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French Girl names

88 replies

BlindSpotForCats · 05/11/2025 20:17

I'm watching Charlotte Gray and when Charlotte went under cover in France she was called Dominique.

I am a bit of a Francophile and so it made me wonder what my preferred French name would be. I love Mathilde. I loved Ghislaine until it became associated with Maxwell. I went to school with a Sandrine which I thought was magnificent.

So I am curious as to what your fave french names are?

I am not naming a baby, but thought this might be the best place to put the query in case I want to change my name by deed poll one day. Grin

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MadeleineForThis · 05/11/2025 20:48

Madeleine.

I love my name. But only the French pronunciation (Mad-lenn/Mad-lehn) or the traditional English (Mad-a-laine). None of this Mad-a-lin thank you.

Tammygirl12 · 05/11/2025 20:46

Fanny

dontmalbeconme · 05/11/2025 20:46

Claudine. Probably because of St Clare's!

luckylavender · 05/11/2025 20:45

Agathe
Elise
Caroline

FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar · 05/11/2025 20:43

Delphine
Dauphinelle
Salomé
Clarisse

Everything0Everywhere · 05/11/2025 20:43

I like Adeline and Vivienne

Blingismything · 05/11/2025 20:43

Sandrine - my school French exchange pupil was called this.
Audrey
Elodie

AgentPidge · 05/11/2025 20:42

I knew a Camille and a Nina who were both pretty cool.
My French neighbour has a DD called Amandine - it's nice but makes me think of almonds, which is an odd thing to be named after.
But my favourite is probably Gabrielle.

MissyB1 · 05/11/2025 20:42

Simone
Celine
Colette

PegDope · 05/11/2025 20:41

Aurelie
Amelie
Nanette

mdinbc · 05/11/2025 20:40

My own name is french, but I've always like Joelle. Soft j sound of course!

my sisters are Martine and Monique.

SwedishEdith · 05/11/2025 20:37

I love French girl's names but pretty sure that a lot I like are pretty old fashioned to French ears.

Fabienne
Amandine
Apolline
Séverine
Ségolène

Namechange822 · 05/11/2025 20:31

Valerie is my favourite - quite old fashioned now but I love it.