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A sister for Nathaniel

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nathanielssister · 24/05/2020 16:49

NC for this as am a regular and this is a bit outing!

My DS, Nathaniel, is going to have a little sister in a few weeks and we can't find a name. I'd like her to have something that's similar, i.e. not yoonique but you don't come across it every day either. It absolutely has to exist already!

DH is French so ideally it needs to be spelled the same in English and French and have a vaguely similar sound. Faith for example wouldn't work, because of the -th sound. And it can't be rude in the other language. DH suggested Fanny but obviously that wouldn't be great these days in English.

DH is big into old cinema and his eyes lit up when I suggested Scarlett (O'Hara, not Johansson) a few weeks back but he's gone off it now and I can't find anything else I like that comes close.

So far we've got Clementine and Lauren but need more ideas. He says Nicole is too dated in a French, while I'm not a fan of vintage English names like Ethel.

So, over to you, lovely MNers! Hit me!

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glitterbiscuits · 24/05/2020 20:31

Clair?

drownininplaymobil · 24/05/2020 20:36

Sylvie

Chicchicchicchiclana · 24/05/2020 20:42

Francesca

apric0t · 24/05/2020 20:58

Muriel

Especially the French pronunciation is beautiful I think!

Or what about...

Cecelia
Virginia
Rebecca
Juliet

wizzler · 24/05/2020 21:26

Evangeline?

Porridgeoat · 24/05/2020 21:28

Violet

Porridgeoat · 24/05/2020 21:29

Clarence

FthisS · 24/05/2020 21:35

Dido or Penitence but just because night birds on nantucket is my all time favourite book when I was a child. I always wanted to name mine these three names.

CatteStreet · 24/05/2020 22:58

If you want an English sounding name, I think Felicity (a per a PP) is a good call. Or how about Victoria? Alice (pronunciation quite different there, though, and you'll prob get 'Elleese' from people trying to pronounce it what they imagine is the English way)?

Clementine is nice, but it's definitely getting popular (certainly in the UK), if that bothers you.

LetItGoHome · 25/05/2020 07:41

Audrey (my favourite girls name at the moment)
Vivienne
Margaret
Esther
Lilian
Lucy
Jessica

AlexisCarringtonColbyDexter · 25/05/2020 07:44

Ariel

OnABeachSomewhere · 25/05/2020 09:50

Manon
Audrey
Claire
Julia
Lauren
Celeste
Elise
Isabelle
Nicole
Genevieve
Emmeline
Corinne
Robyn
Hollie
Madeleine
Laura
Renee
Natalie
Susanna

finallychangedmyusername · 25/05/2020 11:21

Naomi or Noemi
Annaliese
Elodie
Madeleine
Sabrina

maddiemookins16mum · 25/05/2020 11:59

Imogen
Naomi
Sarah
Matilda

jess3817 · 25/05/2020 13:58

There is a Nathaniel is my son's class and his sisters name is Dorothy.

pilates · 25/05/2020 14:16

Sylvie is lovely

jennymac31 · 25/05/2020 14:29

We named our daughter Emmaline and her younger brother Nathaniel (Emma and Nate for short).

Lund · 25/05/2020 14:35

Elodie

Tillygetsit · 25/05/2020 23:03

Going down the film star route how about
Bette
Tallulah
Betty
Veronica
or as pp have suggested
Audrey
Vivienne?

nathanielssister · 26/05/2020 05:44

I love names like Tallulah and Delilah but not brave enough!

Could get on board with Sophia but "too many girls' names end in -a", according to DH Hmm

Pitched Clementine as a serious option to him yesterday. Did my homework and told him that there was a French cartoon series in the 80s called Clementine (he collects cartoon boxsets as part of his cinema/TV obsession - don't ask). He pulled the boxset off the shelf and said he knew. And that the theme tune is one of the songs he sings to Nathaniel at bedtime.

We're not there yet but let's just say the idea has been planted and from past experience, I now just need to let the cogs turn...

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nathanielssister · 26/05/2020 05:45

@jennymac31 Emmeline is on my list too!

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ProperVexed · 26/05/2020 06:16

Clementine was my number one name when I was pregnant 20+ years ago. I had boys so didn't use it. It is a cracking name. I also like Calliope but don't know how this would work in French.

LilacSloth · 26/05/2020 22:25

Genevieve

SoMuchToBits · 26/05/2020 22:31

Clementine is lovely, but otherwise I would go for Susanna (sister of a Nathaniel in my family tree).

peperethecat · 26/05/2020 22:49

Josephine
Alexandra
Béatrice
Delphine
Alice
Madeleine
Sophie
Chloe
Anna
Julia
Carine
Lucie
Cecilia
Emilie
Marion
Elsa
Amélie
Audrey
Clémentine
Zoé
Emma
Léa
Claire
Nathalie
Gabrielle
Inès

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