Need some help coming up with Anglo-French boys names

[fibrecruncher]

Our first DS is due in August and we're looking for names that work easily in both languages. I'm English DP is French. So far our top contendors are:

James, Alexander / Alexandre, Benoit, Henri

With 2nd names:
Gregory, Frederic, Robert, Jeremy, Theodore, Oliver, Clement, William, Luc, Alfred, Ambroise, Arthur, Augustin

We currently live in England, but who knows where we'll end up. Initially I wasn't too keen on a super French name, maybe its the hormones, but I am warming to the idea. Also we've got a very long winded surname - both of ours together, starting with H then an A and lots of vowels inbetween. We're keen on full names so the kid can pick a chose a bit when they're older.

Any help is much appreciated :)

FarmerNell - that;s pretty funny on Jam-ess. Victor is a no, close friend and sad story.

My mum suggested Elijah on the weekend and DP loves it, his new fave. I am ok with it too. Think we'll end up with a long list of possibles and it will all depend on the wavelength of the hormones of the day and what he looks like :)

Damien? (lovely in French, but does have those Omen connotations)

Gerard?

changeling1234 - I really like the sound of Damien in friend - but you are right all I can think of is the Omen.

Hadn't thought of Gerard will see what DH thinks. :)

Nooooo to Gerard, it's horrendously unfashionable, it sounds like a 65-year-old!

Ha ha - Gerard is probably not top of the list :) I do quite like traditional names though such as Arthur and the like.

Anglo-French names I like:

Charles
Thomas
Hugo
William
Benedict
Samuel

I have to say Elijah isn't French. Elie would be the equivalent. You might be widely presumed to be Jewish if you use it - not necessarily a problem but something to be aware of.

Saint Leo was just Leo - not a shortened version of Leotard or somesuch

sorry: and he lived in the 400's so just plain Leo is traditional

Bonsoir - I do like Charles and have suggested it to DP but he says its too royal. I explained that its so classic in the UK people do not automatically think Prince C, but he's not keen - I keep working on him though.

cuillereasoupe - thanks, Yes DP pointed out what the equivalent in French was - and he is Jewish so we'd be ok going with a Jewish name.

dufflefluffle - thanks, I do like Leo a lot and that certainly gives it a historical reference to meet my traditional requirements :)

• Simon
• Benjamin

David
Joseph
Nathan
Victor