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Amelia vs. Emilia

drurosedrurose member
edited April 2018 in Baby Names
My SO and I both love Amelia Rose for a girl, but I'm starting to panic that it's too popular. We both also like Emilia, since it's very similar, but would everyone just mistake it for Amelia anyway?

Looking for opinions! We're pretty set on one of those two names, since we're mostly going to be calling her Millie.

Edit: I fixed the spelling. I always meant Emilia, I just had a brain fizzle.
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    lovesclimbinglovesclimbing member
    Yes, I think people will mistake it for Amelia, and it will get misspelled all the time. I would stick with Amelia or switch to something else if you don't like its popularity.
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    CasadenaCasadena member
    Agreed.  If you're not even going to call her Amelia most of the time I think the spelling doesn't matter and you should stick with the most common one.
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    bawagsbawags member
    I would just use Amelia. People are going to assume/mistake that is what you are saying if you use Emelia. Would you consider just naming her Millie since that is what you are going to call her anyway? 
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    BabyBoyH92016BabyBoyH92016 member
    edited April 2018
    Amelia 100% Spelling it with an E is just setting her up for a lifetime of correcting people. Don’t be yooneek and just name her Amelia. 
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    BringmemylongswordhoBringmemylongswordho member
    Yeah, I generally find the Emilia instead of Amelia to just be lazy "We're so unique" it's like Konnor instead of Connor or Ashlee instead of Ashley. 
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    saham07saham07 member
    Emilia isn't yoouneek at all. This is an older name that is used quite often... meaning "to strive, compete or rival" No different then Catherine or Katherine. Both names are lovely.
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    drurosedrurose member
    Right, Emelia is quite old and not just an alternate spelling. I actually liked it first before he suggested Amelia. I didn't realize people wouldn't know that and would think it was just us trying to be different! That's settled, then, I'll stick with Amelia. Thanks everyone!
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    drb2424drb2424 member
    I was coming in to add that while Emelia is nice you may find many people misspell it.  My sister was back and forth with Emelia vs Amelia, she ended up having a boy but was going to go with Emelia Jean for a girl.  I personally prefer Amelia but both are lovely names.  
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    SemattiSematti member
    If you choose the E spelling, go with Emilia. We have one. I wasn’t trying to be unique, just genuinely liked the spelling better. Also thought Emmy was a cute possible nickname, although we never used it. 
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    nugget2ehfnugget2ehf member
    We're thinking of going with Emilia as well (but not Emelia). I like that it's less common but it's still a REAL name, not something made up for the spelling. What I've come to realize is that everyone is DUMB and will misspell even the most common of names anyway.
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    drurosedrurose member
    edited April 2018
    Honestly I'm just preggo brained, I very much prefer the Emilia spelling and that's what I would have used. But I think I'll just stick with Amelia. Partially because if I  can space out and misspell it myself, everyone will! Thanks!
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    cantrelljacantrellja member
    Use either Amelia or Emilia (both real names) , not Emelia. 
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    drurosedrurose member
    That's what I meant  :) I have edited the first post so that's more clear. 
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