[name]Hi[/name] All,
My name is [name]Emily[/name] and I am pregnant with a baby girl. We [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Millie[/name] for our soon-to-be daughter, but are wondering if the names [name]Emily[/name]/[name]Millie[/name] are too similar to have both in the same family.
Give it to me straight.
Thanks!
[name]WAY[/name] to close!! [name]How[/name] about [name]Minnie[/name] or [name]Molly[/name]?
I think it would be okay as a nn for a longer first.
It’s not often that you use a mother’s first name and her child’s name at the same time. In my world it’s either [name]Millie[/name]'s mom and [name]Millie[/name] or [name]Emily[/name] and her daughter.
But use your own judgement. I think it’s okay, but I don’t overthink as much as some 
Too similar in my book. Especially since [name]Emily[/name] has [name]MIL[/name] in it.
Not to similar at all. I said it to myself and just don’t see the problem. I love [name]Millie[/name]!
I don’t see a problem at all for mother and daughter share similar names.
They are pretty close. Would [name]Millie[/name] be short for something?
They are similar, but I mean, boys are juniors all the time, this isn’t even that. There is a double standard, so I’m not trying to white wash that, but I also think it’s fine to push the envelope on it a little bit. I do think there are a lot of great names with [name]Millie[/name] as a nn, and that does help, but I don’t think it’s necessary at all.
I agree with this completely. It’s never unusual to have two guys with the same name in a family, but it’s a concern that a mothers name is too similar to her daughters. It’s not that big a deal. Someone else said that they would probably say [name]Millie[/name]'s mom and [name]Millie[/name], or [name]Emily[/name] and her daughter. It’s similar, but not too close.
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I adore the idea! [name]Millie[/name] is very sweet and would definitely be a nice name to name after you if you did not want the same name. [name]Just[/name] be ok with the cutesy/nn name… Because she will have it even after she grows out of being that adorable little girl! I wanted to name my little girl [name]Elsie[/name] and my hubs thought it was too cutesy and couldn’t imagine it as her adult name. I personally still love it… and still love [name]Millie[/name]. [name]Just[/name] a thought!
I would say it was too similar if you were thinking [name]Millie[/name] and had a daughter called [name]Emily[/name] already. But as long as nobody you know calls you [name]Millie[/name] as a nickname,I don’t think it’s a problem.
For a mother and daughter, it’s fine. For siblings, I think not.
Could [name]Melissa[/name] work? Nickname “[name]Missy[/name],” “[name]Lissa[/name],” “Lissy,” “[name]Millie[/name]?”
Agree.
[name]Melissa[/name] could work, but how about…
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Camila[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Milena[/name]
?
[name]Emily[/name] and [name]Millie[/name] together are fine. It would be different if they were sisters.
My great grandmother and grandmother are [name]Mary[/name] and [name]Marilyn[/name], and those are very close!!
I love [name]Millie[/name], its very cute.
~[name]Jasmine[/name]