Amelie?

[jenrose29]

Love it or hate it?

It has become very widely used that I find it a little dull.

Love it my daughter is called Amelie!!

Very trendy and a little overused imo - probably made popular by the French film a few years ago.

Hate it.

It's a try hard alternative to Emily and it's far too popular.

Prefer Amelia, it sounds more classic.

Yes I do like it, much more interesting than, say Emily.

I love the name Amelie, it's prettier and much less common (popular) around here (S W London/Surrey) than Amelia. I like Emily too but it's also got very popular round here.

It's ok but a bit "of the moment" IMO. Personally prefer Emily or Emilia despite popularity (not keen on Amelia..weird I know!)...

I do really like it. More than Amelia, though I agree it got popular very fast out of nowhere and those types of names usually date.

There are so many little Amelie/Emily/Emilia/Amelia/Milly names around at the moment that I'd personally wouldn't choose it.

It's too trendy and pretentious. (Hope I got the spelling right!) I much prefer Emilia. Not so keen on Emily and Amelia.

I like it

pretentious? pretending to be what? ?

French perhaps

Very similar to Emily, I'd imagine there'd be a lot of 'No, not Emily, it's Amelie. . . . no Amelie, A.M.E.L.I.E'

Plus it reminds me of the awful film of the same name. God that was twee!

It's very popular at the moment. verging on common

Hate it

I hate it. It's like someone's called Emily but pronouncing it wrong-sorry

Way way way way WAAAAAAAY too popular :)

What about Evelyn, Alverna, Avelyn, Ottilia, Ophelia instead?

Hugely popular at the moment around my way. Other than that its a pretty name - depends where you stand on your DD possibly being one of a few Amelia/Amelie's etc

Only if you're French.

The French aside, this is a name that people pounced upon to be "different", and instead found that everyone else had had the same idea.

I like it! Probably wouldn't dare to use it myself as I think it is a bit of a faddy name that will date to these few years, but it does sound lovely.

Faddy. It will sound like you named her after the film, even if you didn't.

Love it, but I don't think I would use it - too popular and too associated with the film. As a name, I think it will date terribly.

I think I must be the only person in the world who had never heard of this film before I came here (don't go to cinema much). I just think that when you know a lovely little girl with a name it outweighs any negative connection. Amelia and Emily were both top 10 names last year but Amelie wasn't even in the top 20, so not that popular.