Okay, in my state [name]Amelia[/name] is #22 for 2012. When spellings are lumped together, they lumped [name]Emilia[/name] with [name]Amelia[/name] for 2011 and it was #38 nation wide
I know they sound similar, but I consider these to be different names and not interchangeable, etc.
I like [name]Emilia[/name] because of its many nn possibilities ([name]Em[/name], [name]Emmy[/name], [name]Mia[/name], [name]Mila[/name])
Thoughts on its ranking? Too popular? Too confusing with [name]Amelia[/name]? Go for it anyway?
Also, which sounds better:
[name]Emilia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] v!kory (like hickory w 3 syllables)
I vote for [name]Emilia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name], it sounds beautiful together
I think [name]Emilia[/name] is too popular for me but certainly not to be confused with [name]Amelia[/name] the beginning “[name]EM[/name]” vs “[name]AH[/name]” is pretty distinct.
I pronounce both of them uh-MEEL-ya. I understsand that the two letters are distinct, but one of the facts of the English language is that un-emphasised vowels tend to become softer (and therefore less distinct) in sound. I get that theoretically it’s eh-MEEL-ya, but in reality, when saying it aloud, I would pronounce them exactly the same.
Much different than names like [name]Emily[/name] or [name]Amelie[/name], because the E and A are emphasised in those cases, and therefore are pronounced differently with ease.
I still think both are beautiful names in their own right, and on the page, they are different.
Regarding popularity, that’s a decision each parent has to make for hirself.
If your questions is, “Is [name]Emilia[/name] distinctive enough from [name]Amelia[/name] to avoid the popularity of it?” then the answer is no.
If your question is, “Is [name]Emilia[/name]/[name]Amelia[/name] too popular?” then that’s something you’ve got to figure out yourself, I suppose.
Of your choices, I like [name]Emilia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] the best. [name]Charlotte[/name] is definitely not a name to use if you want to avoid popularity.
I see them as different names too, although until you see them in writing, many people will not pick up on the slight difference in pronunciation. (eh- vs uh-/ah-) I think all three names are nice but [name]Emilia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] is my favorite
I agree that they can’t be lumped, per say, but I also pronounce them exactly the same, and, if I were thinking that [name]Amelia[/name] was too popular for my child, I would put [name]Emilia[/name] in that category as well. Same for [name]Ada[/name] - [name]IMO[/name], it is too popular because it is so very very close to [name]Ava[/name]. If there were girls in the same class named [name]Emilia[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name], both would need further identification than just a first name in each scenario.
