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Amelie

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MyDingaling · 03/05/2008 12:55

How many do you know?
I am worried in a few years there will be loads of them and it will really date, a bit like Sharon and Tracey

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Elkat · 03/05/2008 19:18

I love it, and we considered it for DD2. But thought it didn't go with the surname and perhaps a bit too french considering our DD1 is Eloise (also a french name) and we asked if I'm / hubby is french from time to time. But I do like it and don't know anyone with this name. Do know a couple of Amelias and Emilias - but think Amelie is much nicer!

PearTart · 03/05/2008 19:36

It's a beautiful name. I know 2 so far, as well as an Amelia, both under 5 years old. It could get popular, but it is pretty.

minniedot · 03/05/2008 19:36

I really like it, if you do then go with it!

HonorMatopoeia · 03/05/2008 19:37

Adore it, Dd2 was almost an Amelie (she got Emilia as second name instead as a compromise with DH)

jingleyjen · 03/05/2008 19:37

know an irish family locally with daughter called Amelie. it sounds gorgeous with an irish accent.
Not had any confusion locally how to pronounce it.

cushioncover · 03/05/2008 19:51

Elkat, Eloise is Gaelic rather than French. Popular in Ireland and Scotland.

melpomene · 03/05/2008 20:03

I know 2 little Amelies - one in the UK and one living in Germany. It is a beautiful name. Go for it if you like it.

FloridaKbear · 03/05/2008 20:08

I know 1 Amelie - I think it's a lovely name, slightly unusual and be prepared for mis-spelling on birthday cards, but worth it!

Elkat · 03/05/2008 20:36

Cushion cover, my understanding that the name is french - from the nun Heloise (who was in love with Abbelard) - at least that is who I named my daughter after! Most websites cite it as French, although some do say it was Germanic first, then went into French and then became English.

This is from the baby naming website:

"ELOISE
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: EL-o-eez [key]

From the Old French Héloïse, which is of unknown meaning. It is possibly related to Greek ?ηλιος (helios) "sun". Saint Eloise was the wife of the French theologian Peter Abelard. She became a nun after her husband was castrated by her uncle. "

But is it also a Gaelic name? I would be genuinely interested to know whether it has also got any Gaelic roots too (although I have never of any!?!)

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MyDingaling · 03/05/2008 23:27

Thank you for your opinions, still not sure. I have a couple of months left to decide

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Tinker · 03/05/2008 23:36

I think it's a lovely name if you're French. But why not just use Amelia if you're English (when, of course, it's a Spanish name ) I just find it a bit odd.

Tinker · 03/05/2008 23:38

That's it; needs to be said in a strong French accent

unknownrebelbang · 03/05/2008 23:55

I like Amelie.

Prefer it to Amelia.

puffling · 03/05/2008 23:59

How about Audrey? That's the actress's real name.

nappyaddict · 04/05/2008 00:38

what about amalia?

MrsMattie · 04/05/2008 10:18

I know two Amelies (aged 2 and 5). It's a lovely name but I do think some of the prettiness gets lost when it isn't said with a French accent and just becomes 'Emily' with an 'A'.
Amelia is very popular now, isn't it? I'm sure it's in the Top 10.

Pinkchampagne · 04/05/2008 10:23

I think it is a lovely name.

sweetkitty · 04/05/2008 10:24

We considered Amelie, Amelia and Elodie for DD3 but the firrt two are too close to DD1's name and DP didn't like Elodie.

ninedragons · 04/05/2008 11:15

It's extremely pretty but unfortunately I do think it will date. It wasn't in use in English-speaking countries at all before the film so anything that can be pinpointed so exactly is bound to date.

I do feel your pain. I was stuck on Juno for DD, and three weeks before she was born the sodding film was released. I did think shit, it's going to be the new Amelie.

belgo · 04/05/2008 11:20

Amelie is very pretty but it should be said with a french accent.

I prefer Amelia and Emily in England.

What about Eliza?

Housemum · 06/11/2008 16:46

You are right about this misunderstanding - even pronounced AmeLIE (stress on last syllable, French way) woman in Clarks still wrote Emily on the "First Shoes" card.

We like the name and also shorten it to Millie (or Mellie-moos, Milly-Molly-Mandy, all sorts of other cringe-making names...)

Thought it was relatively unusual - film was several years ago, DH picked the name and hadn't even heard of the film - then the local NCT newsletter had another one listed born 2 weeks after mine, and went to a music class, looked at the name sticker on the back of the child next to mine only to find we'd sat next to another Amelie! Bizarrely i have an Emma which I thought would be common-as-muck but she hasn't yet been in a class with another one.

You don't have to be French to have a French name - surely not all Liams are Irish, for instance?

LurkerOfTheUniverse · 06/11/2008 17:13

I know an Amelie but she's proper French

Bubbaluv · 06/11/2008 17:27

I know 1 and she's called Mimi.

lulumama · 06/11/2008 17:29

DD's middle name is Amélie.. the reason we did not use it as a first name is that we have an unusual surname that gets mispronounced a lot and always have to spell it out... and every time we said the name Amélie, people said, 'ooooh emily, that;s a lovely name..'

so we felt it would be a bit of a PITA for DD to have to constantly spell and pronounce both her names for many years

clairebear88 · 07/11/2008 08:55

I like Amelie, Amelia and Emily so im not really much help sorry

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