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ArchivesRe: pronuncation of Aimee & Amy
in reply to a message by marco
As mirfak said already, I think the pronunciation can go either way in the U.S.
I knew one Aimee who pronounced it AY-mee; she had a French last name but did not speak French or, as far as I knew, have any French near relatives.
I knew another girl who had Aimee (with the accent) as a middle name; her first name and other middle names (she had more than one) were all French, and her mother was a French teacher who had grown up in France. Her "Aimee" was pronounced ay-MAY.
IrishGirl mentioned that the presence of an accent indicates the French pronunciation, while its absence indicates the American. I think this is often true, but I wouldn't use it as a rule.
I knew one Aimee who pronounced it AY-mee; she had a French last name but did not speak French or, as far as I knew, have any French near relatives.
I knew another girl who had Aimee (with the accent) as a middle name; her first name and other middle names (she had more than one) were all French, and her mother was a French teacher who had grown up in France. Her "Aimee" was pronounced ay-MAY.
IrishGirl mentioned that the presence of an accent indicates the French pronunciation, while its absence indicates the American. I think this is often true, but I wouldn't use it as a rule.
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