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Alannah or Emilia baby name?

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  • 16-04-2018 9:48pm
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    ElleWoods
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    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 30,196 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    If it helps, think of the 'short' version as people will end up using that also...so possibly 'Lana' versus 'Emi' or 'Lia'?

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    Pidae.m
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    ElleWoods wrote: »
    Always loved the name Emilia and italian names in general but with the now super popular Amelia I'm not as keen. There were 4 Sarahs in my class in secondary school so I don't want that for my child plus her name would always be spelled incorrectly as Amelia is more popular and they sound the same.

    Recently I came across the name Alannah which is obviously an irish name, and I've never been big on Irish names, not that I dislike them just I never loved any particular one. I do really like the meaning of the name 'little one or darling child'. While it is still in the top 100 it is a lot less popular.

    Just wondering what peoples opinions are of Alannah or Emilia?

    Alannah.....


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    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,953 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    I love the name Alannah, it has a few different origins.


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    splinter65
    Registered Users Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Rod Stewart’s first wife is Alannah. That’s what Alannah is to me. She was pretty high maintenance .
    Emilia is lovely but your child will be spelling it out for people all her life.
    I am that girl and believe me it is tedious after 53 years.
    Ann/Anne is much nicer.


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