To Similar?

[banana07]

We just got our BFP last week so I am being very ahead of myself but we have 2 sons both names were easy decided but to this day (DS1 is 8!) and we still never actually agreed a name if either of them were girls!

I really love traditional English type names. DS1 is Billy (William) and DS2 is James so I want to stick on that line and not throw a shakira or beyonce into it!

I love the name Emily for a girl but my name is Emma-Louise and our surname is Evans so it would be

Emma-Louise Evans and Emily Evans. Its not just the fact they are both E I am often mistaken for Emily or Emmy Louise when I say my name its like people get confused and blend Emma and Louise together.

Is it too much?

I love Elizabeth and Victoria but we already get slagged (Friendly slagging from friends) enough for being Church of England but Irish.

 

[Lauraxamy]

My friend is called Emma and has a daughter called Emily, never really thought they sounded too similar or anything!

 

[CandiceSj]

I don't think it's too close to be confusing in a real way. As siblings it would be to me, but as mother-daughter, it's kinda nice to share "Em" in your names.

 

[staralfur]

I agree that for siblings I'd say yes but as a mother/daughter combo I think it's fine. If you think about it, lots of people name their children after themselves and share the exact same name.

There probably won't be a whole lot of situations where you find yourself saying both your name and your LO's name together, so I'd say go for it.

 

[Moma Ali]

going from parent to child isnt as wierd as siblings, you could give her your name and I dont think it would cause an issue (dads do it all the time)

have you considered Emilia?
its a very pretty name too

other classic british names:

Alice
Mary
Margaret
Anna

 

[MUMOF5]

^ was going to suggest Emilia too, very pretty name 💕, or Amelie, just to make it a little different? I honestly don't think that it's too similar if you do go with Emily though 👍🏻

 

[ellahopesky]

I don't think it's too similar at all. My sister in law is Olivia and her dd is Alicia (Ah-Liss-ee-ya). Both with middle name Sarah and the same surname. Now that's too similar!

I say go for it

 

[LoraLoo]

I think it's fine! I like traditional names too (we also have a William)

Emily is lovely. I love Victoria too we used it as a middle name for Alice.

 

[babydustcass]

i think its lovely for mother and daughter x

 

[Eleanor ace]

I agree with the others, I'd say for siblings it would be too close but for mother and daughter its fine. Emily is such a pretty name

 

[banana07]

Hi Girls

Thanks for the replies. i'm getting excited now that no-one seems to think its to similar!!

I think one of my biggest reservations though is that I use the full Emma-Louise so Emily is not just similar to Emma it has the L in it too!

Ok so far its top of the list

I never thought of parents and children sharing names esp fathers even though ironically we have both said we'd call a 3rd boy the same as DH!!! Yet I'm here fretting about a similar name!!

Emily Margaret

Thank You!!