So because I live in Montreal [name]Quebec[/name], and my bf is French Canadian, I will need to choose a name that works in both English and French. I know there are other Berries on here who are from this area and I’m wondering what your thoughts are on H names.
Because the H is silent, [name]Harrison[/name] will become “Arrison”, [name]Hadley[/name] would become “[name]Adley[/name]” and so on.
Are H names off limits if you need them to work in both languages?
[name]Henry[/name] sounds great it French even though the H is silent.
But it’s actually pronounced “Enri”
The H is still silent in the French pronounciation of [name]Henry[/name].
If you want the pronunciation to be exactly identical in both languages, the pool of possible names is limited, and you’ll have to stick to silent H names in English, like [name]Honor[/name].
That makes sense. I didn’t think about silent H names in English.
Thanks
I don’t think H names are necessarily off limits some names can work like [name]Heloise[/name], [name]Henrietta[/name], [name]Helene[/name].
Some names that work both in English & French:
[name]Jerome[/name]
[name]Sebastien[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Eric[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Lucie[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]-[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Alix[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Eleonore[/name]
[name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]/[name]Juliet[/name]