WDYT of Romée and how would you pronounce it?

[McCharlie]

@ashthedreamer

I like Romée! It’s definitely intriguing, and has all the best parts of Romy, Renée, Rosemary, and Esmée. It reminds me of Rosemée (Rosamée?) in a way. I say roh-MAY, too. Can you tell me more about her origins? I am not familiar with this name at all, and that surprises me.

As for difficulty in ensuring the correct pronunciation, my inclination is that it wouldn’t be hard? It seems like with the accent aigu, people traditionally change the sound to “ay” automatically, but it honestly will depend on the nation, region, and a whole bunch of other factors. I find it fairly straightforward but then again, I’d name my kids Aquila, Tirzah, Adèle, Isobel, Tali, Théophile, Éliane, Vera, or Boaz. . Not sure my opinion will be the same as the demographic naming their kids a more popular name. (No shade-throwing here—I’m just more familiar with name and language trends than someone who doesn’t know a ton about names?). That being said, Romée is fairly straightforward and easily corrected—if the pronunciation is a problem, I wouldn’t expect it to be for long, if that makes sense.

All the best!

ETA: @McCharlie - I swear, you always introduce me to the coolest French names! I think you were the one to introduce me to Ysée a couple years ago, too?! Hadn’t realized you were the OP on this thread but I love Romée for you! I still want to know more about it tho.

Haha well I’m happy to share [name_u]French[/name_u] names and that you enjoy them! It’s possible that I might be the one who introduced you to Ysée. We still LOVE Ysée! It’s my daughter’s 4th name.

Romée is actually unisex in [name_f]France[/name_f]. It has the same origins as [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] and Romea (italian versions of the name). They all come from Romioi and mean “habitant of [name_u]Rome[/name_u]”.

In [name_u]French[/name_u] history, [name_u]Joan[/name_u] of [name_m]Arc[/name_m]'s mom ([name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] de Vouthon) was renamed [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] Romée, from a pilgrimage she made to [name_u]Rome[/name_u].

Thank you for your opinion, it’s always a pleasure to read your comments!

[McCharlie]

@honnepon

[name_f]Romee[/name_f] Strijd actually pronounces her name Romae when speaking Dutch, but says it like Romy when speaking English because she’s probably gotten used to people thinking it’s pronounced that way. Somehow there happen to be several Dutch models called Romee (Trouw and Cooler), but I think only Romee Strijd has achieved some name recognition.

That said, I really like the name, but I generally have a thing for names with the -ée ending.

I didn’t know that! How sad
Thank you

[McCharlie]

Thank you for all the comments, they are really helpful. We both like Romée and decided to add it on our list. We now have 4 names in common: Romée, [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Colette[/name_f] & [name_f]Giselle[/name_f]

[ashthedreamer]

@McCharlie

Haha well I’m happy to share French names and that you enjoy them! It’s possible that I might be the one who introduced you to Ysée. We still LOVE Ysée! It’s my daughter’s 4th name.

Romée is actually unisex in France. It has the same origins as Romeo and Romea (italian versions of the name). They all come from Romioi and mean “habitant of Rome”.

In French history, Joan of Arc’s mom (Isabelle de Vouthon) was renamed Isabelle Romée, from a pilgrimage she made to Rome.

Thank you for your opinion, it’s always a pleasure to read your comments!

I am always happy to soak up your rare [name_u]French[/name_u] names! I’m so happy you got to use Ysée—she’s so perfect!

How fascinating about Romée, and how interesting about [name_u]Joan[/name_u] of [name_m]Arc[/name_m]’s mother! L1v and Romée are adorable together, too!

And thank you for your lovely compliment!