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Baby girl names to suit different British and French naming styles

87 replies

Indiff · 17/09/2026 13:03

Hi all, so my husband and I are expecting our first child together, we both have children from our first marriages and my husband is French.

We have very very different naming styles.

My children are Pippa Jane and Leo Mark, family names for middle names. His children each have 3 middle names! And quite formal to me anyway first names, their names are Arthur Louis Marc Gaspard and Estelle Inès Pascale Aliénor.

We are expecting a little girl

My husband loves

Blanche, Victoire, Apolline and Eugénie
I think these are all far too heavy and I don’t like them.

I love Clara, Phoebe, Alice, Juliette, he doesn’t like any of these!

Can anyone help us find a name we both like?

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Iluvgenehunt · 17/09/2026 14:28

Felicity, Camille

IggyAce · 17/09/2026 14:25

Celeste
Obeliné
Alizea
Alma

CraftySeal · 17/09/2026 14:20

Clemence or Clementine
Madeleine or Madeline
Anaïs

RowsOfFlowers · 17/09/2026 14:01

Elodie
Celeste
Amelie
Juliette
Suzette
Colette
Camille
Madeleine
Chloé

Betterbeingdead · 17/09/2026 13:55

Ava

Betterbeingdead · 17/09/2026 13:54

Esme

Forgottenmyphone · 17/09/2026 13:40

Eleanor
Annabel
Camille (nn Millie)
Genevieve
Chloe
Emma
Louise

Rainallnight · 17/09/2026 13:32

Delphine

MyManinCaracas · 17/09/2026 13:26

Helene or Beatrice might work, but I would lean towards his choices. Yours seem twee I’m afraid.

Thinkofnewthings · 17/09/2026 13:18

Emma
Alice
Caroline
Cecile
Helene

Chersfrozenface · 17/09/2026 13:13

Could be worse - I know young women called Victorine and Philippine.

But for you, what about the following?

Adèle
Manon
Lucie
Emilie
Amandine
Violette
Rose
Emeline
Élise
Léonie
Camille
Clémence
Gabrielle

Claire isn't all that fashionable but there are always a few in every generation so I would call that classic.

Itsbeenalongtimeincoming · 17/09/2026 13:10

I can see why. You names are very British.

I would suggest

Eloise
Carolinre
Avril
Chloe
Margot
Amelie