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I've never heard of Mirielle only Mireile. Nice.

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Elyse is definitely too close to Elle.

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Lucienne is nice and easier to pronounce than Mirielle, I think. Plus, Lucie is vey easy to say.

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How about Marguerite, Nathalie, Josephine, GEnevieve, Marcelle, Pauline, Paulette?

LOVE Mirielle. That was my number one choice since I was a child. I can't even remember why we didn't use it. It's still at the top for DD2.

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Our nickname was Miri though.

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Anyway - when I first saw Lucienne in the title, I wasn't crazy about it. But, I really like it as a sibling to Mirielle.

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Lucie is the perfect nickname to match, especially with Elle. And, I wouldn't worry about the name having to be explained.

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I had to explain my name growing up, and I still love it. We named our daughter Clarisse and STILL have to explain it (it seems obvious), but I would never change her name.

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I think Elyse is a bit close to Elle to use, though I love the name.

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Juliette is adorbs, but getting trendy... still I am sorry your husband wasn't on board.

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I say go with Lucienne (which IS pretty).

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If you need alternatives:
Francine - Fran, Francie, Sina
Leontine - Onti, Tiny, Leona
Faustine - Fausta, Tina
Paulina - Lina, Pauli, etc
Brigitte
Priscilla - Pril, Prilla, Silla
Adrienne - Addie, Renn, Adri
Giselle
Vivienne - Viv, Vivi, Vienne
Adelie
Bettina / Bettine
Daphne
Celeste
Delphine
Genevieve - Genny, Viv
Jocelyn - Josie
Gwendolyn
Suzette - Suzi
Chantal
Sandrine - Sandi
Roxanne - Roxy
Elmira - mira
Nadine - Nadi, Dina

I like it. No one will mess up Lucie (plus it's a cute nn) and Lucienne is beautiful and elegant. The sibset works too. Mirielle and Elyse sounds odd.

I don't like Lucienne, it sounds very old. Mirielle is nice, elegant and classic.
Elyse is very close to Elle. Any reason for the y instead of i?

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How about:

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Odette
Delphine
Marguerite
Valériane
Odile
Nicoline
Narcisse
Marilou
Morgane

This message was edited 12/3/2014, 1:55 AM

I like Lucienne. I don't think it'd be too difficult for English-speakers and if it is, everyone can say Lucie. Actually, my bigger concern would be that she'd spend half her life correcting people who spelled her nickname Lucy.

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Elyse is too close to Elle, yeah, and I really dislike the Y spelling.