My husband and I dont agree on any names, Help?

Question

He is set on naming our daughter Emily ( which I hate because of the commonality of it) I dont like it no matter how you spell it. I told him we could compromise by naming her that but calling her a different name. I cant come up with anything that flows well with emily as a middle name. any suggestions? I dont have a fav name of my own I just know I dont want that one!

Answer 1

you could go with emilia (pronounced like Amelia but spelled so that your husband has the emily effect in there)....or make emily the middle name if he is set on that name for whatever reason...like:

brealyn emily

brynn emilia

cadence emilia

addison emily

carolynn emily

claire emilia

gracelynn emily

jordynn emilia

kaelynn emily

kadence emilia

katelynn emilia

Emilia lynn

Emilia kate***

Emilia grace

Answer 2

That's a tough call...Good Luck with it! I know how it can be when a husband is set on something. Here are some  suggestions...

Emily DaNae

Cassandra Emily (Cassi for short)

Emily Sophia or Sophia Emily (Sophie for short)

Brooklyn Emily

Emily Nicole

Kaelyn Emily

Answer 3

Sienna Emily

Adeline Emily

Madeleine Emily

Caroline Emily

And honestly, I agree with you, it's too common. What about something like Emma, or Emilianne or Amelia (Emilia). Some are less common than Emily.

Emilia Kate

Emilianne Caroline

Answer 4

Madalyn Emily

Savannah Emily(my fav.)

Kaylee Emily

Sierra Emily



*It all depends on your last name.

Answer 5

I agree with using an alternative like Amelia, Amélie or Emilia.

If you don't like those either, buy a name book and figure out what you like, so that you'll have some alternatives when your husband suggests Emily again.

Good ones:

http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Name-Bible-Ul...

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Jennifer-Ja...

http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Name-Wizard-M...

and http://www.nymbler.com (website which generates name lists based on your favorites)

Answer 6

Emeila Mae (Mae or May)

Augustine May (Emily just sounds similar to May. Also, Augustine is considered a boy's name, but I think it's lovely.)

Emmy Jane

I agree with Emily not being a very..."good" name. It doesn't click to me, and I wouldn't name my child that, whatever my husband wanted. You are the mother. Mothers are the ones that bear more work, so you should be able to pick a name that you'd LOVE calling out everyday.

Answer 7

I really don't know what your style is, so it's hard to suggest something. www.behindthename.com has a huge, huge list of names and they're the most accurate website when it comes to origin and meaning of the names. They also have message boards where you can ask opinions.  

Answer 8

If you don't like Emily, maybe Emma or Emmy or Amelia or Emelie (pronounce E-meal-E)? I really like Emmy.

Answer 9

You should go to a baby name website or get a book and look through names so you get an idea for what you like. Make a list and talk it over with him. Say the name out loud with Emily as a middle name to see what works.

Answer 10

I like

Leah Emily

Taliah Emily

Gionnia Emily (pronunced Ge-on-ee-a)

Takeira Emily (pronunced Ta-keir-a)

Hannah Emily

and last but not least Emileena Katlyn

those are some names i like i hope i helped

god bless your baby girl

Answer 11

Emileigh is a different spelling that makes it more unusual

Other suggestions:

Emmalyn

Erelah

Erin

Elianna

Middle names

Grace

Faith

Lynn

Rose

Mariah

Brielle

Brynn

Andrea

Sophia

Frances

Gwendolyn

Answer 12

I like Clara.  

Answer 13

I agree with you - Emily is way too common (in fact, it's been the most popular girls name in the United States since 1996).

Instead of Emily, maybe you and your husband could compromise on a name that sounds similar, like Emmeline, Amelie, Amelia, or Aemilia?

Or if you still want to name her Emily but call her by her middle name, here are a few combo suggestions:

Emily Charlotte

Emily Juliet

Emily Violet

Emily Willow

Emily Rose/Emily Roselle

Emily Georgia/Emily Georgiana

Emily Claire

Emily Carina/Emily Karina

Emily Scarlett

Emily Josephine

Emily Delphine

Emily Celeste

Emily Viviana

Emily Renee/Emily Renae

Hope you and your husband are able to work something out!

Answer 14

I am in the same boat-my husband wants a Michael Jr, I say NO WAY!

I myself will not let him win on this one, I said we can use it for a middle name. I cannot say I have any suggestions for name that goes with Emily, but keep trying! I don't think you should give in:)

Answer 15

How about Amelia? That is close to Emily and little more unusual?

If not, Emily Elizabeth is nice and there are a lot of nick names for Elizabeth.

Answer 16

yeah i dont like emily either. it is very common. have you thought of Emma or Emmy?

i can think of

Emily Autumn

Emily Lucy

Emily Faith

Emily Hope

Emily Lynn

Emily Ann

Emily Paige

Emily Cicely  

Answer 17

You're right.  Emily is the name of the year, right up there with Isabella & Madeline.

I'd really like to see both parents agree on a name (though Dad doesn't seem flexible AT ALL), but if not, the law stipulates the the mother is the parent who supplies the newborn's name.

TX Mom

Answer 18

How bout  Emily Brooke

Answer 19

yea i agree with you i dont like the name emily. my friends name is emily and she hates it to.

i like the names

Danielle

Nina

Caylee

FrancescaKa

Jordan

Ria

Lea

Louila

Karina

i think Lea Emily sounds okay.

jordan emily is cute to.

goood luck!

dont name her emily! lol

Answer 20

i don't like emily either! maybe try emmeline, or EmmaLee?

if you do the first name as emily, i think elizabeth would be an adorable middle name! (emily elizabeth is the little girl from Clifford, i think!)

Answer 21

Well, you're going through the labor and delivery, so I think you should have a little more say in this, haha! He can't be "set" on naming her that -- that's not fair to you. This is YOUR daughter, too! Maybe the only one you will ever have. Don't saddle her w/ a name you can't stand. Tell him that he has to put Emily aside and find a name you BOTH can agree on..... there are THOUSANDS of names... there must be SOMETHING out there you can both live with. I agree with you.... there will be 16 other Emily's in her kindergarten class! It's a VERY popular name right now. Maybe Evelyn? (at least it starts w/ an "E" :-) or Amelia? (Sounds kind of similar) Elizabeth? Isabel? Isabella?? Erica? Ava?

If it must be Emily then I guess middle names could be...

Emily Eve

Emily Elle

Emily Ann

Emily Lynn

Emily Monet (as in Monet the Artist)

Emily Marie

But I really, REALLY don't think you should go with Emily if you hate the name. A name is the first gift you give your baby.... don't give one that you're not happy with :-) She'll have it for the rest of her life!

Good luck! :-)

Answer 22

This is a tough situation!  While Emily is pretty (it's my name, after all), it's extremely common.  We definitely don't need to add any more Emily's to the bunch.  I applaud you for wanting to find another less common name.  Here are your options, as far as I see them:

-- Tell your husband you absolutely will not name your daughter Emily.  (You are her mother, so this is your prerogative.  Likewise, if your husband hated the name you picked out, you would need to find another.)  Since you don't have any other favorite names you like, compromise by letting him select five OTHER names he loves and letting you decide between those five other names.  

-- Use a name that is related to Emily, either in the first or middle position.  Suggestions: Amelie, Amelia, Emilia, or Emmeline.  Amelia and Emilia make GREAT middle names rhythmically, so you might have an easier time using those than using Emily.

-- Use a name with a similar rhythm and similar ending sound to Emily.  Among my favorites are Elodie, Rosalie, Cecily, Coralie, and Melody.

-- Use Emily as your daughter's first name, but call her by her middle name.  (Rhythmically, it's easier to use Emily in the first position.)  Emily Faith can go by Faith, Emily Miranda can go by Miranda, Emily Victoria can go by Victoria, and so on.

-- Search long and hard until you find a first name you like that sounds good with Emily and with your last name.  It's tough, since Emily is stressed on the first syllable, but there ARE names that sound good with it.  My favorite options are the two-syllable names that end in a consonant.  I like Catherine Emily, Charlotte Emily, Morgan Emily, Margaret Emily, and Regan Emily, for example.  I answered this same question for you a while back with a long list of suggestions.  Here's the link to those:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Good luck, and I hope this helps!

Answer 23

how about you come up w/ a 1st name and he comes up for a middle name :)

Answer 24

You could come to a compromise by using the name Emmeline. Emmeline sounds similar to Emily, but has none of Emily's popularity. In fact, the name Emmeline isn't even popular enough to be in the top 1000 names. Emmeline is a very sophisticated, beautiful girls name with historical associations (e.g. feminist Emmeline Pankhurst). You can also use the common nicknames for Emily like Emm, Emmy and Emma. Additionally, you could use the nickname Lena (since Emmeline is pronounced EM-ə-leen. However, if you don't like that pronunciation I'm sure you could get away with saying the name as EM-ə-line).

For girls my favourite names are Rosalie, Hazel, Audrey, Ivy, Alice and Lucy. Rosalie has the same sort of sound as the name Emily (same amount of syllables, stresses on the same syllables), but it's not nearly as popular. Perhaps your husband will like Rosalie? It's a beautiful French girls name  that is currently not in the top 1000 names, except in Quebec, Scotland, South Australia and Belgium.

To find some names that you like, you should really check out Nymbler. Nymbler is an internet resource that suggests names according to your own personal preferences. So if there are some names that you sort of love, just enter them in and see if Nymbler suggests any names that you really love. If you really have no names that you like, then just keep hitting the 'find names' button until you do. Here's the link: http://www.nymbler.com/

Personally, I quite like the names Jane Emily, Catherine Emily, Charlotte Emily (a very Bronte name), Katherine Emily and Hannah Emily.

Answer 25

i found some names that go pretty good with Emily but i like the spelling of Emily better these ways:

Emileigh

Emilee

Emmaleigh

Emmalee

Emelie

(they are different and uniquw)

Here are some middle names that gor pretty good with the name;

Isabella

Grace

Mia

Paisley

Faith

Oh and maybe if your husband really loves that name and you hate it you could go with EMMA.

Good luck deciding and good luck with your baby girl.

Answer 26

Peyton Emily

Madelyn (Mady) Emily

Olivia Emily

your right Emily is a hard middle name! good luck and i hope you decide on a beautiful name! let us know what you come up with!

Answer 27

First and middle names "nickname"

You could nickname her Miley {Emily but take out the E and put an e in betweet the L and Y}

Emily Jane "Emi Jane" FAVORITE!

Answer 28

Charlotte Emily

Jeannette Emily

Morrigan Emily

Trista Emily

Brook Emily

Paige Emily

Katherine Emily

Taylor Emily

Jordan Emily

Reese Emily'

Jessica Emily

Nicole Emily

Answer 29

If you don't like the name, why use it? Emilia's cute. You could call her Mia, and it still looks like Emily. Emile (em-eel) and Emma are also nice. I also agree that Emily is too common, BUT it is a very nice name in my opinion. However, you really shouldn't have to use a name you hate for your child! Try compromising by using Emily as the middle name. Here are some suggestions of names that aren't too common or too out there.

Charlotte

Avery

Quinn

Morgan

Piper

Charys/Karis (care-iss)

Eliza

Karly

Lydia

Scarlet

Felicity

Addison (nickname Addie)

Eva

Teagan/Tegan

Sienna

Lorelai (laura-lie) (nickname Rory)

Brooklyn

Paige

Lilianna

Reese

Jocelyn

Camryn

Anastasia

Corin/Corinne (core-in or kerr-in)

Marina

Melina

Good luck! I hope I helped! :-)

Answer 30

Hmmm

well i personally like french names and flower names

classic, yet relatively common in this era of ridiculous names like peyton and chantall and bloody god knows what

Evangeline, nicknames: evy, angie

Madeleine, nicknames: madi etc

Fleur

Genevieve, nicknames: jenny, vivi

Vivienne, nicknames: viv, vivi

Adelaide, nicknames: addy

Madison, nicknames: Madi

Melisande, nicknames: Melly, sandy

also, more common ones like Lily, Poppy, Violet

hope this helped!

P.S.

LOVE LOVE LOOOVE THIS SITE... some names are a little out there, but you find some jems

http://www.babynames.org.uk/french-girl-...