Anouk

[MolotovBomb]

I came across this (girls) name the other day - what you you think?

[TheWombat]

I LOVE it. Quirky, pretty but also strong-sounding. Also French, so very chic :)

[cuillereasoupe]

I love it too, and it's quite fashionable at the moment among the arty set in France, so doubly chic.

[eBook]

I like it.

[TheReturnoftheSmartArse]

I have one! It is a Breton name. My mother is French and i was born in Brittany, though mainly she is named after a very dear friend.

[smother]

wasn't that the name of the girlfriend of Joy Division's Ian Curtis? It's a gorgeous name. I also like Ines.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I like it! Met an adorable little French girl in Portgual named Anouk.

Her behaviour wasn't adorable mind! :)

[Spoutlet]

Lovely name. I have a French friend called this, but she spells her name Anouck, which I prefer

[KentuckyFriedChildren]

Love it and it is the name of the little girl in Chocolat which, incidentally, is one ofy favourite books/films :)

[sparkle12mar08]

It's nice but I just think of Mork & Mindy, & Robin Williams doing his slapstick schlock - "Nanouk nanouk" was one of the major catchphrases.

[squoosh]

Would it be a-nuck or a-nook?

Reminds me of 'Nanook of the North'.

[sparkle12mar08]

Anoushka is much better if you want the same basic sound, though.

[lottiegarbanzo]

Lovely, in that category of nice, unusual names not ending in a or ie. I like Iseult too.

[Teamthrills]

Love it.

[airedailleurs]

good namesake:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anouk_Aim%C3%A9e

[MolotovBomb]

Thanks everyone for your replies, especially aire for the link to Anouk Aimee of La Dolce Vita fame. I can see how it might be a preferred name for hipster-type parents.

I too prefer Anouska for the same type of sound in a name. Anouk makes me think of Corey Feldman's dog in The Lost Boys (Nanuk?) It's a bit 'out there' for my tastes, but then again I'm definitely not hip enough!

[Rhubarbgarden]

I absolutely adore it and would have chosen it for my dd but for surname issues.

[blueblizz]

Also daughter in the book 'chocolat'! A lovely name but sure people will always say it in different ways which may be very annoying.

[Yika]

Lovely name.