Does this sound like a made up spelling?

[lizgrace07]

I thought right away of a little girl I know named Emilia. If you spell it with an "i" like that it is a traditional spelling. The little girl I know is named after Emilia Wojtyla who was the mother of John Paul II.

[Huxley]

I voted other because I would pronounce it differently from Amelia.

[thealmightyme]

It is like the boys spelling for Emil, just in a girl form.

[canadianbakers]

Originally Posted by FernHollow (pronounced Eh-melia)

Nope, not made up That's how I'd pronounce it, basically a hard "a" sound (like 'a' in ape).
Amelia is the longer "ah" sound.

[luvsviola]

Sounds made up to me. I would do the traditional spelling. Granted, I teach in an urban area where most kids have UNEEEK names. My favorite right now is Sir-Izic.

[EmilyMae12]

I think it could create some confusion spelling-wise. I say if you want people to pronounce it Uh-melia spell it Amelia and if you want Eh-mee-lya, spell it Emilia. . . I think Emmy is the cutest nickname.

[mom2jirms]

I know an Emelia too. Pretty name.

[somo_chickenlady]

I prefer that spelling, actually. Doesn't sound made up to me.

[Michelle_M]

It shows up on babynames.com as

Origin: Latin
Meaning: rival, emulate.

God bless!

[escapethevillage]

I think some people would first read it as "Emm a lee ah"

But, I do like it better than Amelia...so, i'd choose that spelling over the traditional way.