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Help! Punchy, unusual French girl names

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vowelsandall · 22/09/2024 22:05

Baby girl is here and nameless, so I need your help please!! I need a name that fits the following criteria:

  • punchy (by that I mean something that has some energy and strength to it)
  • something that is not commonly used in the UK, but ideally something that isn't considered made up either. It would be great if it's something that isn't really dated in France too
  • something that is French, or at least pronounceable in French. I don't mind if the pronunciation is a little different in English and French

Any ideas? I would be most grateful!

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DancefloorAcrobatics · 22/09/2024 22:11

Elise
Mathild
Yvonne
Valerie
Reine

lolacherricoke · 22/09/2024 22:12

Leonie
Marcelle
Lillian

marshmallowfinder · 22/09/2024 22:13

Manon is lovely.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 22/09/2024 22:14

Rosalie or Coralie are beautiful imo and fulfill your criteria I think.

I adore Juliette but I think it’s a bit dated in France.

dinmin · 22/09/2024 22:15

Camille
Anaïs

SallyWD · 22/09/2024 22:17

Anouk

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 22/09/2024 22:17

Wild card would be Corisande, I love it but it’s very rarely used!

Moreteaandchocolate · 22/09/2024 22:18

Manon
Celine
Anais
Elea
Noemie
Ines
Solene
Sabine
Alizee
Ember
Brielle
Aveline
Mirielle nn Miri
Marceline nn Marcie

(sorry for the lack of accents!)

Echobelly · 22/09/2024 22:20

Colette
Cecile
Monique

GutsyWasp · 22/09/2024 22:23

Anouk
Leonie
Manon

MingingTiles · 22/09/2024 22:24

Odette

purpleme12 · 22/09/2024 22:24

Eloise?

NorthantsNewbie · 22/09/2024 22:24

I’ve always loved Amandine.

Autumnweddingguest · 22/09/2024 22:26

Vianne
Vivienne
Serafine
Simone

I love some of the short ones too:

Claude
Jeanne
Laure

CeruleanBelt · 22/09/2024 22:26

Claudine. No idea if it's dated but it's pretty.

ghislaine · 22/09/2024 22:26

Marianne

Solange

Edith

Viviane

I can’t speak to whether these are dated or not but these are all strong names which would work in both English and French.

CocoapuffPuff · 22/09/2024 22:27

Severine
Dominique
Valerie
Veronique
Claudine
Nicole
Anouk

Aroastdinnerisnotahumanright · 22/09/2024 22:28

Axelle, Gaëlle, Léa, Eulalie, Martine (bit dated)

maudelovesharold · 22/09/2024 22:28

Genevieve

cooldarkroom · 22/09/2024 22:29

Léonne...

MO308002 · 22/09/2024 22:30

One of my dearest friends is called Soizic.
She is French and very very cool.

PassMeTheCookies · 22/09/2024 22:32

Flora and Camille are two names of my SIL's close friends that I thought were beautiful when I heard them on her hen do in France (her native).

Beatrice
Claudette
Christelle
Estelle

Are other names I liked too.

mambojambodothetango · 22/09/2024 22:34

Manon

Withless · 22/09/2024 22:35

Romy

AubrieDog · 22/09/2024 22:35

Sylviane

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