[name]Eric[/name]: [name]Eric[/name] is nondescript to me, so I can see an [name]Eric[/name] as any role or age.
[name]Baptiste[/name]: I think this is awesome, [name]Melissa[/name]! I don’t know why, but this character is a villain to me.
[name]Clement[/name]: It’s easy to pronounce, and to me, [name]Clement[/name] is a good man.
[name]Florent[/name]: This name is very feminine to me, so [name]Florent[/name] is artsy.
Francois: I see an aristrocrat or older man.
[name]Frederic[/name]: [name]Frederic[/name] is any age to me, and he’s nondescript like [name]Eric[/name].
[name]Henri[/name]: I think of [name]Henri[/name] Bendel, so [name]Henri[/name] is stylish to me. [name]Young[/name] and stylish.
[name]Julien[/name]: [name]Julien[/name] is young to me, and open to any personality, much like [name]Eric[/name] and [name]Frederic[/name].
[name]Marc[/name] (or [name]Jean[/name]-[name]Marc[/name]): Ditto. What about [name]Jean[/name]-[name]Noel[/name]?
[name]Maxime[/name]: I doubt people unfamilar with French will prounce it correctly, but he’s young and handsome to me.
[name]Olivier[/name]: This will probably be pronounced as [name]Oliver[/name], but I doubt readers will notice much. I love this name, and think he’s young and handsome.
[name]Quentin[/name]: I only think of the actor, [name]Quentin[/name] Tarrantino, and his quirky personality.
[name]Theo[/name]: [name]Theo[/name] is young and bright.
[name]Thibault[/name]: This one will definitely be mispronounced by non-French speakers (and I’ve heard it mispronounced, too), but I think it’s great. [name]Thibault[/name] is a villain to me, and on the young side.
[name]Benoit[/name]: [name]Benoit[/name] is young, albeit quite conceited.
[name]Philippe[/name]: I think [name]Philippe[/name] is young, and I can see this name being any character, good or bad.
[name]Xavier[/name]: I think [name]Xavier[/name] is awesome, and it’s another one of those names that’s very flexible for me.
[name]Raphael[/name]: [name]Raphael[/name] is great, too, and he’s young, handsome, and kind.
[name]Brice[/name]: [name]Brice[/name] isn’t French at all to me, and I see him as a troubled teen.
What about [name]Jean[/name]-[name]Noel[/name] (I know a few), [name]Sebastian[/name], or [name]Nicolas[/name]? You have some great names here! Good luck to your friend!