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It's a nice name. Very popular, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's popular for people of various ages, not just kids, so at least it's not dated and I think it ages well.

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I like Milly as a nickname. It's a bit more unusual than Em, and more substantial.

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(my name is Emma and everyone calls me Em, but people get confused if I introduce myself as Em because it sounds like M, not like a name)

It's never been popular where I live, so I can love it without any issues relating to overuse. It's a family name back in the 19th century, and I'd have loved the opportunity to use it.

I absolutely love Emily. If it wasn't so popular I would definitely use it, but alas it's too popular.

Emily is such a lovely name, I love Emily.

I certainly wouldn't use Emily now. It's way too popular. However, I still really like the name. If I didn't hear Emily everyday and know gazillions of them, I *would* consider using it. It's such a pretty sound. It's gentle and calming, and not at all gaudy or pretentious.

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If for some reason I ended up with a partner committed to using Emily as a first name, I'd call her Emmie.

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To me Emily Susannah is just perfection as combo.

I find it boring. Sorry, I went to school with a couple but I haven't seen anyone under that thriteen with this name and I just think it is too plain. I prefer Emilie (pr: em-EE-lee) Emilia, and Amelia.

I think it suggests someone modestly privileged. I picture Emily as a girl near the top of her class, assertive but polite and kind. It's the Amy of the 90s. It's past its prime fashionwise - meaning that an Emily born today might feel her name "sounds older" than she is by as much as 10 or 15 years. Emilia is a more hip version but might be trendier.

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It's classic and pleasant. My mom suggested it for my daughter. I had considered it briefly - I feel the look and sound of it is very tidy, and warm, this is nice - but decided I feel it is too smug-sounding for my taste. I think Emily is plenty dignified for a grown woman. But the name still seems somehow slightly prissy or sheltered to me. I give it 7/10 generally, and 6/10 as a baby name to use today. =)

Emily is still recuperating from overuse in the 1990s. Nevertheless, it is still a spunky, charming classic. There may be a lot of Emilys around, but they all have a name that will sparkle throughout their lives.

This message was edited 11/14/2012, 9:59 AM

It's the skim milk of baby names: white to the point of colorlessness, watery, tasteless, good for you, and everywhere you look.