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HelpNeed a French Girl Name Please
I know nothing about French people or France.
I like I like a lot of French literature and that's about it.
However, I have two brothers that need a sister. Any ideas would be helpful.
The oldest brother (an adult already and will be the girl's guardian in the story) is named Jean-Benoit and her older brother already in Jean- Benoit's custody is named Luca.
So a sister for Jean -Benoit and Luca please.
I like I like a lot of French literature and that's about it.
However, I have two brothers that need a sister. Any ideas would be helpful.
The oldest brother (an adult already and will be the girl's guardian in the story) is named Jean-Benoit and her older brother already in Jean- Benoit's custody is named Luca.
So a sister for Jean -Benoit and Luca please.
This message was edited 6/4/2013, 7:02 AM
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Thanks!
I think I'm going to use Amélie. Thank you for your help!
I think I'm going to use Amélie. Thank you for your help!
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What a gorgeous list of names!i especially like Manon.
How about Liette? A bit nothing-y, but harmless. I know a woman named that, the youngest of 13 children, most of them girls. The older sisters have more definite-type names.
How about Liette? A bit nothing-y, but harmless. I know a woman named that, the youngest of 13 children, most of them girls. The older sisters have more definite-type names.
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Lucas would be better than Luca if he's a teenager - it was top 10 for a while in the late 90s. How old is the sister? If she's 13 or under, choose something from this list:
http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/fr/2000
http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/fr/2000
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Luca is eight. Jean-Benoit is almost 30.
This new sister would be about four or five.
Thanks for the link. I just don't know what I'm doing so I may still have silly questions coming up.
This new sister would be about four or five.
Thanks for the link. I just don't know what I'm doing so I may still have silly questions coming up.
This message was edited 6/4/2013, 9:56 AM
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Well, Luca isn't really a French name, not in the same traditionally French way as Jean-Benoit. Luc maybe.
Adrienne
Aimee
Angelique
Aurore
Beatrice
Bernadette
Camille
Caroline
Catherine
Charlotte
Cecile
Celine
Christine
Claire
Claudette
Colette
Danielle
Desiree
Diane
Dominique
Denise
Elise
Emilie
Eugenie
Francoise
Gabrielle
Georgette
Giselle
Genevieve
Helene
Isabelle
Irene
Jacqueline
Janine
Jeanne
Jeannette
Josephine
Julie
Juliette
Justine
Lucie
Lucille
Louise
Leonie
Laure
Madeleine
Manon
Marianne
Marie, and Marie-Anything at all
Marguerite
Adrienne
Aimee
Angelique
Aurore
Beatrice
Bernadette
Camille
Caroline
Catherine
Charlotte
Cecile
Celine
Christine
Claire
Claudette
Colette
Danielle
Desiree
Diane
Dominique
Denise
Elise
Emilie
Eugenie
Francoise
Gabrielle
Georgette
Giselle
Genevieve
Helene
Isabelle
Irene
Jacqueline
Janine
Jeanne
Jeannette
Josephine
Julie
Juliette
Justine
Lucie
Lucille
Louise
Leonie
Laure
Madeleine
Manon
Marianne
Marie, and Marie-Anything at all
Marguerite
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Heyyy.... Do you know your stuff?
I am aware Luca and Jean-Benoit are not the same style exactly. The boys have different mothers and are twenty years apart in age so I felt a bit of a change was necessary. Luca is commonly used in France (I'm told) so I figured it was fine to use. I just know very little about French boy names and even less about French girl names (Or for that matter, what's common in France vs French-Canada, etc).
If you know anything about French girl names, would you mind helping me out a bit?
The family moved to the UK for business recently and wanted something French to tie their daughter to France easily, but still pronouncable to English speakers.
What would you suggest works best with that in mind and to pair with Luca?
I am aware Luca and Jean-Benoit are not the same style exactly. The boys have different mothers and are twenty years apart in age so I felt a bit of a change was necessary. Luca is commonly used in France (I'm told) so I figured it was fine to use. I just know very little about French boy names and even less about French girl names (Or for that matter, what's common in France vs French-Canada, etc).
If you know anything about French girl names, would you mind helping me out a bit?
The family moved to the UK for business recently and wanted something French to tie their daughter to France easily, but still pronouncable to English speakers.
What would you suggest works best with that in mind and to pair with Luca?
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Lucas would be more traditional than Luca in French. I'm not from France, but I am Franco-Ontarienne, and although Luca is definitely used, Lucas is far more common. Keep in mind that Luca and Lucas are pronounced the same way in French.
Checking out the popularity lists for France is probably your best bet. If you're interested in French Canadian names, there isn't a list for each French-speaking group; however, the province of Québec does have its own list (http://www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/Interactif/PR2I121_Prenoms/PR2I121_Prenoms/PR2SPrenoms.aspx). It's important to note, though, that there are English people in Québec just as there are French people outside of Québec.
Here are some young-sounding feminine names:
Léa
Camille
Juliette (Julie and Julia are also popular)
Clara (This name is adored atm, but it would depend on how old the character is)
Louise
Charlotte
Amélie
Margot
Maëlle
Clémence
Noémie
Émilie
Checking out the popularity lists for France is probably your best bet. If you're interested in French Canadian names, there isn't a list for each French-speaking group; however, the province of Québec does have its own list (http://www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/Interactif/PR2I121_Prenoms/PR2I121_Prenoms/PR2SPrenoms.aspx). It's important to note, though, that there are English people in Québec just as there are French people outside of Québec.
Here are some young-sounding feminine names:
Léa
Camille
Juliette (Julie and Julia are also popular)
Clara (This name is adored atm, but it would depend on how old the character is)
Louise
Charlotte
Amélie
Margot
Maëlle
Clémence
Noémie
Émilie
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Francine. heh heh
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