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Amy?

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eclipseofthefart · 01/10/2020 20:40

What are your thoughts on the name Amy? Would be a sister to Margot

Really struggling with names!

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DipSwimSwoosh · 03/10/2020 16:41

Amy is a brilliant name.

Shaunthesheep34 · 02/10/2020 11:55

My daughters name is Amy, shes 10, I still love the name. I also love the name Lucy.

TempsPerdu · 02/10/2020 11:51

I know a five-year-old Amy, but it’s fairly unusual for a child now. I quite like it but it feels a bit soft and insipid next to the much stronger Margot, and to me feels too dated to feel properly fresh - it was super common when I was at school in the 80s/90s.

Love Juliet though - timeless, elegant and familiar but not too common. Plus Jet/Ettie make great nicknames.

Squeakerfoot · 02/10/2020 11:35

I know one little Amy, but it is definitely unusual now. I think both options are nice but I like Juliet more, especially with Margot.

Some other suggestions...

Dinah
Helena
Eloise
Estella
Ingrid
Iris
Sylvia
Imogen
Freya

Whatsyourflava · 02/10/2020 10:50

Juliet I don't like because of nickname Jules
Amy is perfect though

Whatsyourflava · 02/10/2020 10:50

@eclipseofthefart Amy is well outside the top 200 names now, it's super unusual these days and really lovely
She will almost certainly be the only one in her class and school

Sunflower0000 · 02/10/2020 10:33

Amy is nice but I think it's very of it's time ie late 80's babies. How about Amelie? Although that will add even more to the french vibe.
Juliet is very nice, I wouldn't consider it overly french

pontiouspilates · 02/10/2020 08:28

I love Amy. Simple and classic with a lovely meaning. It works well with Margot. Go for it!

LilacSloth · 02/10/2020 08:22

Not keen on Amy. Juliet is better. Sadie is fab and I think sounds great with Margot.

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eclipseofthefart · 02/10/2020 07:16

Thanks for all the advice. I am surprised there aren't more Amy's around as I thought it was really popular, I had so many in my class at school!
DH had a wonderful great Auntie called Amy so there is some backstory with that name.
I do also love the name name Clara but a friend of mine had already named her child that so it wouldn't feel right.
DH loves Sadie but I feel like that's too modern with Margot.

Any other suggestions welcome!

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Squeakerfoot · 02/10/2020 06:58

Juliet and Margot are both so established and used in anglophone countries that I definitely wouldn't assume the family was French. They sound elegant together.

The ones I know in France spell it Juliette.

Trisolaris · 02/10/2020 04:22

Amy is classic - meaning of love or beloved. Really common in the 80’s but I only know one under ten. Everyone knows how to spell it and is not commonly shortened. Lovely.

MercyBodle · 02/10/2020 04:18

Both nice names. I prefer Amy with Margot.

BeMorePacific · 02/10/2020 03:15

I really love the name Amy. Just gorgeous x x

danascully96 · 02/10/2020 02:21

I prefer Juliet :)

Amy is soooo 80s to me and the sound makes me think of a pinch-nosed girl. It really unsettles me lol what about Anna? I prefer that "A" name if you don't want a French theme.

TheDIsiilusionedAnarchist · 01/10/2020 22:20

Amy is lovely (personally I’ve never met a pleasant Juliet!) but Juliet is also pretty. I think Amy goes better with Margot.

FairfaxAikman · 01/10/2020 22:16

I prefer Juliet personally but that's down to poor experiences with several Amys.

Both have in their favour the fact they are uncommon. And obcjectivly Amy is classic, clean and simple.

FlyingApples · 01/10/2020 22:16

I think Amy is a lovely name, much nicer than Juliet. Classic.

valtandsinegar · 01/10/2020 22:15

Amy is the most boring name on earth.

brads88 · 01/10/2020 22:15

I'm not sure the style of name goes with Margot, but if that doesn't bother you then go with it!
I like the earlier suggestions of Clara - I think maybe something like Sophie which would also go too without sounding "too French"? Or another classic/ longer name such as Francesca, Annabel, Georgina?

Firebird83 · 01/10/2020 22:14

I’ve never met a nice Amy. Juliet is lovely though.

Kanaloa · 01/10/2020 22:11

Amy and Juliet are both lovely and both suitable with Margot. If the worry is them sounding French, I think Amy has French roots as well. Either one would be nice.

Lockdownfatigue · 01/10/2020 22:04

I know one child called Amy. I much prefer Juliet!

LynetteScavo · 01/10/2020 21:59

Margot is such a fantastic name! Amy is a bit meh.

Much prefer Edith, Clara, Juliet, Genevieve, Elsa or Lena,

DramaAlpaca · 01/10/2020 21:51

I love Amy, so pretty, simple and sweet.

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