[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone,
I’m due in 2 months and we still don’t have a boy name. We are [name_m]French[/name_m] and would prefer a [name_m]French[/name_m] name but most of them don’t work in Australia. We like [name_u]Jules[/name_u] but I think it is a nickname not really a name here. What do you think of [name_u]Jules[/name_u]? We also have [name_u]Theo[/name_u] but don’t like it as much. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any other suggestion? Thanks a lot! 
In Australia [name_u]Jules[/name_u] (on a boy) is generally a nickname for [name_m]Julian[/name_m]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like that as a more formal choice, or would you mind if people assumed [name_u]Jules[/name_u] was a nickname?
I think [name_u]Jules[/name_u] is very wearable in Australia where nickname use is prolific. Especially for boys…
I also like [name_u]Theo[/name_u] but wonder at the pronunciation. If you’re using a hard T sound (tay-o) rather than an English ‘th’, you may consider the spelling [name_m]Teo[/name_m] instead.
I’m not sure about the widespread usage of Jules as a full name, but I have only heard of [name_u]Jules[/name_u] as a spunky nickname for [name_u]Julie[/name_u], [name_f]Julia[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]. I can’t envision it on a boy, but it could work as a nickname for [name_m]Julian[/name_m]. [name_u]Theo[/name_u] is cute, but I prefer [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].
[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_m]Jacques[/name_m]
[name_m]Amaury[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Emilien[/name_m]
[name_m]Laurent[/name_m]
[name_m]Luc[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxence[/name_m]
[name_m]Olivier[/name_m]
[name_m]Rainier[/name_m]
[name_u]Remi[/name_u]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_m]Etienne[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexandre[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelien[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_m]Charlot[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxime[/name_u]
I think [name_u]Jules[/name_u] is very usable on its own. My favorite [name_m]French[/name_m] name is [name_m]Anatole[/name_m], have you considered it?
[name_m]Marc[/name_m]
[name_u]Antoine[/name_u]
[name_m]Etienne[/name_m]
[name_m]Thibault[/name_m] (tee-bow)
Thank you everyone,
So you think [name_u]Jules[/name_u] could work on its own, that’s great! [name_m]Julian[/name_m] and [name_m]Julien[/name_m] are quite old fashioned in [name_f]France[/name_f] now.
[name_m]Anatole[/name_m] is pretty but already taken by friends
[name_m]Maxence[/name_m] was one of my favorite but I’ve been told that it’s too complicated to pronounce in English what do you think?
Thank you
Thank you for your feedback!
[name_m]Maxence[/name_m] was one of my favorite but I’ve been told that it’s too complicated to pronounce in English what are your thoughts?
[name_m]Maxence[/name_m] is an extremely handsome name and doesn’t seem complicated to me at all! Especially with the nickname [name_u]Max[/name_u]
A few other [name_m]French[/name_m] names that haven’t already been suggested
[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilien[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m]
[name_m]Georges[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] (pronounced the [name_m]French[/name_m] way which I believe is lee-o-nell)
[name_m]Lyon[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_m]Mael[/name_m]
[name_m]Emile[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Corentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Constantin[/name_m]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Octave[/name_m]
[name_m]Danton[/name_m]
[name_m]Delroy[/name_m]
[name_u]Sorrell[/name_u]
[name_m]Bastien[/name_m]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_m]Neville[/name_m]
[name_m]Vermont[/name_m]
[name_m]Valentin[/name_m]