Do you think this is "youneek"?

preacherswife04

Just curious on the whole "youneek" spelling debate if my daughters name would be considered such. My daughter's name is Emilia (we got it from Shakespeare's Othello). Starts "e" like Emily ends "milia" like Amelia. I just googled it and see Hurricane Emilia is forming in the Pacific so I am thinking it's not so "youneek." what do you think?

HannahO28

No, Emilia is not youneek. 

KayaXavier

No not at all. Pretty much everyone who graduated from an American high school has read Shakespeare and seen the name.

motyma09

If it's from Shakespeare it's not youneek

Allycat11

In the U.S. it is less common than Amelia but there is a history behind the spelling of Emilia which does not make it youneek. 

snowybride08

motyma09:

If it's from Shakespeare it's not youneek

Agreed. 

nanabanana06

Nope, not youneek.

stahlop

It is not a unique spelling of Amelia.  It actually has a whole different meaning.

EMILIA

GENDER: Feminine USAGE: Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Scandinavian PRONOUNCED: e-MEEL-yah (Italian, Spanish, Polish)   [key] Meaning & History Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). Meaning & History From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".   Amelia   GENDER: Feminine USAGE: English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic PRONOUNCED: ?-MEE-lee-? (English), ?-MEEL-y? (English), ah-ME-lee-ah (German)   [key] Meaning & History Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin. The name became popular in England after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century - it was borne by daughters of George II and George III. Another famous bearer was Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), the first woman to make a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean.

 

Aligator28

Emilia is a unique name, but it is not youneek. It's pretty, uncommon, and spelled correctly.

Todd&Laura

No. Maybe it's because I read Othello at least once every year with my sophomores, but I always associate this with Othello..in a good way. She's the gutsy, smart character that is the one to figure out Iago and expose his treachery. Sorry for my geeky rant It's a good name choice!!

mrs.birdie

Nope, it's not "youneek."

this decaf life

Definitely not youneek. I like Emilia.

misspunky

No, I don't think it's unique.

ZoeMay06

I like it too, and agree that it's not youneek.

karen_loy

Nope, it's not "youneek." It's actually pretty common in italian and spanish

Notwifezilla7

No. 

Now if you threw in a few "y's" or added an extra capital letter somewhere then sure, i'ts "youneek". 

Sunidaze

I thought 'youneek' referred to names either entirely made up names with effed up spelling (ex:  Eadifojwe=Joe).

af1274

motyma09:

If it's from Shakespeare it's not youneek

It's funny that you should say that because Shakespeare made up the spelling of Juliet, which is now the most popular spelling of the name in the US. 

CocoBrynne

No Emilia is beautiful, I think it's the Italian spelling.