English/French baby names (living in France)

[Neelym11]

Looking for some ideas, feedback and inspiration please!

My husband and I are really struggling to agree on a name which works in both English and French. I’m British, he’s French and we’ll be moving permanently to France in a couple of months.

Our son is Arthur which works perfectly in the UK and in France and I don’t mind the difference in pronunciation.

Any suggestions / feedback on the below names would be greatly appreciated.

• Charlotte (husbands favourite but super popular?)
• Sylvie (my favourite but apparently very old fashioned in France)
• Margot
• Sophie
• Florence

• Louis (husband’s favourite after his grandfather.. but again very poplar?)
• Valentin (my favourite, difficult for English to pronounce?)
• Théo
• Rémy
• Raphaël

• our surname begins with M if that makes a difference! X

Charlotte is in the top 50 in France right now so not one of the most popular but definitely popular, especially compared to names like Florence or Isabelle which are popular in the UK but out of fashion in France.

I really love this name. I wonder how it’d be received by French people…

I think it’s a bit like Henry in English: a bit staid and unadventurous but not a problem.
There is also Edouard. I know two Edouards age eleven and under in France, though personally I prefer the English spelling Edward which could work in French. It also goes well with Arthur.

I know a male Laurent in France. He is early 40’s.

What about Guy ( a guy called Ghee; a ghee called Guy and all that…) ?

Yes, Laurent is a male name. Fairly common in that sort of age group.