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[Opinions] French BAs
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Eowen - makes me think of Eowyn from Lord of the Rings
Anne-Claire - don't care for it. I don't really like double names, although they are pretty normal in France
Asma - love it!
Ambre - love it!
Zoé Cléa Aurore - love it!
Lya Jeannine Paola - prefer Lia. Jeannine and Paola are nice
Manon Amandine Christelle - love Manon and Amandine, but not Christelle
Manon Marielle - love it! (I've got a cousin named Manon.)
Elyne Cynthia - like Cynthia, but not Elyne
Samia - love it!
Maïlys Lycéna - don't like it
Cassandra Rosine Solange - love it!
Léana (x2) - don't like it
Ilane - love it!
Jade Raphaëlle - love it!(m)
Mèhiti René Gabin - I don't recognize Mèhiti. Do you know where it comes from. I like René, but not Gabin.
Jonas Michel Christian - love it!
Sébastien Isabelle Jacques - we sometimes give kids opposite-sex middle names. It's not that common these days, but I've heard it. I love Sébastien!
Thylan Paul - like Paul; Thylan is hideous. It must be because of that Blondeau girl.

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You and I seem to have similar tastes in names :)
I couldn't find much information on Mèhiti, but it's a French Polynesian name, and may refer to an old name for a local district. You're right about Thylan; Thylane Blondeau's mother was the first person to use it in France. She made it up from a Vietnamese name, Thuy Lan. Interesting to see a male version, but too trendy for me.
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The male version sounds pretty awful IMO because the Vietnamese characters used in the name are both feminine.
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I like the look of Ambre, but it's basically Amber... pretty in meaning, but hardly sophisticated.
Zoé Cléa Aurore is so hilariously OTT and I think I kind of love it.
Paola is pretty. So is Amandine.
Maïlys Lycéna is very odd. I want to like it, but I really don't. It's interesting, but not pleasant.
Cassandra Rosine Solange feels both frumpy and kind of nice. I'm conflicted.
Jade Raphaëlle. I love Raphaëlle, but Jade is one of my all time least favourite names.I like Jacques, Romain, Bernard, Nicolas, Gabriel, Mathis, Raphael, Henri and Lisandro, but no full names. What is Tyméo and where is it coming from? Any ideas?
Also, Isabelle on a boy. Interesting, but what a terrible idea!
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Tyméo is a trendy spelling of Timeo (see Timaeus).
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I'm fond of Anne-Claire, Zoé Cléa Aurore, Lya Jeannine Paola (though I really dislike Lya), Manon Amandine Christelle, Cassandra Rosine Solange, Maxence, Tyméo André Raymond, Quentin Romain Bernard, and Luca René Egidio.
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