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Help[Opinions] Re: 20 French baby names
in reply to a message by jennifer
Aveline- according to this site, it is a form of Avila, which might mean "desired"
Bale- French form of a German form of Basle, a place in Switzerland.
Bellamy- eurgh, pretty sure this is an anglicized combination of "belle" and "amie"... I'm pretty sure French people don't actually use this?
Cabot- according to my good pal Google Translate, this is slang for dog (like pooch/mutt) or a short form of cabotin (hammy/cheesy/corny)...
Coralie- they got this one right!
Danton- I don't think this would be a form of Dante, unless it was a nickname, since "on" is used to mean "little", like chaton for kitten.
Elize- 'z' isn't used much in French, but this name would be a form of Elise, not Lisa
Henri- they got in right! Pronounced awn-REE.
Janvier- that's what it means. I like month/day names!
Jorden- could be, I guess, but it would be pronounced zhor-DEHN.
Landry- yup yup
Luc- yep, form of Luke
Marielle- yep
Montgomery- yep, though I think of this as more English/Scottish than French...
Solene- yup
Mathis- since there's no 'e' after the s, it would be pronounced ma-TEE
Anaelle- a submitted name says it's a French feminine form of the Biblical name Anael, which could either mean "God answers" or come from the same root as Hannah/Anna and mean "favor/grace"
Olivier- yep yep
Fleur- cheesy as anything but right
Remi- yup
Aside from Cabot, all of these have all right meanings! I would think twice before calling your kid a "corny dog"... though I guess if you used the English pronunciation that would be all right!
"Night fell, lots of large stars came out, and the Hemulen loved his park all the better. It was wide and mysterious; one could lose one's way in it and still be at home."
-Tove Jansson
Bale- French form of a German form of Basle, a place in Switzerland.
Bellamy- eurgh, pretty sure this is an anglicized combination of "belle" and "amie"... I'm pretty sure French people don't actually use this?
Cabot- according to my good pal Google Translate, this is slang for dog (like pooch/mutt) or a short form of cabotin (hammy/cheesy/corny)...
Coralie- they got this one right!
Danton- I don't think this would be a form of Dante, unless it was a nickname, since "on" is used to mean "little", like chaton for kitten.
Elize- 'z' isn't used much in French, but this name would be a form of Elise, not Lisa
Henri- they got in right! Pronounced awn-REE.
Janvier- that's what it means. I like month/day names!
Jorden- could be, I guess, but it would be pronounced zhor-DEHN.
Landry- yup yup
Luc- yep, form of Luke
Marielle- yep
Montgomery- yep, though I think of this as more English/Scottish than French...
Solene- yup
Mathis- since there's no 'e' after the s, it would be pronounced ma-TEE
Anaelle- a submitted name says it's a French feminine form of the Biblical name Anael, which could either mean "God answers" or come from the same root as Hannah/Anna and mean "favor/grace"
Olivier- yep yep
Fleur- cheesy as anything but right
Remi- yup
Aside from Cabot, all of these have all right meanings! I would think twice before calling your kid a "corny dog"... though I guess if you used the English pronunciation that would be all right!
"Night fell, lots of large stars came out, and the Hemulen loved his park all the better. It was wide and mysterious; one could lose one's way in it and still be at home."
-Tove Jansson
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