Can you let me know what your first reaction/thoughts are on this name (for soon-to-arrive dd2)?

[MrsFogi]

Daphné

What's your initial reaction/what sort of person does it conjure up. We're trying to find something that works in France and England. I know how it sounds to a French person but wonder what image it conjures up to an English person. I'm a bit concerned it would end up as something awful like Daff. Also, I can't work out whether it's an upstairs or downstairs name - any views?
Fwiw the other alternative is Victoire (but dh objects as that doesn't really work in English he tells me).

TBH I think there's a danger of other kids calling her Daffy, and if it upsets her they will do it more.

I'm thinking 'Neighbours' granted it was a long time ago, but it was my first thought.

Neighbours was my first thought as well lol.

It also makes me think 80's but I don't know why

My initial reaction is don't do it. There is no way she will escape being Daffy.

For me, it conjours up an image of an older woman, wearing a silk neck scarf.

Sorry, I appreciate finding a name that works in both French and English must be tricky.

I think it's pretty in French and interesting in the way lot of 'retro' names are but TBH in English it initially conjures up members of the womens institute to me.

bit old ladyish

Scooby Doo?

Thank goodness for mn and honest opinions. Please keep the opinions coming as I'm going to have to argue this one out with dh!

What about Delphine (sp?)

Daphne makes me think of scooby doo
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to me (a Scottish person rather than french or english ) it reminds me of one of the daughters from 'the broons'.

I would think Neighbours.

Hmm... Rose/Rosalie? Catherine?

Bit middle-aged, sorry.

If you do go with it, I'd drop the accent too.

can you tell someone in real life that will be brutally honest my youngest sister diid it when we were choosing names had planned on calling my dd tilly untill my sis started saying silly tilly willy (dp mr w) so we changed, you will find something when you least expect it think of all the ways it could be shortened what the first letter of each name spells out etc and remember kids are cruel!

Amelia / Amelie? (would almost certainly be shortened to Milly in English)

Made me think of Daphne du Maurier! Nice name, but perhaps a little old-fashioned?

scooby doo

first reaction is that it sounds very 80s, makes me think of daphney from neighbours. if you want a french/english name what about mathilde?

prefer Delphine.

The accent of Daphné will be considered pretentious in English.

ds wanted me to call dd2 Daphne, Fred if she was a boy. He's a big Scooby Doo fan.

First thought is some girl from the Malory Towers Enid Blyton stories. Don't think I've come across it in anyone under the age of 60.

However, Victorian names like Ivy are coming back into fashion, Daphne might (although it's more early 20th century). Odd, isn't it, some of those Greek names such as Chloe are popular, but Daphne isn't.

Ummm, it reminds me of my dad's whore... the one he had an affair with and the one who got imprisoned for drug dealing (my dad's middle class]. It reminds me of the 80s/early 90s and a dodgy character in neighbours. But it is a nice name and if it is a name you both like (and you don't have the memories of the same daphné as I do) then go for it!

i like it

does it really matter to you waht other people think?

Sorry - Neighbours was my first thought too.