My baby girl will be here [name]Monday[/name]!!! (c-section) and we are still having trouble deciding her name. We had settled on [name]Emily[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name] (my mn and my [name]Nana[/name]'s name) nn [name]Emma[/name] [name]Kate[/name]. Today my husband said he really loves [name]Emmy[/name] and thinks we should just name her that instead of using it as nn. I love the nn [name]Emmy[/name] but I cant decided if I think it can stand alone or if it sounds just too much like a nn.
[name]Emmy[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] (our other choice)
What do you think? Shes sister to [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Claire[/name]
Its used as a stand alone name in Scandinavia. I think it stands alone fine. It goes nice with [name]Jack[/name] & [name]Claire[/name], although, so do [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Emily[/name]. The plus with [name]Emmy[/name] is that it is far less common than [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Emily[/name]. The downside is that she may have to constantly correct people that her name is neither [name]Emma[/name] or [name]Emily[/name].
I agree that [name]Emmy[/name] can stand alone, but I like the idea of using it as a nickname (that would give her more options in the future, she could go with something more formal like [name]Emily[/name] if she wants, or use [name]Emmy[/name] or some other nickname if she thinks it suits her better). Super cute names!
I love [name]Emmy[/name] as well!! I think it works fine as a FN with [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Claire[/name]! I don’t have the sibset to make it work but you definitely do [name]Emily[/name] is certainly beautiful though if you decide to go with that.
^ These all sound like more complete names to me, and [name]Emmy[/name] could be a short form of any one. I can’t really see a 50-year old businesswoman with the name “[name]Emmy[/name]”, for instance – it’s so much a little girls’ name. That said, it is adorable…as a nickname.
I love [name]Emmy[/name] but I’ve always seen it as a nickname, that’s why we are going to have an [name]Emmeline[/name]. But honestly I love [name]Emmy[/name] so much more than [name]Emma[/name] or [name]Emily[/name] so I’d say go for it!
Good luck with your delivery!
Gracen xx
Personally, I often flip flop on nicknames as first names, but I think [name]Emmy[/name] is a name that might not always suit her throughout her entire life. Excellent for a girl or a grandmother, but what about a successful business woman? Maybe in this instance [name]Emily[/name] adds that little pinch of sophistication needed in her profession, while [name]Emmy[/name] could remain a tender nn for loved ones only. Food for thought!
Honestly, I think [name]Emmy[/name] is best suited as a nickname. You can always call her [name]Emmy[/name], she can always go by it, but I think it’s more beneficial to also give her a grown up option, like [name]Emily[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Emilia[/name], etc.
I like to do the doctor/CEO test in these situations, and imagine Dr. [name]Emmy[/name] X, head of complicated surgery or the [name]Wall[/name] [name]Street[/name] Journal writing about [name]Emmy[/name] X, CEO of Important Company. To me, [name]Emily[/name]/[name]Emma[/name] X sounds much more natural and grown up in those contexts than [name]Emmy[/name].
I love [name]Emmy[/name]! I personally don’t think it’s strong enough to stand on its own, though, sorry. Couldn’t you just keep [name]Emily[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name] and call her [name]Emmy[/name] and [name]Emma[/name] [name]Kate[/name]? That sounds like the best option to me. I also love [name]Emmeline[/name] and [name]Emilia[/name], if those interest you at all.
I like [name]Emily[/name] nn [name]Emmy[/name] more, but I don’t think it would be an issue at all - both are beautiful, even more so since your husband loves it!
I think [name]Emmy[/name] is absoluly amazing!!! It has been on my list for ages cept as a nickname for Emiya. I think it would be awesome as a stand-alone name. Unlike other people, I think that it would suit her for her whole life. GO FOR IT!!!
And if you decide not to here are some long versions that you can shorten to [name]Emmy[/name]:
[name]Emelina[/name] [e-mee-lee-arna]
Emiya [e-mee-a]
[name]Emilie[/name] [ a nicer more unusual way of spelling [name]Emily[/name]]
[name]Eimear[/name] [ee-mer [its Irish]
As an [name]Emily[/name] who often gets called [name]Emmy[/name] (by her parents and when she was little) I would definitely say use [name]Emily[/name]. I know that it is currently popular to use emme/y as a first name, but personally I prefer having [name]Emily[/name] as a full name, as it looks more professional on forms, and is easier as an adult to be introduced as. You can still can her [name]Emmy[/name] all the time, but at 16 or 17 I wonder whether she would like having a teacher call her [name]Emmy[/name]??
My DH says that if you’re gonna name a kid [name]Tabitha[/name] but call her [name]Tabby[/name] for 20yrs, then you might as well name her [name]Tabby[/name]. His name is [name]Jonathan[/name] & hates it when he gets called [name]Jon[/name]. I guess some people just can’t help but use the shorter version. So I kinda agree with your DH on that. BUT, I can’t help but think of [name]Emmy[/name] from Dragon Tales or think of THE Emmys when I hear that name. So in this case, I would certainly make [name]Emily[/name] legal & use the nickname of [name]Emmy[/name] or even [name]Em[/name].
For me, [name]Emmy[/name] is a nn only. It’s cute on the girl but it’s too cutesy on a grown woman. I would advise you to put [name]Emily[/name] on her birth certificate and that would give her the choice of reverting back to her full name later in life.
Couldn’t you just keep [name]Emily[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name] and call her [name]Emmy[/name]