Re: Favourite French Names
in reply to a message by sprout
Camille is my middle name, and if I ever have a daughter, it'll be her middle name. We pronounce it the French way, and for that reason alone it'll never be a fn option, I find it very pretty but I do think if I had to be called 'Ka-MILL' all the time here in the UK it would drag, and a lot of English-speakers find it hard to say, at least at first.
From your list, I like Caroline - prettier the French way, but good old UK Caroline is a staple and another mn option if I had more than one daughter, Constance, again, like both UK and French pronunciations although the UK is far more dated, Lucille, Lucienne, Madeleine, Olive, Rosalie, Sylvie.
I also like Emmanuel, Hugo and Vincent.
Others I like:
Athénaïs - So extra, but I think it sounds very pretty. I don't think it's useable outside of mn/GP though.
Clémence
Clémentine
Coralie - Although this feels a little dull to me now
Delphine
Emmanuelle - This is growing on me as a MN.
Faustine
Florence - French prn is prettier
Geneviève
Laure
Léonie
Léontine
Léopoldine
Ludivine
Lydie
Magali
Marcelline
Margaux - not a fan of the spelling Margot.
Marguerite
Mélisande - really cool and so, so, so much nicer than Millicent.
Sabine
Victoire / Victorine
Vivienne - more elegant than Vivian
Zénaïde
Zéphyrine
From your list, I like Caroline - prettier the French way, but good old UK Caroline is a staple and another mn option if I had more than one daughter, Constance, again, like both UK and French pronunciations although the UK is far more dated, Lucille, Lucienne, Madeleine, Olive, Rosalie, Sylvie.
I also like Emmanuel, Hugo and Vincent.
Others I like:
Athénaïs - So extra, but I think it sounds very pretty. I don't think it's useable outside of mn/GP though.
Clémence
Clémentine
Coralie - Although this feels a little dull to me now
Delphine
Emmanuelle - This is growing on me as a MN.
Faustine
Florence - French prn is prettier
Geneviève
Laure
Léonie
Léontine
Léopoldine
Ludivine
Lydie
Magali
Marcelline
Margaux - not a fan of the spelling Margot.
Marguerite
Mélisande - really cool and so, so, so much nicer than Millicent.
Sabine
Victoire / Victorine
Vivienne - more elegant than Vivian
Zénaïde
Zéphyrine