Do you think Aimee is spelled wrong?

dairygirl19 · March 2009

I am so not into made up names. I love nice, normal and spelled right.

I know a lot of girls here are not a fan of Amy/Aimee but Dh and I both love it.

I asked on another board about Aimee and everyone told me I made that spelling up.

But I swear I know quite a few people (esp. girls my age) with that name in real life.

Aimee is fairly common right? Or am I making this up?

LMS05 · March 2009

Definitely not made up. I had a friend growing up named Aimee. She was so funny. I miss her! ?I prefer Amy (that's how my SIL spells it), but it's a beautiful name regardless.

dairygirl19 · March 2009

I think we prefer Amy too. Aimee while I love the way it looks alone looks completely off with our last name which is full of a's and e's.

I just wanted to make sure I wasn't insane.

LMS05 · March 2009

I think it's a great choice. If my SIL wasn't named Amy, we would have considered it too.?

iluvtom · March 2009

being an Amy, it seems the preferred sp. But I do have a friend names Aimee to

thatgirlang · March 2009

Aimee is not as common but not made up. I know Amys IRL and no Aimees but at the same time, I knew it was a way to spell the name, KWIM?

JnJHud · March 2009

I've known one Aimee IRL. I'd stick with Amy.

dleigh2020 · March 2009

Aimee is my SIL's name. I am not into unusual spellings most of the time but I like Aimee.

shopgirl_07 · March 2009

I believe Aimee is the traditional French spelling of the name.

JoyGotDots · March 2009

I love Aimee and prefer it over Amy. It's the less common spelling, but it certainly isn't unusual.

newportbride715 · March 2009

I like it! It's french. We are just more used to it b/c it has been around in this country longer than some of the less commonly used international name variations or spellings.

ToBeMrsT · March 2009

nope. I know a few people with it spelled that way.

Poplin2007 · March 2009

You didn't make it up, but I don't like it. What's wrong with regular, old 'Amy'? Otherwise she'll constantly be spelling it for everyone.

smismar · March 2009

I know at least one Aimee (and about a bazillion Amys).

emilyyvonne01 · March 2009

yes i beleive Aimee is common, i'm a fan of normal spellings as well, and have seen this one enough to consider it mainstream

SuperCuteBenz · March 2009

I know an Aimee. However, her real name is Damien.

nybor1975 · March 2009

I have definitely seen this spelling before.

Eros · March 2009

Not made up. Just not as common.

EXL311 · March 2009

I know an Aimee and I prefer that spelling because it's not as boring as Amy.

amoureux · March 2009

While Aimee is the french version of Amy, it is not pronounced the same as Amy. (I am from Quebec). It is also a male name when it is spelled Aim?. Technically it should have an accent over the first e - Aim?e. (Granted, I am very biased over this as I am bilingual and lived most of my life in a french province).

My vote would be that if you are going to pronounce it Amy, spell it Amy. Plus, by spelling it Aimee she will be correcting people her entire life since the more common spelling in english is Amy.

Irishsapphire · March 2009

https://www.babynames.com/name/AIMEE

Like others have mentioned, the origin is French, and it means Beloved Friend. ?I think there are more Amy's. ?But I knew an Aimee in high school, and I thought it was cool how she spelled her name. ??

bim38106 · March 2009

Made up? That's the French spelling of the name and it is pretty common here too. Anyone who say's it's made up is just a bit ignorant (living in their own little world and not a very worldly one at that

Aimee
proper noun

(given name, female) borrowed from French Aim?e "beloved", a variation of English Amy.

InLove24 · March 2009

I like the spelling of Aimee, it's unique

Amrice78 · March 2009

My name is Amy, I've seen it spelled the other way, but it has always looked made up to me - even though I know it's not.

jandb_plyter · March 2009

I personally like different and unique spellings...I would go with Aimee. I would hate having my child have the same name as 10 other people in their classes just because someone was too boring to step out of the box to accept it. The name I have chosen for a girl isn't even listed in baby naming books or websites so I will probably be crucified for that...

Most of all, go with your gut feeling but don't let other people make that decision for you.

anna7602 · March 2009

I know 4 Aimee's and not a single one of them was French, so I say- no, not made up and not "uneek."

DarcyLongfellow · March 2009

I much prefer Amy to Aimee, but I have seen Aimee before.

Aimee seems unnecessarily complicated to me. Like Meagan or Meghan (or even Meaghan) for Megan. Why add extra letters to such a simple, pretty name?

(although, I'm inconsistent on this one. I prefer Madeleine to Madeline!)

Also, to the person that said she'd have 10 other Amy's in her class, I haven't checked the SS site, but I'm pretty sure Amy is not very common these days. Seems much more common for girls my age (early 30's).

kbchicago · March 2009

I think I like this better...seems more French maybe?

KarlsSweetie05 · March 2009

shopgirl_07:
I believe Aimee is the traditional French spelling of the name.

I was going to say the same thing - I know 3 Aimee's and only 1 Amy among my family/friends..

I like Amy spelling better.

masonwily · March 2009

jandb_plyter:
I personally like different and unique spellings...I would go with Aimee. I would hate having my child have the same name as 10 other people in their classes just because someone was too boring to step out of the box to accept it. The name I have chosen for a girl isn't even listed in baby naming books or websites so I will probably be crucified for that...

Most of all, go with your gut feeling but don't let other people make that decision for you.

I highly doubt Amy/Aimee is a name where there is a likelihood of having 10 of them in a class.

FWIW, as an Amy, I was the only one with my name in my HS graduating class of 600+. The only other Amys I have met IRL have been 10-15 years older than me.

Having said that, please spell it Amy. Smile Your future child will thank you.