[name_f]Emma[/name_f] has been used for generations in my husband’s family, so we’d like to include it in some way. I would never consider it as a first name given the popularity combined with our very common last name. Middle is always an option. But recently I’ve been liking [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] as a possible alternative, so…
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] is going to become crazy popular in the U.S.? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think it would get lost in all the Emmas regardless? [name_m]How[/name_m] would you assume it’s pronounced?
And are there any other not-overly-popular ways you can think of to honor or incorporate [name_f]Emma[/name_f]?
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]'s a great name, especially to honor [name_f]Emma[/name_f], and I don’t see it ever being “crazy popular” in the U.S. Some other possibilities for honoring [name_f]Emma[/name_f]: [name_f]Gemma[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Emeraude[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Noemi[/name_f], [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], or even [name_f]Esme[/name_f].
I’ve always pronounced it as “[name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line” not “[name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen”. But it wouldn’t strike me as odd if someone used the “[name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen” pronunciation.
I don’t see it getting crazy popular (i.e. In the top 25), and I’ve always pronounced it [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen but if I met an [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line it would totally change my view; I’ve just never met an [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f].
I would pronounce it [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line to rhyme with [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]. I don’t think it would get lost, but there is the potential for the nickname [name_f]Emma[/name_f] if she chooses later on in life.
I like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] a lot! She’s on my short list.
I say [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen, and have for years now, but I initially said [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line. Funny enough, I say [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line with [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] and [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen with [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]. I don’t say -lin with either of them. I don’t know any Emmelines, although there was one [name_f]Emeline[/name_f] on my family tree. It only ranks 809 right now, which isn’t bad at all. [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] is even less at 900.
I think [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] nn [name_f]Emma[/name_f] is just fine, honestly–she can choose another nn ([name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_f]Em[/name_f], [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_u]Mel[/name_u], [name_f]Lina[/name_f]) if [name_f]Emma[/name_f] is too popular, or just be simple [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] if [name_f]Emma[/name_f]'s not her thing. I’m not a huge fan of just [name_f]Emma[/name_f], but I like it as a nn for [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]. If I ever do have an [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], I can see me calling her a mix of [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] and [name_f]Emma[/name_f].
I love [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]; it’s been at the top of my list for years! I pronounce it as “[name_f]Emme[/name_f]-leen,” although just from what I’ve seen on the Internet, I think that “[name_f]Emme[/name_f]-line” might be the more common pronunciation (or, at least, assumed pronunciation). A famous [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] is [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] Pankhurst, an early 20th century British suffragette, and I think she pronounced her name “leen.”