Thanks to everyone who helped me dust the cobwebs off some of DH’s family names! I found three that I like from among your suggestions and I’d love your opinions! All middle names are family names:
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Florence[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Berry[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Berry[/name]
Also, I read an old post the other day where the OP was asking if [name]Emmy[/name] or [name]Ellie[/name] were acceptable nicknames for [name]Amelia[/name]. The people that replied said yes, but I’d love to get a bigger sample. I have had a hard time with [name]Millie[/name], [name]Mia[/name], [name]Lia[/name] or [name]Amy[/name] but I love [name]Ellie[/name] or [name]Emmy[/name]. It would just be a family nickname, she’d go by [name]Amelia[/name], but I’d love to know your opinions. Thanks!
I really like [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Berry[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Berry[/name]! I do like [name]Emmy[/name] and [name]Ellie[/name]… they’re a bit of a stretch for [name]Amelia[/name] but I think they could still work (since [name]Emilia[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name] sound almost identical! If you want to use [name]Emmy[/name], would [name]Emilia[/name] be an option?). I really like [name]Millie[/name], [name]Amie[/name] (I met an [name]Amelia[/name] who went by this… sounds sort of like Mommy without the “M”…), [name]Mia[/name], [name]Lia[/name], or even [name]Allie[/name] as a nn for [name]Amelia[/name].
I love [name]Elizabeth[/name]'s nns, too–[name]Ella[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Libby[/name], [name]Izzy[/name], etc.–but if you love [name]Ellie[/name], maybe [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Berry[/name], nn [name]Ellie[/name], would be the choice for you? I think it would make sense to more people than [name]Amelia[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name].
Good luck!