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Names related to Paris, please help!

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onthettcbus · 29/04/2017 15:09

My DD was conceived in Paris and my dp has set his heart on the name Paris and I really, really don't want to call her Paris! It will also be incredibly awkward when we have to explain to her why we named her Paris, how can I compromise on this? Can anyone think of any names related to Paris or suggest any French names, but not Paris! Thanks.

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FairfaxAikman · 29/04/2017 15:16

Alicia or Lisa as a play on Champs d'elysee?

VanessaBet · 29/04/2017 15:19

Louise, for the Louvre?

ifigoup · 29/04/2017 15:20

Orly

therootoftheroot · 29/04/2017 15:20

Eloise
Madeleine
Juliette

Youuttercono · 29/04/2017 15:20

Elyse? Like champs elysees (sp)

Hiphopopotamus · 29/04/2017 15:21

Maybe you could give your DD a name that you think will suit her and her identity as a unique person - not a name that's solely about you and your DH and the place you happened to have sex

phoolani · 29/04/2017 15:21

Which part of Paris??!

leccybill · 29/04/2017 15:22

Amelie? The film was set in Paris.

MrsSchadenfreude · 29/04/2017 15:23

Marianne.

AdaColeman · 29/04/2017 15:23

Genevieve ~ the Patron Saint of Paris.
Marianne ~ The "Spirit" of France.

AllTheWittyNamesAreGone · 29/04/2017 15:23

Eiffel

WankersHacksandThieves · 29/04/2017 15:23

I know someone called France, but you could also have Frances?

This might be useful?:

heraldry.sca.org/names/french/paris1423.html

Lochan · 29/04/2017 15:23

Paris used to be called "the city of light" - what about names related to light?

There are loads but Dawn, Ellen and Annalina just off the top of my head.

therootoftheroot · 29/04/2017 15:25

clare means light too
i love Clare-i think it's such a pretty and underused name

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onthettcbus · 29/04/2017 15:26

I like Frances!

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bridgetreilly · 29/04/2017 15:27

Paris is technically a boys name.

Francesca?

TempehTantrum · 29/04/2017 15:27

Helen (or Helena), as in Helen of Troy who eloped with Paris ?

Halsall · 29/04/2017 15:27

Marianne is the symbol of the French Republic, and her sculpture overlooks the Place de la Nation.

WankersHacksandThieves · 29/04/2017 15:28

Frances Celestine?

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onthettcbus · 29/04/2017 15:28

Francesca is even better, thanks.

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PinkGlitter17 · 29/04/2017 15:31

To pick up in the City Of Light thing: Lucie?

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onthettcbus · 29/04/2017 15:33

It would be so much easier if it was Italy, I love the names Florence and Milan, I might try and persuade dp to name her one of these instead.

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GoulashSoup · 29/04/2017 15:41

Esmeralda (from the hunchback of Norte Dame)

Lisa or Mona from the Mona Lisa in the Louvre

Elise for the Champs Elyse

What things did you do/see that were particularly memorable.

Lots of beautiful French girls names generally that aren't specific to Paris.

HoratioNightboy · 29/04/2017 15:43

Parisa? I've known a couple but can't remember its cultural origin. I think it sounds like it could be from anwhere though.

HoratioNightboy · 29/04/2017 15:46

It's Persian and means "like a fairy". Any good?

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