Are Amelie and Emilia Too Close TO Amelia?

I like both [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] more than I like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], but I worry that they’d be easily confused with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] because of the spelling (only 1 letter difference) and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] because they share a pronunciation (for the most part).

Would [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] always be mixed up with all the little [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]'s out there?

I feel like [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] only really resembles [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] on paper; said out loud, the stressed syllables are a bit different and the lack of an “-a” at the end distinguishes it. But on paper, yes, they would most likely be confused.

I love [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], but it would absolutely be mixed up with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. It’s sort of the inverse of [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] in that it’d be less of a problem on paper and more of one when said out loud.

However, I wouldn’t let all of that stop you from (eventually) using one of the names/keeping them on your list. Who knows, by the time you have kids, [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] may no longer be particularly popular. Or you could end up living in some other country where it’s not a concern.

I think [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] would definitely be confused with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] because unless you see it written down it sounds exactly like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] I think people will automatically assume it’s [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] rather than [name_f]Emilia[/name_f].

I love the name [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], I actually prefer it to [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. I don’t think there would be any confusion here because the pronounciaction is completely different to [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and people are more likely to hear a name rather than see it written down and as soon as people know it’s [name_f]AmeliE[/name_f] they will know how to spell it :slight_smile: