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Baby girl names to suit different British and French naming styles

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Indiff · 17/09/2026 13:03

Hi all, so my husband and I are expecting our first child together, we both have children from our first marriages and my husband is French.

We have very very different naming styles.

My children are Pippa Jane and Leo Mark, family names for middle names. His children each have 3 middle names! And quite formal to me anyway first names, their names are Arthur Louis Marc Gaspard and Estelle Inès Pascale Aliénor.

We are expecting a little girl

My husband loves

Blanche, Victoire, Apolline and Eugénie
I think these are all far too heavy and I don’t like them.

I love Clara, Phoebe, Alice, Juliette, he doesn’t like any of these!

Can anyone help us find a name we both like?

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RowsOfFlowers · Today 14:16

Seraphine is lovely!

mathanxiety · Today 16:38

I agree with PPs that your names are quite British and a bit on the twee side. I like your DH's name vibe more.

Suggestions:
Catherine
Cecelia
Heloise
Sybille
Laetitia
Tatiana
Esmee
Olivia
Antonia
Lucille
Sidonie
Emeline
Helene
Penelope
Athena
Lydia
Ariane
Astrid
Emilie
Thalia
Rosalie
Emma
Agathe
Alma
Mathilde
Celestine
Anouk
Cloe
Cleo
Morgane
Anastasia
Valentina
Raphaelle
Clementine
Charlotte
Romane
Clarissa
Philomene
Bertille
Apolline
Anna

Your H can fill in accents as needed.

mathanxiety · Today 16:41

*Clarisse

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