Pascale

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French DH wants a name I really do like - Pascale - for our daughter but not sure how it will go down here. Think Britain's playgrounds are ready?

Pascale is nice. I love french girls names:
Delphine
Celeste
Axelle

I knew a Severine too

Pascale is a lovely name.

My French penfriend in the early 90s was called...Mary.

I was very disappointed, I wanted someone called something like Suzette or Veronique.

Lovely name.

Nice to have a name reflecting heritage imo.

a lovely name for once

at Mary...not even Marie?

I know I'm really late to this thread just really wanted to say that you would offend many french people as Pascale is only meant to be given to a baby born on the Easter weekend!!!!!!

isn't it the name of the lizard in tangled?

The playground is ready for just about anything. I teach a Pascale.

Lovely name! Makes a refreshing change from all the little Rubies, Ellies, Evies out there and is a lovely tribute to your heritage! I know a lovely Pascale who is now in her fourties - great name!

I like it.

I knew a male Pascal and as far as I know he never had any trouble with his name.

Absolutely love it. One of my favourite French names.

It's lovely. I remember when I went to France on exchange at school I stayed with a family and the daughter was Pascale. It seemed so exotic!

Look here to see just how dated and unfashionable a first name Pascale is in France. Please don't do this to your daughter. Would you call her Karen, Sharon or Tracey?

Pascale is lovely.

That site is also telling me that the top 40 in France in 2010 included Sarah, Louise and Lisa, all of which sound very 70s to me.

I'd only hesitate if I was planning to relocate to France with DC in the foreseeable future. You don't know where your kids are going to end up living, or what their names will signify there.

I love it but unfortunately think a lot of people will pronounce it as Pascal.

Seeing as the thread is nearly FIVE YEARS OLD I doubt the OP particularly cares anymore...

Oh nooo!

I wonder what they decided?

DebK2012 yes, a bit late by a few years, and how do you know the baby wasn't born at Easter?

You win the prize for the most pointless post ever.

And offend French people, like her DH?

Pascale is a lovely, feminine name. And rarely used (in the UK) so a great choice!

I have a french friend called Pascale and her birthday is in September... is that not allowed then ?

I know I'm really late to this thread just really wanted to say that you would offend many french people

I've never heard that before and am very sceptical. It is a pretty name, but very very unfashionable for babies here (makes me think of someone in their mid-to-late forties).

It's not that it's not allowed, it's just that it's as weird as having a Noelle born in June.

Sounds like your child would be put under a lot of pressure with that name....

I don't speak French so would pronounce it pascal and the only thing I associate that with is pressure.

Is it weird? I have met plenty of people called Pascal(e) but I have no idea when any of them were born.

Yes, beautiful name.