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Alouette?

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ReadySaltedandOJ · 09/04/2016 10:40

What are your thoughts on Alouette? It's a French name and means 'lark', which I think is lovely. Every time I say it out loud however, the song 'alouette, gentille alouette' pops into my head!
I'd love some opinions!
Also, what do you think the best nn would be?

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kittentits · 09/04/2016 22:32

My favourite French girls name is Lilou.

Zhabr · 09/04/2016 22:26

Poupette was just for fun...🙂

superram · 09/04/2016 21:54

I thought of the song, but a rather rude English version. School trip, vary hazy might be wrong. As a name in UK for none French parents-don't do it!

Mumandmummer · 09/04/2016 21:50

I like Aurelie

Bringiton2016 · 09/04/2016 21:39

It's the first thing that came to mind. The next thing was contraceptive pill which someone mentioned up thread.

dizzytomato · 09/04/2016 21:35

Bringiton2016 what like a cross between Always and lil-lets? Or did you get the wrong thread?

dizzytomato · 09/04/2016 21:30

Yes pretty sure you're right OP, it is lark, which to be fair you wouldn't call a child in English, would you?

Bringiton2016 · 09/04/2016 21:27

Sanitary towel.

dizzytomato · 09/04/2016 21:26

Alloutte, gentille alloutte Je te plumerai le dos. ..

No, I think this is like a French person calling their child Hey Diddle Diddle.

Doesn't it mean Lark?

sixinabed · 09/04/2016 21:16

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Footle · 09/04/2016 20:47

Behemoth, palombe is wood pigeon , colombe is dove. Tourterelle is turtle dove.

Zhabr · 09/04/2016 20:02

Ninette
Katrinette
Poupette
Lisette
Jeanette

Alouette song is quite gruesome BTW

mrsschu · 09/04/2016 18:53

It sounds very silly. And everyone will just think of the song when you say her name (which is quite an annoying song after a while!).

nectarini1983 · 09/04/2016 18:49

Would be passable if you are actually French I think. (Can't help but hear Cheryl Cole: Promise This though, sorry!)

GerundTheBehemoth · 09/04/2016 18:12

Palombe is a woodpigeon, Tourterelle is a dove.

Footle · 09/04/2016 18:06

Dove = colombe btw.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 09/04/2016 17:57

No. Just no.

Branleuse · 09/04/2016 17:55

it wouldnt have a tay at the end?

AutumnRose1988 · 09/04/2016 17:51

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 09/04/2016 17:20

Sounds like a toilet cleaner to me, sorry

tellmemore1982 · 09/04/2016 15:30

It's not my cup of tea at all, especially as the relationship to French connection will be quite distant as great grandmother. What was your Nan's name and could you use that as it is at least a real link?

xalyssx · 09/04/2016 15:26

Andouillette is the intestinal sausage I think

Theimpossiblegirl · 09/04/2016 15:24

The song is all about plucking the poor bird apart ready to put it in a pie. It's a shame, it's a pretty name, but the song does spoil it for me.

What's the shit sausage called GissaSquizz ? I can't remember and I'm scared to google.

DramaAlpaca · 09/04/2016 15:12

I started to sing the song in my head as soon as I saw the thread title.

It would probably work better as a middle name, tbh.

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ReadySaltedandOJ · 09/04/2016 14:43

Haha some of the comments are making me laugh!
I wonder if it could work as a middle name instead so it's not so 'out there'?

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