I’ll admit it; I am a sucker for the nicknamey-er family of names for both boys and girls. I can’t help it, I just find them so sweet and oddly intriguing. I guess after growing up with a nickname as a first name myself, I’ve come to seek solace in the same type of names when choosing.
My newest obsession is [name_f]Emme[/name_f], pronounced “EH-mee” or maybe “M,” I haven’t really decided, but either way they’d be pet forms of each other. I think [name_f]Emme[/name_f] is so sweet and so quirky and it has a certain degree of unexpected elegance that really strikes a chord. Why [name_f]Emme[/name_f] and not [name_f]Em[/name_f]-something? I do like the [name_f]Em[/name_f]-/-em- names, but I don’t love any of them. I’m really loving [name_f]Emme[/name_f].
My sister, on the other hand, finds [name_f]Emme[/name_f] too nicknamey, which is understandable because she loves names like [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Samantha[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], and the like with zero nicknames. But her opinion has got me a little nervous–is [name_f]Emme[/name_f] just too much of a nickname? Or do you think it could work?
Aside from the “is-it-too-cutesy-short” dilemma, there’s also the “oh-my-what-kind-of-middle-name-can-she-be-paired-with” dilemma. I have a few in mind ranging from [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] to [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] to [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], but if you have time, can you please suggest a middle name or two for [name_f]Emme[/name_f] (for either pronunciation, if you have a favorite! :))
I like [name_f]Emme[/name_f] on it’s own, especially with the [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] pronunciation. It’s looks quite sophisticated.
The pronunciation “M” would sound very nickname-y to me, it reminds me of MJ or MC (etc.).
I know many people will tell you that you should consider a longer name so she has more options but if you only like [name_f]Emme[/name_f], I think you should totally go for it.
I love [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] as middle names for [name_f]Emme[/name_f] ([name_f]Emmy[/name_f]). They sound gorgeous!
Some suggestions of mine:
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
I find most three-syllable-non-vowel-starting-or-in-e-ending-names to be fantastic with [name_f]Emme[/name_f].
I like it. It’s much prettier looking than [name_f]Emmi[/name_f]/[name_f]Emmy[/name_f].
I think the pn em-mee works perfectly well alone, but just ‘em’ doesn’t even sound like a name to me, even though I prefer it as a nn.
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] would be lovely! I also like -
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Viviane[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]