Thoughts on the name Amelie...
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Thoughts on the name Amelie...
| Thu, 06-05-2008 - 12:35pm |
Just wondering what you guys thought about the name Amelie??? It would be pronounced Omelee.
In the virgin islands there is a place called Charlotte Amelie, which is where I got it from. A friend named her daughter Capri after the island in Italy and I thought of it because of that. We were recently in the virgin islands and that came to mind.

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To me, this name is: familiar but not common; lovely and feminine but not frilly or cutesy; and will grow up well.
I think it's lovely...but I've had a soft spot for it ever since the movie came out. (French movie...got a couple of Oscars, if I remember correctly.)
So I think of pixieish Audrey Tautou, with big dark eyes and a naive look.
I love it! It's really beautiful, and enough people have seen the French movie of the same name, that it isn't unfamiliar. (It's a great movie, too! I love Audrey Tautou.)
The only thing is the pronunciation. It seem like you are looking to use the more German pronunciation. Most people I know are familiar with the French pronunciation, because of the movie, so if you don't mind making corrections now and then, there's
i chuckled when I read your post b/c that's
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I love it...I've always loved it.
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