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I don't like -ique names most of the time, because the end is squeaky.

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Angelique is neat in the way Roxstar mentioned with it having angel in it and yet somehow being cold, rather than the sweetness people usually channel through those.

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Monique is okay, I far prefer Monica, and the only upside is Mo as a nickname. I have known a couple of really cool Moniques.

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Dominique is one I actually like better on a boy. I think it has more pizzazz that way. I think because we had a super popular, super nice guy at my high school named it. He played jazz and blues on the trumpet. For a girl I'm rather partial to Domenica

If you're francophone, obviously, yes.

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I like Angelique, Dominique I prefer as a male name (it's unisex).

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Monique is nice (and my godmother's name) but dated and stereotypical.

They are the names given in the 90's by lowerclass parents trying to portray a more upperclass existence with a French sounding name in the same way Lexus and Chanel are used today. And honestly? Every one I have met has been a snooty brat.

I like Angelique and love the unlisted -ique Veronique.

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I don't especially love Monique but I generally think it's fine. I have know at times three woman my age (around 30) named Monique, which by the third time just sounded like a regular old name to me.

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They all used to strike me as kind of cheesy and as if one was desperately trying to sound French and sophisticated, but my opinion has mellowed considerably.

Angelique- no
Monique- too 90's
Dominique- is ok

Yeah, I like them. They are nice names and transfer well to English usage IMO.
I think I like Dominique the most but maybe less in real life.
I've known an Angelique and a couple of Moniques.

They're pretty! They definitely have a middle-aged vibe, in English or in French. I guess it's just a sign of the times, but I prefer the -ca versions...Angelica, Monica, and Dominica.

I somewhat know a Monique who, as a child, was known as Neekie. And Dominique is unisex as well as being incomfortably similar to dominatrix.

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That leaves Angelique, which actually isn't too bad. Sounds silly with an undistinguished English ln - Angelique Evans, Angelique Wilkinson, Angelique Scott. Not quite as good as Angela but better than Angelina!

Together they sound kind of trashy and outdated, but I like them separately. Of the three, I think my favorite is probably Angelique.

I like Monique a lot, but that might just be because I grew up with several. It's got a sporty vibe to me.

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Angelique sounds like a brand of cheap perfume imo.

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Dominique seems the most sophisticated; it also reminds me of words/phrases like dominatrix, dominoes, in nomini patris, and dominus vobiscum (an odd mix of associations), but I like it, overall.

This message was edited 11/28/2015, 12:19 PM

I quite like the ending -ique though not as much as I feel I should.

Angelique: It's a very distant second to Angelina, the only angel name I can say I actually like. It has a coldness to it that Angelina doesn't.
Monique: The cheapest of the ique names here. It just sounds trashy.
Dominique: The most elegant of this group. It's sexy but in a very sleek, poised kind of way. Monique flashes her underpants (or lack thereof) Dominique just makes people wish she would, but she won't in public.