A Little Survey: What are your favourite French Names?

General Name Discussion
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I made a poll some time ago and apparently, French names are the most liked names of this forum. Which are YOUR favourites? By yours, I mean, from your OWN list! Because I would like to know the taste of Nameberry about this, in general.

Mine are:

Girls

Cléophée :yellow_heart:
Aliénor
Floralie
Junon
Castille
Nolwenn
Rosalie
Clémence
Joséphine
Héloïse
Marie
Eponine
Maxine
Toscane
Marguerite
Azelma
Enorine
Maiwenn
Adeline
Iris
Louise
Margaux
Ynès
Blanche
Esmée
Solène
Hermione (French pronounciation)
Diane (French pronounciation)
Angélique

Gender Neutral

Camille (Mostly as second name to complement firsts.)

Masculine

Arthur
Edgar
Aymeric
Clément
Florian
Victor
Édouard
Valentin
Ulysse
Léandre

Bonus question: Can you make some sibsets/combos or choose favourites from mines, if you were bored and needed some fun!

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[name_f]Esmée[/name_f], [name_f]Martine[/name_f], [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_m]Romain[/name_m], [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], [name_m]Loïc[/name_m]

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I actually considered [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] as [name_m]German[/name_m] until now! [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]!

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Whoops I didn’t check that before posting! btn says it’s Gothic, at that time and age it’s probably not possible to draw a clear line between [name_m]German[/name_m] and French…
(The only [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] I’ve met was actually half [name_m]German[/name_m] half French)

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are [name_u]Henri[/name_u], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] & Isabelle; I also love [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_u]Camille[/name_u], [name_f]Fleur[/name_f], [name_f]Esmée[/name_f] & [name_u]Beau[/name_u] :sparkles: [name_u]French[/name_u] names are so pretty!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] boys list is much shorter but that’s because I like most traditional boys names with the [name_u]French[/name_u] pronunciation (Joseph, [name_u]Charles[/name_u], [name_u]David[/name_u] etc)!

[name_f]Agathe[/name_f]
Anne-Sophie
[name_f]Aude[/name_f]
[name_f]Bertille[/name_f]
[name_f]Clémence[/name_f]
[name_u]Garance[/name_u]
[name_f]Domitille[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Hélène[/name_f]
[name_f]Hortense[/name_f]
[name_f]Joséphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Léa[/name_f]
Marie-Charlotte
Marie-Laure
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
Nadège
[name_f]Perrine[/name_f]

[name_m]Alain[/name_m]
[name_m]Guillaume[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthieu[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierre[/name_m]

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[name_f]Aimee[/name_f]
[name_f]Aline[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Gisele[/name_f]
[name_f]Lissette[/name_f]
[name_f]Manon[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicolette[/name_f]

[name_m]Alphonse[/name_m]
[name_m]Armand[/name_m]
Batiste
[name_m]Benoit[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Christophe[/name_m]
[name_m]Evariste[/name_m]
[name_m]Fernand[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m]

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Aymeric [name_m]Leandre[/name_m]
[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] Castille
[name_f]Alienor[/name_f] [name_f]Clemence[/name_f]

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite:
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Andre[/name_u]
[name_m]Quay[/name_m]
[name_u]Mercer[/name_u]
[name_m]Sabien[/name_m]
[name_m]Etienne[/name_m]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_m]Granville[/name_m]
[name_m]Olivier[/name_m]
Serephin
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]
[name_u]Julien[/name_u]
[name_m]Aramis[/name_m]
[name_m]Paladin[/name_m]
[name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_m]Toussaint[/name_m]
[name_m]Parish[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelien[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]

[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Oceane[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ciel[/name_u] (prefer the spelling Cielle)
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estee[/name_f]
[name_f]Emeraude[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]

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[name_f]Amélie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurélie[/name_f]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lunéciel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelys[/name_f]
[name_f]Marais[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavra[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirelys[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophélie[/name_f]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] Favourite [name_u]French[/name_u] Names

[name_f]Adele[/name_f] / [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] / [name_f]Adelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Josette[/name_f]
[name_f]Solange[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Desiree[/name_f]
[name_f]Fifine[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edmee[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f] / [name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
Marcelline
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerise[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f] / [name_f]Noemie[/name_f]
[name_f]Perrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]

[name_u]Perrin[/name_u]
[name_u]Henri[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_u]Pascal[/name_u]
[name_u]Corin[/name_u]
[name_m]Amaury[/name_m]
[name_m]Kylian[/name_m]
[name_m]Elouan[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonce[/name_m]
[name_u]Pascal[/name_u]

Bonus

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites of yours are [name_f]Floralie[/name_f], [name_f]Alienor[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Margaux[/name_f], [name_f]Esmee[/name_f], [name_u]Camille[/name_u], [name_u]Florian[/name_u], and [name_m]Leandre[/name_m]!

Sibsets:

[name_f]Floralie[/name_f] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelique[/name_f] and [name_m]Edouard[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] and [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Ulysse[/name_m] and [name_f]Cleophee[/name_f]

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[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Flavie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Adélaïde[/name_f]
[name_u]Blanche[/name_u]
[name_u]Céleste[/name_u]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]

[name_f]Maëlle[/name_f] (g) & [name_m]Maël[/name_m] (b)

[name_m]Léandre[/name_m]
Théodore/Théo
[name_u]Auguste[/name_u]
Émile
[name_m]Arnaud[/name_m]
Éloi
[name_m]Mathis[/name_m]

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[name_f]Marceline[/name_f], [name_m]Maxence[/name_m], [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_m]Achille[/name_m], [name_f]Amandine[/name_f], [name_f]Azélie[/name_f], [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f], [name_u]Autry[/name_u], [name_f]Anaïs[/name_f], [name_f]Aurélie[/name_f], [name_f]Anastasie[/name_f], [name_f]Ariane[/name_f], [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_m]Loïc[/name_m], [name_m]Luc[/name_m]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Satine[/name_f], [name_f]Sabine[/name_f], [name_m]Sebastien[/name_m], [name_f]Sebastienne[/name_f]
[name_m]Elouan[/name_m]
[name_f]Zélie[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f], [name_f]Cézanne[/name_f], Célie
[name_f]Bleuenn[/name_f]
[name_u]Garance[/name_u]

And probably many more which I’ll remember after I have hit reply!

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I prefer all of these in the french accent:

[name_f]Maëlys[/name_f]
[name_f]Océane[/name_f]
[name_f]Amandine[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicienne[/name_f]
Cleménce
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Henriette[/name_f] (said in french accent OHNree-ett, sooo sweet)
[name_f]Emilienne[/name_f]

[name_m]Loïc[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxime[/name_u]
[name_u]Pascal[/name_u]
[name_m]Yvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Loup[/name_m]
[name_m]Gustave[/name_m]
[name_m]Romain[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ludovic[/name_m] “Ludo”
[name_m]Benoit[/name_m]

Combos from your list:

[name_u]Louise[/name_u] Cléophée
Junon [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Clémence[/name_f] [name_f]Héloïse[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] Aliénor

Aymeric [name_m]Ulysse[/name_m]
[name_m]Leandre[/name_m] [name_m]Valentin[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] Édouard

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[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Anaïs[/name_f]
[name_u]Auguste[/name_u]
[name_m]Benoît[/name_m]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
Émile
[name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_m]Florent[/name_m]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_m]Luc[/name_m]
[name_f]Mireille[/name_f]
[name_m]Pierre[/name_m]
[name_f]Renée[/name_f]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_u]Claude[/name_u], Castille, [name_u]Antoine[/name_u], [name_f]Alizée[/name_f], [name_f]Thérèse[/name_f], [name_f]Marianne[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_m]César[/name_m], [name_m]Firmin[/name_m], [name_u]Jeanne[/name_u], [name_u]Pascale[/name_u], Valéry, and [name_f]Magali[/name_f].

With your list:

[name_u]Marie[/name_u] Cléophée
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] Aliénor
[name_u]Louise[/name_u] Castille
[name_u]Louise[/name_u] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
Ynès [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Joséphine[/name_f] [name_u]Blanche[/name_u]

[name_m]Victor[/name_m] Aymeric
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] [name_m]Ulysse[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Valentin[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] [name_m]Léandre[/name_m]

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I am liking Bluenn too recently !

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Fortuné
[name_m]Elisée[/name_m] (technically unisex, but I prefer it on a boy)
Rosaire
Robichaux / Robichon
[name_m]Corentin[/name_m]
Anthime
[name_m]Calixte[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierre[/name_m]
Barthélémy & Bartimée
[name_m]Gabin[/name_m]
Océan

[name_u]Luce[/name_u]
[name_f]Romane[/name_f] & [name_f]Romaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemonde[/name_f]
[name_f]Zénaïde[/name_f]
[name_f]Laure[/name_f]
[name_m]Léonce[/name_m]
Léonide
[name_f]Louanne[/name_f]
Lucresse
[name_f]Cézanne[/name_f]

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[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
Claire/Clara
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
Helena/Helene
[name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_f]Violette[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
Adeline/Adelina

I don’t really like [name_u]French[/name_u] boys’ names for some reason