Yes, absolutely!
In French, accents determine how the name is pronouced. If I were to use a French (or Italian/Bulgarian/Japanese/etc.) name, I'd make sure I spelt it the original way. Amelie (without the accent) is a perfectly legit name - only it's German, not French!And, btw, the pronunciation of Amélie is actually closer to [ah-meh-LEE]. The sound "é" doesn't exist in English, but it certainly doesn't sound like "ay" ;)
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French names with accent marks....would you still use it if....  ·  Aldnha  ·  8/8/2010, 11:42 AM
Re: French names with accent marks....would you still use it if....  ·  Mackadal  ·  8/16/2010, 4:19 PM
Re: French names with accent marks....would you still use it if....  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  8/10/2010, 7:03 AM
Re: French names with accent marks....would you still use it if....  ·  Indigopearl  ·  8/9/2010, 7:12 PM
Yes, absolutely!  ·  SugarPlumFairy  ·  8/8/2010, 5:39 PM
completely agree (m)  ·  JHK  ·  8/9/2010, 4:40 AM
Re: French names with accent marks....would you still use it if....  ·  Llewella  ·  8/8/2010, 12:48 PM