is Amelie too popular

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rafa · 21/06/2009 23:01

just asking as i am 24 weeks pregnant with a little girl but seem to have seen this name in so many birth announcements recently!! dh is french and we have a french surname. Others names I like are Mireille ( although i am not sure it will be pronouned correctly in the UK), and Magali. Any opinions or other ideas? thanks!

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ninedragons · 22/06/2009 04:32

I have a French friend called Clothilde, which I think is fabulous but I'm not sure how well British tongues would handle the pronunciation.

Cork · 22/06/2009 03:55

How about Solene?My friend is Frenach, and that's her daughter's name-I think it's so pretty! x

Cynthia32 · 22/06/2009 01:39

I like Amelie, but yes it is popular. My friend is half french and her child is called Odile (pronounced Oh-Deal) which I really like

seeker · 22/06/2009 01:11

There is 1 Amelie in ds's school of 420 children - if that helps.

Scorpette · 22/06/2009 00:56

What about Elodie? Totally French, but easier to pronounce than Mireille. Although I like Mireille and don't think it's THAT hard to pronounce - some people pronounce completely bog-standard names wrongly, so I wouldn't let that be the deciding factor.
My friend and her French DH called their DD Mirabelle, which is adorable.

chisigirl · 21/06/2009 23:08

Amelie seems to have become very popular. There are 2 in my DS' class (only 24 children in total). it's very pretty, though.

I like Mireille but I think you (your child) would always have to be explaining how it is pronounced...

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