[Opinions] French names
Here are some French names I have seen on the meilleurs-prenoms board
A nice sibset; Charlotte, Vincent, Joséphine et Grégoire
Boys: Milo, Bastien, Malec, Micah, Grégoire, Constant, Florent, Corentin, Elodian, Cyprien, Emile, Hippolyte, Célestin, Eloi, Thibault, Serge, Aurelien, Lilian, Tanguy, Sofiane, Gauthier et Thibaud
Girls: Opaline, Philomene, Flavie, Octavie, Ariane, Ninon, Ludivine, Annabelle, Lou-Anna, Elodie, Sulia, Fanny, Fleurette, Marie-Amélie, Mailys / Maelys et Anaelle
And likes? Dislikes? (note some of these are 'kre8tif' :D)
Alice x
Proud big sister to Sophie and Isabel
Favourite names are: Anouk, Audrey, Iris, Atticus, Henry and Starling
A nice sibset; Charlotte, Vincent, Joséphine et Grégoire
Boys: Milo, Bastien, Malec, Micah, Grégoire, Constant, Florent, Corentin, Elodian, Cyprien, Emile, Hippolyte, Célestin, Eloi, Thibault, Serge, Aurelien, Lilian, Tanguy, Sofiane, Gauthier et Thibaud
Girls: Opaline, Philomene, Flavie, Octavie, Ariane, Ninon, Ludivine, Annabelle, Lou-Anna, Elodie, Sulia, Fanny, Fleurette, Marie-Amélie, Mailys / Maelys et Anaelle
And likes? Dislikes? (note some of these are 'kre8tif' :D)
Alice x
Proud big sister to Sophie and Isabel
Favourite names are: Anouk, Audrey, Iris, Atticus, Henry and Starling
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These names aren't French: Malec, Micah, Sofiane (on a boy??), Lou-Anna, Sula (??), Mailys/Maelys are NOT French, sorry but I don't like it when people just say "it's French" because it's exotic or something.
Apart from that, these names are never used (some used to, others are unheard of): Elodian, Eloi, Lilian, Opaline, Philomene, Fleurette.
I like:
A nice sibset; Charlotte, Vincent
Boys: Milo, Bastien, Micah, Florent, Thibault
Girls: Flavie, Octavie, Anaelle
~~ Claire ~~
Apart from that, these names are never used (some used to, others are unheard of): Elodian, Eloi, Lilian, Opaline, Philomene, Fleurette.
I like:
A nice sibset; Charlotte, Vincent
Boys: Milo, Bastien, Micah, Florent, Thibault
Girls: Flavie, Octavie, Anaelle
~~ Claire ~~
This message was edited 4/8/2005, 10:54 AM
Sorry, these were just names I saw on the board there, I copied and pasted the list from my journal (naughty) and forgot to take off Micah and the others
These ones: Elodian, Eloi, Lilian, Opaline, Philomene, Fleurette - I found on the boards (and the top 100 lists) so obviously someone likes them! I have a tendency to like very-old or very-new (i.e. creative) French names that most people wouldn't have heard of
I haven't a clue where they got Sofiane from I just took the ending (-fiane) and presumed it was a French 'kre8tif' name as I can't find it anywhere
Alice x
Proud big sister to Sophie and Isabel
Favourite names are: Anouk, Audrey, Iris, Atticus, Henry and Starling
These ones: Elodian, Eloi, Lilian, Opaline, Philomene, Fleurette - I found on the boards (and the top 100 lists) so obviously someone likes them! I have a tendency to like very-old or very-new (i.e. creative) French names that most people wouldn't have heard of
I haven't a clue where they got Sofiane from I just took the ending (-fiane) and presumed it was a French 'kre8tif' name as I can't find it anywhere
Alice x
Proud big sister to Sophie and Isabel
Favourite names are: Anouk, Audrey, Iris, Atticus, Henry and Starling
Sofiane
Sofiane is number 92. in "Most Popular Names for Births in France 2001" -list. As a male name.
Sofiane is number 92. in "Most Popular Names for Births in France 2001" -list. As a male name.
My first reaction was: Oh no! The French are now trying too hard. . . . It's those *%!)^ Mcdonalds in Paris.
I suppose these could be family names that were popular 100 years ago. I do have a secret warm feeling for Hippolyte. It seems every other minor character in a 19th century French or Russian novel was named Hippolyte. Ah, to be a teenage bookworm once again. . . .
Ludovine could grow on me. I do like Philomene, Annabelle, Octavie, and Milo. My tastes run to the obscure (English names), particularly medieval saint names, so who am I to judge?
I suppose these could be family names that were popular 100 years ago. I do have a secret warm feeling for Hippolyte. It seems every other minor character in a 19th century French or Russian novel was named Hippolyte. Ah, to be a teenage bookworm once again. . . .
Ludovine could grow on me. I do like Philomene, Annabelle, Octavie, and Milo. My tastes run to the obscure (English names), particularly medieval saint names, so who am I to judge?
"My tastes run to the obscure (English names), particularly medieval saint names, so who am I to judge? "
Could you give me examples? I love medieval names!
~~ Claire ~~
Could you give me examples? I love medieval names!
~~ Claire ~~
Ambrose, Ives, Swithin / Swithun, Cyprian, Benedict, Bernard, Clement, Edmund, Oswin, Peregrine, Percival, Jasper, Hugh / Hugo, Lionel, Eustace, Ferdinand, Piers, Edwin, Edgar, Esmund, Gervase, Jerome, Xavier, Wilfred, Tybalt, Swinford (pig's bridge!), Roland, Roger, Reginald, Duncan, Cyril, Methodius, Ilarion, Alexis, Anatole, Arcady, Simon, Martin, Harold, Desmond, Finbarr, Kip, Abelard, Boniface, Cedric, Clarence;
Matilda, Adelheid, Adelaide, Adela, Alix (Eleanor of Aqu.'s dd), Edith, Cecily, Frances, Philippa, ... Load Full Message
Matilda, Adelheid, Adelaide, Adela, Alix (Eleanor of Aqu.'s dd), Edith, Cecily, Frances, Philippa, ... Load Full Message
Patron Saints Index
I'm a die-hard atheist, but I adore this site for the names on it: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
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I'm a die-hard atheist, but I adore this site for the names on it: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm.
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks. Check my profile for their names.
I didn't know Igraine was a saint! Interesting!
I love:
Ambrose, Ives, Clement, Edmund, Percival, Jasper, Lionel, Ferdinand, Edwin, Jerome, Roland, Reginald, Duncan, Alexis, Simon, Harold, Clarence
Matilda, Adelheid, Adelaide, Adela, Cecily, Frances, Philippa, Blanche, Averil, Isolde / Iseult, Agnes, Theodora, Eugenia, Clotilda, Imelda, Amalia, Iphigenia. :)
~~ Claire ~~
I love:
Ambrose, Ives, Clement, Edmund, Percival, Jasper, Lionel, Ferdinand, Edwin, Jerome, Roland, Reginald, Duncan, Alexis, Simon, Harold, Clarence
Matilda, Adelheid, Adelaide, Adela, Cecily, Frances, Philippa, Blanche, Averil, Isolde / Iseult, Agnes, Theodora, Eugenia, Clotilda, Imelda, Amalia, Iphigenia. :)
~~ Claire ~~