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Emily
I realize everyone here will hate Emily as a first name, but what about it as a middle name? I've really warmed up to it, and I'd like to use it to honour my Nanny Millie. What FN would you pair with it?
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Alice Emily; Beatrice Emily; Caroline Emily
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Gladys EmilyThis was one of my top combos a long time ago, when I started getting into really retro names: Florence, Gladys, Gloria, Hazel, Helen, etc. I realized Gladys needed something to calm its potential dated-ness.
I originally had Gladys Emma as a combo, but after a while I found the look of it to be off. Then I came up with Gladys Emily, and it stayed in my Top 10 for a while.
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I like Emily as a first or middle name. :)Beatrice Emily
Catherine/Katherine Emily
Margaret Emily
Rosalind Emily
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Ruth EmilyYou are wrong to think everyone hates Emily, because I certainly love it.Emily Susannah and Emily Keturah are among my most beloved of combos.As a middle name:Mary Emily *
Margaret Emily
Frances Emily
Charlotte Emily
Katherine Emily
Jane Emily
Janet Emily
June Emily
Jean Emily
Joan Emily
Ruth Emily **
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I don't hate it at all. It is a common name, but it's much better (in my opinion) to use a nice, pretty common name rather than an ugly made-up name in an attempt to be unique. I think it makes a nice middle name. I might pair it with Julia or Katherine.
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I don'tI think it's sweet. I do the same thing with Emily as I do with Amanda-- I don't think about how common it is and instead picture it on a pioneer girl. Like Little House on the Prairie style. Then it becomes awesome.That said, I do really like it as a middle name. It's really upbeat, and I think it goes well with something a little older sounding. Brightens it up. Like Agnes Emily or Fern Emily. But I also like it with other cute stuff like Johanna Emily and Téa Emily.
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Why not just use Millie - it's a great name, though of course I'm biased! :)
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It's boring, and using it as a middle name doesn't change that. What about Emmeline instead, or Emilia? I would probably pair Emilia / Emily with a longer FN and Emmeline with a shorter one.
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Snore... Snore...Oh as a middle name, then Emily is great there as it won't be as expected.
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I fail to see how Emily honors Millie unless Millie is your grandma's nickname. It's a stretch even at that.I don't like it as a first or middle name. It is so bland and colorless.Anna EmilyBrooke EmilyClaire EmilyFaith EmilyGrace EmilyHannah EmilyIris EmilyJade EmilyKatherine EmilyLucy EmilyMorgan EmilyNora EmilyPayton EmilyQuinn EmilyReagan EmilySarah Emily
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You must not be pronouncing it the way I am, then. If you take the "e" out of Emily, you have Mily, aka Millie. I fail to see how it's a stretch. My other options are Emilia, Camille, Camilla, or Rosemary (my grandmother's legal first name was Mary, and everyone called her Mild Red or Rosie because of her hair colour). I can't use Mildred or Millicent because my grandmother vocally hated both of those names.
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I don't hate Emily as a first name. I've never known any so it doesn't seem over popular to me. However, it's very fresh as a middle name.Here are some combos...Judith Emily
Winifred Emily
Temperance Emily
Georgiana EmilyFor some reason, it seems to suit Puritan-esque names especially well, at least in my mind.
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I think I agree with you. Those combos are awesome. I think Georgiana Emily is my favourite.
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Uhm no, why should anyone hate Emily? It's not McKynzzeelynne. I never had the impression that people hated it.I love it, but it's way too common as a first name. I like it as a middle name. My favorite combo is Meadow Emily.
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Lmao. Well, I feared it would be perceived as too common for anyone in their right mind to use. :P But I'm glad someone else loves it. I really like Meadow Emily.
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