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Amelie is a bit trendy here, usually pronounced AM-a-lee. I prefer Amalie.

Amelie is the name of a girl I know, who's from London. Her English A sound in Amelie is not quite the same as the A sounds we make around here. The closest I can get is to rhyme it with camel-ee (often comes out rhyming family). I'm told that most of the Americans at school pronounce it AH-muh-lee, approximately to rhyme homily. Amelie's mother says something in-between - but IMO closer to camel-ee than to 'omily. She doesn't always put any emphasis on the ee, either.

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Anyway the name is nice, but it's a little frustrating to pronounce in English. And no matter how we say it, it isn't different enough from Emily to be worth the trouble IMHO.

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I'd rather meet an Emily than an Amelie, and I'd rather meet an Emilia than an Amelia.
Amelie vs Amelia ... I dunno, I guess I'll vote for Amelie, as long as it's AM-elie and nobody's pronouncing it to rhyme with homily because that sounds ugly to me in English.

This message was edited 9/26/2017, 4:24 PM

I prefer Amélie in English, but Amelia in my native Language. They're all nice names though.

I love Amélie! I'd spell it with accent. Yes, it won't get used sometimes (my MN has an accent) but you can write it in a lot too. Amelie is nice but feels like it's missing something. For some reason I can't stand Emily or Amelia, however.

This message was edited 9/26/2017, 10:44 AM

I know 1 Amélie, 2 Amelie s and one or the other was pretty widely used as a mn among my friends. It was a very popular film!!! I like it, but it's a little bit bland. Prefer Emily of all

I love Amélie, but Amelie feels like it's missing something. I would doubt how to pronounce Amelie, and with Amélie I'd be sure.

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I don't like Emily at all.

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If you're an English speaker I'd say Amelia to avoid confusion.

I far prefer Emily; in fact, I prefer it to most names.

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Amelia is too frilly and that long ME-E_E sound is displeasing.

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Amelie without the accent makes little sense, and with the accent it's fine in French-speaking places.

I don't like it. Its just always sounded incomplete and kind of odd to me...

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Prefer Amelie to Amélie. Prefer Emily to both of them!

I like Amelie, with or without the accent. In fact, a young girl age about 8, named Amelie(with accent) lives up the street from us.

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I prefer Amelie, then Emily. Not very fond of Amelia.

I think Amelie is beautiful. I would spell it Amelie, as I live in Australia and we don't often have accents over names. Amelie is my fave of all the names listed.

I used to love Amelie. I would definitely spell it without the accent. Right now:
1. Emily.
2. Amelie.
3. Amelia.

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However, usually Amelie is number 1, haha.

I think Amelie is very pretty, but with the popularity of Emily and Emma these last few years, it's one I wouldn't personally use.

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I would spell it without the accent. There will be so many times (forms, etc) where she won't be able to use it anyway.