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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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FanjolinaJolly · 19/09/2008 20:49

My Meme is called Marie-Louise
My Mum is a Suzanne and her sister was a Jeanne-Marie

claireybee · 19/09/2008 20:41

Claire is a great name

There were loads of us when I was at school but I don't know any children called Claire so I wouldn't say it was a popular name.

Ripeberry · 19/09/2008 20:41

Charlotte
Geraldine
Adele
Fleur
Carmela
Madeleine

brimfull · 19/09/2008 20:40

Manon is awful

castille · 19/09/2008 20:39

Caroline isn't very now. The youngest one I know in France is 31.

Baby girls born to French friends of ours recently have been called

Adélaïde
Eugénie
Clara
Victoria
Noémie
Jeanne

Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:38

LOL there's a Fanny on my DP's side too

Bella73 · 19/09/2008 20:37

Am half-French, here are all the girls' names in the French side of the family (does it matter how popular it is at the mo? in which case I could tell you their generations but otherwise it doesn't matter as English popularity isn't the same as French is it?). Can't work out accents on this laptop, sorry:

Madeleine
Marie-Gil
Isabelle
Helene
Colette
Sophie
Agnes
Laurence
Nina
Lola
Fann y (!)
Manon
Celine
Stephanie
Marianne
Therese
Camille
Josephine
Patricia
Caroline
Christine
Alizee
Ines

There are two of my cousin's children I can't remember so might be back to add those later...

EachPeachPearMum · 19/09/2008 20:36

Mélisande
Clemence
Elodie
Aurore
Aurelie

NoblesseOblige · 19/09/2008 20:26

my uni flatmate was called caroline (she was french) - she would be about 30 now. that was beautiful too.

Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:26

Inès
Charlotte

notnowbernard · 19/09/2008 20:26

Caroline not popular atm in England either... think it's a pretty name (esp French pronounciation)

Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:25

Florence is quite old fashioned too, these days.

Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:24

I don't know many young Carolines here. There are certainly quite a few in my generation and above.

NoblesseOblige · 19/09/2008 20:23

ah - was wondering if it was available online anywhere for purposes such as this thread.

and also wondering how gloria and donna got on there?

i really like florence pronounced the french way.

notnowbernard · 19/09/2008 20:22

Is Caroline popular in France atm?

expatinscotland · 19/09/2008 20:22

Fleurange?! Oh.deary.me.

Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:22

Not any more, they have chilled a bit.

There is a Fleurange too, somewhere in my daughter's year

Sazisi · 19/09/2008 20:21

A beautiful, beautiful French name is Delphine

Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:21

Héloïse
Noémie

NoblesseOblige · 19/09/2008 20:20

is it fRance where you have to choose from a list of pre-approved names?

kikidee · 19/09/2008 20:19

Marie-Therese

expatinscotland · 19/09/2008 20:19

I had a dance teacher in France called Odille and she was gorgeous.

Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:19

In my daughter's class (4 year olds) there are:

Joanne
Gloria
Donna

MmeJaffaB · 19/09/2008 20:18

Ophélie

Anna8888 · 19/09/2008 20:17

Agree, Belén is horrid.