The name 'Amelie'… your thoughts please!

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We called DD1 Madeleine, which we nearly always abbreviate to Maddie. Our second daughter is due soon and we love the name Amelie but not sure that Amelie and Maddie go together?! Is it a bit of a mouthful / are they too similar?

Would also love to get some ideas on what we could abbreviate Amelie to? Don't really want Maddie and Millie! I've seen somewhere that it can be abbreviated to Mia but not sure how this is an abbreviation of Amelie?! Thoughts / ideas please!

Thanks MNers! x x

I like it, because I love French girls' names, but it's relatively popular

What about:

Elodie
Genevieve
Sylvie
Claudine

Very 2006.
Peaked with Ava and Evie
Dull
Elodie is the new Amalie

Strictly speaking it should be Amélie but it depends whether you want an anglicised pronunciation.

It's a nice-sounding name but just reminds me of that awful film.

I loved the film!

There's a Broadway adaptation of it opening soon, so awareness likely to be revived.

I prefer Mia personally.

Amelie is a lot like Amelia and Emily in a British accent - in France I think it would be Ah-may-lee as pp said. There are so many Amelias and Emilys where I live, which would put me off a little bit.

Keeping with the French theme, how about Adélie?

It's nice. But very popular still. I know three under 4yrs old

It's nice, and it goes with Madeleine, but it's quite popular already. And there are lots of Amelias and Emilys too so if you don't want her to be one of 5 in a year group maybe avoid!

What daisyboomum said.

I really like it. Though it seems to be becoming quite popular if that bothers you? I've known 3 born in the last 6 months (north London area)

I think it's a beautiful name, it's DD's name. She calls herself Ama and her brother calls her Ams. We fit the middle class 10 years ago stereotype, I still love it though.

It's dated and boring and in an English accent sounds awful.