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What do you think of Ariane for a girl

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snookie28 · 07/06/2008 18:53

We are trying to think of possible name for dc2. A boy's name is not a prob but we are struggling with a girl's name. My husband (who is French) has proposed Ariane. I like it but have some reservations.

Will people in the UK think it is a made-up name (my pet-hate )? Are we condemning her to a life of having to spell her name for people. Our surname is french and no one here can spell it so she would have to spell out both names. DD1 has got a v "boring" name which works equally in french and english.

Opinions please

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SlapAndTickle · 08/06/2008 21:35

I know 2 Ariane's (various spellings) both of Indian decent, both boys FWIW

snowleopard · 08/06/2008 21:18

I love it - and the space rocket thing would be a plus for us (nerds)

cyteen · 08/06/2008 21:15

I've never heard of the space rocket thing, wouldn't worry about it too much tbh - my surname also adorns various pieces of heavy machinery and no one's ever given me grief over it

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snookie28 · 08/06/2008 20:47

I knew the space rocket connection but hoped that most people in this country wouldn't . Beats being called sputnik i suppose.

Like the Aurianne suggestion. Will run that past dh

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 08/06/2008 20:47

I like it but I think it works best if your DD is likely to be fair-haired. A bit like Bianca or Blanche.

Mammina · 08/06/2008 20:44

I love it, and I really like Aurianne too

frogs · 08/06/2008 20:38

Ah, I see someone beat me to the space project connection.

frogs · 08/06/2008 20:38

Nice name. But also the name of the European space agency's rockets though.

castille · 08/06/2008 20:37

What about Aurianne?

There's one in my DD's class (in France). Pretty, and not a space project in sight

BecauseImWorthIt · 08/06/2008 20:32

Lovely name, and not made up. DH's neice is called this.

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snookie28 · 08/06/2008 20:31

Think we are going to go with Ariane. Fabienne is gorgeous too but it has unfortunate associations with a Fabien who we know and think is a twat.

Our name for a boy (in case anyone is actually interested ) is Luc. Maybe I'll be kicking myself in 10 years when Kevin becomes the really cool name

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Kindersurprise · 08/06/2008 13:14

Very pretty name, I had a workmate called Ariane so I knew it was not made up.

Unless you call her Jane she will always have to spell her name... oh, no wait... Jayne or Jane?

lol at Kevin, our neighbours called their son Kevin. He is a cute wee soul though. Wonder what she will call DC2, she is due in October.

cyteen · 08/06/2008 13:07

Ariane is gorgeous.

shybaby · 07/06/2008 22:10

Arianne/Arianna is a lovely name. It means holy beauty. There's various different spellings. It is most certainly not made up. Ahem, I think ive said enough here

GreenElizabeth · 07/06/2008 22:04

Somebody suggested Fabienne, I love that.

GreenElizabeth · 07/06/2008 22:02

Well I used to know an Argentinean girl called Arianne, so I knew it wasn't made up.

I think I prefer the spelling Arianne. It looks more French.

I like it. Don't love it. Arianna sounds madeuppy-anna and I don't like that. But Arianne sounds like a proper name. Elegant rather than girly.

saadia · 07/06/2008 22:02

I like it but isn't it the name of a space project?

CantSleepWontSleep · 07/06/2008 22:00

Ah, Tasmin Archer's was spelled Arienne.

CantSleepWontSleep · 07/06/2008 21:57

The English spelling is Arianne. One of my best friends has a dd with this name.

It's also the name of a hit song by Tasmin Archer from around 1992ish iirc.

pointydog · 07/06/2008 20:00

I like the name Kevin. There will be a huge revival of it one day, I bet ya.

ButterflyBessie · 07/06/2008 19:48

If he is French then what about Fabian? You could shorten it to Fab.

I would have loved to have called ds this but as we are English I personally think it would have been pretentious

Aero · 07/06/2008 19:47

Lovely name - I like the spelling and wouldn't change it. No-one says Di-ayyyn for Diane for example, so it shouldn't be a problem spelling it the original way, (but I'm sure there'll always be one or two who get it wrong from time to time).

Ariana also nice, but prefer Ariane.

janeite · 07/06/2008 19:44

Lol at Kevin. Although the only Kevin I know is actually lovely.

brimfull · 07/06/2008 19:43

Ariane is a lovely name

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snookie28 · 07/06/2008 19:40

Thank you for the comments. Am feeling much happier about it now. Strange how the views of total strangers can set your mind at ease.

Good job really as dh other suggestions were Armelle for a girl which to me conjures up a 60 year old chain smoker and Kevin for a boy - to which i accidently snorted water through my nose

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