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Stuck with girls short list!

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bluebellbloom · 17/04/2024 14:10

We've narrowed our list down to 10 names! Dh is half French and is quite keen on a French name but there aren't loads I've come across that I love. Please let me know any opinions on our list and any more names you think we might like :)

Willa
Clara
Lila
Ines
Flora
Margot
Jolie
Lena
Cosette
Felicity

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Lightningrain · 17/04/2024 15:05

I love Clara.

Also Eloise and Elise were on my list last year.

BrownTroutBlues · 17/04/2024 15:04

I like Margo ( reminds me of the Durrells )
and Cosette ( reminds me of Les Miserable )

I have French penfriends
Fabienne
Brigitte
they have daughters
Manon
Victoria

All lovely name

KeepSmiling89 · 17/04/2024 15:03

Out of your list, Clara is my favourite...I am VERY biased though as I have a 2.5 year old Clara as well. Still love her name as much as when I chose it :)

Flora and Felicity are very pretty names as well though.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 17/04/2024 15:00

@bluebellbloom ok, you've got your top three.
keep saying and writing them with your last name to see how they look and sound. Do you have a middle name chosen, or could one of your top three be it?
Wila Margot, or Lena Margot both sound nice. ☺️

Sunnnybunny72 · 17/04/2024 15:00

Every other new female baby I see in my job is another Margot.
Would avoid.
Not keen on your others tbh.

Anais
Juliette
Reine
Elise
Zoe
Nathalie

oldnorsesaga · 17/04/2024 14:51

bluebellbloom · 17/04/2024 14:10

We've narrowed our list down to 10 names! Dh is half French and is quite keen on a French name but there aren't loads I've come across that I love. Please let me know any opinions on our list and any more names you think we might like :)

Willa
Clara
Lila
Ines
Flora
Margot
Jolie
Lena
Cosette
Felicity

I love Felicity, Flora and Ines.
Other ideas
Eloise, Elodie, Sylvie, Delphine, Valerie, Polina, Madeleine, Alice, Rose, Cecily, Elaine...

Moreteaandchocolate · 17/04/2024 14:43

My favourites are Clara, Lila and Lena - gorgeous, classy, simple and pretty for all ages.

I also like Cosette and Ines, especially if you want a more obviously French vibe. Flora is quite nice.

I quite like Margot (possibly a bit trendy) and Willa (possibly a bit too like Will / Willow)

Not keen on Felicity (sounds frilly / posh to me) and Jolie (I think it would be butchered to Jolly round here!)

Ideas

Eloise
Elodie
Esme
Lea
Adeline
Elise
Amy
Amelie
Madeleine
Nicole
Liana
Corinne

HoHoHoliday · 17/04/2024 14:35

My favourites from your list, in this order, would be,
Ines
Flora
Felicity
Lila
Clara

Willa - sounds like how my very cockney grandma would say Willow.
Margot - I just don't like it for no specific reason.
Jolie - the lovely French pronunciation will forever be butchered by English-speakers, they will call her Jolly.
Lena - she'll constantly have to explain its Lay-na or Lee-na.
Cosette - she'll have comments about Les Miserables for her whole life.

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bluebellbloom · 17/04/2024 14:25

Mumtobabyhavoc · 17/04/2024 14:23

Which ones from your list are you leaning toward?

For French girl names I'm partial to:
Chloe
Noelle
Genevieve
Joelle

From your list:
Felicity

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I think my favourites are Margot, Willa and Lena (lee-na). although dh thinks there are too many different ways of pronouncing lena and I can see his point there!

OP posts:
Mumtobabyhavoc · 17/04/2024 14:23

bluebellbloom · 17/04/2024 14:10

We've narrowed our list down to 10 names! Dh is half French and is quite keen on a French name but there aren't loads I've come across that I love. Please let me know any opinions on our list and any more names you think we might like :)

Willa
Clara
Lila
Ines
Flora
Margot
Jolie
Lena
Cosette
Felicity

Which ones from your list are you leaning toward?

For French girl names I'm partial to:
Chloe
Noelle
Genevieve
Joelle

From your list:
Felicity

MariaVT65 · 17/04/2024 14:13

I think all of them are fine except Jolie. I’ve not heard of that used as a first name before.

Cosette is a nice name, but I also never met anyone called that outside of Les Mis.

I think Lena is my favourite.

Lila and Clara are becoming very common here.