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What would you call Giselle & Elodie’s sister?

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RSGR · 02/10/2021 14:47

Hi there,

Looking for some suggestions. My husband & I are struggling this time. We both have names we love but nothing we can mutually agree on. Would love some inspiration.

Thanks

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ithoughtisawapuddycat · 02/10/2021 16:00

Josephine
Sophie
Deborah
Evelyn
Lucinda

leavesthataregreen · 02/10/2021 16:00

Delphine or Vivianne/Vivinenne Or Genevieve. Or Anais.

RSGR · 02/10/2021 16:01

@Standrewsschool Juliette is my husbands favourite name for a girl but I have a friend with the name.

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Declutterclogs · 02/10/2021 16:03

I came on to say Josephine like a few PPs. I also love Madeleine with your names.

Declutterclogs · 02/10/2021 16:04

Delphine is also lovely!

EntreMummy · 02/10/2021 16:04

I also think Madeleine works best with your names

I wouldn’t have another “G” name, and Genevieve is very different pronunciation in English and French

Adaeasypeeler · 02/10/2021 16:05

Persephone
Echo

RSGR · 02/10/2021 16:05

@leavesthataregreen I quite like Anais but it often gets pronounced wrong in English.

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WearsideBridge · 02/10/2021 16:07

French

Marielle
Claudine
Nicolette
Mathilde
Floriane
Clementine
Lucille
Camille

Some beautiful choices.

Feduperika · 02/10/2021 16:07

Helene
Josephine
Dorothea

RSGR · 02/10/2021 16:07

@EntreMummy That’s the main reason why I have reservations about Genevieve.

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Pemba · 02/10/2021 16:10

The trouble is, what English speaking people and French speaking people consider nice names may vary a lot, not be currently fashionable etc.

Sylvie as suggested is a case in point, to English speakers it's a pretty fresh variation of Sylvia, to French speakers it's their auntie's name, and quite dull.

It seems that the fashionable baby names in France are things like Cappucine, which just makes English speakers think of 1. coffee 2. monks and possibly 3. monkeys, and it just seems odd. I think Appolline too, or something like that?

Jade is surprisingly one of the top baby girls' names in France. To Brits it just seems like an 80s name, not very classy. But I presume the French are pronouncing it differently, like Zhad with a short 'a' maybe? I looked on a French names site some time ago, and Jane was one of the names suggested 'but not pronounced the English way' I think it said (my French not brilliant). But it IS an English name, isn't it? Why not just use Jeanne then, if you don't like the correct pronunciation? But then we pronounce names like Genevieve incorrectly I suppose.

RoseHarper · 02/10/2021 16:11

Madeline or Delphine are both lovely.

ChuckyCheese · 02/10/2021 16:12

Parissa

Immaculatemisconception · 02/10/2021 16:13

Clementine

AdaHopper · 02/10/2021 16:19

Colette
Valerie

AdaHopper · 02/10/2021 16:20

Murielle
Mireille

SquirrelFan · 02/10/2021 16:23

Marguerite
Madeline
Mireille
Manon

Marguerite2000 · 02/10/2021 16:28

Collette
Veronique
Maribel
Margot
Chantal
Dominique
I must confess I'm a little bit puzzled though. If you want French names then surely the best place to ask is on a French forum.

Lovingtheglitter · 02/10/2021 16:29

I really like Amelie

Aspiringmatriarch · 02/10/2021 16:32

I like Delpine, Adeline or Amelie.

Aspiringmatriarch · 02/10/2021 16:32

Sorry, Delphine.

Mammyloveswine · 02/10/2021 16:33

Clara.. Sophia.. Meredith.. Celeste.. Amelia

Mammyloveswine · 02/10/2021 16:35

Oh actually Amelie! Or Annabel!

Annalise.. Lucia.. Sienna

waitingpatientlyforspring · 02/10/2021 16:38

I know someone with an Elodie who also has a Halle

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