[Opinions] More unusual French names
Another little batch of unusual names from civil acts in Northern France, 1685-1850.
Célerine (f)
Cyprienne (f)
Léonise (f)
Azélia (f) and Azèle
Aglaée (f)
Joachine (f)
Domithilde (f)
Godeliève (f) and Godeline
Palmire (f)
Rufine (f)
Zenaise (f) and Zénaïde
Cyr (m)
Clovis (m)
Damase (m)
Bétoni (m)
Wallerand (m) - also as Waelrand, I think this is possibly Flemish
Valérique (m)
Isembart (m)
Fortuné (m)
Célerine (f)
Cyprienne (f)
Léonise (f)
Azélia (f) and Azèle
Aglaée (f)
Joachine (f)
Domithilde (f)
Godeliève (f) and Godeline
Palmire (f)
Rufine (f)
Zenaise (f) and Zénaïde
Cyr (m)
Clovis (m)
Damase (m)
Bétoni (m)
Wallerand (m) - also as Waelrand, I think this is possibly Flemish
Valérique (m)
Isembart (m)
Fortuné (m)
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I love:
Cyprienne
Zénaïde
Bétoni
Wallerand
Fortuné
Cyprienne
Zénaïde
Bétoni
Wallerand
Fortuné
I love these! Palmire is usable here, I think.
Wow!
I can't possibly thank you enough for these!!
Rufine warms my heart. Domothilde I'd never heard of, but love immediately. :)
I can't possibly thank you enough for these!!
Rufine warms my heart. Domothilde I'd never heard of, but love immediately. :)
Wallerand/Waelrand could mean Edge of the (canal) Bank in Dutch and therefore in Flemish. Like Wall St, and the Rand = Witwatersrand in South Africa from which our currency gets its name: Ridge of White Waters. Also contained gold mines ...
Mmh, I like Domithilde (if spelt Domitilde) and Aglaée - this name has been on my mind lately, though I don't usally like these sounds. I like Palmire too. And I recently discovered Zénaïde while doing some genealogical research, I find it both appealing and ugly.
I had never seen Valérique, it's quite interesting! I can't stop mentally repeating it. It sounds like a made up name.
I see Clovis becoming kinda hip in France, I also have seen a few in recent BAs. I'm pretty sure in a few years this kind of list will become very sought-after by trendy parents!
I had never seen Valérique, it's quite interesting! I can't stop mentally repeating it. It sounds like a made up name.
I see Clovis becoming kinda hip in France, I also have seen a few in recent BAs. I'm pretty sure in a few years this kind of list will become very sought-after by trendy parents!
Very interesting!
To repeat myself(for new posters), I'm in a French-speaking area, and none of the names are familiar to me, except, oddly, Cyr, which is a very common last name here, pages of them in the phone book.
To repeat myself(for new posters), I'm in a French-speaking area, and none of the names are familiar to me, except, oddly, Cyr, which is a very common last name here, pages of them in the phone book.
I like...
Célerine
Cyprienne**
Léonise
Azèle
Joachine
Domithilde*
Godeliève**
Zénaïde
Clovis
Wallerand
Valérique
Fortuné - at school we have a girl named Fortuna.
Célerine
Cyprienne**
Léonise
Azèle
Joachine
Domithilde*
Godeliève**
Zénaïde
Clovis
Wallerand
Valérique
Fortuné - at school we have a girl named Fortuna.
I like:
...none really.
...none really.
These are nice:
Cyprienne (f)
Isembart (m)
Cyprienne (f)
Isembart (m)
These are nice:
Cyprienne (f)
Isembart (m)
Cyprienne (f)
Isembart (m)