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Can Christian have a brother called Gabriel and can Etienne be a girl?

33 replies

LighteningThief · 20/06/2010 14:40

So, can they?

We already have a Christian but he is known as Kit and is number 2 of what will be 5, Gabriel would be number 5, is this too twee?

Also contemplating Xavier and Alexander, toying with Samuel and Finley but they feel a bit common (disclaimer - in a numbers not class way!)

And, Etienne, we KNOW it's a boys name but we love it for a girl... how cruel would it be to have a little girl Etienne? Neither DH or I are likely to ever go and live in Frnace but of course this doesn't mean 'Etienne' wouldn't and I imagine it might be as hard for a girl Etienne in France as it would be for a french female Steve here...

As an aside what's the MN consensus on Anastasia or Lydia?

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diplodoris · 20/06/2010 16:18

Yes, Gabriel and Christian would be fine

However I wouldn't choose a boys' name for a girl, so wouldn't go for Etienne as a girls' name.

I like Xavier, Alexander and Samuel, but not keen on Finley.

Really like both Anastasia and Lydia. Lydia Anastasia would be a very pretty name.

thisisyesterday · 20/06/2010 16:17

what are the other children called?
i wopuldn't have a problem with Christian and Gabriel together. if the other children have biblical names it look planned, if they don't it'll look like you just liked the names iyswim?

I LOVE Etienne too, not sure about for a girl though
what about Eliot?

pointydog · 20/06/2010 16:12

possibly gabriel if the other one is called Kit.

Etienne for a girl, no

Eskarina · 20/06/2010 15:59

Wouldn't choose any of the others, but I do love Anastasia as a name, if you can get away from Stacey as an inevitable nn.

Flighttattendant · 20/06/2010 15:13

I know of a girl Etienne

I'm not sure what I think of it, you would need to ask a French person but I have a feeling it can be either.

diddl · 20/06/2010 15:10

No and no.

BitOfFun · 20/06/2010 14:59

I love Lydia. Nowt wrong with Samuel either. Etienne is too poncey for a non-Frenchie, and Gabriel, while nice, makes you sound like a family of bible thumpers if you already have a Christian.

colditz · 20/06/2010 14:43

Lydia is lovely (although her friends WILL call her Liddy)

Alexander is lovely.

All the others are the name equivalent of sticking a "kick me" sign on your child's face.

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