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French girls names

48 replies

DuPainDuVinDuFromage · 27/12/2013 09:17

It's very early days but I'm in the mood for thinking about names this morning! Too early to know if we're having a boy or a girl (and we probably won't find out in advance anyway) but I would like your suggestions for girls' names that will work in French and English, as dh is French (I'll do a boys' names thread another time!).

So, any ideas?

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Leviticus · 28/12/2013 17:06

Delphine

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HoneyandRum · 28/12/2013 22:56

I love Ottilie

HoneyandRum · 28/12/2013 22:58

British sisters I know with a French dad and German mum born in London:
Brigitte
Francoise
Louise

SwedishEdith · 28/12/2013 23:09

Severine. It was vetoed for me so you can have it Grin
Fabienne
Celeste
Sabine

I suspect these are all old-fashioned names in France but they sound great

superlambanana · 28/12/2013 23:12

I LOVE Élodie. Sadly it won't go with our surname otherwise it'd be my no.1. Chloe also works well in both.

ShrekTheHalls · 28/12/2013 23:18

melissande (or for that matter melissa)
Amelie - although quite popular here atm
Rose
Ava / Eva / Eve
Aurora
Beatrix/ Beatrice
Francine
Claudia / Claudine

I also know a French Polly (PollyAnna) living in the uk.

londonmummy436 · 29/12/2013 17:21

My DD knew a french girl through hockey called Xenia, very original but quite fun as well she though!

Beatrixemerald · 29/12/2013 22:12

I once met a Bearta, pronounced Bee-arta, Bee for short, though it was gorgeous

ProfondoRosso · 29/12/2013 22:17

Emeline is a favourite of mine. I have a friend with that name who gets called Mimie usually.

acsec · 29/12/2013 22:26

Elodie is lovely

Yika · 29/12/2013 23:00

Miriam
Marion
Lea
Ariane
Sarah

Yika · 29/12/2013 23:02

Daphne
Zoe

plannedshock · 29/12/2013 23:11

Margaux
Genevieve
(Wish I had a frech connection!)

plannedshock · 29/12/2013 23:12
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ozymandiusking · 29/12/2013 23:27

Solange

octopusinasantasack · 29/12/2013 23:30

Zoe is lovely but is Greek not French I think.

ChristmasCareeristBitchNigel · 29/12/2013 23:34

Noelle
Celestine
Severine

TalkativeJim · 29/12/2013 23:34

Virginie?

ZowieBowie · 29/12/2013 23:38

DH vetoed Luicienne (his family would have a field day accusing us of being "up ourselves"- don't you love Aussies?!?) but settled on Edith for our DD. good luck!

lostdomain · 29/12/2013 23:45

Claude - love that name
Sylvie
Elodie is lovely
Eloise
Estelle
Vivienne
Valerie
Josephine

MummyBeerestCupOfCheerest · 29/12/2013 23:54

Isaline (pron. Ee-saleen in French)
Maeva
Coralie
Genevieve
Odette

These are my votes.

Yika · 29/12/2013 23:57

Chloe
Charlotte
Justine
Nathalie
Emma

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