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Name for Amelie’s sister

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AnnaM247 · 20/05/2018 21:16

Hi everyone,

My DH and I are struggling to find a name for our little girl and would appreciate some name suggestions that we may not have thought of! I lean towards more traditional names but DH prefers more unique names (DD1 would have been Amelia but DH felt this was too popular when she was born in 2015).

We are open to any suggestions, our surname begins with an m so probably want to avoid m names.

Thanks for your help!

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AnnaM247 · 02/06/2018 14:49

Thanks for all the suggestions. I love Florence and Clara but DH thinks they are old lady names :(
We both like Esme but I'm worried about pronunciation issues.
We both like Juliet too but have a close family member with the name so feel we can't use it.
Ironically we decided almost straight away on a boy's name!
Do most other couples have this much trouble agreeing on a name Grin

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catalinablue · 31/05/2018 11:32

Zoe is nice, though seems a little dull next to Amelie imo.

Some that I think sound gorgeous:
Charlotte and Amelie
Bronte and Amelie
Saskia and Amelie
Alexandra (nn Sasha) and Amelie
Mirabella and Amelie
Juliet and Amelie

My favourite pairings would have to be Mirabella and Amelie, or Juliet and Amelie though. :) Both Juliet and Mirabella are pretty and elegant, but more unique than the likes of Isabelle/Sophie/Isla type names iyswim.

Mclaren37 · 31/05/2018 09:00

I actually know four little Amelies! Each has a sister and no brothers - weird huh. Must be a ‘girl family’ name! Anyway... Their sisters are Tabitha, Florence, Matilda and Isabelle.

Bubblesoup · 26/05/2018 11:00

Zoe is really pretty and goes well with Amelie.

Otherwise, names that might be a compromise?.....
Lara
Tabitha
Tara
Zara
Sadie
Mara
Kiara
Giselle

midsomermurderess · 24/05/2018 11:51

Sophie. They seem of a kind.

roseblossom75 · 24/05/2018 10:47

I think Amelie & Esme go beautifully together.
Or Amelie & Clara

InkSnail · 24/05/2018 10:01

Yes, it's a well known name and will be pronounced Zo-ee Smile

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AnnaM247 · 24/05/2018 08:09

Thanks for all the additional suggestions :)

Manic I think your post sums up my DH and I really well! I like all your traditional names whilst he would want one from the unique list, which I think are pretty but a little too unusual for me to use.

He did suggest Zoe last night, which I quite like. I know it won’t be to everyone’s taste, but can you see any obvious disadvantages of using this name? Am I right in assuming most people in the UK would be able to pronounce this as Zo-Ee rather than Zo as I wouldn’t want to spell it with a y?

Didn’t realise the problems we would have with pronouncitation and spelling of Amelie, so keen to avoid similar issues this time!

Thanks

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manicinsomniac · 23/05/2018 09:27

I think Amelie goes well with:

Traditional:
Charlotte, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Grace, Isabella, Imogen, Jessica, Katie, Lucy, Lauren, Natalie, Olivia, Phoebe, Rosie, Sophia, Zara

More Unique:
Bronte, Cassandra, Coralie, Delphi, Ebony, Effie, Eden, Giselle, Honor, Iona, Lyra, Noelle, Rowena, Rosina, Saffron, Saskia, Tamsin, Verity, Zia

herethereandeverywhere · 22/05/2018 22:08

Audrey

LoveInTokyo · 22/05/2018 22:05

I would probably go for something else which could be French.

Sophie
Lucie
Chloe
Delphine
Florence
Marie
Beatrice

WhereIsBlueRabbit · 22/05/2018 18:49

I love the suggestion above of Flora so would go for Fleur.

How about

Lara
Isabelle
Eloise
Gabrielle
Carina

Pancakeflipper · 22/05/2018 18:39

Kitty
Molly

SazCat · 22/05/2018 18:38

We have a Jessica and I like Amelie for if we had another girl. I think they go together well.

ellalouise90 · 22/05/2018 18:15

Heidi
Hattie
Dolly
Delilah
Maggie
Thea
Indie

I feel like these names are still quite traditional with a unique twist 😄

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 21/05/2018 09:29

Amelie and Sienna
Amelie and Imogen
Amelie and Cayla

Pudding01 · 21/05/2018 06:58

I think names that go with Amelie are:-

Sophie
Lucy
Evlyn (alternative spelling)
Emilia
Isobel
Erin (my DDs name 😉)
Isla

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AnnaM247 · 20/05/2018 22:25

Thanks for your suggestions, there’s some lovely names here which we haven’t mentioned before, so maybe something we both like!

I love Elsie (was my great grandmas name). Violet and Sylvie but DH finds them old lady names unfortunately.

Francesca and Evelyn are two we have spoken about that we both like but not sure they are the one yet.

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InkSnail · 20/05/2018 21:57

Sylvie
Grace
Cara
Iris
Elspeth
Phoebe
Zoe
Serena
Pippa
Jessica
Lucy
Summer
Olive
Holly

Ohcomeonn · 20/05/2018 21:34

Evelyn
Carmen
Davinia
Scarlett
Georgia

Mycatiskillingme · 20/05/2018 21:34

Some more traditional names are
Cordelia
Celia
Flora
Audrey
Penelope
Violet

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 20/05/2018 21:32

Francesca. Christina. Caroline. Melanie.
Violet. Juliette

Looselytranslated · 20/05/2018 21:30

Eliza
Elise
Elsie
Poppy
Violet
Carys
Emilia
Kate
Imogen
Isabelle
Kitty

borntobequiet · 20/05/2018 21:27

Coralie.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 20/05/2018 21:26

Aurora. Annabelle. Felicity. Vivienne.
Alexandra. Catherine. Jessica. Martha
Penelope. Savannah. Sabrina. Reagan.
Delores. Willow. Claudia. Anastasia.
Cassie. Jasmine. Lacey. Nevaeh. Joanna
Bronte. Beatrice. Bryony. Dorothy. Bonnie.
Coralie. Madison. Merryn. Harper
Isolde. Rowana. Stephanie. Olivia