I don’t like the Am- sound in [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but love the [name_f]Em[/name_f]- sound. [name_m]Will[/name_m] I constantly be correcting people?
I also love the nickname potential: [name_f]Emmie[/name_f], [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f] etc.
Is this the one or keep looking?
Others on shortlist are [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] or [name_f]Lara[/name_f] but I think I like [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] more!
I’m the same way- don’t love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but love [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]! Also love [name_f]Emmie[/name_f] for a nickname!
You might have to correct people on the spelling, but I have a fairly common name and people still can’t spell it, so I don’t sweat spellings too much- as long as it’s reasonable!
I also like [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] from your shortlist- not sure if I like [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] or [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] more! They are both lovely!
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is a gorgeous name! It’s gentler than [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], and I like it better because of all the wonderful nickname options. I don’t think you’ll have to correct people often: Due to the popularity of [name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_f]Emily[/name_f], people are familiar with the “[name_f]Em[/name_f]-” sound, and if read off a list I think they will pronounce it correctly. Besides, while nowhere near as popular as [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is still a familiar choice.
I love [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]! I prefer it over [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] also and I like that it is less popular than [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] too. I agree with pp that [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is a familiar name and while there might be mix ups with spelling it should not hold you back. I also have a common name and I am stilll being asked to verify the right spelling
I would definitely go with [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], it sounds so cute!
I know an Italian couple with a girl named [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], and since there is another similar name, [name_f]Emily[/name_f], I think spelling shouldn’t be a great concern.
“[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]: Italian form of [name_f]Aemilia[/name_f]…name was frequently used in litterature, occuring in three [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] plays alone. It is often treated as a variant of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], and while there has been a lot of cross-fertilisation, the two do have separate origins…Bearers: [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m], b. 1974, British actress.” Quote from [name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m]'s Complete Book of Names