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Aimee...
How is 'Aimee' pronounced? I know many people who spell it this way, but pronounce it like 'Amy.' ~Blessed be~
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Aimee's the french spelling of Amy. Technically, it should have an upward accent on the first E. That means it should be pronounced, if you've done French, Em-ey (the ey sounding like the last letter of Cafe).
A girl in my class has her name spelt this way, but they just pronounce it Amy.
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In french it would be "Ai" as the "e" in "end", "mee" with a clear "é", a bit as in "mental", but clearer :) (Does the french "é" sound exist in english? Just can't think of any word ...). On the page here it is spelled as "e-MAY", but it doesn't have an "y" sound at the end. The masculine form "Aimé" is pronounced the same way.Sounds really different from the english "Amy".
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In the English speaking world, yes.
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