Which "Em" Name? HELP!

We are so torn between names and have narrowed it down (finally!) to these two. We like traditional, old-fashioned names, dislike trendy names.

She will for sure be called [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], with one of these formal names:

[name_f]Emma[/name_f]

[name_f]Emerie[/name_f]

Please help! We keep going back and forth and have to decide soon!! Which should we choose?!

If you want to go traditional and timeless, I’d definitely go for [name_f]Emma[/name_f].

Honestly, [name_f]Emerie[/name_f] does strike me as pretty trendy: a unisex, surnamey name with an alternative, feminised spelling, a la [name_f]Averie[/name_f], [name_f]Aubree[/name_f], [name_f]Ryleigh[/name_f], [name_f]Paityn[/name_f]…

[name_f]Emma[/name_f]!
[name_f]Emerie[/name_f] is not old fashioned

I adore [name_f]Emma[/name_f]. I love [name_u]Emery[/name_u]/[name_u]Emory[/name_u] for a boy.

Definitely [name_f]Emma[/name_f]. As previous posters have said, [name_f]Emerie[/name_f] is quite trendy.

[name_f]Emma[/name_f]!! Emarie looks terribly trendy.

I love for [name_f]Emma[/name_f]. [name_f]Emerie[/name_f] seems very trendy and modern. [name_u]Emery[/name_u] / [name_u]Emory[/name_u] seems more old fashion to me, [name_u]Emery[/name_u] being more girly. I went to school with a girl name [name_f]Emeri[/name_f], with an i instead of a y.

[name_f]Edit[/name_f] doesn’t seem to be working. I meant to say I love and vote for [name_f]Emma[/name_f].

[name_f]Emma[/name_f], hands down. [name_f]Emerie[/name_f] makes me think of emory boards.

I know girls with both of these names. Instead of [name_f]Emerie[/name_f], she spells it [name_u]Emory[/name_u].
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] is beautiful as well.
I also know an [name_f]Emily[/name_f].

My name is Emiree ([name_u]Emery[/name_u]) and I love my name. I have only met one other person with the same name as me so I don’t think my name is trendy in the slightest. However, [name_f]Emerie[/name_f] isn’t old fashioned so if that’s what you want to go for I think [name_f]Emma[/name_f] is the better choice.

Definitely [name_f]Emma[/name_f]. [name_f]Emerie[/name_f] and all its other spellings are all boy to me. [name_m]Just[/name_m] can’t see it on a girl. Nickname [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] is cute too, although I prefer the spellings [name_f]Emmie[/name_f] and [name_f]Emme[/name_f].

[name_f]Emma[/name_f]! It’s sweet, feminine and has a lot more history and great associations. [name_f]Emerie[/name_f] isn’t my style, I don’t like it on a girl or the nontraditional spelling, though I do like [name_u]Emery[/name_u] for a boy. [name_f]Emma[/name_f] with the nickname [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] seems a bit redundant though, since they’re the same length in both letter and syllable count. [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] is fine for a full name in my opinion, and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] doesn’t really feel more formal (as opposed to, say, [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] and [name_u]Izzy[/name_u]). If you want a more formal name for [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] that’s traditional and historical, what about [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] or [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]?

[name_f]Emma[/name_f] !! Beautiful and timeless :slight_smile:

Thank you all! Totally solidified what hubby and I were thinking!

[name_f]Emerie[/name_f]. So much more pretty and unique than [name_f]Emma[/name_f]. I feel like [name_f]Emma[/name_f] is just too popular these days.