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French speakers - help with this name?

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ErrantBakedBean · 31/05/2018 13:21

DH and I love the Cornish name Oula (family heritage and the name means 'owl' which is sweet). My issue is I think it's also an expression of surprise or irritation in France. Am I right? Would our French friends (I dont want to ask them just yet!) think we'd lost the plot?

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ErrantBakedBean · 31/05/2018 13:37

Charm It's pronunced Oo-la.

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user1499173618 · 31/05/2018 13:33

It’s close to Spanish Hola as well...

Charm23 · 31/05/2018 13:32

How do you pronounce Oula? Oh-la? Oo-la?
I like it, it sounds pretty and I wouldn't worry about what it would sound to somebody French.

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ErrantBakedBean · 31/05/2018 13:30

Ohyes Agree totally - it's just we have several French friends!

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user1499173618 · 31/05/2018 13:28

There’s a lot to be said for traditional Biblical/Greek/Latin names!

Ohyesiam · 31/05/2018 13:26

It is, but you can’t trawl through lots of languages looking for potential pitfalls. If you like it use it I would say.

user1499173618 · 31/05/2018 13:24

Yes!

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