Emilie

原I never cared for the name/spelling of Emily. Two weeks before my daughter was born (June 2006 & I didn't know I was having a girl) I thought it would be nice to name a little girl Emilie. 1) My Mom wanted to name me Emily, but Dad didn't care for it. 2) My grandmother, born in 1895, name was Minna Emilie.Without saying anything to my husband, a week before her birth he suggested the name. I said only if we could spell it like my grandmother's middle name. So she was born and named Emilie Jacqueline after my grandmother and Jacqueline for my husband's Aunt. We didn't tell anyone until she was born what name we picked. My Mom cried saying she finally got her Emilie! Also without realizing it, the pattern in which my daughters name is spelled is similar to my given name. She is Emilie and I am Tricia. Each six letters with the letter "I" in the 3rd and 5th place within the names.

原I love the spelling of this name. So much prettier than plain old Emily. If my name wasn't Emma, I would call my daughter this, but it is and I don't like it when people call their child a name similar to their name.

原I named my daughter Emilie after the European spelling (the original) and my great grandmother from Finland, Emilia. I love the name. She is 14 now and she fits it perfectly. It's a beautiful name.

原Nice to use in English, as an alternative to the more common Emily.

原A famous bearer is the singer Emilie Autumn.

原I think this spelling is so refreshing and sweet. Definitely one of my favorites!

原Nice break from all the Emily's you see everywhere. I think this spelling is prettier, honestly.

原The correct German pronunciation is eh-MEE-lee-eh, not like Emily. [noted -ed]

原I like this spelling. It's not "kre8tiv", and the name looks well balanced.

原Very pretty spelling.

原Czech actor, dramatist and marionetter Petr Forman and his wife Klára have a daughter Emilie. She's granddaughter of Miloš Forman.

原This is my best friends name and most people when first read it think it says Emile or pronounce it like Emil. I prefer the name Emilia, or Amelia more because it looks more feminine.

原Pronounced E-mee-lee in German. [noted -ed]

原I personally much prefer this spelling to Emily - possibly because of my love for the aforementioned musician Emilie Autumn (Emilie Autumn are her actual first and middle name), but also because I find it classy, intriguing, pretty and that little bit more unique than Emily.

原Imli (also spelled imlee) means "tamarind" in Hindi. When I was traveling in India, I would say, "Hello, my name is Emilie" and the reply was invariably, "Imlee? Like the fruit?"

原I really prefer it to Emily.

原Famous bearers:Czech actress Emilie NitschováFrench actress Emilie Delaunay

原Emilie Dionne is one of the Dionne quintuplets. She and her 4 sisters were taken away from their parents because of abuse. To read more about them, visit:http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/19/dionne.quints/

原Birth name of Emmy Destinnová was Emilie Pavlína Kittlová.

原Emilie Autumn, a famous Indie modern violinist.

原I love this name, it's such a pretty variation of Emily.

原Emilie is also the Czech form. Pronounced as "E-mee-li:ye".

原I love the spelling of Emily. I am tired of Y endings.

原A famous bearer is Emilie Schindler, who along with her husband Oskar helped hundreds of Jews survive in WW2.

原This is such a pretty name. Generally, I wouldn't like the name Emily but this is such a nice, delicate spelling that I have changed my mind about the name. I would only use this spelling though.

原A famous bearer is Australian actress Emilie de Ravin who plays Claire Littleton on the TV show Lost.

原I love it, but that's probably because it's my name. I think it is a good alternative to Emily because it is an original spelling, but it still has a real meaning.

原I love this spelling, but Emily isn't bad either.

原Actor/Comedian Vlasta Burian and Emílie Pírková have a daughter Emílie Burianová-Kristlová.

原Émilie Le Pennec is a retired French artistic gymnast. Le Pennec was the 2004 Olympic Champion on the uneven bars and was the first female French gymnast to win an Olympic medal in women's artistic gymnastics. Coached by Yves Kieffer at Pôle France INSEP in Paris, Le Pennec was the French junior national champion in 2002. At her first senior nationals in 2003, she placed fifth, but won a silver medal on her specialty, the uneven bars. She represented France at the 2002 Junior European Championships, where she won a bronze medal in the team event. At the 2003 World Gymnastics Championships, Le Pennec was a member of the 10th-place French team. She also qualified for the all-around and the floor exercise finals, where she finished 11th and seventh, respectively.

原I'm surprised no one has talked about Emilie de Joly de Choin, the morganatic wife of Louis of France known as the "Grand Dauphin"

原Émilie du Châtelet (1706-49), was a French mathematician, physicist and author. She translated into French, with her own commentary, Newton's celebrate Principia Mathematica and derived from its principles of mechanics the notion of conservation of energy. She researched the science of fire, publishing a paper that foresaw what is today known as infra-red radiation and the nature of light.

原I love this name! Also happens to be my older sister's middle name.

原Émilie is such a beautiful and stunning name. It's totally gorgeous! ^___^

原Émilie de Châtelet (1706-1749) was a French mathematician and physicist. She was a leader of her sex in these fields. She had several affairs, including ones with the writer Voltaire and the poet Jean François de Saint-Lambert. Émilie died a few days after giving birth to de Saint-Lambert's child at the age of 42.