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Claire or similar... French names for girls

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shubiedoo · 19/09/2008 17:29

I like the name Claire but am wondering if it's too popular. Any other ideas?

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Szyslak · 19/09/2008 17:33

Clara?

Claire not popular anymore, was popular in 70's, you'd be very retro to use Claire.

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cthea · 19/09/2008 17:42

Sylvie
Eloise
Madeleine
Mireille

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treacletart · 19/09/2008 17:42

My French niece is Clara

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pippibluestocking · 19/09/2008 17:43

Matilde
Mathilde

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MrsMattie · 19/09/2008 17:46

Marie
Camille
Simone
Dominique

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pramspotter · 19/09/2008 17:50

Elodie

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TheNaughtiestGirlKeepsaSecret · 19/09/2008 17:52

I don't know a Claire under thirty, so not sure what you mean by popular.

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Bumblelion · 19/09/2008 17:55

I love Elodie, my son was going to be that if he was a girl. Although I went on to have another girl, I could not use Elodie because that was his 'female' name, the same way that I could not use my DD1's 'male' name for my first born son.

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frazzledoldbag34 · 19/09/2008 18:05

I adore Pascale.
It's on my list but we're not french so not sure if we'd get away with it.
Also Claudie / Claudine perhaps.
However, I do love Claire. I know a new baby called Claire actually and thought that was quite unusual as I don't know of any at school / nursery at the moment.

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pramspotter · 19/09/2008 18:13

Esme
Amelie

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shubiedoo · 19/09/2008 18:29

Amelie is very pretty, love that one. I only know one Claire here, at ds2's library group. Maybe I just think it's popular because I'm tired of having it as my choice for a girl... if I'd had girls the first two times one of them would have been Claire!
I love Colette, but that's dh's cousin whom no one likes...

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dobbins · 19/09/2008 19:57

Elodie, Amelie, Elise (variant of Elisabeth), Camille, Delphine?

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Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 19:59

Lucie
Constance
Clementine
Beatrice
Emma
Nina
Roxanne
Annabelle
Anna
Isabelle

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brimfull · 19/09/2008 20:01

Sabine
Oceane

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notnowbernard · 19/09/2008 20:01

I have always thought Claudine a lovely name

Don't know how popular it is in France, though

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brimfull · 19/09/2008 20:02

I love the name Claire

isn't popular for little girls at the moment is it?

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Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:03

Claudine, Yvette, Sylvie, Mireille, Simone, Dominique, Pascale, Colette are all unacceptably deeply retro - think children born in 1930s/40s.

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NoblesseOblige · 19/09/2008 20:03

i like Camille

my sister is Clare and she is 21. i know one other Clare younger than her (so not an "old" name) and really like it.

were my sis not named it I would call a dd Clare

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CoolYourJets · 19/09/2008 20:04

Fleur

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NoblesseOblige · 19/09/2008 20:04

my cousin is French and is called Lucie - is prounounced ever so slightly differently than in English and i think it is lovely too

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Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:05

My niece (4) is called Lucie. It's sweet and very popular right now.

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notnowbernard · 19/09/2008 20:07

LOVE LOVE LOVE Sylvie - is gorgeous!

Went to school with a Pascale - think that is very sweet too

Colette - wasn't she a well-known French writer? A bit risque?

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expatinscotland · 19/09/2008 20:07

My mother's mother was French.

My mama is called Martine and her sister is Lucie.

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notnowbernard · 19/09/2008 20:08

I like Martine as well

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Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:09

My MOL (b. 1938) is called Martine. It is a vile name. Please please please don't use it on some innocent baby

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