https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:34:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia/page/2#post-2210701 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 00:20:47 +0000 808love 2210701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I see totally different cultures when I look at each name. Fwiw, I love short names so Emi would do it for me. I know someone who named her son Charlie and that's a typically a shorter nickname. I was named a super long double name that nobody ever calls me because my nickname (which everyone always uses) was not a 'real name' according to my mom. She was influenced by a southern best friend who comes from the land of the double name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia/page/2#post-2210697 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:58:55 +0000 MaisyMay 2210697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an Amelia, and our nickname for her is Meely, but her little 2-3 year old buddies called her Mia. Sometimes she calls herself that too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia/page/2#post-2210694 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:20:27 +0000 DesertDreams88 2210694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a friend whose daughter is Emelia and I still don't know if I'm pronouncing her name right. To me, Amelia is pronounced "uh-meel-ya" but Emelia would be pronounced "Ee-meel-ya" or "Em-meel-ya."</p> <p>That being said, I greatly prefer the Amelia spelling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia/page/2#post-2210680 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 22:26:49 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 2210680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Amelia </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210674 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 22:17:29 +0000 AprilFool 2210674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer Amelia but that's just because it's how my name is spelt. What about Millie as a nn? Or Emelia? NN Eme. I had a childhood friend who spelt it like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210671 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 22:00:22 +0000 sandy 2210671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @Greentea: that they're pronounced differently. I strongly prefer Emilia over Amelia but both are lovely names </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210670 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:57:43 +0000 aderyn 2210670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Hedgehog: Emilia! Love names that start with E! My name starts with an A, so I think I'm more partial to something different! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210600 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:11:16 +0000 cheesetomywhine 2210600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Emilia just because I love Emi. I also love Milly as a nickname. We're considering Emeline (em uh line) to get to Milly but a bonus is the nn Emi. Amelia is quite pretty as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210565 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:39:30 +0000 mrscobee 2210565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Emilia! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210563 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:38:52 +0000 Bea 2210563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both are beautiful, but if I were choosing I would do Emilia :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210551 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:19:29 +0000 lady grey 2210551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer Emilia, I've met two irl </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210534 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:02:13 +0000 Mrs. Taco 2210534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer Emilia! But that is probably because it's my LO's middle name :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210516 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:48:06 +0000 BSB 2210516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Amelia but I do like Emi as a nickname. Hmmm, I don't know what I would do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2210487 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:27:41 +0000 Pancakes 2210487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Emilia with your DD's name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206587 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:08:33 +0000 catlady 2206587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Emilia more, especially with nickname Emi.</p> <p>For some reason, I feel like Amy should just be its own name and not a nickname for Amelia (maybe because the "A" is pronounced a little differently in Amelia vs Amy). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206579 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:05:02 +0000 HabesBabe 2206579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're a GoT fan, how about Emilia?</p> <p>I like the traditional "A" spelling more. We have an Amelia on our street and her nickname is Millie :) Mia could also be a good NN for either name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206574 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:03:08 +0000 Greentea 2206574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They are pronounced differently!</p> <p>Uh/Ah meal ia (Amelia)</p> <p>Em eel ia (It is slight but it is there) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206555 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:53:33 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2206555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an Emily, partly because I really liked the nickname Emi. However, she's not an Emi and so I ended up just calling her by her full name (I sometimes call her Ems). I think you should pick the one that fits her personality best, that's if you feel comfortable waiting. </p> <p>However, Emi &amp; Kai sounds good together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206552 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:52:43 +0000 Ginabean3 2206552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend has an Emilia (Emi) and I think it's adorable. For myself I prefer Amelia though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206548 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:51:12 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2206548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We really liked Amelia too--for me, kind of as a tribute to Amelia Earhart, because we want our little one to be an adventurous girl! :happy: . However, I do think that the spelling with an E does look lovely and I also like your choice of nickname for that spelling. In the end we didn't use Amelia b/c DH &amp; I couldn't agree on the pronunciation. He favored the "MEL" sound, I prefer "MEEL". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206542 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:47:32 +0000 MCD919 2206542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Amelia! I know a little one who goes by Mia and sometimes Mimi </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206537 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:44:50 +0000 kiddosc 2206537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Hedgehog: I know an Emie, it could be used on it's own. :happy: </p> <p>Of these two choices though, I like Amelia. She would constantly have to spell her name if it was Emilia, and it seems like a unique spelling just for the sake of being unique... which I'm not a fan of personally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206519 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:28:34 +0000 MrsSCB 2206519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never seen Emilia, and I feel like it could get spelled wrong a lot. Not that it matters -- my name is spelled wrong all the time :-) I do prefer Amelia, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206497 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:05:26 +0000 californiadreams 2206497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like both, hard to choose. But I think I like Amy better a nn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206490 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:01:28 +0000 regberadaisy 2206490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: haha my daughter's middle is Josephine too!!! After my deceased BIL who's Joseph. We almost went with Emilia but DH didn't like the alternative spelling as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206489 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:01:18 +0000 Keybee 2206489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With an A. Hopefully she won't have to spell it out to people as often if it's spelled traditionally.<br /> I think Millie is a cute nick name for Amelia. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206485 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:59:33 +0000 Chillybear 2206485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Emilia Josephine is my top choice if baby 2.0 is a girl.... nn EmmaJo..... Emilia was my great aunts name and she went by Millie..... so I'm partial to that</p> <p>I also love Cecilia (along the same vein) the -ilia ending works well with our last name </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206484 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:58:49 +0000 autumnlove 2206484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like both! There are 2 Amelias and 2 Emilias at the daycare/preschool that my LOs attend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206481 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:55:50 +0000 regberadaisy 2206481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.shinerbock: I have a Amelia too. :) my mom can't speak English so when she says Amelia it comes out Maria!!! Lol my toddler loses the first A.</p> <p>I like both but prefer the origin and meaning of Amelia. I call her Mia Mia! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amelia-or-emelia#post-2206476 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:49:23 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2206476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer Amelia as it seems more traditional but I have seen Emilia more lately. I didn't realize it was the Italian spelling so that is interesting and if you are of Italian descent I like taking something from that background. Both names are very pretty! </p>