French Girls names that work here

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My friend really liked Raphaelle for a girl but has received some negative comments over here. What names might work well in France and the UK at the moment.

i know an Elodie, Elyse and a Sylvie but they are older. I suggested Manon as it works well in French and Welsh 🤣

i still think she should go with Raphaelle if she likes it but any other suggestions?

Celeste

Azelie, Mirabelle, (Mimi) Delphine, Laurence (Laurie), Eleonore, Seraphine, Sedonie, Leonie.

Celine
Amelie

Natalie

Genevieve

Camille

Obeline, Celeste and Alizea.

Simone
Celine
Annalise

I think Raphaelle is beautiful! There’s a little Raphael in one of the baby groups I go to and I’ve always loved that and as far as I know his parents haven’t run into any issues with it.

Other French girl’s names that could work:

Elodie
Charlotte
Margeaux
Gabrielle
Anais
Clemence

Miriam
Gabriella
Marianne
Genevieve

Manon is my favourite!

Aimee
Fkeur
Elise/Elyse
Dominique
Francine
Celeste
Vivienne

Juliet
Louise
Sophie
Lucie

Esme

Sabrina or Sabrine
Carine
Marine
Amandine
Océane
Marie-Louise
Matilde
Eléonore
Margot
Chloé
Anne-Victoire
Gabrielle
Sophie
Inés
Laurene

They tend to sound different in French and English. The stress is different.
Manon in Welsh is MAN-on. In French it is Man-on. In 'English' it's 'Mannun'.

Raphael is popular here and gets said as Rapha-YELL. Raphaelle might be confused with Raphael. Might be me, but I think it sounds a bit downmarket.

Genevieve and other names sound quite different in the two countries.
Elodie, Amelie, Charlotte, Alice, Beatrice, Marie etc work in both but sound slightly different.

Names like Louise, Estelle, Isabelle, Anne, Sophie would work in both

Adele

Raphaelle is a lovely name. I've only ever known one. I thought she was so pretty, half Italian and everyone called her Raffie.

I don't know why she's received negativity for Raphaelle. It's a lovely name and there won't be hundreds of them! I feel the same about Manon too and it will work very well in Welsh. I don't think she could improve on either choice.

Andree

Juliette
Léa
Adèle
Léonie
Jeanne
Inès
Alix
Margaux / Margot
Camille
Théa
Josephine
Celia

Amelie is beautiful.

Corinne

Isabelle

Constance, Céline.

Colette