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31 replies

babyjellyfish · 06/06/2022 17:27

I'm pregnant with no.2 and starting to think about names. We don't yet know whether it's a girl or a boy.

We need a name which works in both English and French - it doesn't have to be pronounced the same way but I'd like it to be spelled the same way in both languages. It would be a bonus if the name is used in other European languages too.

Our son's name is Hugo, so we're looking for something with a similar sort of vibe. I like the fact that it's an old classic name with a long history but is currently popular in both countries.

Quite a few names have already been used in the family but the ones we definitely can't use are Joseph, Gabriel and Alice.

Any ideas?

Thanks 😊

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Fivemoreminutes1 · 06/06/2022 18:31

Louis
Percy
Joel
Lucas
Arthur
Ruben

Colette
Fleur
Clementine
Madeline

Yika · 06/06/2022 18:15

Emma
Anna

Max
Victor

ChairP0se9to5 · 06/06/2022 18:12

Is it a boy or a girl?
Magaly
Romily
Margot
Rosa
Lois
Edith
Sylvie -agree with a pp, i loved this but my french friend wrinkled her nose at it, but she wanted to call her son Martin 🤣

Arnaud
Milo
Leo
Raúl
Grégoir

Pemba · 06/06/2022 17:38

Anna
Sophie
Juliette or Julia
Marianne
Chloe
Zoe
Estelle
Madeleine
Sylvie - this is considered lovely and fresh to the English but I've heard it's considered a middle aged name in France, not sure about how the other names would be viewed although I believe they've all been in use in France.
Beatrice
Isabelle/Isabella

Boys:

Adam
Daniel
Leon
Joel

Jujy · 06/06/2022 17:31

Claire
Odette
Margot
Leo

Jujy · 06/06/2022 17:29

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