Annie or Amélie

[Londonmama85]

I love them both :) Which do you prefer?

(wouldn’t want Annie to be a nn for a longer name)

Annie

Annie 💯

I know a couple of ladies called Amelie - they both get fed up with being called Amelia.....

Amelie

I love Annie so much! Prefer Amelia to Amelie but if you do go Amelie, unless you live in France don't use the accent. It'll be annoying for her

Amelie without the accent assuming you’re not in France. Not keen on Annie but I love Anna.

Annie

Annie

Thanks everyone. Annie seems to be the more popular name on here :). I was worried it might be too ‘vanilla’

I don’t think Amélie is overused (think it was number 87 in the top 100) but I can see how it could be mistaken for Amelia as they do sound quite similar!

Anna is far more sophisticated than either, hate Amelie, it's been over done and is dated.

Amelie! It is a beautiful name.

Annie

Anne is plain boring and old fashioned. I have an Amelie it is a beautiful name. Amelia is common, I dislike it and it's the name of a disease too.

I don't think Ann(e) is boring and old fashioned. I know some who go by Annie or Nancy, but they tend to be older. I think a young Annie or Nancy will have that name on their BC.

You might like Amelie, but I think it is too close to Emily, which is nicer but not a favourite, and it became popular after the film. It's one of those names that looks pretty and sounds nice in a French accent. I think Amelie is a bit middle-aged in France.

I don't like Amelia - it's too frilly and the name of a birth defect. Lots of parents must like it. Emilia is nice but it probably involves telling people that it's not Amelia.

Amelie sounds so much nicer. Annie sounds like an old lady name

My two favourite names both beautiful. If my baby was a girl she would have been one of these. Possibly Annie slightly more

Annie, a timeless classic

Not mad about either, although Annie is sweet as a nn. They are both a bit twee.

I don't see Annie from Amelie... or is that a different name? I am an Anne. I use that. My grand daughter is Amelie, which I love. Or Am, Ammie. Not big on Amelia. Had an aunt, Mary Amelia. Knew her as Molly.

Amelie

Anne is gorgeous, smart and beautiful and skilled.
Think .. Princess Anne, Anne Hathaway, Anne Frank, Anne of Green Gables.

Having Amélie with the accent makes you sound stuck up and pretentious. When I read your child’s name I don’t to feel condescended, please go with Annie.

Amélie is beautiful, as is Amelia.
I don’t like Annie, makes me think of Annie the musical. Anna is more classy.

I know 2 18 yr old girls called Amelie- same grade/same school in Australia! I was so surprised because it’s not a common name outside of France I would’ve thought. Just to say it’s becoming a bit of an international name clearly!

@Rosiiee , in the UK it started to be used when the film of that name came out. in 2001.
Babies called Amelie in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com)
Emily was incredibly popular already.

I think it might be a bit middle-aged in France.