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[Opinions] Uncommon French feminine names - pick & combine your favourites.
Well, these are all French feminine names which vary from being uncommon to very unique/old-fashioned. All of them are featured in the Submitted Names Database, though, so you can always look up their meanings and origins there. :)Let's pretend for a moment that you are living in France and that the French government has decreed that only names from this list are allowed to be used on newborn female babies. Which of the names below would you pick for your daughter(s) and what combo(s) would you make?Here are the names - name nerds should have a blast with some of these. ;)
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Adelgonde - Adolphine - Adrastée - Aldegonde - Alexienne - Althée - Amalberge - Amalthée - Ambroisie - Anatolie - Andromaque - Andromède - Anique - Ansflède - Apollonie - Arégonde - Arnoldine - Astrée - AurélienneB
Bellone - Bérengère - Bertine - BriséisC
Cassandre - Cassiopée - Cédrique - Cérès - Concorde - CyprienneD
Dalila - Danique - DysnomieE
EudoxieF
FrédégondeG
Gérardine - GerdineH
Hersilie - Hildegonde - Hubertine - HypatieI
Ilithyie - Ingonde - IphigénieJ
Jacoline - Jacomine - Jacquemine - Joline - Josine - JuturneL
Larisse - Lidwine - Livie - Lucilie - LucrèceM
Madelon - Malou - Manou - Marilène - Maximine - Médée - Michou - Milou - MinerveN
Nanou - Nanouk - Nicaise - NicasieO
Octavie - OrbianeP
Pandore - Pantaléonie - Pantaléonne - Perséphone - Phèdre - Philomène - PolyxèneR
Radegonde - Rhéa - Richarde - Robine - Romarique - Romée - RudolphineS
Séphora - Simonique - Symphorienne - SymphorineT
Thalie - ThéodelindeU
Ursule - UrsulineV
VénusY
YokébedZ
Zénaïde
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Aurélienne
Simonique
Gérardine - my favourite; I know a woman of French parentage called Ninette whose real names are Gérardine Jacqueline.
Dalila is pretty too, but does not sound at all gallic.
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I like these:
Alexienne
Astrée (if it's ah-STRAY)
Dalila (assuming dah-LEE-lah)
LivieI really don't think I'd use any, though. They're more for the guilty pleasure list.
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My french sibset:Livie Romarique
Malou Apollonie
Nanouk Vénus
Joline Cassiopée
Anique Philomène
Romée Maximine
Thalie Nicaise
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I love the following:Andromède
Cérès
Iphigénie - cool
Lucilie
Milou
Nanouk
Romée
Théodelinde - pretty awesome!
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I like:Alexienne
Aurélienne
Cassandre
Josine
Livie
Madelon
Rhéa
Séphora
ThéodelindeSome combos:
Aurélienne Séphora- This is my favorite
Alexienne Livie "Allie"
Josine Cassandre "Josie"
Théodelinde Rhéa "Teddy"
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Over all I like:Ambroisie
Astrée (I don't know about this one, it interests me)
Aurélienne
Lucilie (though a bit of a tongue twister)Madelon
Marilène
MaximineRhéa (is this pronounce Rey-ah? if so, than yeah, I like it) Séphora
My daughters would be:
Marilène Séphora and/or Madelon Astrée
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And my favourites are....Well, I absolutely love these ones:Ambroisie
Anatolie
Apollonie
Astrée
Cassiopée
Cédrique
Lucilie
Maximine
Nicasie
Orbiane
Philomène
Romarique
Romée
Symphorine
UrsulineThe combos that I was able to come up with are Romée Ambroisie Cédrique and Astrée Romarique Lucilie - I think those would look cute for a sibset, or for twins even. :D Especially Romée looks so dignified, I can just picture an intelligent and successful businesswoman with this name. :)
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