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I pronounce it ah-meh-LEE with the second syllable quite short. I'm in Texas, and I'm not sure how my fellow Texans who aren't namenerds, french speakers, or fans of films with subtitles would pronounce it. Maybe AM-eh-lee or like a smush of Amy + Lee. I don't think they'd go for ah-MEE-lee or ah-MAY-lee, but I'm not sure. I've actually never heard anyone pronounce the name unless we were talking about "Amélie," the movie, and that was years ago.

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