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French names, uncommon but not stupid?

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collegedropout · 20/10/2011 21:20

DH and I are currently looking for a name for DC3, due next month. We already have two DSs Leopold and Ferdinand (Leo and Ferdy). I am Irish/English and DH is French and as well as loving a lot of french names, we think that a lot of european names sound good with our french surname without sounding (too) poncey! So here's our boy's list - what are your opinions?

Tybalt
Axel
Thiboult
Ivan
Jago
Bruno
Tino
Rocco

For girls however we are completely stuck! Can anyone suggest some names which we might like?

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busyrizi · 22/10/2011 18:50

We used to have a French girl called Solene in our office and people always commented on her lovely name.

Miette · 22/10/2011 19:11

Lea
Manon
Ines
Clara
Lola
Maelys
Lilou
Anais
Romane
Lina

NoVeggiesBeforeSkeggies · 22/10/2011 22:00

Nadine
Elodie
Renee (can't do accent!)

PeelThemWithTheirMetalKnives · 22/10/2011 22:05

Aline
Laura (pronounced Leow-ra)

MimiLaSouris · 23/10/2011 19:20

People I know (or have known) in France - none of them being unusual

Flavie
Lise (pronounced Liz) / Elise
Rosalie (name of my great grand mother)
Anais
Doriane
Agathe
Manon
Maeva
Juliette
Emmanuelle
Noemie
Solene
Capucine
Charlotte / Charline
Clemence
Louise
Camille
Delphine

RefereezaWanka · 23/10/2011 22:15

Camille is lovely

Anais
Dominique
Clotilde
Adrianne
Mathilde
Sabine

thereistheball · 24/10/2011 08:14

I love Ottilie, Ombeline, Manon, Agathe, and Pilar (Spanish not French)

ripstheirthroatoutliveupstairs · 24/10/2011 08:20

Magali is a lovely french name as is Simone and Elodie.

TheWisdomOfSolomum · 24/10/2011 08:24

Coralie
Fabienne
Genevieve

passmyglassplease · 24/10/2011 09:23

Manon

BookNerd · 24/10/2011 15:15

I always loved the name Vianne (from the book Chocolat) (sp?)

nilequeen · 24/10/2011 15:26

Esmé for a girl.

NoVeggiesBeforeSkeggies · 24/10/2011 16:19

Collette is nice.

Dutchie77 · 24/10/2011 17:31

Dominique
Benjamin
Stephan
Michel

Marina
Laurenne
Dionne
Vivienne
Annette

izzybiz · 24/10/2011 17:38

Emeline?

mythical · 27/10/2011 21:00

oh, i love leonie

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