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[Opinions] Emmaleigh
I read this in a book a LOONG time ago, but I love the name Emily, and want the NN Emma. WDYT? Emmaleigh Lilian?
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I actually Like Emma Lee, you can call her Emma that way.♥ Kristen ♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Emily Lilian is very nice. Emmaleigh Lilian is a bit over the edge imo.~*|Bethany|*~
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This message was edited 12/1/2005, 6:42 AM

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Prefer Emily Lillian. :)
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Why not just call her Emma? It's comparatively rarer and more regal than Emily, was a Jane Austen novel, and was the name of three queens (Emma of Normandy, Emma of the Netherlands, and Emma of Hawaii).Emmaleigh is just confusing and trendy imo.
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I would not like having to spell that name every time I wrote my name!
Emily is prn the same and much easier to spell. What about Emma 1st name and Leigh middle name? The child would appreciate it I think.
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I think Emma Lilian is a very pretty combo and Emma is perfect on it's own. It's actualy just barely related to Emily through sound only so it's perfect on it's own.I dislike Emmaleigh because it's so long and awkward. I like the name Emily and love it when spelled Emilie! But Emilie / Emily Lilian would be too much. Stick with Emma Lilian! :)Image hosted by Photobucket.comBunny, Gigi, Chloris, Wilma, Darleen, Eartha
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Emmaleigh looks like an elaborate but kind of contrived form of Emily. I don't think Emily Lilian is bad, but I don't like Emmaleigh at all.
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I'm not really crazy about the leigh ending. My great grandmother's name was Emma Lee.
Emma Lee Lilian has way too many l's. It reminds of a friend from college who named her DD Taylor Lee. Too difficult to say!
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Would it be easier as Emily Lilian? (still with nn Emma) Because I think that Emmaline/Emmeline Lilian is REALLY hard to say, but I don't know that I love love Emma as just a nn.
*Brogan*
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Lilah Adelaide and Emma Lilian
Aidan Oliver and Noah Benjamin
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I can't see that Emmaleigh and Emily are supposed to be pronounced any differently, so they're both awkward with Lilian. I don't like the spelling Emmaleigh at all, but then overly-creative spellings bother me in general; Emily is really the way to go.Emma Lilian, from your signature, sounds far better. Very pretty!Edited to add: You're wondering if Emma is all right by itself as a first name. Certainly! It's etymologically unrelated to Emily and is a perfectly good first name in its own right.

This message was edited 11/30/2005, 7:40 PM

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Emily Lilian still has the repetitive L sound. What about Emma Lilian? That eliminates the L from the fn and sounds good together. Plus, it uses Emma without the overly used mn of Rose, Grace, etc.
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That is already one of my top two names :) But my thought was- "Is Emma okay on its own as a fn?"
*Brogan*
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Lilah Adelaide and Emma Lilian
Aidan Oliver and Noah Benjamin
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Emma is a name in its own right. Like I said, my gg's name was Emma. I also have a second cousin named Emma (and she's a state representative.) I like that Emma can be used for little girls and for adults. Emma was on my list for a long time because it's a family name, but it's too popular for me now. My first cousin Nichole has a six month old named Emma Grace. One of my friends at church has an Emma Grace.
That being said, I do like the look and sound of the name. It's very pretty, and I think Emma Lilian would be nice.
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