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Help[Opinions] Re: Beautiful French Names You've Never Considered
in reply to a message by Lizzie O'Brien
I honestly doubt that all of these are used in France. In fact I doubt that the people who wrote this speak French or did their research. No offense, but some of these names would be absolutely ridiculous and the child would be made fun of should he/she ever visit a French speaking country. I mean some of these names are nice but overall it isn't such a good selection, sorry :(
Elodie - has always been one of my favorites but it is super 80s/early 90s dated in France and wouldn't sound refreshing or interesting too most people there nowadays. I could see it catching on in English speaking countries. I really like it despite it being dated.
Cabot - seriously? :O This is not a name, it is a word that means 'corporal'. Yes, some word names are used in France but I can't imagine anyone would use this especially because it also has a slang meaning of 'poser' (as in someone who pretends to be really important) and 'pooch/mutt'.
Coralie - it's fine and would actually work in France. I think this could appeal to parents.
Theo - this is nice and super trendy in France.
Landry - this seems to have a French origin but I never heard it on anyone as a given name.
Talbot - never heard of this.
Josette - very dated in France and I don't see it getting common in English speaking countries. I could see Josephine becoming very popular.
Margaux - this is common in France and really nice but could cause pronunciation/spelling issues.
Kane - is this French? I think of Citizen Kane.
Fleur - the French word for 'flower'. Could become more common because of Harry Potter.
Sandrine - dated in France and I doubt it will become popular as Sandra is dated in the US and Sandrine is too close.
Yvette - this is also really old fashioned in France and seems dated to me as well. I think -ette endings will take a while to come back into fashion with the exceptions of Violet and Juliet/Juliette.
Travers - uhm this can make 'mistake' in French. Not a good idea. And 'travers de porc' are spare ribs :)
Neville - it's very Neville Longbottom.
Lisette - hmmm no, not with the dated -ette ending and its similarity to the dated Lisa.
Luc - super common boring French name, might just as well choose Luke as hardly any English speaker will pronounce Luc correctly.
Zuri - isn't this Swahili? It is cute and might get common.
Forrest - really? French? Run, Forrest, run.
Fae - I think this is an English name.
Armand - sounds like the protagonist of a cheap romance novel.
Halette - ? never seen this but it is not attractive to me.
Beau - this is a French word. Never heard it used as a name in France. Could be a bit embarrassing. Imagine this conversation John:'Hey I'm John' Beau:'Hey John, I'm Beautiful' *awkward silence*. It is the French masculine form of the word for beautiful. I can understand why people like it, I also like Belle. But I would never use it, if I loved it so much I had to have it I would go for Annabel and just call her Belle for short.
Bale - Christian Bale? boule de Bale is a type of sausage but I never heard it as a name.
Corbin - ok
Ila - French? No.
If I could suggest some names for non French speaking people I would also suggest Elodie and maybe Coralie, Theo (this is used in France but I don't think its origin is French) and Margaux. I would also suggest Amandine (dated in France but nice in the US) and some other names such as Camille, Juliette, Maeva, Noemie, Leonie, Elise, Eloise, Valentine, Estelle, Emeline and Amelie. They are not all French in origin but at least they are actually used in France and won't lead to the child being made fun of.
Elodie - has always been one of my favorites but it is super 80s/early 90s dated in France and wouldn't sound refreshing or interesting too most people there nowadays. I could see it catching on in English speaking countries. I really like it despite it being dated.
Cabot - seriously? :O This is not a name, it is a word that means 'corporal'. Yes, some word names are used in France but I can't imagine anyone would use this especially because it also has a slang meaning of 'poser' (as in someone who pretends to be really important) and 'pooch/mutt'.
Coralie - it's fine and would actually work in France. I think this could appeal to parents.
Theo - this is nice and super trendy in France.
Landry - this seems to have a French origin but I never heard it on anyone as a given name.
Talbot - never heard of this.
Josette - very dated in France and I don't see it getting common in English speaking countries. I could see Josephine becoming very popular.
Margaux - this is common in France and really nice but could cause pronunciation/spelling issues.
Kane - is this French? I think of Citizen Kane.
Fleur - the French word for 'flower'. Could become more common because of Harry Potter.
Sandrine - dated in France and I doubt it will become popular as Sandra is dated in the US and Sandrine is too close.
Yvette - this is also really old fashioned in France and seems dated to me as well. I think -ette endings will take a while to come back into fashion with the exceptions of Violet and Juliet/Juliette.
Travers - uhm this can make 'mistake' in French. Not a good idea. And 'travers de porc' are spare ribs :)
Neville - it's very Neville Longbottom.
Lisette - hmmm no, not with the dated -ette ending and its similarity to the dated Lisa.
Luc - super common boring French name, might just as well choose Luke as hardly any English speaker will pronounce Luc correctly.
Zuri - isn't this Swahili? It is cute and might get common.
Forrest - really? French? Run, Forrest, run.
Fae - I think this is an English name.
Armand - sounds like the protagonist of a cheap romance novel.
Halette - ? never seen this but it is not attractive to me.
Beau - this is a French word. Never heard it used as a name in France. Could be a bit embarrassing. Imagine this conversation John:'Hey I'm John' Beau:'Hey John, I'm Beautiful' *awkward silence*. It is the French masculine form of the word for beautiful. I can understand why people like it, I also like Belle. But I would never use it, if I loved it so much I had to have it I would go for Annabel and just call her Belle for short.
Bale - Christian Bale? boule de Bale is a type of sausage but I never heard it as a name.
Corbin - ok
Ila - French? No.
If I could suggest some names for non French speaking people I would also suggest Elodie and maybe Coralie, Theo (this is used in France but I don't think its origin is French) and Margaux. I would also suggest Amandine (dated in France but nice in the US) and some other names such as Camille, Juliette, Maeva, Noemie, Leonie, Elise, Eloise, Valentine, Estelle, Emeline and Amelie. They are not all French in origin but at least they are actually used in France and won't lead to the child being made fun of.
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