Alouette?

[ReadySaltedandOJ]

What are your thoughts on Alouette? It's a French name and means 'lark', which I think is lovely. Every time I say it out loud however, the song 'alouette, gentille alouette' pops into my head!
I'd love some opinions!
Also, what do you think the best nn would be?

[Footle]

Dove = colombe btw.

[GerundTheBehemoth]

Palombe is a woodpigeon, Tourterelle is a dove.

[nectarini1983]

Would be passable if you are actually French I think. (Can't help but hear Cheryl Cole: Promise This though, sorry!)

[mrsschu]

It sounds very silly. And everyone will just think of the song when you say her name (which is quite an annoying song after a while!).

[Zhabr]

Ninette
Katrinette
Poupette
Lisette
Jeanette

Alouette song is quite gruesome BTW

[Footle]

Behemoth, palombe is wood pigeon , colombe is dove. Tourterelle is turtle dove.

[dizzytomato]

Alloutte, gentille alloutte Je te plumerai le dos. ..

No, I think this is like a French person calling their child Hey Diddle Diddle.

Doesn't it mean Lark?

[Bringiton2016]

Sanitary towel.

[dizzytomato]

Yes pretty sure you're right OP, it is lark, which to be fair you wouldn't call a child in English, would you?

[dizzytomato]

Bringiton2016 what like a cross between Always and lil-lets? Or did you get the wrong thread?

[Bringiton2016]

It's the first thing that came to mind. The next thing was contraceptive pill which someone mentioned up thread.

[Mumandmummer]

I like Aurelie

[superram]

I thought of the song, but a rather rude English version. School trip, vary hazy might be wrong. As a name in UK for none French parents-don't do it!

[Zhabr]

Poupette was just for fun...🙂

[kittentits]

My favourite French girls name is Lilou.

[oleoleoleole]

L'Wren is French for Lauren. That's all I know!

[BiscuitMillionaire]

I love the French name Beatrice (accent on the e). Pronounced bay-a-trees. Or Bea for short (bay-a).

[JakeyB]

Yes pretty sure you're right OP, it is lark, which to be fair you wouldn't call a child in English, would you?

Well, yes actually, there have been a fair few over the years, along with other bird names like Linnet and Wren. And Mavis. You don't have to be Spanish to name your child Paloma, or French to name her Merle. So the OP is fine to choose Alouette which I think sounds really pretty.

People will only associate it with the song if they have heard of the song, so I doubt you have anything to worry about with your daughter's generation.

[VimFuego101]

In the US you can buy Alouette cheese. If you call your child Alouette I can send you some if you like?

[Tinydancer85]

I am French and I can assure you that Alouette is NOT used as a name (for humans anyway), so I wouldn't recommend it!

[dizzytomato]

Well, yes actually, there have been a fair few over the years

Well I guess it takes all sorts.

Registrar general - "Why do you want to call your baby Lark?"
Mother -"I just thought it would be a bit of a lark"
Father - "I'm only going along with it for a lark"

[MitzyLeFrouf]

It's a pretty mean song isn't it? About plucking the feathers from a bird's head.

[paxillin]

It's a company making car wheel rims. Also a card game.

[Qwebec]

Here, francophone land, in if someone does something wrong/stupid it's used like an exclamation of frustration.
How about Annette or Louisette?