Fresh names that are not listed on Nameberry

Thank you so much for this list! I agree, what a great resource. My best friend was [name_m]French[/name_m], so we talked quite a bit about names (especially when she was naming her kids), but now that she’s passed away I rarely have any connection to [name_m]French[/name_m] naming culture anymore. I like Ysée a lot (and haha, one of her daughters was Ysaline!). Rosamée intrigues me a lot, too! There are so many pretty [name_f]Rose[/name_f] names out there, but I think Rosamée might become one of my favorites, along with [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]!

I feel like these are much more unusual compared to American/English-speaking culture, but I’m always curious what’s out there besides the fairly popular [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]/[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]/[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]/[name_f]Odette[/name_f]/[name_m]Zo[/name_m]é/[name_f]Helene[/name_f], etc. (sorry, I’m avoiding accents because I have to use copy and paste, and that’s really annoying with my laptop, lol). [name_f]Do[/name_f] you know of any names that might seem familiar, but are still really unexpected in an English-speaking country?

I’d also love to hear more A, E, I, O, C, and L names (they seem to be my favorite letters!), if you have the time (and interest).

Also, out of curiosity, how do you say Léina? Or maybe it was spelled [name_f]Leina[/name_f], without the accent. I saw it on [name_f]France[/name_f]'s version of our SSA list a couple of months ago, and it’s stuck with me! I sort of assumed [name_m]LAY[/name_m]-nah, but was hoping I could find a native [name_m]French[/name_m] speaker to ask. :slight_smile: And is Léna and [name_f]Leina[/name_f] any different in pronunciation? I love the [name_m]LAY[/name_m]-nah sound, and the idea of honoring my [name_m]French[/name_m] best friend’s memory, so I thought [name_f]Leina[/name_f] might be a perfect solution, but I wanted to be sure of [name_f]Leina[/name_f]'s pronunciation before I jumped any guns. :slight_smile:

Awesome! Thank you!

Oh, thank you very much! Amazing list! Seraphine is one of my favorite names!

You are welcome Berries :)!!

Hello ashthedreamer!
I’m sorry for your friend :frowning:

My boyfriend and I also love Ysée but we hesitate with Esmée. We are wondering if Ysée would be every time mispronounced. Ysée could become “easy”.

Zoé: Siloë [see-lo-ay], Zélie, Zia [zee-a], Maloë [ma-lo-ay], Iloë [ee-lo-ay].
Amélie: Mélie, Méline, Mélia, Amaëlle [a-ma-elle], Armelle, Armélie, , Azélie, Azilis, Arletty.
Genevieve: Brunève, Maëve, Loëve, Guenièvre (G like Gaspard), Isabeau.
Aurélie: Olésia, Audélie, Adélie, Adrienne.
Sylvie: Sylia, Similienne, Syria, Vienna.
Odette: Colette, Isolette, Isette, Juliette, Violette, Eliette, Henriette, Guillemette, Lucette, Othilie, Odile.
Helene: Elenie, Eléonie, Helena, Eloise, Elianor, Eléonore, Aliénor, Elise, Eline, Eden, Solène, Sélène, Selena, Lénor.

I will come back with more ideas later! :slight_smile:

Léina with an accent would be said [LAY-ee-nah] and Léna/Lena [LAY-nah].
I don’t think Leina exists…, sorry :confused:

I have some more names, I didn’t have time for the meanings but if you want more information, let me know!

Alrune
Azuriane
Bathilde
Berthild/[name_f]Bertilde[/name_f]
Bohemée [[name_u]Bo[/name_u]-eh-may]
Cléomée/Cléomae
Cléophée [Cl-eh-o-fay]
Cléore
Elianor
Eliphée/Eliphae [[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]-fay]
Elphée/Elphae [[name_f]El[/name_f]-fay]
Eudoxie
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]ëlle [[name_f]Eva[/name_f]-elle]
[name_f]Fleurine[/name_f]
[name_f]Florelle[/name_f]
Isambre/Isamber
Lanabella
Leolia
Mahaut [Ma-o]
Manelle
Merilda
[name_f]Rosabelle[/name_f]
Rosemée [[name_f]Rose[/name_f]-mae]
Suzelle