Pondering names

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What do people think of Amy / Aimee etc? Which spelling?

I like it spelt Aimee.

Amy

Aimee.

Amy

Probably Amy, because it is more traditional and less likely to date badly. I reckon Aimee sounds a bit trendy-Seventies.

Both are lovely. I had Aimee on shortlist for DD2 two years ago. She's Heidi.

I like Ami. For a boy.

For a girl, I prefer Amy. I'm not too keen on the letter e in names.

I didn't know Ami was the male version. Have seen Amy, Aimee, Ami, Amie and Aime (I think) being used. We wanted to go for a name with only one spelling..... I am not sure about the double e when often you can't / don't put the accent.

it's french, innit.

Axtually, it's Aime (with accent). What am I thinking. I knew an Aime.

That makes sense. I assume it is pronounced the same way? (As well as wanting a name that could only be spelt one way, we also wanted a name that wasn't unisex - so definitely failed).

Prefer the english spelling of Amy

No, the french don't pronounce it the same

French lessons were a long time ago - how to the French pronounce Aime?

Em-ay, sorta.

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My DD's middle name is Aimee and I don't like it anymore, I think it is a bit chavvy .

French say Aim-ay (loved/liked). But you need the double ee if it's a girl. A boy would be Aime. And you need an accent imo, or people think it's just a 'different' spelling of Amy. I have a friend Aimee who suffers from this - I don't think it's 'chavvy' but I do think it's a difficult name to carry off over here.

Amy. Aimee looks like you're trying too hard.

It's not really unisex because the boy version (Ami) is pronounced Army. I think it might be Iranian?? I've only come across it once, that bloke from Miami Ink.