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Names which work in French and English

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Lexylizard · 04/07/2020 11:18

We have a list of names which might work in French and English (oh Is French), albeit not many boys names. Which do you like, or have you any to add?

Mathilde (Tilly)
Maeva (Maeve)
Emeline
Florence
Elodie (Edie)
Cecile

Hugo
Miles

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PurBal · 05/07/2020 19:34

Marcel
Xavier

SheWranglesRugRats · 05/07/2020 19:32

Maëva is pronounced My-Ava. We’re an Anglo French couple and we seriously considered Miles. Just tell people “comme Miles Davis “, it will be fine.

Evenstar · 05/07/2020 17:37

My friend is French with an English husband and they chose Claire and Philip for their children. They are 19 and 23 now and the names work well for both families

NameChange30 · 05/07/2020 17:27

Apparently we're the same person now

MikeUniformMike · 05/07/2020 17:25

I pressed back and took a screenshot. I think I might get it framed.

Plsnomorepeppapig · 05/07/2020 17:24

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NameChange30 · 05/07/2020 17:16

Luckily it has now been zapped. Sadly the post calling me a rude person still stands. Ironic how that accusation has made me want to live up to it and say something rude

MikeUniformMike · 05/07/2020 17:14

Well said, NameChange30.

NameChange30 · 05/07/2020 17:11

"You are choosing to insult me" in a post full of insults 🤣

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Happenchance · 05/07/2020 16:44

Tilda
Aude
Lucille

Christophe
Tristan

MamaLion1319 · 05/07/2020 16:22

Ebony

MamaLion1319 · 05/07/2020 16:21

Renee (f) Rene (m)
Abrielle (f)
Tao (m)

Plsnomorepeppapig · 05/07/2020 16:17

[quote MikeUniformMike]@Plsnomorepeppapig.
All good and well using a different spelling but it causes problems because people will assume it is the standard spelling.
Yoonique spellings tend to go against you.

How about Anne for a girl and Paul for a boy?[/quote]
And how on earth would “yoonique” spelling go against you? 🤣. The only issue we’ve suffered is her name being misspelt in a birthday card from 1 person.

Plsnomorepeppapig · 05/07/2020 16:14

How about Anne for a girl and Paul for a boy?[/quote]
All 3 of those spellings are standard spellings for that name. Perhaps one or the other is more common but they are all standard.

bogoblin · 05/07/2020 16:02

Got a friend with a Jacques which works well here in England and ofc France. When they speak French to him it's the French pronunciation, and the rest of us call him Jack!

Meredusoleil · 05/07/2020 15:57

Girls:
Estelle
Elodie
Eloise
Aurelie
Amelie
Aurore
Sandrine
Sabine
Delphine
Celine
Corinne
Karine
Sophie
Claire
Catherine
Juliette
Marceline
Francine
Caroline
Valerie
Stephanie
Joanne
Margot
Charlotte

Boys:
Pierre
Marcel
Francois
Sebastien
Stephane
Guy
Pascal
Timothee
Armand
Arnaud
Maxwell
Guillaume
Samuel
Philippe

MikeUniformMike · 05/07/2020 15:36

@Plsnomorepeppapig.
All good and well using a different spelling but it causes problems because people will assume it is the standard spelling.
Yoonique spellings tend to go against you.

How about Anne for a girl and Paul for a boy?

Plsnomorepeppapig · 05/07/2020 15:26

@NameChange30

Elise is spelt with one l

I'm surprised more than one person has suggested Daniel, you do realise it's pronounced "Danielle" in French?!

Also. I've never met a French person who would seriously consider calling their daughter Fleur. I mean, there must be a few, but not many. Just because it's a French word doesn't make it a good French name! (And don't get me started on "Beau" )

Ellise / Ellise / Elyse can be spelt however you want it - there is no law you know? Our daughters name is spelt with 2 l’s. You sound like a rude person.

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ArtichokeAardvark · 05/07/2020 14:01

I know an Edward / Edouard who is half French, half English.

Of your girls names, Mathilde is lovely

AdaColeman · 05/07/2020 13:59

Here are some well known French women named Fleur:
Fleur Faure ~ cyclist
Fleur Mino ~ soprano
Fleur Pellerin ~ politician

MikeUniformMike · 05/07/2020 13:00

Sebastian isn't french. It's Sébastien.

OhRosalind · 05/07/2020 12:14

Emma isn’t an Anglophone name, there are lots of historical French figures called Emma (and Emma Bovary, one of the most famous French fictional characters). Personally I would jump at the chance to use something more obviously French, especially for a girl as I think French girls’ names are gorgeous. Maeva is very pretty, though it risks sounding like a hyphenated name in a British accent. But it’s understandable that you might want something more British-sounding to reflect your heritage. Or a French name but a more English nickname - though you can’t guarantee it will be used by anyone other than yourselves, nicknames tend to evolve organically.

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