Is Amélie too similar to Amelia?

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DN is an Amelia, we are very close and she grew up with us.

I love the name Amélie which although pronounced very different to Amelia looks the same on paper.

Would you think it weird to call DD this given my nieces name?

Don’t most people pronounce Amelia - A Me Lia?

Therefore very similar to Amelie. Just not in your family.

However if niece isn’t bothered and as she is significantly older than your baby then go for it if you love it.

The pronounciation issue actually makes them more similar as Amelie is usually the one with an AH sound being the French

So they’re using a French pronounciation of Amelia which means it really is almost the exact same name

My second cousin but close family has exactly the same name as me but with a different pronunciation.
She is 12 years younger than me and I’ve always found it super flattering that she also has my name HTH!

I think they are very similar but given the age gap and situation I really don't think it matters. Both are very pretty.

I think they are quite similar in pronunciation?

Ah - meel - ee - ah
Ah - mel - ee

What about Camille or Camilla?

Friend, a fluent French speaker and language teacher pronounces her daughter’s name as Am uh lee the A as in jam.
I think it’s beautiful — flows better than Amelia
The age difference between the cousins means that they are unlikely to be confused with each other.
I’m pretty fussy about names but would use this one.

They are basically the same name. There are so many beautiful girls name to chose from. Id pick something else.

I think that they are far too similar, and in my family it’s would be a definite no. But there are plenty of families where this is normal.

What about:

Elodie
Naomi
Evangeline
Lottie
Sylvie
Camille

I do think its similiar on paper but as they are said together when you say Amelia and Amélie I think its rather cute! If its the name you love then go for it, when your DD is here the Amelia/Amélie thing won’t be made a thing of. best of luck! x

I know a couple of sets of first cousins with exactly the same name (which is a bit weird) so I think it’s fine, as they are slightly different. If they were siblings that would be different!!

Why do the majority of people choose the same names?! There are hundreds of lovely normal under used names out there yet so so many choose
Eve/Eva/Ava
Isabel/la
Amelia/Amelie/Emily/Emilia/Ella
Olivia

These names are full!

I think it's fine for cousins with an age gap!

I think they might be slightly annoyed/ to start with (possibly) but they'll get over it quickly if they're normal people. And as there's a big age gap I really don't think it matters

They are very very similar names but DN might well be fine with it. It’s not like they’re step siblings which would be totally weird and wrong. I’d just ask her.