Pseudo-French...

[JamaicaGeisha]

Any French speakers???

My friend told me of two names and I liked the sound of them. I've looked them up but can't find anything so I'm wondering if the names are made up. I'm not a fan of made up names so I hope not.

Léonique and Carmeline

And do you like them?

I kind of like Carmeline but it does sound a bit like a brand of make up or a household product to me (carmex, Vaseline, that kind of thing)

no idea whether they're real or not...

Leonique sounds a bit odd to me. Prefer more common Dominique

once met a girl called Amandine, which I love but don't think it translates into an English accent well.

Leonique sounds made up and Carmeline... well I was thinking Vaseline but Achneinmeinbein beat me too it

Leonie is pretty.

I once met a French girl called Florentine, which I think is a lovely name but it also makes me think "cake".

French DP has never heard of either of those names.

I think Leonique is a name in Northern Europe somewhere. I've never heard of a Leonique in France.

Carmeline sounds more "reasonable" as a French name but still, I've never heard of one in France.

Amandine is lovely and not as hard as most Irish names to pronounce: AM-on-deen.

Léonique does sound more Black American - that would be my first impression anyway.

Carmeline is a Hebrew name meaning 'Garden; orchard; vineyard', from the name Carmel.

Leonique is an uncommon Dutch name by the looks of things. Don't know what it means, but assumedly, it means 'Lion-like'.

Leonie is lovely, Leonique does indeed sound 'made-up'. Not at all keen on Carmeline, vaseline immediately sprang to mind here too!

Are there any other french names that you fancy?

Never heard of these names in France.

Funnily enough the top girl's name in France at the moment is Emma. When I gave birth here in Feb there were two Emmas being born.

Maybe do a google search on 'prenoms filles le top 20' to get some french ideas.

Also Léontine?

Amandine isn't Irish.

I know, was just pointing out that most Irish names are harder than that French one to pronounce and English people still use them.

Zélie is a lovely unusual French name :)