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Gavroche or Fantine

70 replies

capucine · 17/07/2010 19:22

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

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ALittleScatterOfRain · 19/01/2013 12:34

Eponine and Azelma were named after characters in the romantic novels the mother read (Victor was slightly...condescending about that). It's like naming your children after Mills and Boon characters I suppose Grin

Eponine is very sweet for a cat though. I like it when they call her 'Ponine, I think it's quite a cute-sounding shortening.

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NettoSuperstar · 19/01/2013 13:49

We call her Epi for short, she's a gorgeous cat.

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noblegiraffe · 19/01/2013 13:53

Fantine nn Fanny? Big nope.

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bishboschone · 19/01/2013 13:54

I have been a massive les mis fan for years ( forever) and I wanted to call my dd ( 9 ) Eponine. Dh vetoed it though which in hindsight is probably best . There are going to be loads and loads now.. I love ' ponine ' too Smile

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Jux · 19/01/2013 13:57

Neither. Seriously, neither. Unless you're French, live in France and they're family names.

Otherwise, utterly pretentious.

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Jux · 19/01/2013 16:21

However, you could use Legumes for a boy and Oubliette for a girl. They're OK Wink

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Alisvolatpropiis · 19/01/2013 20:07

Fantine wasn't her real name though was it? Or indeed anybody's real name. I read somewhere it came from infantine...never studied French but that would be young/childish wouldn't it?

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showtunesgirl · 19/01/2013 20:25

I'm being you, please, no. And this is ME saying this.

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hawkmcqueen · 19/01/2013 20:28

Gavroche, as in 'le Gavroche' restaurant? I know conception destinations are popular as names (Brooklyn being one) but don't you think you're taking it a bit far? Sorry, prob not funny but it was in my little head :-)

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DessieLou · 19/01/2013 20:30

I love the name Eponine! Is it really that bad?! Maybe I should add it to the future pets list along with Atticus & Calpurnia! :-)

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showtunesgirl · 19/01/2013 20:33

Doh, meant to say begging not being. Blush

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Anonymumous · 19/01/2013 20:33

Fantine will get called Fanny for short. Or Fanta.

Gavroche sounds like a special chocolate for ambassadors with heartburn.

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hawkmcqueen · 19/01/2013 20:34

DessieLou I love Atticus!

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Viviennemary · 19/01/2013 20:46

They are awful but I agree a little bit gloriously awful instead of just plain awful.

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Narked · 19/01/2013 23:09

Really?

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crkm · 19/01/2013 23:16

lol - looked at these names for my babies - loved Eponine - but decided not to!

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PurpleStorm · 20/01/2013 22:50

I would think that you'd gone to see Les Mis just before giving birth, and that you'd temporarily lost your head.

I love Les Miserables, but I really wouldn't do this to a baby. Fantine's a terribly tragic and unfortunate character, as well.

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sunnyday123 · 20/01/2013 23:08

Threads years old!!!!,

got to be a joke!

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thewhistler · 20/01/2013 23:11

Why would you call a boy after a restaurant?

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Yfronts · 22/01/2013 00:45

Not keen but love Florice

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