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Is it true that in France you are required to name children with names previously used in your family history? I had a French friend when I lived in Mobile about 10 years ago who named his newborn daughter Daphne, because he could name her in Alabama whatever he wanted; if she had been born in France, he would have been required to name her a name previously used in the family. He thus was able to add some variety in name to his family tree because he was living in Alabama.