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What is your opinion of Emily?
Is it tried and true, or boring? Both? One of the most beautiful names you can think of?
Inquiring minds want to know. ;P
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Is it tried and true, or boring? Both? One of the most beautiful names you can think of?
Inquiring minds want to know. ;P
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I find this name to be hopelessly boring and drab. It doesn't help that I've never met a nice Emily.
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Emily is... a strange one. On the one hand, there are no harsh sounds, yet the M does prevent the name from being too "liquid" (you still need to really move your mouth to say it). So its sound appeals to a lot of people. Couple this with the fact that it's visually appealing, and you have a recipe for massive popularity. Despite the fact that I have known way, way, way too many Emilys (Emilies?) in my life, I can't bring myself to hate the name.
On the other hand, Emily is Exhibit A in confronting the hypocrisy of people who claim to dislike "made up" names or names "without meaning" on principle, when in most cases it's veiled racism. (Exhibit B is Imogen.) I say this because Emily originates from a Latin name meaning "rival." This means parents chose to name their daughter "rival," either out of ignorance or after looking up the meaning and deciding it didn't matter because Emily sounded nice. Yet in my experience, so many of these parents negatively judge the parents of Genesis, Destinee, Laniece, Tyshawn, Deonte... you get the idea.
On the other hand, Emily is Exhibit A in confronting the hypocrisy of people who claim to dislike "made up" names or names "without meaning" on principle, when in most cases it's veiled racism. (Exhibit B is Imogen.) I say this because Emily originates from a Latin name meaning "rival." This means parents chose to name their daughter "rival," either out of ignorance or after looking up the meaning and deciding it didn't matter because Emily sounded nice. Yet in my experience, so many of these parents negatively judge the parents of Genesis, Destinee, Laniece, Tyshawn, Deonte... you get the idea.
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I have to disagree that "in most cases" a dislike of made-up names is veiled racism. There are all kinds of made-up names that I don't think are associated with any one race, like Cheryl or Kaelynn. And actually, I wouldn't expect a Genesis or a Destinee to be any particular race, either.
Also, I acknowledge that all names were made up at some point...but there's a big difference between a name like Emily, with centuries of history enriching it, and something that just got invented in the past 10 years.
Also, I acknowledge that all names were made up at some point...but there's a big difference between a name like Emily, with centuries of history enriching it, and something that just got invented in the past 10 years.
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Yawn. Not a terrible name by any stretch of the imagination, but kind of boring.
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I like it...
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It's less boring than Emma.
In the same style as Cecily and Audrey IMO. Not too sweet-girlish, and not too prim.
Overused, yeah - about like Sarah.
My mother suggested it as a name for my daughter when I was pregnant. But although I liked it, I felt like it was too generic - at that time, it was the number one girl name, and had been for ten years.
In the same style as Cecily and Audrey IMO. Not too sweet-girlish, and not too prim.
Overused, yeah - about like Sarah.
My mother suggested it as a name for my daughter when I was pregnant. But although I liked it, I felt like it was too generic - at that time, it was the number one girl name, and had been for ten years.
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love it
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I do think it's overly common but I also think it's a classic and beautiful name and so I understand why many seem to be drawn to it. Why so many people choose to use it or have used it. I have a sister with this name so naturally, she immediately comes to mind, above all other associations. Emily may be overused but I don't see anything wrong with the name itself and not just because I've grown up listening to it for over 20 years.
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Sorry, what was the question again? I think I fell asleep...
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It’s really nice. I’ve known a good amount of Emilys but not enough to make it boring. In fact I can only think of one Emily I went to school with, which is insane because it was number one the year I was born. Must be a regional thing.
It reminds me of the Joanna Newsom song “Emily” which makes me like it even more.
It reminds me of the Joanna Newsom song “Emily” which makes me like it even more.
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