Alice or Nathalie (looking for a classic but not too popular girl's name)?

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We are looking for a classic but not too popular girl's name, which should also exist in French and have a similar spelling or pronunciation (names like Helene or Jeanne are ruled out, because they are pronounced differently).

Any suggestions are welcome!

Like Nathalie though not a big fan of Alice (feel its too 'wet' somehow, sorry!)

What about:
Adele
Aimee / Amy
Amelie / Amelia / Emily / Emilia
Eloise
Estelle / Estella / Stella
Lucy / Lucille
Megan
Nicole
Stephanie

Alison

I love Ali as a nn

Anna

I'll be watching this thread with interest!

I would say, though, OP that slight pronunciation differences might be less of an issue than you think. I grew up in a French/English bilingual family and my parents chose names which worked in both languages but weren't identical, and it never caused any confusion: you just use the pronunciation of the language you're speaking in. I'd say that Helen/Helene and Jean/Jeanne have pronunciation close enough for it not to matter. The spelling difference is more important, although if you really like those names then I think that even minor spelling differences are probably ok unless you're planning to change country during their childhood. (especially moving children with names spelled the English way to France - I think English people are more likely to react positively to French names than the other way round)

Catherine
Sonia
Elizabeth
Audrey
Anne
Juliette
Alexandra

Yy to Aimee
I also like Alice (dds Mn)

Margurite/Maggie
Fleur
Isabella

Alice is a lot prettier than Nathalie.

Flora
Elisabeth
Zoë
Lucie
Constance
Beatrice

Natalie is France's equivalent of Sandra. Though maybe good for a re-run.

Alice is still very popular. As is Adele, Clara, Camille, Margot, Valentine.

I love Flore/ Flora/ Fleur too.

Elise
Danielle
Martine
Daphne
Julie
Charlotte
Colette
Gabrielle
Louise
Michelle
Simone

and, of course, Fanny.

(these are all names of French people I have known.)

Nathalie is very nice :) Alice is a bit dull IMHO.

Alice is very popular.

Nathalie is quite dated in the UK. Dont know if that matters to you?

Sylvie
Zoe
Fleur
Sabine
Odile
Ines
Lucienne
Mathilde
Emma
Dominique
Clarice
Joelle
Christianne
Beatrice
Fabienne
Celeste
Sophie
Amelie

As you will see here, Nathalie is very dated in France.

Alice is less trend-ridden.

I love Alice (and Ali as a nn). don't think it's boring at all!

personally I think nathalie is a bit yuk. sorry.

Also like Lucille, Helene, Charlotte, Zoe

How about Natasha? Much prefer it to Nathalie, although I'm not quite sure why. And yes, Nathalie is very dated in France. Alice is lovely.
Also :
Lucie, Yasmin, Claire, Emma, Marion/Marianne, Rachel, Zoë, Chloë, Annabel

Louisa
Zoe
Natalia

My friends daughter is Orla- they are a Brittish family living in France and the name works well in both countries for them. :)

Thanks a lot for your lovely suggestions! My initial favourite was Sophie, but I was put off by its popularity. Probably I'll use it as a middle name though.

Sandra/Sandrine
Alexandre
Virginia/Verginie
Chloe
Clara
Georgia
Violet/Violaine
Capucine (sp)

What about Sofia?

I also like Diana/Diane, but the association with Lady Di puts me off