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What would you call Giselle's sister?

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BlehBleh · 27/05/2019 01:21

Hi there,

Looking for some suggestions for Giselle's sister! My husband and I are struggling to agree on any names. I like Annalise, Genevieve and Rosalie. He likes Juliette, Sylvie and Violet.

I would love it if you wonderful people could suggest some names in the same vein as the ones above.

Thank you!

P.S. No names that end with -elle please! People always mix up mine and my daughters names. We don't need another one in the mix lol

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Chocolateandcarbs · 27/05/2019 08:13

Gabriella? Fleur?

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BlehBleh · 27/05/2019 08:11

@bluerememberedhills If we went with Genevieve it definitely wouldn't be shortened, not by family at least. People always try to shorten my name but I just correct them.

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BlehBleh · 27/05/2019 08:05

@RageAgainstTheVendingMachine Definitely too close! Although it does sound lovely. I seem to be more drawn to French names but so many of them are taken in my family.

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pinkmagic1 · 27/05/2019 07:58

Yasmin

BethanyGilbert · 27/05/2019 07:47

Patrica
Raquel
Graziela
Rafaela
Gabriela

indigo13 · 27/05/2019 07:19

Giselle is lovely -edgy and cool. You need something equally edgy and cool, definitely outside of the top 100 too. Maybe Cordelia or Clementine

Ces6 · 27/05/2019 07:11

Brenda

rainbowstardrops · 27/05/2019 07:04

I'm another one who thought of Genevieve before I saw your choices! It's beautiful

miamiibiza · 27/05/2019 06:34

Vivienne

wheresmymojo · 27/05/2019 06:34

Gabriella

RageAgainstTheVendingMachine · 27/05/2019 06:06

Eleanor

123bananas · 27/05/2019 06:04

Miranda
Florienne
Marianne
Adaline
Evelyn
Jessamy
Belinda
Selena

RageAgainstTheVendingMachine · 27/05/2019 06:01

I assume Ghislaine (soft g) would be too close to Giselle?

RageAgainstTheVendingMachine · 27/05/2019 05:57

Jacqueline (but French pronunciation)

RageAgainstTheVendingMachine · 27/05/2019 05:56

Suzanne
Celeste

RageAgainstTheVendingMachine · 27/05/2019 05:55

I was also coming on to say Genevieve before I read your OP.
I like Sylvie. I prefer Rosalind to Rosalie.

Imogen
Aurélie/Aurélia
Aimée
Luisa
Alise/Elise/Charlize
Lysette
Tasmin
Vivienne

NannyRed · 27/05/2019 05:50

I love your Juliette, maybe because it has such romantic connotations but I think it’s beautifully feminine. I should have liked to be called Juliette or Julia.

Malyshek · 27/05/2019 05:14

If you like Geneviève and he doesn't, maybe a derivative or something close in sound - Guinevere, Gwenaelle, Gwenig, Gwenoa...

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 27/05/2019 03:37

Aurora. Melody. Vivienne. Monet. Anastasia. Tallulah. Natalia. Amalie.
Lorelei. Fallon. Mallory. Neveah.
Delilah. Violet. Farrah. Tansy.

OwlBeThere · 27/05/2019 03:20

The Genevieve I know id known as Vivi.
I think Sylvie is lovely.
Iris or Ivy work.

DameSylvieKrin · 27/05/2019 03:11

Heloise
Celeste
Esther
Verena
Katia
Romy

Shadow1234 · 27/05/2019 03:04

Love Annalise and Genevieve.
Not keen on others

Zippetydoodahzippetyay · 27/05/2019 02:55

I have a cousin called Genevieve and love the name. But her whole life, the only person who calls her Genevieve is her Mum. To everyone else she is Gen.

Zippetydoodahzippetyay · 27/05/2019 02:55

I have a Giselle and a Liesl. Other names on our lists included Harriet, Lydia, Gabrielle, Alina/Aliena and Ivy.

bluerememberedhills · 27/05/2019 02:45

Sylvie - but all of them would be lovely. I do like Flora. Genevieve is such a nice name so lovely if that works out but perhaps prone to Jenny ( nothing wrong with that I hasten hasten to add ) , but just not the name you chose - If it were me Flora or Sylvie would be my favourites ( well also Juliet but can see you have other reasons for that name.