We are adding a baby girl to our family and are considering a few names on our short list.
We are seeking a name that goes nicely with our current daughter [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. We pronounce it [name_f]Em[/name_f]-uh-line and choose the name partly due to British suffragette [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] Pankhurst, as we wanted a strong female correlation. The baby will likely keep [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a middle name because of family ties.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] this strong women tie with Earheart and European royalty. It’s just sooo popular right now at #8. Is it too popular to go with [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] which is ranked in the 700’s?
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] - pronounced [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-muh-[name_u]Lee[/name_u]. Top 70 name in many European countries, but only top 650 in the US. Same as the popular [name_m]French[/name_m] film from the early 2000’s. Has the same “muh” middle as [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] which I like and is [name_m]French[/name_m]/[name_m]German[/name_m] origin like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]. Is is too hard for Americans to pronounce?
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] - Of Russian princess fame. 170 in the US, but feels less common. 4 syllables which is longer than [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] and our last name has 3 syllables, so it makes for a long full name. But it sounds so beautiful us as a first name.
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] - #64 in the US, but likely higher when you add [name_f]Adaline[/name_f] spelling to the list. Popular [name_u]Blake[/name_u] Lively movie energized this name. Feels classically clean. Could use [name_f]Emme[/name_f] and [name_f]Addy[/name_f] as sister nicknames. But are two names ending in “line” too much?
[name_f]Adalaide[/name_f] - [name_m]Long[/name_m] lineage of European royalty with this name. 276 in US popularity. The girl who played [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Queen[/name_f] of Scots in [name_u]Reign[/name_u] has this first name which is where it caught our attention.
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] - Seems to balance [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] well I’m cadence, although it feels very Southern and less European. 118 in popularity.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] are too similar to [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], as letter-wise they all share “meli”. “[name_f]Meli[/name_f]” makes up 1/2 of [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] and 2/3 of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelie[/name_f].
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] is too similar to [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] as both names start with a vowel and end with -eline.
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is stunning!
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is, in my opinion, much too common compared to [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]. But the bigger problem is that I think it sounds far too similar to [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]! Same goes for [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], which is a shame, because it’s lovely. I also think [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] is too popular and too close to [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f].
That leaves us with [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] (I’m guessing you misspelled it) and [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]. My favorite is [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]! She’s a lot like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], sweet, vintage, with plenty of cute nicknames. The others work too but [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] is more common than I’d personally like and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] slightly too long/harsh.
Are you looking for suggestions? If you are:
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Heloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Louella[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilibet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]/[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]/[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalen[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
Margureite
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Paulina[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanna[/name_f]/[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]/[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]/[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Wanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I realize that my wife and I like the names that are very close to [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] in sound. I can see how [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] stands out a bit in differentiation.
I appreciate the list of names as well. I proposed names like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], and [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] to my wife, but they didn’t generate any excitement from her.
Personally, I find [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] my favorite picks out of your initial list? I feel they compliment [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] well (and it’s a beautiful name!), without being too similar phonetically. [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] is a lovely name in its own right, but I feel it’s a little too close (just my thoughts!).
Another vote for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]! I think it stands up well to [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] in strength and compliments the sounds of the sister name as well.
I’d go [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]. I feel like [name_f]Adaline[/name_f] , [name_f]Adalaide[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] are too close for sisters and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] feels too popular.
From the suggestions I’d go [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]. I think it’s princessy like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] but not too popular and distinct enough to not sound too similar.
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] sounds best and would tie in with the strong British suffragettes theme too. [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_m]Knight[/name_m] was a true challenger of stereotypes, she was a working class, disabled woman who still held an important role in the suffragette movement. I don’t think many people would immediately go “Emmeline & Adelaide they are naming their girls after suffragettes” though so if DD3 were to come along in the future it wouldn’t be a theme you couldn’t break.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], in my opinion, sound way too similar to [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] and in fact are related names. [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] also sounds too matchy in my opinion, leaving [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Adalaide[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]. Out of these, my pick for you would probably be [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], or maybe [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f].
