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Amy

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MrsRV · 01/03/2014 13:06

need a really pretty sweet girlie middle name to zuzsh it up a bit...DD1 is Ella Rose. suggestions please... and should we spell it Aimee?

other option is Ariane... and I adore Ari as a nn, but its had a lot of negativity from family/friends & I know it shouldn't but its kinda taken the shine off it a bit for me.

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gilliangoof · 03/03/2014 22:56

I love Amy.

HoneyandRum · 03/03/2014 22:54

Ariane is beautiful, please don't let others opinions confuse your own instincts for what you love!

Amy is on the blah side

sarahquilt · 02/03/2014 17:19

My name's Amy and I've always liked its sweetness and simplicity :)

FunkyBarnYard · 02/03/2014 14:24

My friend is Amy Danielle Smile

onadifferentplanet · 02/03/2014 13:58

Amy Charlotte

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MrsRV · 02/03/2014 13:55

ok ok, Ariane it is then Grin just testing the mumsnet water.

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Cuxibamba · 01/03/2014 23:18

I love the name Amy, spelt Amy.

Amy Liliana
Amy Juliet
Amy Arianna
Amy Coraline

BikeRunSki · 01/03/2014 23:01

Exactly Everything.

TamerB · 01/03/2014 22:37

I like it but definitely Amy otherwise the poor child has a lifetime of having to spell it for people.

SorryInAdvance · 01/03/2014 22:20

I love Amy,but prefer the spelling Aimee tbh. Could an Aimee Ariane work, so Ariane could be a middle name? It depends on your surname whether it would flow, imo.

Aimee Susannah
Aimee Eleanor
Aimee Aurora
Aimee Hannah
Aimee Jasmine
Aimee Faith

Alisvolatpropiis · 01/03/2014 22:05

I've met two Amie's who are my age (25) in the last couple of years. Always been familiar with Amy and Aimee but Amie was a new one.

rosielrh2 · 01/03/2014 21:48

I actually know of an Amyy
What about Annie? Amy isn't as pretty as Ella IMO, but Annie is.

EverythingCounts · 01/03/2014 21:35

Grin at 'because we've got class'! If you have to say that, it's not the case...

BikeRunSki · 01/03/2014 20:01

Such is the influence of foreign and "oooneek" names, that most people assume that my Amy is Aimee anyway. A lady I know recently called her baby Aimie "because we've got class"Shock I am not sure what she was implying about me.

bluebluecow · 01/03/2014 19:53

My Amy is Amy Jessica which I think is pretty like she is so it suits her perfeclySmile Smile

99redbafoons · 01/03/2014 19:49

Slightly harsh to say spelling a name a legitimate way "cheapens" it!

It's ok, it's just a bit "meh" to me. Kind of like Sophie, Lucy....

Ariane is fantastic!

MarvellousMechanicalMouseOrgan · 01/03/2014 19:47

Ariane is lovely, Amy is very dull indeed.

BikeRunSki · 01/03/2014 19:47

My 2 yo DD is Amy Alice Hope. Alice is a family name and Hope is personal to us (we lived in the Hope Valley in Derbyshire when we first got married). DS also has three given names, and much as we liked Amy (again, personal reasons) we thought, like you, that it needed jazzing up.

Elllimam · 01/03/2014 19:42

I like Amy Ariane too. I also like Ariane but prefer Arianna. Not keen on Aimee.

YouGrateMyCheese · 01/03/2014 19:41

I'm going to vote for Amy. Sure some people will dismiss it as "dull" or too mainstream, but I like its simplicity and clear sound. I instantly think of the character from Little Women. And it has a wonderful meaning: beloved. Possible combos:

Amy June
Amy Violet
Amy Louisa
Amy Juliet
Amy Coraline

I like the look of Ariane but I think explaining how to pronounce it could get old. Plus the name Ari - to me - is all boy. (It is a cool nickname though, I admit.)

SimplySara · 01/03/2014 19:22

Back to the original question about middle names, what about Amy Joy?

haleyalannahxo · 01/03/2014 18:20

I really like Amy and Ella! So lovely! Ariane is ok, but I prefer Ariana. Ariane might be French, but I find it a bit difficult to say (Arrr-ee-annn? Arr-ee-onnnn? Airy-ann? Airy-on? etc), and then when I do say it the French way, it comes out sounding nasally and dreadful :/ It looks pretty though. Could you use Amy Ariane?

Tea1Sugar · 01/03/2014 17:17

No! Stick with ariane!

Stateofgrace · 01/03/2014 17:16

I thought that (correctly) the French spelling Aimée had an accent above the first e, therefore the pronunciation was actually Ay-May? I ''disclaimer-ed'' correctly, as I am aware that there are many Aimee's running about pronounced as Amy.

Either way, its nice enough, but to my ears, is a bit meh.

Sorry to all the lovely Amy / Aimees out there.... :)

Bigbang08 · 01/03/2014 16:11

Hi - I am an Aimee, my maiden name was 3 letters including a Y at the end, hence my parents choosing the French spelling. For clarification the name comes from a French verb therefore the 'ee' spelling is the 'correct' way. Even though I have to spell it out quite often I like the unusual spelling... Smile