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Twin Girls, looking for french names

111 replies

kisekae · 07/12/2014 22:13

Hello,

I'm having twins in May and I'm stuck on girls names. We already have a daughter named Amelie and I tend to gravitate towards french names. We had originally picked out Violet and Sofia but I've completely gone off Sofia as it's too popular (prefer unique names)

I've recently fallen in love with the name Miette but can't find any other names that would fit with it (Violet and Miette doesn't sound right together with the double 'et's).

Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance

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Allalonenow · 07/12/2014 22:52

Mireille is lovely, and I also like Solange.

batmanandrobin · 07/12/2014 22:50

i have French neighbours and their dc's are:

Ange (with an accented e but am on my phone)
Arley
Sunny (said with an accent like "soonee")

Original poster
kisekae · 07/12/2014 22:50

Capucine is actually what I would go with if I thought people could pronounce it correctly, but it's unlikely. Love the nickname Capu

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Arven · 07/12/2014 22:49

Juliette & vivienne

Original poster
kisekae · 07/12/2014 22:48

Ahh so many good suggestions! Definitely saving this thread x

Really liking Emmeline

(Esme is my daughters middle name :D )

OP posts:
parques · 07/12/2014 22:47

I think Vivienne is a beautiful name

YvesJutteau · 07/12/2014 22:45

Alizée

One of the little girls in Être et avoir was named Alizée and I loved the name.

ooooooooooooooohYessssssssssss · 07/12/2014 22:45

Capucine. Pronounced Cap oo sin
Mireilla Pronounced. Mee reya

Violet is lovely

peppermum · 07/12/2014 22:42

BTW do you mean Minette (my French is rusty but I think miette means crumb!)

Eminybob · 07/12/2014 22:42

My favourite girls name is Elodie. DS would have been Elodie if he had been a girl.

trixymalixy · 07/12/2014 22:41

Madeleine. Esme.

BigRedBall · 07/12/2014 22:40

Eloise
Aluin
Orlene
Ophelia

W00woo · 07/12/2014 22:40

I love all of these names and twin girls is a dream Smile.

IWantDogger · 07/12/2014 22:40

Matilde?

TsukuruTazaki · 07/12/2014 22:40

Anais
Juliette
Lucie

vestandknickers · 07/12/2014 22:39

Sandrine
Madeleine
Beatrice
Sylvie
Candide

freedom2011 · 07/12/2014 22:39

Another vote for Camille

Other frenchies I have known - you'll have to check spelling

Aurelie
Estelle
Fleur
Monique
Corinne
Arianne
Simone

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fatballerina · 07/12/2014 22:38

My dd is Esme..I also like Emmeline.

stirrupleathers · 07/12/2014 22:37

Clementine is another. Elise, Amandine, Emeline...my husband is French. My daughter is called Claudine...:)

AuntieStella · 07/12/2014 22:36

Solange. Amazing name, beautiful meaning, rarely used in predominantly anglophone countries.

Bowchickawowow · 07/12/2014 22:35

Oh I suppose the ette in Claudette is no good. Claudine?

BiscuitMillionaire · 07/12/2014 22:35

Beatrice (accent on the e)

Bowchickawowow · 07/12/2014 22:35

Claudette
Anais

AugustaGloop · 07/12/2014 22:34

Axelle