[name_f]Do[/name_f] you pronounce these two the same? For me, it’s [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-me-lia and Eh-me-lia. Which do you prefer? For some reason, even though they are very similar sounding I dislike [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] because it’s becoming too popular but [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] still feels a little different and more exotic sounding in my opinion.
For me [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is Uh-MEE-lee-uh, and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is Eh-MEE-lee-uh, and both sound pretty much identical in my accent. Personally I don’t see the appeal of [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], but that might be because I have a wonderful association with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. Granted [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]'s really popular where I live in the UK (I wouldn’t actually use it as a first), but since both names sound so similar (if the above is correct pronunciation), [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] wouldn’t be distinguished from all the Amelias anyway. Because it’s seems to be so favoured, I did think I might be saying it wrong, and maybe it’s said like [name_f]Emily[/name_f] with an a on the end, but even then the sound doesn’t appeal to me. The only reasons I would put it above [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], are that the spelling looks a little nicer, it can honour an [name_m]Emil[/name_m]/[name_f]Emily[/name_f], and maybe some prefer the meaning.
Sorry for the rant (and to everyone who loves [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]), it’s just one of those names I get a bit agitated by. I hope I didn’t come across as harsh.
I love [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]. I don’t like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. I pronounce them similarly, but [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] has the “Am” beginning that I don’t like that (too many Amys in my life growing up, making Am names seem dated to me). Alternatively, I love the [name_f]Em[/name_f] beginning in [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] and I like that it’s a little bit different and has the [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] connection.
I pronounce them slightly differently but only the start sound - [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] with the ‘Am’ beginning and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] with the ‘[name_f]Em[/name_f]’ beginning.
I much prefer [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] as [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is just so, so popular in the UK…
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is actually one of my favorite names. It bounces from a middle name to a first name quite regularly. I ultimately chose not to use it as a first name because I was afraid people would constantly mistake her for an [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. I pronounce the names differently, but that’s also because my best friend’s middle name is [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], so I grew up knowing how to pronounce her name. I used to like [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] as a first name with the nn [name_f]Mila[/name_f], but now I think it’s a really gorgeous middle name. And as silly as it sounds, even though [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] sound nearly identical, I’d still choose the [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] spelling time and time again, because [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is so overdone.
They’re [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-me-lee-uh and Eh-mee-lee-uh for me. I prefer the first but the popularity absolutely makes me want to stay away from this name.
Slightly different pronunciation. ‘Am’ and ‘[name_f]Em[/name_f]’. [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is absolutely lovely. Used to be one of my favorites. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is…alright. It’s not bad or great to me. [name_m]Just[/name_m] there.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]! I don’t understand the appeal of changing the classic [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though I realize [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is a real name, it just feels trendy and trying too hard to be cool.
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I don’t understand this at all. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] are completely different names. It’s not like [name_f]Erica[/name_f] and Airwrecka. They are totally separate names with different roots and different meanings. People aren’t simply choosing the [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] spelling to be “different.” They are choosing it because it’s a completely separate name from [name_f]Amelia[/name_f].
Well, I guess I’ve either been saying them wrong or it’s just my accent. I say amelia as [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-meel-ya and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] as Eh-meel-ya. I don’t say the -ia part as ee-ah. I say it as a ya. Like [name_f]Sonia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sonja[/name_f]/[name_f]Sonya[/name_f].
I like both actually. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] seems more common and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] more exotic to me.
I like [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]. I find it better for pronunciation, as I like people to say “[name_f]Em[/name_f]-eel-lia” as oppsed to “[name_m]Ah[/name_m]-meal-ya”. I know the ya is not how it’s supposed to be pronounced, but where I live people say it like that when spelled [name_f]Amelia[/name_f].
I pronounce it differently. I like [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] better than [name_f]Amelia[/name_f].
I think the pronunciation difference is so subtle if someone introduced themselves as one I’d have to ask A or E?
I like both for different reasons, although they come out of my mouth sounding the same. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is a classic that I have loved my whole life. [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] I would use because I have a very close person to honor named [name_f]Emily[/name_f]. Someone else pointed out that they are separate names with separate roots. If pronounced the same, maybe looking into the history of the name could help you decide between the two?
I was told that they were just pronounced the same. [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is a better choice for the nicknames [name_f]Millie[/name_f] or [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] but [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] looks more appealing to me and will have less pronunciation issues.
I pronounce them basically the same. For some reason I really don’t like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], I don’t really know why, but [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] was my nonna’s name and is my sister and niece’s middle name and I don’t have a problem with it.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] sounds friendlier; [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] sounds fussy and pretentious. I detest the ‘[name_f]Milly[/name_f]’ nn in either case.
I pronounce them generally the same, but I try to differentiate [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] by saying “Eh-MEEL-ia” instead of “Uh-MEEL-ia”. I like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], since I have a cousin with that name (she’s over 20, so I don’t classify this name as trendy), but I’m beginning to prefer [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] ([name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_m]Clarke[/name_m] on Game of Thrones might have something to do with that).
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is a character in [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]'s [name_m]Othello[/name_m]. My rule of thumb is, if it was used by [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m], it isn’t “trendy.” It’s a legitimate name and a classic at that.
I love [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], and like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] okay (I like the [name_m]French[/name_m] Amélie more). It’s not the popularity that puts me off of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], but the fact that it just reminds me of cobwebs and mice nests and all sorts of other icky things in deserted attics. I just think [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is much more lively and pretty. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]'s grown on me, though, since it’s my great grandmother’s middle name. But I would easily take [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] or Amélie (ah-mee-lee) over [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] anyday. 
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]'s still gorgeous, though, and I do say them as you do (although I say [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] more as eh-MEE-lee-ah while [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]'s more like uh-MEEL-yah. [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] I make more of an -ee-ah distinction, while [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] just sort of slurs together).