Which pronunciation do you prefer/think sounds prettiest? (POLL)

Girl Names
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The name Emmeline

  • Emma-line
  • Emma-leen
  • Emma-lynn

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Hands down emma-leen for me. [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line sounds forced to me and I’m not generally a fan of the “lynn” sound, especially when it’s spelt “line”.

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Definitely agree with @futuremama [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen sounds the prettiest to me. Whereas [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line is a bit more common.:grin:

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Emma-lynn and emma-leen are the only ways I’ve actually heard it pronounced out in the wild, and while [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen is the most correct technically, I do like the softness of the emma-lynn pronunciation and it’s the one I’ve heard the most (which might purely be a regional thing.)

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I’ve always heard it as [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen, but I actually think [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line is very pretty and strong sounding too.

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I actually voted [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line and was writing a post where I explained how hard it was for me to choose between [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line and [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen, when I changed my mind again and went for [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen. I can’t explain why. It’s like [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] - I think they can be said both ways.

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I definitely prefer it pronounced [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen!

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Definitely agree with this!! [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line and [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-lyn also sound like smoosh names to me, which I don’t always like because they don’t flow as well imo.

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I think [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen/lynn is the softest, easiest one. [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line is a bit of a mouthful to me.

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-lynn is what I intuitively go to when I read this name, but I think -leen sounds the prettiest! Not fond of -line for this particular name.

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Emmalin could be cute too.

I also like Emmoly/Emmolie. Like [name_f]Emily[/name_f] but with an o.

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Hands down [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LEEN. [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LINE sounds like a mispronunciation or low literacy drawl. [name_f]May[/name_f] be more common in southern/rural regions.

I don’t see where [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LIHN comes in. I would’t come to that pronunciation myself. [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] IS lovely sounding though. If you like it, suggest: [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Lin[/name_f] or [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] or [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Lynne[/name_f] or [name_f]Emmalyn[/name_f] to take the guess out of the pronunciation.

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Emma-leen like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] Pankhurst is my go to. [name_m]Don[/name_m]’t prefer [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line to that, though it’s fine. I wouldn’t intuitively go for [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-lynn.

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I might be in the minority here, but I’m 100% for the [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LINE pronunciation.
Same as [name_u]Ade[/name_u]-LINE and [name_u]Caro[/name_u]-LINE.
However, this might be an Australian thing, my experience has always been with the -line pronunciations, so this always comes to mind first.

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I’ve always loved [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LINE! I think they’re all beautiful, but that one has really always struck me.

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Emma-leen or [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-lynn would be my go-to pronunciations. [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line sounds very unnatural to me!

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I think the [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LEEN pronunciation is the prettiest followed by [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LYN, although I don’t know that [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LYN is as intuitive with the spelling you gave. I am not a fan of [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LINE.

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I prefer [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-LINE. It’s the most intuitive for me and is how I say other -line names ([name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] etc.). The -leen pronunciation is unattractive imo and I would only get [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-lynn if it was spelled [name_f]Emmalyn[/name_f](n).

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I say this like “emma-lynn”. I think it’s sounds soft and sweet. Pronouncing it as “line” sounds a bit harsh too me.