Cécile - ticks all my Frenchman's boxes.

[ClaireVictoria]

Hello all. Advice needed on our latest name choice - Cécile.
We really want a French name to keep her French identity as she grows up in UK. I am English, papa is French! However we would like a name that can not be pronounced in different ways such as Anais.
Our latest choice is Cécile Rose. Too old fashioned?

I think its lovely

It's ok. More Cecil sounding in English. Do you like Clara?

Celeste? I really wanted this for DD1's middle name, but my husband thought it was too French. I should have stuck to my guns because she hates the middle name we compromised on.

I like it. I prefer Cecily though but it's just easier for me to say

Celine? is that a bit softer. British people possible more familiar with its prononciation.

BTW Cecilia can be either English or French. But then I love Cécile. Just wish my husband weren't such a stick in the mud Englishman.

I do like Cecile, but Celeste is slightly nicer, IMO.

Cecile (or Cecilie) is my choice for a DD!

Should point out I'm going the other way though as we're based in France. Need a name the English will understand or as sneakily Enlgish-made-to-look-French as I can get a way with! Hence Cecilie, which is just a Frenchified spelling of Cecily but doesn't actually exist in French. Don't know whether I'lll be allowed that though.

I thought Cecil was a boys name?

Celine?

I think its a gorgeous name, as is Cecilie/Cecily. Celine makes me think of the mad Dion woman....

Cécile is a beautiful name. I like the nn Célie as well, really rare and pretty imo. Hate Celine though!

watch this
hope you speak french!

Cécile is a beautiful name.

Please don't call her Celeste or Celine. They are awful.

Cécile is a beautiful name.

Please don't call her Celeste or Celine. They are awful.

Thank you for all your comments.

I love the link to "Cecile ma fille", though Franck's (DH) sing along I could have done without!!

He translated it for me ... I think I need to learn French or DH and DD are going to have an absolute hoot chinwagging without me understanding a word. DH already has a bank of French music to play to her which included this song!!!

Cécile certainly has a beautiful ring to it.

Thanks again

XC

Come and join the bilingual family chat thread!

Excellent idea... is there an easy link to it?

Cecile is a v pretty name! I'm not sure keen on Rose as a mn because everyone is using it

Gorgeous name!

I know what you mean about Rose. Also Cecile Rose sounds like Cecil Rhodes - not an association I really want!!

Lovely

There's always Fleur?

Love Cecile!

Do not think it goes with Rose (agree with ClaireVictoria on that one!)

Must be zillions of other beautiful French middle names though...

Cécile Rose is a lovely choice.

I think Cecile Rose works very well in both languages
Old fashioned is the new trendy isn't it?