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I like the idea of Bijou much better than the reality. I've also heard that les bijoux is a slang term in French that pretty much is the same in English: the "Family Jewels." (Except Bijou and Bijoux sound the same.) Of the two, I prefer Jewel, which is something of a GP - I could never use it myself, due to the Jewel grocery store chain that's prominent in my region.

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More likely, I'd use the actual name of a particular gemstone (e.g. Emerald or Sapphire) over a name meaning gemstone.

This message was edited 8/24/2022, 1:59 PM

I like Bijou! I definitely prefer it to Jewel.

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For some reason, I enjoy pairing Bijou with 80s/90s names...

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Bijou Alison
Bijou Beatrice
Bijou Meredith
Bijou Agatha
Bijou Viveca
Bijou Bethany
Bijou Stephanie
Bijou Caroline
Bijou Cecily
Bijou Eleanor
Bijou Katia
Bijou Whitney
Bijou Abigail
Bijou Leonora
Bijou Ottilie
Bijou Ottoline
Bijou Tabitha
Bijou Pamela
Bijou Tacita
Bijou Liliane
Bijou Severine
Bijou Babette
Bijou Therese
Bijou Sylvia
Bijou Eveline
Bijou Emeline / Emmeline

Aw, this was the name of a little black cat I had! For that reason I'm very fond of it. In terms of a person's name it makes me think of anime characters, or a video game character or something - it has a very whimsical, fantastical quality to it; it's a name that has a kind of "colourful sidekick" energy to it.

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Jewel is all right too, but I am definitely more attached to Bijou.

Sounds a bit pejorative when used in English. And I don't like jewel names, Jewel included, so I can't do mns.

Much prefer Jewel; Bijou is awful as a name. However Gemma would be even better.

Jewel is preferable by a long stretch. Bijou is almost unpleasant in appearance and sound.