Aimee

Aimee is the unaccented form of French Aimée, a name meaning “beloved.” It belongs to the same name family as Amy, but keeps a spelling closer to the French word. The accent in Aimée is meaningful in French writing, while Aimee is often used when families or documents omit diacritics.

The name is recognizable through bearers such as singer-songwriter Aimee Mann and actress Aimee Teegarden. English-speaking families do not all pronounce it identically, and the French spelling alone does not establish an individual bearer’s preferred sound. Amy offers a compact related form; Aimee preserves the longer written shape without becoming a different name with an unrelated meaning.