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[Opinions] Re: French naming trends - interesting names!

by Dracotorix

11/10/2011, 5:54 PM

in reply to a message by thetxbelle

I like:

Jade, Léa, Maëlys, Louise, Sarah, Eva, Clara, Lina, Léna, Louna, Romane, Anaïs

Nathan, Lucas, Jules, Gabriel, Raphaël, Mathis, Ethan, Léo, Timéo, Théo, Mathéo, Maël

Louise, Isaure, Victoire, Victoria, Alice, Héloïse, Alix, Margaux, Eléonore

Louis, Gaspard, Victor, Adrien, Gabriel, Antoine, Jules, Charles, Alban

I was surprised at the number of names that I had previously considered "not French enough to be popular in France", like Emma, Jade, Lola, Sarah Ethan, Noah, Tom, Adam, and Enzo... I was also surprised to see Clara not Claire, Victoria as well as Victorie, etc.

I also remember my French teacher saying that Océane was popular; but that was about 5 years ago so...

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- Lily (Destry)

11/11/2011, 7:41 AM

Jade is also the French word for the stone. Emma, Lola, Sarah etc are international names. They're not English either they have a different origin. Lola seems especially common I've met many girls named this, but just one Jade.

I always call Océane the French Madison. It was so trendy. But it's more nature-y than Madison.

- Phoebe (Kate) +2

11/10/2011, 11:07 PM

Océane is currently #23, but it was more popular a few years ago: http://www.behindthename.com/top/name/oceane/fr?viewing=graph

- Lily (Destry) +1

11/11/2011, 7:32 AM

Can you please send me a link to the current list? I used to look them up at meilleursprenoms.com but they don't have recent lists.

Océane was indeed common a while back. To me it's the French Madison, just more nature-y. I love it, though.

- Thetxbelle (guest)

11/11/2011, 10:31 AM

Just google prenoms "L'Officiel des prénoms 2012" or something similar and it will come up, or look at aufeminin.com. I think behindthename has a list too.

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