Gavroche or Fantine

[capucine]

What do you think about :
Fantine for a girl
Gavroche for a boy

They look like anagrams of rude words for female genitals.

or characters from a much loved musical

Aren't they characters from Les Mis? Go for Valjean - love the sound of that name.

[uncultured]

Marius or Eponine are a bit better

Or Javert?

wasn't Fantine the prostitute?

Valjean is a family name,not a first name
I love Eponine but the father doesn't like
and Marius is not possible

gavroche sounds like the name of a bungalow owned by two wilfully tasteless nouveau riche retirees

fantine sound like fanta have brought out an ice lolly

I know Valjean is a surname. But plenty of people have surnames for their first names. It has a lovely sound to it (imo).

A little ott I think.

Look down, look down...

Gavroche was (possibly still is I'm not sure) used as a term for urchins in general after Les Mis was published.

And I prefer Cosette to Fantine....

both ghastly,pretentious and poncy.trying too hard

Not really suitable for the local comp.
Ok names for guinea-pigs if you were stuck I suppose

Both awful. Sorry

Oh MY. Fantine God.

Sorry that was a bit rude OP!

They're both ahem awful, but they are sort of gloriously awful at the same time.

depends where you live

I can't imagine where you'd have to live to make those work.

I know, outside the English-speaking world.

Please don't.

How about Javert?

Don't pick Cosette either. I thought she was weedy and pathetic.

On my own...