2012 Quebec most popular names

General Name Discussion
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BOYS

[name]William[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Olivier[/name]
[name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Antoine[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Mathis[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Justin[/name]
[name]Emile[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Alexandre[/name]

GIRLS

[name]Lea[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Laurence[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name]
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Maelie[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Noemie[/name]

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I love [name]Quebec[/name]'s list. The silky French names that can blend almost seamlessly into English if the child ever decides to move. Not that I can think of any reason why they would want to!

I wouldn’t have expected [name]Laurence[/name] to be so popular for girls. It has a nice sound.

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Yes, [name]Laurence[/name] is very popular here, pronounced the French way of course. Same with [name]Charlie[/name].

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[name]Laurence[/name] is popular for girls in [name]Quebec[/name] but parents seem to be staying clear of the boy version [name]Laurent[/name]. This phenomenon matches what happens in other places. Once a boys name becomes popular for girls, parents avoid the names for their sons. I wonder why [name]William[/name] is No#1 and not [name]Guillaume[/name]? Lists from around the world are beginning to look the same to me so I’m glad to see some French names are still in the mix. Thanks for sharing!

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[name]Laurence[/name] is not a boys’ name in French. It is the feminine form of [name]Laurent[/name] and would never be used for a boy. [name]Laurent[/name] is actually rising in popularity; in 2007, there were 118 babies named [name]Laurent[/name], and last year there were 156.

I love a lot of those girls names, including [name]Florence[/name] (so much prettier in French), [name]Anais[/name], [name]Camille[/name]… Also like [name]Emile[/name] and [name]Alexandre[/name] from the boys’ list. You can find the full list here: http://www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/Interactif/PR2I121_Prenoms/PR2I121_Prenoms/PR2SPrenoms.aspx?langue=en

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Huh, this was interesting. I live in a french community and I never would have guessed that [name]Laurence[/name] was a girl’s name. But then again, I don’t know very many Laurences. The name isn’t popular here.

I hate seeing [name]Xavier[/name] on this list. :frowning: [name]One[/name] of my favorites.

I am surprised [name]Justin[/name] is on the list. It was a really popular 80s and 90s name where I live, and is quite dated.

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This list is so pretty. [name]Love[/name] the fact that [name]Noemie[/name] is on there. I would use many of these name!

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My dad who has always loved [name]Romance[/name] languages is named [name]Lawrence[/name]. We recently realized that in French [name]Laurence[/name] is female and [name]Laurent[/name] is male. He said it explained why this one French company that he orders books from addresses him as Madame.

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Huh, surprised to see my own name on there. But i love almost every single name on this list! great <3

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So glad to see [name]Raphael[/name] & [name]Xavier[/name] love both those names!

[name]Rosalie[/name] & [name]Juliette[/name] are my favorite from the girls.

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Whoa. Went to the full list and worked my way backwards. That was awesome. Thanks, Maggiefromcanada!