Is Colette a nice name?

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It isn't very common these days. What do you think?

No.
I know two Colettes. Nice (ish) women, nasty name.

I love the name, mainly as I work with a Colette and she is one of the nices people I have ever met.

I don't like it.

It makes me think 'roll it there Colette'.

Very common among Irish women in their fifties. It's a Maureen kind of name.

Lovely.

Dated. Not in a good way. So will be fashionable in a few years' time.

Makes me think of the Billy Fury song

Yea, it's quite fuddy-duddy. A lot of older Irish women are called Colette, people of pension age.

It'd be like Martina, Pauline, Bernadette, Patricia etc

I don't like it.

DH is French and it's a family name. Guess it's not really good to go in the UK based on responses so far.......I kind of like it, but worry that it's too unusual. I didn't know it was an old ladies name in Ireland though.
I only really know it as the (French) author - haven't met anyone called it outside of DH family.

Oh, there's so many lovely French names for girls. Pick something else.

Exactly what Squoosh said.

Well it most certainly wouldnt be one of my names, but in answer to your question. There's no such thing as a nice or horrible name, is there. It's all about opinions.

My favourite is probably Emilie but DH hates that.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost is right, it's all subjective. I don't like Colette because it's a deeply unfashionable name in Ireland. But if I'd never heard it before I might like it.

I like Sylvie but apparently that's hicksville central in France.

I don't like it. Roll it there Colette, indeed, Gay Byrne would think it was a lovely name for a lovely woman.

I dislike Nicolette too.

Like it. Not dated. Very French.

I like it.

I like it. French associations for me. Not dated, classy. Never met one ever.

Coline is fairly similar and is soft-sounding and French.

chicaguapa Interesting. I would have heard that name as Colleen and would have thought it was Irish.....
Seems to be quite a lot of overlap between French/Irish names!

I like it. - there is a Colette at the DC's school (primary) and it's unusual and lovely.

But then my Dd has an Irish/French overlap name so I would say that!

If you like it, go for it - better a name you love than a name you are not so keen on and a squillion other children have as well.

It is a French name but very common in Ireland, especially among older ladies, because it's the name of a saint (Bernadette is similar).
I think it's lovely though. Old lady names are coming back!

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