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Some French names, WDYT?
(Maybe not all French but names of babies in Le Figaro.)Penelope, sister of Paul and Julien
Arthur
Calixte, brother of Allegra
Flavie, sister of Philippine, Ladislas and Leopold
Olympe, sister of Hermine and Bettina
Baudouin and Delphine (twins)
Edouard, brother of Marine, Victoire and Charles
Mahault (girl)
Héloïse (girl)
Augustin (boy)
Clothilde (girl)
Aure (girl)
Clément, brother of Lucie and Amélie
Victoire, sister of Cyriaque (boy) and Stanislas
Marie
Gérald
Anaïs, sister of Paul(From Libération, a less conservative paper:)
Lucie and Félix (twins)
Jules (boy)
Lilou, sister of Félix, Lucas, Théo and Gaston"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

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Penelope, sister of Paul and Julien: all really great
Arthur: great, a bit common
Calixte, brother of Allegra: I only like Allegra
Flavie, sister of Philippine, Ladislas and Leopold : all very elegant, only the girls names are my style though
Olympe, sister of Hermine and Bettina: very elegant but only Bettina is my style
Baudouin and Delphine (twins): interesting but nms
Edouard, brother of Marine, Victoire and Charles: all great except Marine, a bit cutesy
Mahault (girl) : nice surprise! Mahault / Mahaut are becoming rare
Héloïse (girl): great
Augustin (boy): cute but won't age well
Clothilde (girl): great
Aure (girl): boring
Clément, brother of Lucie and Amélie: I like Clement and Lucie, dislike Amelie a lot (very babyish, very Amelie the movie)
Victoire, sister of Cyriaque (boy) and Stanislas: Victoire is gorgeous, Cyriaque is nms but interesting, Stanislas is nms
Marie: nice
Gérald: nmsaa
Anaïs, sister of Paul: Anais is babyish, Paul is nice(From Libération, a less conservative paper:)

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So Mahault is a form of MathildeI like Mathilde. Matilda is rather popular in Sweden. Felix and Lucas (Lukas) are very popular in Sweden. Amelie is not popular but Emelie and Amelia are."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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Penelope -I love this name!
Arthur -So...angloboring to me.
Calixte- Never heard this before, but it sounds lick cow-lick. You know, like in your hair?
Allegra -this is my grandmother's mn. I love it.
Flavie -it's like a cutesy way to say flavor.
Philippine- people are from the Phillipine's. It's weird to me that someone could be named this.
Ladislas -this is a mouthful of 's'
Leopold -makes me think of the movie "Kate & Leopold" and then it seems so dated.
Olympe -Oh limp....
Hermine -Her mine, Him yours.
Bettina -Sounds so old-fashioned and frilly.
Baudouin -Yick.
Delphine -this is pretty. It's a street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, I believe. That's where I first heard it and always liked it. No, maybe that's Dauhphine. I like them both.
Edouard -Don't like this or Edward either.
Marine -This doesn't seem like an actual name to me.
Victoire - Victory or Victor?
Charles -I hate the name Charles and the nn Charlie.
Mahault (girl) -This sounds so manly to me.
Héloïse (girl) -I hate most H names on girls.
Augustin (boy)-Really like this one.
Clothilde (girl)-The -hilde part of this takes it from bad to awful.
Aure (girl)-I'd like Aura better.
Clément -Makes me think "cement"
Lucie -Love as a nn for Lucille

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CyriaqueI don't know how common of a name this is, but I know it must be the French form of Kyriakos, which I adore.
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The H is mute in FrenchSo Heloise would be pronounced as Eloise. But I think Heloise looks more romantic (like in the tragic love story between Abelard and Heloise)."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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