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Boys names that work in FRENCH/ENGLISH??

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Psychomumma · 15/10/2008 21:03

I'm English, my husband's French. So far we have 2 girls, and a boy called Sebastien John. Expecting son no.2 mid-Dec, and need to find a name that works in both languages... I love Theo (can't do accents on this pc) but FIL vetoed it . We both like Louis, but BIL (aged 41, 50% chance of never settling down to have kids gggrrrrr) has reserved it. Also love Joshua, but have nephew calld that . I think it needs to have at least two syllables to go with big bro's name. Any ideas?? I like more unusual names, but DH is q conservative . Help please!

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pofaced · 16/10/2008 09:22

Patrick
Nicolas

LuLuBai · 16/10/2008 11:11

Oh - I opened this prepared to suggest Louis. I love it. But as that has (rather unreasonably) been reserved:

How about Anton, Arnaud, Lawrence (a bit girly in French perhaps), Christian (a bit too 'rhymy' with Sebastian?), George / Georges, Marcus, Xavier, Eliot, Julian / Julien.

chandellina · 16/10/2008 12:31

Oscar

TexasChainKLAWmassacre · 16/10/2008 12:36

ask BIL how he will feel if he never has kids or at least a boy?

Wouldn't he love to have a special nephew Louis in that case?.....

TexasChainKLAWmassacre · 16/10/2008 12:38

I know a Jocelin, he's called Jos

Tiredmaman · 16/10/2008 14:31

Sebastien and

Quentin

or

Tristan

Rhubarb · 16/10/2008 14:35

dd's best friend was a little boy named Corentin, pronounced with a hard K sound.

Sputnik · 16/10/2008 14:39

Robin
Robert

bikerunski · 16/10/2008 22:18

So how exactly can someone "reserve" a name, especially if they have a 50% chance of not having children?

Indith · 16/10/2008 22:22

Ours all have to work in French too, I have a William Gilbert and would love an Artur if this bump is a boy but can't with our surname, I think it is so cute in French

LemonyAle · 16/10/2008 22:24

Sasha

vanloadtovenice · 17/10/2008 20:53

arthur or quentin or xavier, all lovely with Seb too

Sexonlegs · 17/10/2008 20:56

Andre?

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