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I'm focusing on the sound, but actually that's my main issue with Emma. It sounds so bland to me. The fact that there are so many nowadays doesn't help ... I just find Emma incredibly forgettable.

Go for Amelia, it fits your other names better. Personally, I'm allergic to over-popular names, even if they're nice, so, I can't get past that, as concerns Emma. Wouldn't it bother you that your daughter always has to go by nicknames or her surname to distinguish herself from others?

This message was edited 1/21/2008, 5:11 AM

Emma's certainly of the right type for your sibset, traditional and historical. It was my great-grandma's name (Emma Ann)and despite that, to be honest, I can't stand it (or Emily) and fail to understand why so many people love it. To me, Emilia is prettier, and has the advantage of Emmie and Millie as pet forms if need be.

Emma is common but very pretty. It does go with the other names you have mentioned. I do love the name Amelia.

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Emma Isabel
Emma Rae
Emma Pearl

Honestly, I've never liked Emma for whatever reason. I like your combos and I like Amelia much more. I do think Emma fits with the rest of the names.

Sick as I am of meeting Emmas (I am in the Emma-Emily generation), it's actually a very nice, sweet-sounding name and I do understand the appeal that made it popular. I do think it has a similar feel to Elizabeth, Victoria and Lily, a somewhat quaint, pretty, quietly strong sort of sound.

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Some middle name ideas:
Emma Cordelia
Emma Demetria
Emma Eugenie
Emma Helene
Emma Henrietta / Emma Henriette
Emma Seraphine
Emma Carole
Emma Caroline
Emma Christiane
Emma Harriet
Emma Viviane
Emma Winifred
Emma Rosemary
Emma Jeanette
Emma Jeanine
Emma Shoshana
Emma Margaret
Emma Joanna / Emma Joanne
Emma Rosalind
Emma Benedicta
Emma Bernadette
Emma Flavia
Emma Flaminia

I like Emma more but I think Amelia fits in better with your sibset.