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Emilia VS Amelia

LittleMamaBLittleMamaB
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Do you say them the same? I'm asking because I prefer one over the other, but I pronounce them differently.

How do you pronounce them?

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    boxieboxie member
    EE-melia and AH-melia
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    bim38106bim38106 member
    I pronounce it EH vs. AH.. but I don't know if that's right ;)
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    Danie.TDanie.T

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    EE-melia and AH-melia

    This

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    GettinNervousGettinNervous
    Emm-elia vs Uh-melia
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    magsugar13magsugar13 member

    imageboxie:
    EE-melia and AH-melia

    me too

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    LittleMamaBLittleMamaB
    Hmm. Never ocurred to me that people may pronounce it with a long E.
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    bim38106bim38106 member

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    Hmm. Never ocurred to me that people may pronounce it with a long E.

    That surprises me too. I always figured Em like in Emily.. which is why people suggested the nn Emmy to me for Emilia when we were considering it.

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    qtpa2tqtpa2t member
    Em-eelia like in Emily.  Ah-meelia.  But you'd barely hear the difference if you only heard the name and didn't see it spelled.
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    AllieBelle1AllieBelle1

    Eh-ME-li-uh   VS.   Uh-ME-lya

    And my initial thought of Emilia is as a Hispanic name, so that's how I pronounce it. I like them both. 

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    WorcbrideWorcbride member

    I'm partial to Amelia (cuz that's DD's name)--pronounced Ah-melya (long e)

    I'd pronounce the other E (long e) melya (with a long e)

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    magsugar13magsugar13 member

     

     

    Emelia

    Pronunciation:
    a-may-lee-ah image
    Gender: Girl Name
    Origin: Spanish

     

    Amelia

    Pronunciation:
    ah-mee-lee-ah image
    Gender: Girl Name
    Origin: English
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    OctoberCAPAOctoberCAPA member

    I would be confused by Emilia.  I've never heard it or met anyone with that name.  I might say "eh-meel-ya" which would sound extremely close, if not identical, to "uh-meel-ya" depending on how carefully I was enunciating.  Or if the person was clearly Latina, I'd probably try to say it eh-muh-LEE-uh, like Emily but with a "leah" sound. 

    I'd probably just be quiet and not say the name until I'd heard it pronounced.  I get intimidated by unfamiliar names and tend to just ignore them until I know what I'm doing.  :)

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    ScissorTailedFlycatcherScissorTailedFlycatcher member
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    imageLittleMamaB:
    Hmm. Never ocurred to me that people may pronounce it with a long E.

    That surprises me too. I always figured Em like in Emily.. which is why people suggested the nn Emmy to me for Emilia when we were considering it.

    Not that I had considered the name for myself, but I would say Eh vs. Ah. I totally shy away from names that might be mispronounced (this comes from my SD's name being Kaya [pronounced K-EYE-uh not KAY-uh] and she is now 7 and it drives her bonkers when people mispronounce it - and I haven't heard a single person pronounce it right on the first try in the three years that I've known her. I'm not sure her BM took that into consideration).

    Which one do/did you prefer??

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    LittleMamaBLittleMamaB
    I prefer Emilia.
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    clarabellmavclarabellmav
    I prefer Amelia
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    twinmommy13twinmommy13

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    I pronounce it EH vs. AH.. but I don't know if that's right ;)

    I agree....prefer Amelia better personally.

    We chose Alayna and pp were suggesting I spell it Elena...not the same name/sound at all to me. 

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    PunkyBoosterPunkyBooster member
    I say them the same way.
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    KatiKMKatiKM

    I say Emilia- Emil (like Emily) Lea

    and Amelia- Am e lia

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    wannabmommywannabmommy
    eh-melia vs ah-melia
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    shanBmcgshanBmcg
    When I really think about it the difference is just in the beginning - EH vs. AH. However, when just said quickly it's almost indecipherable. Both are pretty but I prefer Emilia.
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    jennicg27jennicg27 member

    imagewannabmommy:
    eh-melia vs ah-melia

    This...and just to give you something to think about.  Are you going to have a nickname because I like Ami better than Emme.

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    QT3.14QT3.14 member
    Eemilia like Emily and Ahelia like Amy. I prefer Emilia.
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    LittleMamaBLittleMamaB
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    imagewannabmommy:
    eh-melia vs ah-melia

    This...and just to give you something to think about.  Are you going to have a nickname because I like Ami better than Emme.

    NN will be Mila (Me-la).

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    TelycoTelyco

    Emilia (pronounced Ehm as in Emily) and I like Em, Emmy as a NN

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    skoorbniborskoorbnibor member
    to me they are the same
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    hereandthere119hereandthere119 member

    I know a Spanish speaking person (from Mexico) named Emilia.  As someone posted earlier, Emilia is Spanish and pronounced eh-MAY-lee-uh.  Amelia is French and pronounced eh-MEE-lee-uh.  So the first syllable sound does not change, but the second syllable sound does change.

    I think you can use Emmie, Amy, or Leah as nicknames for either name.  Emilia can be nicknamed May or Maylia because the second syllable is May.  

    I think they're both great names - just choose the one with the pronunciation that you prefer!  May or Mee 

    BTW - Amalia is also fun and pronounced eh- MAH lee-uh.  That could add Molly into the nickname mix!

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    hereandthere119hereandthere119 member
    Definitely Amelia, then.  Emilia's nickname would be Mayla
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    NewYear2004NewYear2004
    My grandmother was Emilia (short e sound) and went by Emma.
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    redstars93redstars93 member

    So funny. I was going to start the same exact thread.

    FWIW-I'm leaning towards Amelia (ah-meel-ya) with Millie as her nickname (named after my grandmother, Mildred, but everyone called her Millie).

     

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