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Thoughts on Aimée/Amy

58 replies

Vickee · 20/04/2021 09:40

Hello,
DH and I have finally decided on a name for our little girl but can’t decide on the spelling. What are your thoughts on Aimée vs Amy?
We like the name as it is recognisable but not used very often these days!
Any thoughts on the name are welcome as well as similar suggestions :)

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murbblurb · 20/04/2021 09:58

Unless you are in France, a life of spelling it out and finding an accent on a keyboard will be really annoying. Amy.

TatianaBis · 20/04/2021 09:56

Much prefer Aimée both the spelling and pronunciation (Amay).

Amy is dull and dated.

ILoveShula · 20/04/2021 09:55

Amy. Simple and classic. Not keen on Ames, but all names get shortened or lengthened.

Spied · 20/04/2021 09:54

Amy

procrastinationexpert · 20/04/2021 09:49

Amy is a lovely name

My name has an unusual spelling and it's a nuisance to be honest! I'd just go with Amy because my name was always spelled wrong on school reports, etc when I was a kid and it really annoyed me.

Ilovemaisie · 20/04/2021 09:47

I like Amy and I would spell it that way otherwise your child will spend their life correcting people (I have a name that's unisex but spelt different for male/female....9 times out of 10 it gets spelt wrongGrin)

AliMonkey · 20/04/2021 09:47

I have an Amy so obviously think it’s a great name. We liked the fact it was short but two syllables and wouldn’t generally have an obvious shortening (though she has occasionally had friends call her Ames).

We thought we had chosen the most common spelling (so less likely to have to continually spell it out) but in her year at primary school there was also an Aimee so maybe not. But in my view, assuming you are in the UK, better to not have a name with an accent as will frequently have to both say “with an accent on the e” and then use hand gestures to explain which way the accent goes - or at least that was the experience of a colleague.

Trisolaris · 20/04/2021 09:44

Amy. Simple and classic. Lovely to meet children with this name, but overused in the eighties!