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Hi,
Dh and I love french names and have a DD (Amelie) already. With this one on the way, we're after another girl's name that is quite french (already have a rough idea on boys name).
Rules are:
- can't start with A, C, K or W
- no rhyming with Amelie (no ee, ie, y, etc, endings names)
- something a little original, not too english.
We've been through a lot already and nothing jumps out just yet!
Thanks!
What about Fabian
The French had a list of "proper" first names that probably is available on the web somewhere...
I like "ette" names: Nanette, Babette etc.
I love Elodie, it's a shame it rhymes with Amelie.
How about Genevieve, or Helene?
Heloise, (sorry no accents typing on phone) Madeline, Mathilde, Juliette... Have a flick through some books by Joanne Harris (eg. Chocolat, Five Quarters of the orange, blackberry wine etc) the ones set in France have some unusual but lovely French girl's names.
Oops I read you wanted boys names lol
Soliel- Pronounced soh-ley
Brielle
Eloise
Veronique
Monique
Brielle
these are all names from various ppl in my family - (mauritian descendants) so not "real " french, but they like to think so :lol:
Edit - took out the A & C names!
I have an Eloise and an Isabelle (both French names with the french spelling)
I like eloise.really cute!
My dd is Amelie too, her middle name is Claire, the e on the end is the French spelling.
Estelle
Fleur
Romy
Yvette
Manon
Joelle
Nadia
Noelle
Pascale
Renata
Juliette
Lucienne
The others I like are too rhymed averlie and elodie
Sabine?
Eloise
Monique
Julliette
Odette
I teach a Felice and I think it's a beautiful soft name! Love it! I havne't seen what others have posted but Isabel(biased a wee bit ;) or Sophie?
Im half French and loooove the names out there:)
In have Annabelle Marie (pronounced Maree) (I know you said no A names;)) and also Lucy Jeanne (french spell Lucy-Lucie) and Jeanne is VERY french! not pronounced Jeany or Je-anne but JARN;)
Harriet
Henrietta
Evangeline
Angelique
Gabrielle
Madeline
Oooh I like Madeleine
We also had Madeline and Antenalla (more Italian there;))
Celvie
Odet
Evette
Chloe
Martine
That would need to be Fabienne for a girl:
What about Fabian
Except the correct spelling is Soleil (means sun):
Soliel- Pronounced soh-ley
Brielle
Eloise
Yvette, Monique, Adrienne, Anouk, Aurore, Edith, Genevieve, Manon, Margot, Noemi, Sabine
I like Estelle
And Celeste but :doh: forgot no C's!
Genevieve or Juliette :p
Sabine
Sandrine
Estelle
Eloise
Etienne
Odile
I love Anouk.
Edith is not actually French, Edith Piaf was criticised for not having a classic French name and for refusing to change it. But I associate it with French for that reason.
Fabienne could also be Fabianne? I think?
Perette
Annette (I know, the A, but it's so pretty!)
Brigitte
Dominique
Adele (I know, again, but I love it and can't use it :()
I know a gorgeous French girl, Anne-Laure. (prounounced 'an-law' sort of but with a beautiful french tone IYKWIM) (I know no A names but...)
I love the French habit of double barrel! So decidedly french to be extravagant in a reserved sort of way ;)
Otherwise, Anne-Laure mentioned she wants to call her first born girl Lisette. Sounds like a lovely name, especially in her French accent.
Otherwise I second, Genevieve and Juliette!
Giselle and Brigitte. I was going to say my name, but it starts with A (Thanks Audax for thinking my name is pretty ;) )
Ooh, love Juliette too!
Beatrice! I guess the way we pronounce it is pretty un-French, but it's still a lovely name. And another one I can't use :(
GOOD POINT! The french do love a hyphenated name... Jeanne-Marie, Marie-Elise, Marie-Jacques, Marie-Claude, Marie-Lisette:
Ha my French mother is Anne-Marie and Im Kassie-Marie :lol: so Marydean you have a point!
Audax, Ohhh I love Anouk. It means, Grace; favour.
I had Arabella picked out for a girl.
Elaina
Estella
Jeneva
Liana
Rosabel
Thank you so much for all the lovely suggestions. Some of them are definitely favourites for me too! Just need to convince DH and have one stand out for both of us.
Great list, guys!
I love Madeline too. Also Lacey is of old French origin. We are considering this name seeing as we have a Madeline ourselves, continue with the French theme hehe
:hooray: OMG OMG OMG i love French names ... (my name is French) and well my DD's first name and also her two middle names are French, her first name starts with ' C ' and one of her middle names starts with an ' A ', so no point in suggestion those so all i have left to offer you is her other middle name which is Elise ;)
I also have always loved Corrine but that's out too with a ' C ' :rolleyes:
... so many beautiful French names to chose from, oh i envy you :D
I knew a little girl named Ondine (pronounced Ondean) and i think it's really pretty. She used to get Onnie for short.