Gemma and Emma too close?

I finally got DH to budge on the name [name_u]Addison[/name_u] today…only come to find out that my sister is naming her baby girl [name_u]Adysen[/name_u]. Ugh. Back to the drawing board.

Only name we can agree on otherwise is [name_f]Emma[/name_f]. Not sure if we’d spell it traditionally with 2 Ms or “[name_f]Ema[/name_f]” (my great grandmother spelled it this way). We both love it, but only issue is that hubby’s sister is called [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]. Are [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] and [name_f]Emma[/name_f]/[name_f]Ema[/name_f] too close for niece and aunt? Hubby says no and not to worry, but I am worried. I’m losing hope that we’ll find another name we like as much :frowning:

I think they are very close, but I don’t think it would be so bad to have a very similar name as the aunt

I’d say they’re not too similar, but I understand your concern. They sound very similar but have different meanings. If that’s the name you both love, just go for it. You’ll probably regret it later if you don’t, unless you find a name you both love equally as much or even more.

Nearly everyone in my family is named [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] or a name that can be nicknamed [name_u]Nick[/name_u]. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t worry.

For siblings, yes way too close. For an auntie and a neice, no thats cute if anything! They won’t be called “[name_f]Emma[/name_f] & [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]” like ever, and you can teach your daughter to call her aunt or Aunt G or [name_f]Gigi[/name_f] whatever y’all want to use :slight_smile: I wouldn’t worry about it.

They’re not similar. If you love the name, just go for it. If I were you, I wouldn’t worry about it.

I think [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] would be too close for siblings but I think for a niece and aunt it isn’t.

Fine for aunt and niece.

For sisters: yes. In this situation, I wouldn’t worry about it at all. If your sister in law had just named her daughter [name_f]Gemma[/name_f], I may run it by her before choosing a really similar name like [name_f]Emma[/name_f]. But I don’t think anyone would think anything of it in this situation.

Given the situation, no, I don’t think they are too close for aunt and niece.

If they were siblings, I’d say yeah, too close. But aunt and niece? Totally fine.

Like others have said, as siblings it would be way too close, but as an aunt and a niece it won’t be a problem in the slightest! If you love the name, use it, no need to worry