See the results of this poll: Which do you prefer?
Respondents: 66 (This poll is closed)
- Emmeline (emma-leen) : 48 (73%)
- Emelyn (emma-lyn): 18 (27%)
Well, [name]Emmeline[/name] can be [name]Emmalin[/name], Emmaleen, or [name]Emmaline[/name] (with the long i). The name has always been spelled [name]Emmeline[/name] and pronunciation depends on your dialect/accent. [name]Emmelyn[/name] looks just “trendified”. Plus there is the Welsh name [name]Emlyn[/name], which is pronounced EEm-lin. Seems to me, as with [name]Caroline[/name], that you can pronounce the name pretty much however you wish, but I definitely prefer the [name]Emmeline[/name] spelling. (I also prefer [name]Caroline[/name] to [name]Carolyn[/name] as well.)
I adore [name]Emmeline[/name]! I think the sound of [name]Emelyn[/name] is interesting but I think [name]Emmeline[/name] in the end is less trendy and more striking.
Good luck!
[name]How[/name] about evelyn?
I love [name]Emmeline[/name] but I strongly prefer the line pronunciation instead of the leen pronunciation. I prefer lyn to leen so I voted for [name]Emelyn[/name] but both are very lovely 
I like the [name]Emmeline[/name] spelling but i would pronounce it [name]Emma[/name]-lin anyways! I like the [name]Ema[/name] lyn pronunciation better! but the [name]LINE[/name] spelling!
[name]Emmeline[/name] > [name]Emelyn[/name]. I do love [name]Emlyn[/name] but that extra E in the middle is just sooo … not helping I guess. I [name]LOVE[/name] the [name]LINE[/name] and [name]TINE[/name] girls ([name]Clementine[/name], [name]Valentine[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Coraline[/name]) so very very lovely.
Cheers!
i actually prefer [name]Emmalin[/name]
I like the look of [name]Emmeline[/name] much better, [name]Emelyn[/name] looks trendy. I think [name]Emmeline[/name] is like [name]Caroline[/name]/[name]Madeline[/name]/etc. in that you can pronounce the ending like leen, line, or lyn. I actually say all three with the line ending, but that’s just my personal preference.
[name]Emmeline[/name] - Emm-ih/uh-line (like [name]Madeline[/name])
I voted for [name]Emmeline[/name], but I pronounce it “emma-lynn.” The [name]Emmeline[/name] spelling is much prettier, [name]IMO[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] (fave) - leen
[name]Emmaline[/name] - line
[name]Emelyn[/name]/[name]Emmalyn[/name] etc… - lyn
Normally I’d vote for emmaline, but everyone I know with this name pronounces it -line, so I think it would get mispronounced too often With the way you are wanting. So because of that I went with [name]Emmalyn[/name], but I think I’d prefer [name]Emmalin[/name].