Feelings on Amelia?

dana1318a

DH texted me this morning that he likes the name Amelia..I have no idea where he even heard it because it was during his ride to work so maybe on the radio??  Anyway, I think I remember seeing that it's a fave on this board, but I'm just not sure how I feel about it.  What do you all think?  Why do you/don't you like it??  I think I might like Delia over Amelia (but I'm not 100% I actually like either one of them lol)  Thanks girls!

rmm17

I really love it, but its probably not everyone's taste.  It was on my fav list before i got pregnant but SIL named her daughter Amelia.  I think its not super common and classic/older sounding.  I know an Amelia that goes by Millie as well.

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I love it!  It was on our short list had this baby been another girl.

Ceridwen21

I love it!

Don't like Delia though.

nikipau144

I love it!! It was on my short list, but DH knocked it off. I love the nn Mia too. I MUUUUUCH prefer Amelia over Delia.

taggiecb

I love it, I am looking at an Amelia right now.  It was my girl name for my youngest but he was a boy, so my sister used it for her little girl.

dana1318a

nikipau144:

I love it!! It was on my short list, but DH knocked it off. I love the nn Mia too. I MUUUUUCH prefer Amelia over Delia.

I do like the nn Mia..but I just don't know!  I'm going to give it a few days before I rule it out because I didn't like our current top choice Claire at first either, but it grew on me.  Maybe its the way that I pronounce it?  I pronounce it like "Uh-MEAL-yuh" (IDK maybe some people say "Uh-MEAL-lee-uh" which I think sounds a little softer, but just with my dialect that's not how it comes out.

anna7602

I prefer Amalia. The "ah" in the middle sounds prettier to me than the "ee."

Ceridwen21

I pronounce it Ah-meal-ee-ya

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dana1318a:

nikipau144:

I love it!! It was on my short list, but DH knocked it off. I love the nn Mia too. I MUUUUUCH prefer Amelia over Delia.

I do like the nn Mia..but I just don't know!  I'm going to give it a few days before I rule it out because I didn't like our current top choice Claire at first either, but it grew on me.  Maybe its the way that I pronounce it?  I pronounce it like "Uh-MEAL-yuh" (IDK maybe some people say "Uh-MEAL-lee-uh" which I think sounds a little softer, but just with my dialect that's not how it comes out.

Funny you mention Claire.  The full name we were tossing around was Amelia Claire!

I agree with others that Amelia is a zillion times better with Delia.  Amelia has a classy older feel.  All I think with Delia is the cheap tween clothing store.

lovemytwoboys

I don't like it, and it is primarily for the pronunciation issues that you mentioned. I just don't like the sound of the name.

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anna7602:

I prefer Amalia. The "ah" in the middle sounds prettier to me than the "ee."

I agree that Amalia sounds much prettier than Amelia!

tan110180

I love Amelia. I think that it is such a beautiful name and not a name that you hear everyday!  There are also some cute NNs that i have heard used for Amelia as well.  Mia, Lia, Millie!  Good Luck with your decision!

skittleblu

Amelia is really cute!  Delia - not so much...

stahlop

This is one of my absolute favorite names.  In fact, if DH would go along with it, it's what our first daughter would be named.  He had a pet rabbit once named Emilia, so he feels it's too similar.  But anyway, I love Amelia, I think it's really sweet.

Delia isn't bad either, although I prefer it as a nn for something like Cordelia.

braveangel2

I love this name. My daughter's name is actually tied to it. The sound, the meaning, the letters...it all works for me. We strongly considered it. And Amelia Earhart is pretty kick @$$.

ETA: regarding Amalia, while it is the original, I could never get past the MAL, which in French, means evil/sick/wrong, so now that's all I think of

Jocelyn0415

I like it.

alliejo725

I love the name Amelia. I think it's lovely in full, but also offers very appealing NN options (Millie being my personal favorite).

signingbaby

I love Amelia. If I'd ever have another baby girl, that's the name I'd fight for.

Delia -- Delia Deetz from Beetlejuice springs to mind. LOL!

veganxangel

Love Amelia nn Mia, it's within our top 10 I pronounce it "uh-meal-ee-uh" Amalia is lovely too, but I have one in my family (although she goes by Amie) and wont use it.

braveangel2

signingbaby:

I love Amelia. If I'd ever have another baby girl, that's the name I'd fight for.

Delia -- Delia Deetz from Beetlejuice springs to mind. LOL!

Excellent reference! I also think of Delia Ephron....from the famous Ephron sisters (Sleepless in Seattle to name one movie)