We're expecting a baby fairly soon and it looks to be a girl. We are a British family settled in France - the older kids are currently at French schools but the plan is for them all to be at a bilingual school by the age of 7ish.
Our plan for a name for the baby had been Madeleine - Eleanor and Rebecca also possibles.
When we have discussed these possible names with French friends they have all said that all three name choices are a bit old fashioned. No-one seems to have heard of Eleanor (as opposed to Eleonore), although other foreign names (William, Enzo and - bizarrely - Kevin) are quite popular.
What I can't get to the bottom of is the nuance of the suggestion that the names are old fashioned. Does it mean old fashioned like Gladys, or old fashioned like Florence in UK terms?
Does anyone have any thoughts? Particularly interested to hear from native French/bilingual folk.
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Girls' names in France - when people say that these names are old fashioned.....
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laughorcry · 30/08/2010 18:03
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