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Orla Yves - french middle name thoughts!

26 replies

Stella29 · 09/12/2014 23:18

Hi mummies,

We have been pondering over our girls middle name. Originally Orla Rose but starting to think it's too common (MIL is a Rosemary) Husbands grandmother is french - we decided a french middle name would be nice. Thoughts on

Orla Yves (pronounced Eve)

Orla Odette (husbands grandmother)

Or still Orla Rose

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TurquoiseDress · 13/12/2014 09:55

I like Orla Rose or Orla Eve.

Yves is def a French boys name.
eg Yves Saint Laurent!

MamaLazarou · 11/12/2014 22:55

Orla Yves is lovely.

ch1134 · 11/12/2014 20:50

Orla Celine akes me think of rhinoceros (orloceline)... Minipie has the right idea.

kelda · 11/12/2014 20:49

Yves is a boy's name.

Orla Odette is nice.

ch1134 · 11/12/2014 20:48

Orla Yves is odd, I agree with others. Strange to have very Irish + very French, Yves is a boy's name, and they don't flow (it sounds like 'or leave'). Maybe the Orla Claire suggestion would work as Clare could be French or Irish (whichever spelling you prefer).

minipie · 11/12/2014 18:37

Orla Yvette

I agree consonants work best though. I'd also pick something that's both a French and a UK name, so it doesn't contrast too much with Orla.

Orla Madeleine
Orla Vivienne
Orla Juliette
Orla Marianne
Orla Clementine

GreatAuntDinah · 11/12/2014 13:35

yes, as practically every other PP has already pointed out Grin

chrome100 · 11/12/2014 11:16

Isn't Yves a boy's name?

mathanxiety · 10/12/2014 23:07

Awla is just as incorrect as Ola. The R does not have a W sound.

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Stella29 · 10/12/2014 09:43

Thank you all v much! Yves is a no after reading this!! I still like Orla Rose. Quite like Orla Celine too!

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AdventCaroline · 10/12/2014 09:16

Beangarda, people with non-rhotic accents do mark r's sometimes!

It wouldn't be Ola in my accent, more like Aw -luh

Agree Yves is a boy's name.

CitronVert · 10/12/2014 09:03

Apart from the fact that Yves is a boy's name, a middle name starting with a vowel doesn't really flow after Orla (which is lovely). I'd go for a middle name starting with a consonant. If you like French names how about
Orla Jeanne
Orla Claire
Orla Celine
Orla Sylvie

Beangarda · 10/12/2014 08:24

Why not just Orla Eve?

Hakluyt · 10/12/2014 06:52

Orla Helene (with the accents- don't know how to do them)

EhricJinglingHisBallsOnHigh · 10/12/2014 06:48

There is something a bit odd about a clearly Irish name followed by a clear
Y French name. Yves is a no no as it's a male name but actually most of the others are lovely names and as I think middle names are a bit pointless anyway, go for it!just not yves.

mathanxiety · 10/12/2014 06:18

Orla Madeleine
Orla Mélanie
Orla Marie or Manon
Orla Noemie
Orla Juliette
Orla Ines
Orla Solène
Orla Delphine

moonrocket · 10/12/2014 01:36

If you're thinking Orla Odette... I hope your surname does not begin with 'H'!

Yves you cannot give her!

Orla Frances?
Orla Francoise?

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 10/12/2014 01:09

I rather like Orla Yvette actually!

I think Orla is quite a different 'style' of name to many French names, so it might be tricky to find one that goes well.

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 10/12/2014 00:28
Grin

Yeah call her Orla Kylie.

Threeplus1 · 10/12/2014 00:25

Orla kiely Grin

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 10/12/2014 00:23

You can't give her a boy's name Shock

Orla Louise
Orla Marianne
Orla Josephine

TheCowThatLaughs · 10/12/2014 00:09

Yvette?

AfroPuffs · 09/12/2014 23:53

Giselle ?

Bonsoir · 09/12/2014 23:41

Orla Yves is a very odd combination indeed for reasons explained by other posters.

Orla Odette isn't great either.

Beangarda · 09/12/2014 23:34

Just adding my voice to the 'Yves is a boy's name' cohort. The French version of Eve is Eve, with an accent on the first 'e', and pronounced, roughly,'Ev'.

Orla is lovely, but the lack of 'r' pronunciation (assuming you're English with a non-rhotic accent, OP) makes it 'Ola', which isn't so nice...