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Help[Opinions] French names from the 16th to the early 20th century
So I was making a little genealogic research, and among the dozens of Anne, Jean, Louis and Madeleine I could find, some of my ancestors' names are quite interesting. I thought I would share :)
I want rather traditional names for my children, and SOME of them still sound good today...
Girls:
Perrette
Etiennette/Estiennette/Ethiennette
Zénaïde
Edmée
Jehanne
Octavie
Noée
Victoire
Héloïse
Palmyre
Sidonie
Guillemette
Panassine
Athénaïs
Magdalène
and I even found Alexandre on a woman, how strange.
Boys:
Gaspard
Isidor
Auguste
Barthélémy
Urbain
Désiré
Octave
Mathurin
Roch
Firmin
Toussaint
I want rather traditional names for my children, and SOME of them still sound good today...
Girls:
Perrette
Etiennette/Estiennette/Ethiennette
Zénaïde
Edmée
Jehanne
Octavie
Noée
Victoire
Héloïse
Palmyre
Sidonie
Guillemette
Panassine
Athénaïs
Magdalène
and I even found Alexandre on a woman, how strange.
Boys:
Gaspard
Isidor
Auguste
Barthélémy
Urbain
Désiré
Octave
Mathurin
Roch
Firmin
Toussaint
This message was edited 11/12/2009, 5:57 AM
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Ooo those are cool. I'm particularly loving Zénaïde.
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That's very inresting!
I live in a French-speaking community(sorry to keep repeating that, but, for new people on the board)and some of the names you mention are in use, though not all.
Pierrette and Etienette are fairly common; I know a few of each.
Re:the male names, I have come across Gaspard and Isidor, though only on elderly men.
Roch, however, is not uncommon on younger people...for example, no-one would find it strange to learn a new baby was being named Roch.
I live in a French-speaking community(sorry to keep repeating that, but, for new people on the board)and some of the names you mention are in use, though not all.
Pierrette and Etienette are fairly common; I know a few of each.
Re:the male names, I have come across Gaspard and Isidor, though only on elderly men.
Roch, however, is not uncommon on younger people...for example, no-one would find it strange to learn a new baby was being named Roch.
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Oh, where do you live? It actually wouldn't surprise me if they were still in use in Québec.
I'm really starting to like Antoinette Noée.
I'm really starting to like Antoinette Noée.
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Should that be Pierrette, and not Perrette?
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Both exist, I also found it spelt Perette sometimes.
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