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HelpTwo new babies!
Well, newish, they're both about a month old already.
My cousin had her second daughter, Emily Diane who joins big sister Hanna Lynn
A friend of my husband welcomed a baby girl named Emileah Lily. Apparently Emileah is pronounced like Emily (wtf?) and is spelled in that horrendous way to honor her BFF Leah (prn like Lee). Apparently the baby is called Emmy most of the time, but still, I just shake my head.
Personally I'm not a fan of Emily, mostly because it's so cutesy and popular and the quintessential girls name, it's just so boring but I have to say Emily Diane just makes me squee because it's so cute and it goes so well with Hanna Lynn. Nothing special or unique but adorable.
Emileah on the other hand just makes me cringe, that poor little girl is in for a lifetime of correcting the spelling and pronunciation of a name that should be easy as pie, and the reiterating sounds of "ily" in Emileah Lily makes my tongue feel fat and clumsy. Redundant and unnecessary.
What are your thoughts on the two Emily combos?
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My cousin had her second daughter, Emily Diane who joins big sister Hanna Lynn
A friend of my husband welcomed a baby girl named Emileah Lily. Apparently Emileah is pronounced like Emily (wtf?) and is spelled in that horrendous way to honor her BFF Leah (prn like Lee). Apparently the baby is called Emmy most of the time, but still, I just shake my head.
Personally I'm not a fan of Emily, mostly because it's so cutesy and popular and the quintessential girls name, it's just so boring but I have to say Emily Diane just makes me squee because it's so cute and it goes so well with Hanna Lynn. Nothing special or unique but adorable.
Emileah on the other hand just makes me cringe, that poor little girl is in for a lifetime of correcting the spelling and pronunciation of a name that should be easy as pie, and the reiterating sounds of "ily" in Emileah Lily makes my tongue feel fat and clumsy. Redundant and unnecessary.
What are your thoughts on the two Emily combos?
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I do not find Emily to be cutesy. It is popular, but I find it to be more solid, staid, true... a classic with good namesakes.
Emileah isn't great, especially since she'll probably endure: em-ah-lee-ah, quite a bit.
Emileah isn't great, especially since she'll probably endure: em-ah-lee-ah, quite a bit.
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Any Emily name is pretty dull to my way of thinking, but I'm astounded by the Emileah spelling. First of all, since she's named for the mother's friend, I find it hard to believe that the friend hasn't encountered misspellings and mispronunciations over and over again. You'd think she'd be the first to say, "Thanks for the honor, but spell it Emily, please." On occasion, I've seen the pronunciation of Lee spelled as Leigh or Lea but NEVER as Leah.
SMH as well. Also, the combo doesn't flow well. That's a lot of l sound going on. While I'm not exactly wowed by Emily Diane, it's spelled correctly and there will be few spelling and pronunciation issues.
SMH as well. Also, the combo doesn't flow well. That's a lot of l sound going on. While I'm not exactly wowed by Emily Diane, it's spelled correctly and there will be few spelling and pronunciation issues.
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