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Is Colette a nice name?

38 replies

peashooter · 05/12/2015 22:45

It isn't very common these days. What do you think?

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 05/12/2015 23:08

Well it most certainly wouldnt be one of my names, but in answer to your question. There's no such thing as a nice or horrible name, is there. It's all about opinions.

CastaDiva · 05/12/2015 23:06

Exactly what Squoosh said.

SwedishEdith · 05/12/2015 23:04

Oh, there's so many lovely French names for girls. Pick something else.

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peashooter · 05/12/2015 22:57

DH is French and it's a family name. Guess it's not really good to go in the UK based on responses so far.......I kind of like it, but worry that it's too unusual. I didn't know it was an old ladies name in Ireland though.
I only really know it as the (French) author - haven't met anyone called it outside of DH family.

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DickDewy · 05/12/2015 22:57

I don't like it.

Scarletforya · 05/12/2015 22:57

Yea, it's quite fuddy-duddy. A lot of older Irish women are called Colette, people of pension age.

It'd be like Martina, Pauline, Bernadette, Patricia etc

thinkfast · 05/12/2015 22:54

Makes me think of the Billy Fury song

SwedishEdith · 05/12/2015 22:50

Dated. Not in a good way. So will be fashionable in a few years' time.

SanityClause · 05/12/2015 22:50

Lovely.

squoosh · 05/12/2015 22:49

It makes me think 'roll it there Colette'.

Very common among Irish women in their fifties. It's a Maureen kind of name.

Finallyonboard · 05/12/2015 22:47

I don't like it.

fuzzywuzzy · 05/12/2015 22:47

I love the name, mainly as I work with a Colette and she is one of the nices people I have ever met.

timelytess · 05/12/2015 22:46

No.
I know two Colettes. Nice (ish) women, nasty name.