Some unusual French names
Found in civil acts from Northern France, dating from 1700-1800:
Chrisottome (m)
Persévérance - also Persévérante and Perséverande (f)
Ismérie (f)
Bazille (f)
Orphine (f)
Calixte (m)
Restitude (f)
Aldégonde (f)
Chatrine (m)
Jossine (f)
Zulmée (f)
Espérance (m)
Péronne (f)
Jacquemine (f)
Flavie (f)
Ursmar (m)
Bettremieux (m)
Nicaise (m)
Prudentianne (f)
Bonne Félicité (f) - lol
Jéronime (m)
Chrisottome (m)
Persévérance - also Persévérante and Perséverande (f)
Ismérie (f)
Bazille (f)
Orphine (f)
Calixte (m)
Restitude (f)
Aldégonde (f)
Chatrine (m)
Jossine (f)
Zulmée (f)
Espérance (m)
Péronne (f)
Jacquemine (f)
Flavie (f)
Ursmar (m)
Bettremieux (m)
Nicaise (m)
Prudentianne (f)
Bonne Félicité (f) - lol
Jéronime (m)
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Nice. I would use these:
Ismérie - Lovely alternative to Esmeralda | Esme
Bazille - I like the look, more than anything else
Orphine - A nymph ♥
Calixte
Aldégonde - I like the Germanic... toughness.
Zulmée
Espérance - So much more ethereal than Esperanza. Makes me think of a light, fragrant breeze
Jéronime
Ismérie - Lovely alternative to Esmeralda | Esme
Bazille - I like the look, more than anything else
Orphine - A nymph ♥
Calixte
Aldégonde - I like the Germanic... toughness.
Zulmée
Espérance - So much more ethereal than Esperanza. Makes me think of a light, fragrant breeze
Jéronime
This message was edited 2/2/2010, 6:22 PM
Very good!
I live in a French-speaking area (in Canada), and I've never come accross any of those, except Calixte, which is fairly common.
I live in a French-speaking area (in Canada), and I've never come accross any of those, except Calixte, which is fairly common.
Chrisottome (m) - I THINK I LIKE IT!
Persévérance - also Persévérante and Perséverande (f) VERY COOL!
Ismérie (f) ees-mar-ee? or iss-ma-ree
Orphine (f) too much like orphan.....
Calixte (m) COOL!!
Restitude (f) WOULD HATE TO BE GIVEN THIS ONE...
Jossine (f) I LOVE IT!
Zulmée (f) I LOVE IT!
Espérance (m) I LOVE IT!
Péronne (f) I LOVE IT!
Jacquemine (f) I LOVE IT!
Bettremieux (m) NEAT!
Prudentianne (f) I THINK I LOVE THIS.....
Bonne Félicité (f) :-)
Jéronime (m) I LIKE IT
Persévérance - also Persévérante and Perséverande (f) VERY COOL!
Ismérie (f) ees-mar-ee? or iss-ma-ree
Orphine (f) too much like orphan.....
Calixte (m) COOL!!
Restitude (f) WOULD HATE TO BE GIVEN THIS ONE...
Jossine (f) I LOVE IT!
Zulmée (f) I LOVE IT!
Espérance (m) I LOVE IT!
Péronne (f) I LOVE IT!
Jacquemine (f) I LOVE IT!
Bettremieux (m) NEAT!
Prudentianne (f) I THINK I LOVE THIS.....
Bonne Félicité (f) :-)
Jéronime (m) I LIKE IT
Bonne Felicite mdr
I like :
Calixte
Aldegonde
Jossine
Nicaise * this is great!
The abstract concept names are also all good, especially Perseverance and Restitude.
I like :
Calixte
Aldegonde
Jossine
Nicaise * this is great!
The abstract concept names are also all good, especially Perseverance and Restitude.
Oh, thanks. There are some I have never encountered, like Chatrine, Bazille or Ursmar. Only Flavie is a little more common. I like Calixte, Persévérance, Aldégonde, Restitude, Zulmée and Espérance.
I knew Chrisottome spelt Chrysotome and I think I had already seen Bettremieux as a surname. Funny, it's almost like "bettermieux"... betterbetter.
I knew Chrisottome spelt Chrysotome and I think I had already seen Bettremieux as a surname. Funny, it's almost like "bettermieux"... betterbetter.
I like...
Persévérance* - I love any name with "sever" in it.
Calixte
Aldégonde
Espérance
Flavie
Bettremieux
Prudentianne*
Persévérance* - I love any name with "sever" in it.
Calixte
Aldégonde
Espérance
Flavie
Bettremieux
Prudentianne*
I like:
Ismérie
Orphine - It sounds too close to "orphan" for me to consider, but it's still a pretty name.
Calixte
Espérance
Flavie
Ismérie
Orphine - It sounds too close to "orphan" for me to consider, but it's still a pretty name.
Calixte
Espérance
Flavie