Ffion, Zoe, Alexandra or Isabella?

[SpaceHopperHayls]

Ffion is currently the frontrunner, especially as I am due to give birth the day after St David's Day. We are Welsh but currently living in Oxfordshire, which is why we'd like a Welsh name.

I'm still being drawn by the other three though. Bloke doesn't like Isabella - our surname starts with a B, and he thinks it sounds a bit clunky.

Any opinions welcomed, please!

I'd also say that, given that you ARE welsh, probably have welsh accents and will be going back there to visit family, the real question is do zoe, alexandra and isabella travel well to wales, not does Ffion travel well to France...

Fillyjonk - do you know what Ffion means in French ? I am curious, the question is not meant aggresively.

my hubby likes ffion, i like alex and isobella though there does seem to be a lot of them around. Alexandra is prob my fav

no I don't

but this is not a french child, is it?

is the op actually planning on extensive travel in france?

gosh, i love Ffion and i'm not welsh, it's a gorgeous name, much nicer than the others. can't understand for a second why anyone would think it horrible...

and why can't ze frenchies pronounce fee-on? what's so tricky about zat?

OK. Ffion in french is c*nt. If my schoolgirl french is inaccurate, I am sure Anna will correct me.

ah. lolol. no need to be so coy about it before, surely. we can handle a cunt on MN. i still think it's the nicest name by a cuntry mile, however... would fiona really get a different response from the frenchies? i doubt it.

I have a Ffion (DD1) and when I visit folks in England (we live in Wales) people often comment on what a lovely unusual name it is. DD2 has Llinos as middle name meaning Linnet-difficult to pronounce if not Welsh. DD3 due in 2 wks and will be Elin.

Re: les francais, I have heard fion used for ass, at least I think it's ass, but you wouldn't not call e.g. your son Conn because it might one day be approximated by the French to sound like con.