Is Colette a nice name?

[peashooter]

It isn't very common these days. What do you think?

[timelytess]

No.
I know two Colettes. Nice (ish) women, nasty name.

[fuzzywuzzy]

I love the name, mainly as I work with a Colette and she is one of the nices people I have ever met.

[Finallyonboard]

I don't like it.

[squoosh]

It makes me think 'roll it there Colette'.

Very common among Irish women in their fifties. It's a Maureen kind of name.

[SanityClause]

Lovely.

[SwedishEdith]

Dated. Not in a good way. So will be fashionable in a few years' time.

[thinkfast]

Makes me think of the Billy Fury song

[Scarletforya]

Yea, it's quite fuddy-duddy. A lot of older Irish women are called Colette, people of pension age.

It'd be like Martina, Pauline, Bernadette, Patricia etc

[DickDewy]

I don't like it.

[peashooter]

DH is French and it's a family name. Guess it's not really good to go in the UK based on responses so far.......I kind of like it, but worry that it's too unusual. I didn't know it was an old ladies name in Ireland though.
I only really know it as the (French) author - haven't met anyone called it outside of DH family.

[SwedishEdith]

Oh, there's so many lovely French names for girls. Pick something else.

[CastaDiva]

Exactly what Squoosh said.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Well it most certainly wouldnt be one of my names, but in answer to your question. There's no such thing as a nice or horrible name, is there. It's all about opinions.

[peashooter]

My favourite is probably Emilie but DH hates that.

[squoosh]

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost is right, it's all subjective. I don't like Colette because it's a deeply unfashionable name in Ireland. But if I'd never heard it before I might like it.

I like Sylvie but apparently that's hicksville central in France.

[ChippyOik]

I don't like it. Roll it there Colette, indeed, Gay Byrne would think it was a lovely name for a lovely woman.

I dislike Nicolette too.

[strawberryandaflake]

Like it. Not dated. Very French.

[celtictoast]

I like it.

[ZenNudist]

I like it. French associations for me. Not dated, classy. Never met one ever.

[chicaguapa]

Coline is fairly similar and is soft-sounding and French.

[peashooter]

chicaguapa Interesting. I would have heard that name as Colleen and would have thought it was Irish.....
Seems to be quite a lot of overlap between French/Irish names!

[TheOldestCat]

I like it. - there is a Colette at the DC's school (primary) and it's unusual and lovely.

But then my Dd has an Irish/French overlap name so I would say that!

If you like it, go for it - better a name you love than a name you are not so keen on and a squillion other children have as well.

[harrietm87]

It is a French name but very common in Ireland, especially among older ladies, because it's the name of a saint (Bernadette is similar).
I think it's lovely though. Old lady names are coming back!

[Vixxfacee]

No