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Help[Opinions] Emma's not one I can go with...
in reply to a message by slbond
Too many already--I couldn't bear to have a daughter named Emma, lol. I'm heartless when it comes to that. :)
Lucille, on the other hand...well, Lucille is something. I didn't think about all the Luce names as the second half, and Lucille is sort-of-almost a family name. (It was my grandmother's name for approximately three days after she was born. Then her parents decided to change it and crossed it out on their copy of her birth certificate, thinking doing that was enough to make her name Lois, lol.) So Emmylou (because Emmylu just doesn't look right, even if it's more accurate) as a nickname is a definite possibility, provided I could find an Em- name that doesn't sound overwrought (Emiliana), overused (Emma, Emily), or simply not "me" enough (Emilia).
But on the other hand...If parents are okay with naming kids Emmaleigh, is Emmylou all that different? And with such a strong namesake, it might be able to stand on its own relatively well. Hmmm....
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Lucille, on the other hand...well, Lucille is something. I didn't think about all the Luce names as the second half, and Lucille is sort-of-almost a family name. (It was my grandmother's name for approximately three days after she was born. Then her parents decided to change it and crossed it out on their copy of her birth certificate, thinking doing that was enough to make her name Lois, lol.) So Emmylou (because Emmylu just doesn't look right, even if it's more accurate) as a nickname is a definite possibility, provided I could find an Em- name that doesn't sound overwrought (Emiliana), overused (Emma, Emily), or simply not "me" enough (Emilia).
But on the other hand...If parents are okay with naming kids Emmaleigh, is Emmylou all that different? And with such a strong namesake, it might be able to stand on its own relatively well. Hmmm....
Array
Mick Jagger is older than:
1. Velcro
2. Cake mix
3. Israel
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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Emmylou is much, much better than Emmaleigh. But then again, there are no circumstances under which I would endorse the use of Emmaleigh.
I'm sure you've thought of this, but there's a whole world to be explored of lovely names that feature "em" without beginning with it, which, combined with Lucille, could provide an arguable source for Emmylou (one I like is Clementine).
-- Sarah
I'm sure you've thought of this, but there's a whole world to be explored of lovely names that feature "em" without beginning with it, which, combined with Lucille, could provide an arguable source for Emmylou (one I like is Clementine).
-- Sarah
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