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[Opinions] The best French name ever...

by Tisiphone

5/9/2017, 4:28 AM

Trawling the net for roses for my imaginary garden (yes I know, I've got a lot of time on my hands ok?!), I came across the magnificently named Ghislaine de Féligonde. Which struck me as the most elegant French name I've ever heard!

http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/167578

#French

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- Caprice

5/9/2017, 8:07 AM

Can't say I'm crazy about Ghislaine, but yes, it's very elegant.

- hylo

5/9/2017, 7:31 AM

I think that sounds very heavy and rather inelegant.

- Felie +3

5/9/2017, 5:41 AM

Hi !!!

Ghislaine de Féligonde?
Yes. It seems the name of a Duchess or a Medieval princess.
It is quite elegant.

But if I think about Ghislaine it has a complex sound that is quite unpleasant. It is not familiar to me.

- Tisiphone +2

5/9/2017, 6:07 AM

I only like it pronounced with a hard 'g' 'Gee LEN', rather than 'zhis len'

But really I find the beauty of this name is how it looks written down

- hulamigo +1

5/9/2017, 6:17 AM

It's funny I've never heard it said with a hard G. I've met a few women with this name and they all pronounce it 'zheez-LEN', but they are all French so I guess that's why.

- Pie

5/9/2017, 12:57 PM

My cousin is gee LEN. Born in Paris, lives in Paris.

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