Names to go with a French surname

[Snowball789]

We have the surname Bisson (pronounced Bee-son). What names for boy or girl would you suggest to go with this? We live in the Channel Islands so French names are quite popular but not sure if we should go English? Difficult beacuse I am a teacher and many names are 'off limits' as they bring to mind past students. Please help!

[JasperDamerel]

I'd go for a name that works in both languages - Alice, Charlotte, Lucas, Tom etc.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Maria
Sophia
Amy
Hannah
Georgia
Ellen
Helena
Joanna
Paul
Thomas
Anthony
Matthew

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Ellena not Ellen.

[MidnightVelvetthe4th]

Genevieve

[vestandknickers]

Madeleine, Beatrice, Matthew

[BathshebaDarkstone]

Charmaine

[MissAlabamaWhitman]

Sylvie
Helena

[Junosmum]

Camille, pronounced cam-mee.

[Sunbeam1112]

Adele

[NoMore314]

Marianne

[AnotherStitchInTime]

Emma
Chloe
Camille
Charlotte
Lucy
Sophia
Olivia
Iris
Josephine
Cassandra
Elizabeth

Hugo
Timothy
Eliot
Sebastian
Matthew
Luke
Mark
James
Remi

[Snowball789]

Thanks everyone, that's got us started. I love Genevieve and Sylvie and they sound good with Bisson. Can't do most of the other girls names because I associate with other people's children so probably need something a bit more unusual. Absolutely love Remi but OH hates it and he doesn't like biblical names. He has very unusual first name so is probably more adventurous than me. Thanks for the ideas, it has helped clarify things a bit.

[MarieJeanne]

Romy

[IguanaTail]

Genevieve is nice but pronounced very differently in English (Jenna-veev) - could this be a problem?

[IguanaTail]

Eloise?

[Snowball789]

Thanks IguanaTail, Eloise is lovely, maybe Éloise or Héloïse. We'd use the French pronunciation of Geneviève but wouldn't be upset if others used the English. Pronunciation isn't an issue for us as we are used to our surname being mispronounced all the time. If people pronounce the first name the English way they will do the same with the surname and if they use French pronunciation they will do it for both names – hopefully!

[tuilamum]

Eloise is lovely I don't think I can top that suggestion

[velourvoyageur]

Chloé
Jeanne
Adèle
Clementine
Camille
Anna
Madeleine
Laure

[thisismypassword]

Adrienne
Sophie
Marie
Nancy
Eleanor's

[thisismypassword]

Eleanora!!!

[Snowball789]

Wow, so many names that we hadn't thought about! Thank you one and all for the suggestions, it has confirmed that we definitely want something with a French feel. Really not sure about boys names though as neither of us like the 'classic' boys names. Thanks again for all the suggestions.

[tuilamum]

Alexandre
Blaise
Thierry
Andre

[turdfairynomore]

Delphine
Sebastien

[KatharinaRosalie]

Elise
Anais

[Snowball789]

Those are all lovely and going on our list. Thanks again!