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Emily
What do you think of Emily? It was very overused in the 90s and is still popular now according to this website, but I've only met a few. Is it very common where you live? I'd probably use it as a middle name because it doesn't quite make my top 10, but I really like it.
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I like itYeah, it's overused. And, yeah, I'm sick of hearing it. But it's got a pretty sound. It's soft and gentle, but still elegant and dignified. It's certainly not a favorite, but I wouldn't be too upset if I had to name my daughter Emily... as long as she could go by Emmie, which I love. It certainly gives off good vibes, much better than, more solid vibes than Lily, Ava, or Chloe.
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It's unbelievably popular. I can't believe it's been at the top of the popularity charts for as long as it has. It's a pretty name, but you'd think people would be over it by now. It's common where I live, mostly amongst young girls born 1990+. That being said, I really like it as a middle name.
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I do love the name Emily and have known a few growing up. I think it's still pretty popular here in Australia. I wouldn't use it, but I do love it.
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I don't think a whole lot of Emily. It's not a horrible name. It's just boring to the max and is already becoming dated. I've a niece by the name and I still don't care for it.
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I know a ridiculous number of Emilys. I counted once and the number was something like 25.It's still a beautiful name and I do like it, but it needs a break. It would be lovely in the middle, though.
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It is probably my all time favourite girl's name and has been since I can remember. It is beautiful and timeless and I just love how it sounds. It is also boring as all hell- I know so many ranging from my age down to small children. I work in a school and it is definitely one of the most common names there. I would never use it as a fn for that reason but it would be a strong contender for a mn for a future child. My go-to combo is Temperance Emily.
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I like Emily. It's not exciting, but then I also like names like Olivia, Hannah, Sarah, etc. It helps that none of them are common where I live. I've never met an Emily (it would be spelled Emili here).
I do however prefer Emma to Emily, as I generally prefer -a endings and Ema is quite popular here.
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I find Emily pleasant, if overused, and has an intriguing meaning. I've personally met more Emmas than Emilys. I like names that can be shortened to Milly, except for Mildred.Also, I prefer the sound of Emily to Emilia and Amelia. Maybe it's because of the prominent "meal" sound in those two.
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Still too damn common and not pleasant to me as it's got some unknown factor that makes me not interested.

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Yes, it's quite popular in my area. I've met many an Emily. I like the name, but would never consider it because of the consistent popularity for many years. Needs a rest, but as a middle name I say go for it.
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Even I'm bored of it.
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It's a nice enough name, it's just pretty common and therefore boring.
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Personally, I find it a bit boring and overused but it's not a bad name. It's harmless and I can see people finding it pretty and Victorian.It's very popular where I am (ranked 5 in England/Wales). A friend of mine has just named her baby Emily. I much prefer Emilia but now that is becoming popular as well.
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Emily, Sophia, and Oliviaare all in the same boat for me. Nice enough names, but so overused that I would just skip right over an Emily birth announcement and not even remember that it was there.
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Well said! Exactly what I think!
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I like it. I actually don't know all that many Emily's. Maybe 4? It has a pleasant, pretty sound, although I guess I do sort of get the "goody two shoes" vibe. I don't know why I get that image though because none of the Emily's I know are like that at all.
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Emily is so boring, no personality. The name is common where I live.
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*confession*I kinda like this name.
It was nr. 2 on my list for girl names when I was pregnant with DD2.Not to sure about the meaning (rival)
Meaning was however perfect for a book character (I used the Ancient Latin Aemilia, since this spelling was fitting for the setting of my story)I know a few Emily's and they are all nice persons, not boring at all (not very exciting either just nice girls/women with calm and friendly personalities)
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I don't like the meaning either. Weirdly enough I always thought it meant 'universal', like Emma. I will probably not use it at all anyway, it's too far down the list.

This message was edited 9/27/2012, 12:59 PM

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To me it matches Clara, Lillian, Anna, and Charlotte. A literary antique English (language) power name. Cute enough that unlike those others, it doesn't need to be sugared or salted (Lily, Hannah / Annabel, Claire, Charlie-UGH) to make it seem modern and youthful enough. Past its prime now obviously, but I think its appeal is basically similar to those names. My mother suggested that I name my daughter it. I considered it for, oh, about 20 seconds... it's not very exciting to me, even though I know it is a good name and has cuteness and strength and femininity; and it has been too much of a big fad too long ago. I met a little girl named Emilia (whose name I would have thought was Amelia, if I hadn't happened to see it written down) and that seems better for the current decade ... classicky instead of antiquey.
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I am not going to sugarcoat this... it's boring.I know somewhere around ten Emily's, and even they think it's boring.
It's too popular, too "little miss perfect", too bland to be a good name. No offense to Emily's out there. Maybe if it was used less, I wouldn't find it as boring. But because it is so popular, I'm just sick of it.
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This is it! This is literally the most boring name of all time.
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Yawn...Emily isn't common where I live, but Emelie is. They are almost pronounced the same and it feels like pretty much everyone in my age group are named Emelie so I'm pretty tired of it.
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I have never liked this name. It's such a mumble, so bland and goody-two-shoes. It's about as white-bread as it gets. It has little to no personality for me.
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