[Opinions] Re: French masculine names
in reply to a message by Felie
André: Yes, a bit old (my dad's name).
Walter (vahl-TER): Not French.
Ismaël: Doesn't strike me as very French.
Jérôme: Good.
Cyril (see-REEL): Yes, but for a character because I don't like it.
Léo: Yes (my cousin's baby, but it was also my cat's name).
Jean-Baptiste: Yes, for a character (not my fav for real life, maybe a bit religious).
Tomas (taw-MA): Usually with an "h" for French use I think.
Ousmane: Doesn't sound that French.
Yves: Yes (my dad's generation).
Patrick (pa-TREEK): Yes, ageless classic.
Mahamadou: No, maybe for a French speaking African.
Eddy: Doesn't sound that French.
Michel: Yes.
Alexandre: Yes, good classic name.
César: Maybe for a character.
Idriss: No.
Didier: Yes.
Pascal: Yes.
Kamel: No.
Gaëtan: Quite old.
Antoine: Yes.
Lionnel: Yes.
Momo (Mouhamed): No, or maybe for an African character.
Fred: Not super French, Frédéric better, Fred for short.
Ghassan: No (Arabic).
Aurélien: Yes.
Francis: Good.
Aymen: No.
Dominique: Good but use Dominic for male.
Jérémy: Good.
Bruno: Good.
Camille (m): No, Female.
Rachid: Maybe.
Mathias: Mathieu more common.
Morgan: Not French.
Clément: Yes.
Soufiane: No.
Fabrice: Fabien better (old).
Philippe: Good classic.
Abraham: Not that French.
Zak: Ok.
Vincent: Good.
Robin: Ok.
Schemci: No.
Brian: English for me.
Lionel: Yes.
Samir: No.
Julien: Good, ageless classic.
Marc: Yes.
Christophe: Yes.
Frédéric: Yes.
Sylvain: Yes, maybe dad generation.
Maxime: Good.
Pierrot (NN): Pierre (a bit old).
Other good classics: Sébastien, Nicholas, Simon, Olivier, Samuel, Arnaud, Armand, Yannick, Gabriel, Christian, Daniel, François, Martin, Rémi
Older: Alain, Bernard, Denis, Robert, Laurent
Walter (vahl-TER): Not French.
Ismaël: Doesn't strike me as very French.
Jérôme: Good.
Cyril (see-REEL): Yes, but for a character because I don't like it.
Léo: Yes (my cousin's baby, but it was also my cat's name).
Jean-Baptiste: Yes, for a character (not my fav for real life, maybe a bit religious).
Tomas (taw-MA): Usually with an "h" for French use I think.
Ousmane: Doesn't sound that French.
Yves: Yes (my dad's generation).
Patrick (pa-TREEK): Yes, ageless classic.
Mahamadou: No, maybe for a French speaking African.
Eddy: Doesn't sound that French.
Michel: Yes.
Alexandre: Yes, good classic name.
César: Maybe for a character.
Idriss: No.
Didier: Yes.
Pascal: Yes.
Kamel: No.
Gaëtan: Quite old.
Antoine: Yes.
Lionnel: Yes.
Momo (Mouhamed): No, or maybe for an African character.
Fred: Not super French, Frédéric better, Fred for short.
Ghassan: No (Arabic).
Aurélien: Yes.
Francis: Good.
Aymen: No.
Dominique: Good but use Dominic for male.
Jérémy: Good.
Bruno: Good.
Camille (m): No, Female.
Rachid: Maybe.
Mathias: Mathieu more common.
Morgan: Not French.
Clément: Yes.
Soufiane: No.
Fabrice: Fabien better (old).
Philippe: Good classic.
Abraham: Not that French.
Zak: Ok.
Vincent: Good.
Robin: Ok.
Schemci: No.
Brian: English for me.
Lionel: Yes.
Samir: No.
Julien: Good, ageless classic.
Marc: Yes.
Christophe: Yes.
Frédéric: Yes.
Sylvain: Yes, maybe dad generation.
Maxime: Good.
Pierrot (NN): Pierre (a bit old).
Other good classics: Sébastien, Nicholas, Simon, Olivier, Samuel, Arnaud, Armand, Yannick, Gabriel, Christian, Daniel, François, Martin, Rémi
Older: Alain, Bernard, Denis, Robert, Laurent