Billingual names

I am not expecting, just wondering for the future (and collecting)

I was wondering, what are some names that work both in french and English? My mother’s side being french, and my dad’s English… I like names that aren’t too ‘‘out there’’ but still not overused.

Thank you :slight_smile:

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]

Actually, I think most of the -ine/-elle [name_m]French[/name_m] names would work. They’ve become pretty widely used in English.

[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lea[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Moselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Pierette[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
Unisex Names in American Circles:
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_u]Landry[/name_u]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u] (in [name_f]France[/name_f] this is unisex)
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Maxime[/name_u]
[name_f]Swan[/name_f] (in [name_f]France[/name_f] this is unisex)
Allifair
[name_u]Delainey[/name_u]
[name_u]Destry[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]

My favorites are [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f], and [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Fabienne[/name_f], and [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f].

Without knowing what kinds of names you like, here are some suggestions for names that work in both languages:

[name_m]French[/name_m] names that work in English:

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Angeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Gisele[/name_f]/[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Desiree[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Joelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Martine[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecile[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeannette[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]/[name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]

Other names that work in both languages:

[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet/name_f
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Annemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]

Names that work in both languages but would be pronounced differently:

[name_f]Clemence[/name_f]
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lea[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]

My favorites would be [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Camille[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], and [name_f]Samuelle[/name_f].