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Claire or similar... French names for girls

109 replies

shubiedoo · 19/09/2008 17:29

I like the name Claire but am wondering if it's too popular. Any other ideas?

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jeanjeannie · 25/09/2008 13:55

Love Claire - definately set for a revival.

Got French friends called
Coralie (love)
Berengere
Helene
Sandrine

clairebear88 · 25/09/2008 10:23

pointydog

I hope you dont class me as middle aged at 31. Please dont make me feel older than I do already lol

CoteDAzur · 22/09/2008 16:42

Magali
Sophie
Emmanuelle ("Manu" for short in France, but you can shorten it to "Emma")
Cecile
Martine
Sandrine
Celine
Virginie
Elodie

pointydog · 20/09/2008 11:54

I like Gaelle

cremolafoam · 20/09/2008 11:49

Clarisse
Chantal
Corinne
Coralie
Claudine

pointydog · 20/09/2008 11:45

yes, all teh kids I taught will be middle aged now

Summerfruit · 20/09/2008 09:19

Fabienne

Summerfruit · 20/09/2008 09:18

I'm French and this the names we have in my family and friends :

Elodie (my dd)
Gaelle
Maelle
Aurelie
Annabelle
Sophie
Margot
Fleur
Rosaine
Emmanuelle
Valerie
Chanta l
Odile (yuk)
Emmeline
Madiana
..........

clairebear88 · 20/09/2008 09:18

hi

Obviously my name is Claire and Im 31. There were lots of Claires whilst at school and even at work now but dont know any little ones. If I have a daughter I would probably use my name as her middle name ( perhaps ) as I think its quite a pretty name.
Go for it set a revival

Anna8888 · 20/09/2008 09:08

Laurence and Magali are middle-aged names.

Anna8888 · 20/09/2008 09:08

Yes I have CAT.

branflake81 · 20/09/2008 08:00

A lot of the names suggested on here are quite middle aged in France. I was a teacher in France until recently, some of hte kids I taught were:

Megane
Jennifer
Emma
Marie
Morgane
Alicia
Oceane

branflake81 · 20/09/2008 08:00

A lot of the names suggested on here are quite middle aged in France. I was a teacher in France until recently, some of hte kids I taught were:

Megane
Jennifer
Emma
Marie
Morgane
Alicia
Oceane

Sazisi · 19/09/2008 23:12

I also like Emile. And Estelle too..
I knew an (Irish) woman called Noelle; might go with surname? But maybe a bit Christmassy

ggglimpopo · 19/09/2008 23:10

I know two Magalies. I don't know any Laurences under thirty.

pointydog · 19/09/2008 23:09

Laurence was popular years agio - is it stil lpopular? Is Magali stil popular?

ggglimpopo · 19/09/2008 23:05

Oh, and Laurence is a girl's name in France. One of my very favourite women is called Laurence.

ggglimpopo · 19/09/2008 23:03

Celine = Dion.....

pointydog · 19/09/2008 23:00

I liked Celine

ggglimpopo · 19/09/2008 22:47

I love Hortense!

The French calendar marks a saint's name for each day here

There are some great names, and some truly wacky ones.

Grumpalina · 19/09/2008 22:39

Christiane

Celine

CaptainNancy · 19/09/2008 22:22

Was it Benoyyt?

jellybeans · 19/09/2008 21:39

I like

Joelle
Elodie
Leonie (lay-oh-nee with the accent)
Sabina

FrockHorror · 19/09/2008 21:32

DD's name is actually Natalie Clare, so two quite dated names

Janni · 19/09/2008 21:30

Marianne
Anne-Marie
Marie-Laure
Mariella
Joelle