Woman slams parents for 'embarrassing' name with nickname she 'hates even more'

Daily Record

12-05-2025

A woman has slammed her parents for giving her an 'embarrassing' name that she says sounds like something off a restaurant menu.
A woman has criticised her parents for bestowing upon her a name she deems 'embarrassing', comparing it to an item you might find on a menu. She claims the only people who ever pronounce it right are "old military men"—while her educators and medics often get it wrong.
The woman, named Emmarelle—pronounced 'm-muh-ruhl'—explains that her parents morphed the name Amarelle so that she could be nicknamed Emma. Sharing her ordeal on Reddit, she explained: "It's Emma and then the letter L with an R in front of it. 'Elle' like L but add a 'R'. Its hell. My parents got my name from an old family friend's wife who's named 'Amarelle'.
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"They wanted me to have the nickname Emma, which I hate more than my actual name. Everyone calls me it. And didn't want me to have the exact same name in case the friend divorced his wife, which he did."
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Frequently, others have mistaken her for Emmarellie or Emmarail—a name that many say sounds akin to a pasta entree. Preferring to be called Ellie, she makes an effort to keep her official name at bay, mostly during introductions.
Contributing to a discussion on whether having a name "deliberately misspelled or completely made up to appear more unique than it actually is", she said: "I'm not sure if it's a tragedeigh or if I just hate it but I want others opinions", reports the Mirror.
One user sympathised with her frustration, remarking: "Once again I am baffled by peoples stride to pronounce a name wrong. I can see how people would go for Emmarella since that's only the ending, but generally the name seems too easy.
"I Googled Ammarelle because I had the feeling I've heard the name before but I'm pretty sure I was wrong because one of the few things to that came up was a listing for a 'breeding horse' born in 1958 . So silver linings? At least you're not named after a horse."
Chiming in, another user commented: "Emmarelli sounds like pasta. You can change your name to whatever you want. All the kids are doing it these days. Eleanor is close and it's lovely."
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Meanwhile, a third contributor added: "Just remember it would be worse had it been Emmarella. I don't think Emmarelle is too bad."
Another participant noted the ease of the name's pronunciation: "It is spelled just like it sounds so not a tragedeigh. Not sure how it could be mispronounced. I think it is pretty actually.."
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Yet another person shared a personal note: "People say my name wrong and it's a much simpler name than yours. I didn't like my name for such a long time but now I couldn't imagine being called anything else."
They continued with reassurance: "I say so what if people don't say it right, you'll find that a lot of people have the same issue."
The user also brushed off concerns about any familial ties associated with the name: "Also I wouldn't care if the person who you were named after divorced her husband and has no contact with you or the husband has to hear your name etc. They are adults, if they can't deal with that then that's on them."
A concluding comment from a user expressed affinity for the name: "I like it a lot. I speak enough French that I think it sounds quite lovely with a French pronunciation where you soften the 'R' and faintly voice the ending vowel."
They also found a nickname appealing, adding: "Ellie is a fine nickname as well, but the full name seems quite embraceable, perhaps you will like it more as time goes on."
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