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French names

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Glitterbubbles · 28/09/2018 16:23

DP is French, we'd like our children's first names to be French but easily pronounced/spelled in UK (live in UK). Have a few names in mind already, does anyone have any male/female suggestions? Smile

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Bridgegeek · 29/09/2018 02:42

My son is Emile, we love the name which we picked for family reasons. But at Drs appointments etc it is routinely pronounced Emily. On the other hand we live in a very multicultural part of Canada and most of the children a5 daycare etc have “unusual” names, so perhaps less of an issue than in the UK

moredoll · 29/09/2018 02:16

Eloise
Sophie
Fabienne

Also really like Etienne for a boy

IvanMashPotatoIvanDoTheTwist · 29/09/2018 01:30

Etienne for a boy, Eti is cute.

My all time favourite for a girl is Sylvie.

I also love Gaspard

KarlDilkington · 29/09/2018 01:20

I love Giselle

Armchairanarchist · 29/09/2018 01:16

Babette, known as Betty

fieryginger · 29/09/2018 01:13

I do love Clementine.

LassWiADelicateAir · 29/09/2018 00:49

For instance, will Adèle always have to be spelt Adele?

Why would it? There are loads of names which have accents.

phoolani · 28/09/2018 23:54

I considered calling dd Elodie cos I love it. French friends uniformly pulled a face and and said it was (for want of a better translation) a bit chavvy.
Ines and Agnès would be my alternatives.

motortroll · 28/09/2018 23:53

Josephine. My girl is Josephine!! Works great in French and English and we shorten it to Josie and phina (or fiend lol)

CallMePea · 28/09/2018 23:46

Always loved the boys name Etienne!

LittleBirdBlues · 28/09/2018 23:40

I have a Leon. He is 8 weeks old and amazing! 😊

Cosmoa · 28/09/2018 23:32

I'm a bit confused by the accents you have placed on the names Elodie and Chloe.... For a start the e's on each name made a different sound. Could you clarify OP?

littlebillie · 28/09/2018 23:25

Fantine cosette

chipsandgin · 28/09/2018 22:57

Louis & Sophie

MollyHuaCha · 28/09/2018 22:55

Just a thought... how will accents work regarding official documentation in the UK?

For instance, will Adèle always have to be spelt Adele?

LassWiADelicateAir · 28/09/2018 22:48

Adele should be Adèle.

8DaysAWeek · 28/09/2018 22:47

Other than a lot of the names already suggested, I love Loïc for a boy

Botanicbaby · 28/09/2018 22:45

Aimee for a girl and Xavier for a boy.

A very old fashioned name in France for a girl is Valerie. All easy to pronounce here Smile

user1499173618 · 28/09/2018 22:42

Hugo, Thomas, Charles, William, Victor, Max, Lucas

Caroline, Catherine, Anna, Florence, Beatrice, Constance, Charlotte, Diane, Rose

Shadow1234 · 28/09/2018 22:35

Love Elodie and Eloise. ( very pretty names)

I really also like Amelie.

TatianaLarina · 28/09/2018 20:32

OP lives in the U.K. Manon is not common here.

PinkFlamingo888 · 28/09/2018 20:19

Noellie is my favourite French girl name. Not sure how it would work in English when read but should be easy after being told. I also know French children called Opal, Quentin, Clemence, Leopold, Emmeline, Gaspard, Victor, Anselme. Sorry muddled genders there but hopefully you’ll work them out!

frenchfancy · 28/09/2018 20:13

I know 101 girls called Manon. Cecile and Celine are both ladies in their 40s

MountainPony · 28/09/2018 20:12

Celine
Hugo

Peachbubble · 28/09/2018 20:08

Ooops, just seen you already had Raphael on your list...

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