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in reply to a message by EsmeLily
Oh yes. We sure do like our compound names in French. They were also pretty big in Québec the 90's. Here are just a few I have met personally or have heard in real life (I chose some that weren't on the OP's list, because I knew these ones as well. LOL):
Marie-Ève
Marie-Michelle
Marie-Audrey
Marie-Chantal
Marie-Julie
Marie-Annick
Marie-Maude
Marie-Kim
Marie-Claire
Marie-Josée
I'd say Marie is the most popular component of the compound names. I have seen a bit of Anne too. There are some original ones like Annie-Claude, Émilie-Jeanne or Catherine-Anne. As for Marie, the ones that stick out of the lot for me are Marie-Soleil, Marie-Philippe (think of Marie-Philip Poulin) and Marie-Mai (the famous singer Québec singer, it's her given name at birth).
Recently in the 2010's, Rose, Lily or Lou has been paired with a ton of names, to create new compound names. The vibe tends to be more cutesy, short and young. Here are a few examples:
Emma-Rose,
Léa-Rose,
Eva-Rose,
Lily-May
Lou-Anne
Lily-Rose
Nina-Lou
Lily-Jade
There are also a lot of masculine compound names as well. All pretty popular in the 80's and 90's in Québec:
François-Xavier,
Jean-Sébastien,
Jean-Baptiste,
Jean-François,
Marc-André,
Jean-Marc,
Jean-Louis,
Marc-Alexandre,
Louis-Philippe,
Marc-Antoine,
Jean-Frédérick,
Jean-Michel,
Jean-Pierre,
Pierre-Luc,
Pierre-Olivier,
Pierre-Yves,
Jean-Philippe,
Jean-Paul,
Louis-Georges,
Louis-Jean,
Jean-Yves,
Louis-José,
etc.
My own brother's name is in the list. ;)
I have even seem more original ones like Felix-Antoine, Jean-Julien, Jean-Thomas, Jean-Maurice, or Marc-Edmond. If you notice, Pierre, Jean and Marc come back.
Personally, I tend to stick with the more classic ones. For example, feminine names like Anne-Marie, Anne-Sophie, Marie-Louise and Marilou (which became a name on its own). They tend to not be too long and cumbersome. As for masculine names, none are really my thing. Though I admit I'm more picky when it comes to masculine names.
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Marie-Ève
Marie-Michelle
Marie-Audrey
Marie-Chantal
Marie-Julie
Marie-Annick
Marie-Maude
Marie-Kim
Marie-Claire
Marie-Josée
I'd say Marie is the most popular component of the compound names. I have seen a bit of Anne too. There are some original ones like Annie-Claude, Émilie-Jeanne or Catherine-Anne. As for Marie, the ones that stick out of the lot for me are Marie-Soleil, Marie-Philippe (think of Marie-Philip Poulin) and Marie-Mai (the famous singer Québec singer, it's her given name at birth).
Recently in the 2010's, Rose, Lily or Lou has been paired with a ton of names, to create new compound names. The vibe tends to be more cutesy, short and young. Here are a few examples:
Emma-Rose,
Léa-Rose,
Eva-Rose,
Lily-May
Lou-Anne
Lily-Rose
Nina-Lou
Lily-Jade
There are also a lot of masculine compound names as well. All pretty popular in the 80's and 90's in Québec:
François-Xavier,
Jean-Sébastien,
Jean-Baptiste,
Jean-François,
Marc-André,
Jean-Marc,
Jean-Louis,
Marc-Alexandre,
Louis-Philippe,
Marc-Antoine,
Jean-Frédérick,
Jean-Michel,
Jean-Pierre,
Pierre-Luc,
Pierre-Olivier,
Pierre-Yves,
Jean-Philippe,
Jean-Paul,
Louis-Georges,
Louis-Jean,
Jean-Yves,
Louis-José,
etc.
My own brother's name is in the list. ;)
I have even seem more original ones like Felix-Antoine, Jean-Julien, Jean-Thomas, Jean-Maurice, or Marc-Edmond. If you notice, Pierre, Jean and Marc come back.
Personally, I tend to stick with the more classic ones. For example, feminine names like Anne-Marie, Anne-Sophie, Marie-Louise and Marilou (which became a name on its own). They tend to not be too long and cumbersome. As for masculine names, none are really my thing. Though I admit I'm more picky when it comes to masculine names.
Don't hesitate to rate my different PNLs: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/246179
This message was edited 5/17/2024, 3:10 PM
