece named Emily, the name doesn't do much for me.
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Yup, that's right. I think most children learn of the bird before they find out it's also a name, because it's very uncommon.
We have a list of allowed and not allowed names to choose from, although it's much more lenient when it comes to children born abroad or to a foreign parent. If you're curious, here it is: http://www.irn.mj.pt/sections/irn/a_registral/registos-centrais/docs-da-nacionalidade/vocabulos-admitidos-e/downloadFile/file/Lista_de_nomes30-09-2014.pdf?nocache=1412609951.97
We have a list of allowed and not allowed names to choose from, although it's much more lenient when it comes to children born abroad or to a foreign parent. If you're curious, here it is: http://www.irn.mj.pt/sections/irn/a_registral/registos-centrais/docs-da-nacionalidade/vocabulos-admitidos-e/downloadFile/file/Lista_de_nomes30-09-2014.pdf?nocache=1412609951.97
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Ooh, thanks! I'll look these over when I have time.
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My name is Emma :) (So I am biassed.)
Emma is my favourite of the three, though Emilia and Emilie are lovely too. It seems that Emma fits the best with what you're after, especially since you would be using Emma as a nickname for Emilia or Emilie anyway. I love your reasons for liking Emilia, and I think Emilie and Emilia are pronounced the same in Norway. I guess the easy way is to use Emma as a nn for Emilie or Emilia, because then you don't have to make as difficult a choice with the names. Though if you would call the child Emma mostly, that makes having a full name pretty redundant - and plus, Emma is a full name in itself. But I understand your predicament, because all three names are really nice.
Emma is my favourite of the three, though Emilia and Emilie are lovely too. It seems that Emma fits the best with what you're after, especially since you would be using Emma as a nickname for Emilia or Emilie anyway. I love your reasons for liking Emilia, and I think Emilie and Emilia are pronounced the same in Norway. I guess the easy way is to use Emma as a nn for Emilie or Emilia, because then you don't have to make as difficult a choice with the names. Though if you would call the child Emma mostly, that makes having a full name pretty redundant - and plus, Emma is a full name in itself. But I understand your predicament, because all three names are really nice.
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It's clear you love the name Emma the most out of the three I'd stick with it.
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I like Emilie a lot.
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