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Sibling for Camille

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GG300 · 12/08/2026 14:53

I have a toddler called Camille and am looking for a sibling name to match. We do not know if we are having a boy or a girl yet. Any suggestions?

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KnickerlessParsons · 12/08/2026 23:41

VoteForCountBinface · 12/08/2026 23:38

Camil is not pronounced Camee. Camil Petrescu wasn't French.

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Yes it is.
Camille is pronounced Cam-eel

VoteForCountBinface · 12/08/2026 23:54

Yes it is. Camil is not pronounced Camee.
Camille is pronounced Cam-eel Not in French.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 13/08/2026 05:53

KnickerlessParsons · 12/08/2026 23:32

It’s not unisex. The male name is Camil (Camee).

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With respect, you are mistaken. Camil is a distinct name and it exists both as a form of Camille / Camillus and as an Arabic name. There is a very subtle distinction in pronunciation so they aren’t quite homophones and a French speaker would pronounce the /l/ sound at the end of Camil.

According the most recent fichier des prénoms published last month by INSEE, Camille remains genuinely unisex and is significantly more popular for boys than for girls in France at present. Camil is a masculine name but is currently rare for boys in France.

user1492757084 · 14/08/2026 03:22

Camille and ..
Josephine
Alizee
Madeleine

Nicholas
Otto
Rex

MyOtherProfile · 14/08/2026 03:32

If you want another unisex french name to match you could have Sacha, Claude, Dominique, Alix.

SomaTaim · 14/08/2026 04:34

KnickerlessParsons · 12/08/2026 19:44

”Cam-ee” (Camil) would be a boy’s name. “Cam-eel” (Camille) is the feminine version.

Are you looking for other Frenxh
soundinf names OP?

Erm no Ca-meeyuh is the correct pronunciation - Cameeeel is just wrong.

How about:

Lucien
Xavier
Leon
Henri
Theo
Louis

Lois
Eloise
Leah
Flora
Elise

SomaTaim · 14/08/2026 04:38

Ryanstartedthefire2 · 12/08/2026 21:06

Sylvie or Sylvan

Ooo yes love these two so much.

Gateappreciation · 14/08/2026 06:18

Naomi
Yasmin
Eliza
Marie
Margot
Nicole

Marcus
Rupert
Hugh
Frederick
Humphrey
Hubert
Wilfred
William

Strawberrymilkshakez · 14/08/2026 14:05

Elodie, Lucie, Isobel, Emily, Sophia
Samuel, Arthur, Oscar, Theodore, Sebastian, Cassius

LoudPlumDog · 14/08/2026 14:26

Camille and Natalie
Camille and Violet
Camille and Hilary
Camille and Juliet
Camille and Abigail

Camille and Adrian
Camille and Fraser
Camille and Jeremy
Camille and Logan
Camille and Ewan

MonetsLilac · 14/08/2026 16:47

Sidonie
Sandrine
Florence
Gabrielle

WinterAconite · 14/08/2026 16:51

Charles

RidiculousDog · 14/08/2026 16:59

Pearl, Elodie, Jasmine, Anastasia
Henry, Francis, Sebastian, Marius

Wherethedogsits · 14/08/2026 16:59

Estelle or Thibault.

Love the arguments about ops already born child’s name. @GG300 have you checked to see if your toddlers is male or female and to ask if you are pronouncing their name correctly?

MonetsLilac · 14/08/2026 17:03

Gerard
Bertrand
Hugo
Laurent

SnowFrogJelly · 14/08/2026 17:04

Fartughtyred · 12/08/2026 20:27

Voila...

Ding Dong

Wherethedogsits · 14/08/2026 17:04

Oh I met a Sabine recently. That might be nice with Camille.

DirtyGertiefromno30 · 14/08/2026 17:05

Phoebe

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 14/08/2026 17:39

Wherethedogsits · 14/08/2026 16:59

Estelle or Thibault.

Love the arguments about ops already born child’s name. @GG300 have you checked to see if your toddlers is male or female and to ask if you are pronouncing their name correctly?

I was the one who asked originally - I felt it would be a useful insight into OP’s taste to make suggestions! 🤷🏻‍♀️ She hasn’t been back so it’s entirely academic.

I don’t think it’s an argument when several posters are just flatly wrong but I’ve tried to be polite about it Grin

VoteForCountBinface · 14/08/2026 18:28

@Wherethedogsits , Oh I met a Sabine recently. That might be nice with Camille. I like it but would you say it as Sab-een or as Zab-een-uh?

Love the arguments about ops already born child’s name...
I find it strange how some insist they are right when they are so obviously not.

Cocktailsandcheese · 14/08/2026 20:55

How about Daphne, Ines or Sophie for a girl.

For a boy, how about Hugo, Julian or Otis?

MyOtherProfile · Yesterday 03:35

Wherethedogsits · 14/08/2026 16:59

Estelle or Thibault.

Love the arguments about ops already born child’s name. @GG300 have you checked to see if your toddlers is male or female and to ask if you are pronouncing their name correctly?

Especially since it's pronounced the same either way, and examples were given 🤣

FourCatMama · Yesterday 05:26

Evangeline

SomaTaim · Yesterday 07:00

Wherethedogsits · 14/08/2026 17:04

Oh I met a Sabine recently. That might be nice with Camille.

Love that name.

Gonnaeatalotofpeaches · Yesterday 09:29

I have a little Camille (girl) but the other two Camilles I know who are 2 and 3 year olds are boys so the person who asked is valid- we live in South East France.
If you are looking for a French theme the really popular names here at the moment seem to be, Gabriel, Eden, Leo for boys and girls Louise (by a country mile every class in my children’s crèche and maternelle has at least two), Alba, Jade (pronounced with a soft J and short A) or Ava (also pronounced with a short A sound).
I love Sylvie but it’s definitely an older lady name here.