Emaline?

janice74

What do you think of this name?  It's pronounced Emma-line (like the Ben Folds song).

I love Emma, but I want something a little less popular.  I figured we could call her Emma if we like, but she would still have the option of something longer and more unique. 

janice74

mj.reilly:

Emmeline

 

... and "eh" ? it is NMS.

 

Are you saying you like the spelling Emmeline better?  I thought of that, but then I probably wouldn't call her Emma for short.  Another alternate for Emaline is Emmaline. 

lavril

My grandmothers name is Emmaline (spelled w/ 2 m's).  I think it's cute.

janice74

Maybe I'll stick with the Emmaline spelling.  I've seen Emaline, but I'd rather go with what seems somewhat more common.  

sweetep15

I like the name well enough not really my style, but I definitely don't think it's bad, but I would spell it Emmaline or Emmeline not Emaline.

janice74

Well and the other issue is people saying Emma-line or Emma-leen, but I guess that happens with a lot of names.  I have friends who always have to tell people how to pronounce their names and I think it irritates them.

Ella85

Hi Janice!!

We really like Emmeline/Emaline and are even thinking of Emalin (Emma-lynn) It isn't a popular choice on the board, but I really like it.

ETA: Congrats on it being a little girl

LyndseylovesHugh

janice74:

Well and the other issue is people saying Emma-line or Emma-leen, but I guess that happens with a lot of names.  I have friends who always have to tell people how to pronounce their names and I think it irritates them.

I have a friend named Emmeline and she pronounces it Emma-Leen, so that is how I would pronounce either Emmeline or Emmaline.  Although, if I did not know her I would probably pronounce it Emma-Line.  I really like the name, either way!

alioopsiedaisy

I really like it! I'd spell it Emmaline. 

Malibuxo

I like it a lot. :P I prefer Emmaline's spelling.

sunnyday016

I love the name, but only if it's spelled Emmeline. It's the top of my girl list right now

ABColeslaw

Its cute! 

daenikoffre

I prefer the Emmeline spelling, but the 'a' is fine two. I agree with PP about one 'm' looking like an error. Also, I think it's fine to call an Emmeline "Emma" as well. 

LMS05

Emmeline is the best spelling to me. One of my friends named her baby Emmeline and it gets mispronounced often. I'm not really a fan.

janice74

Interesting, I was doing research and according to many baby books, the root form is "Emeline", everything else is a variation on that name.  The only two forms that make the Baby Voyager Graph are "Emeline" and "Emmaline" (though they only appeared back in the 1800's).

I guess I have time to decide on a spelling!  DH says to just stick with Emma, so we may do that too.  I just like that she would have an option to use the long or shortened form.

 

AJBMD915

I love it spelled Emmeline.  It's my DD's name.  I just think the "a" in the middle pops out and looks odd.  DH and I both loved Emma, but like you, we thought it was way too popular.  Then I was watching Anne of Avonlea one afternoon and Emmeline stuck with me.  It's an old name but isn't popular at all.  It's nowhere near the top 1000 for baby names.

kbratton2king

Nooooo!