In another life… 🇫🇷

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I am returning to the US in May and I have not found a French SO during my time here but I still want to imagine what could have been. There’s a chance this doesn’t have to be hypothetical—I still can absolutely see myself moving back to France at some point! But for now, this feels like another life…

Below are names that I would use for a child living in France, including French names and Abby names that I still like the sound of in French. I would love to see what combos and sibsets you would create for me!

first names (prénoms)

Adéïa, Adèle, Adélie, Adora, Alaïa, Amity, Amoret, Arianne, Avia, Ayna, Azula, Azura, Bohème, Cléa, Cléo, Cléopâtre, Cosima, Eden, Eleni, Eska, Esmée, Estée, Freyja, Gaïa, Izia, Jade, Juno, Léonie, Lilinoé, Lilouenn, Lilouna, Lua, Luz, Lylou, Mabli, Maëva, Maïwenn, Magali, Maïa, Maïka, Malou, Mara, Mila, Milou, Nimué, Noélie, Noémie, Océane, Ollie, Péridot, Poésie, Ridley, Romane, Romy, Rowan, Roxane, Runa, Salem, Salomé, Sashka, Sélah, Seville, Sidonie, Sosie, Sterling, Suvi, Thaïs, Thalia, Théonie, Ynès, Zahra, Zélie, Ziva

middle names

Every name on the first names list PLUS
Aenor, Amour, Anouk, Athénaïs, Aurore, Bellamy, Camélia, Célestine, Ciel, Delphine, Élodie, Estelle, Étoile, Evrose, Fleur, Gisèle, Héloïse, Hyacinthe, Indigo, Louna, Maëlyne, Matilda, Mireille, Odette, Olympe, Pascale, Philomène, Rêverie, Soleil, Sommet, Valkyrie, Vivienne, Zéphyrine

Also open to names not on these lists if they feel like Abby en France names to you!

pronunciations

If you ask, I will do my best to promptly reply with a recording of myself saying the name!

aa = the a in cat
ah = the o in pot
eh = the e in bet

Adéïa — aa-deh-ee-ah — (uh-day-uh in English)
Alaïa — aa-lah-ee-ah — (uh-ly-uh in English)
Amaïa — aa-mah-ee-ah — (uh-my-uh in English)
Amoret — aa-more-rey
Avia — aa-vya
Ayna — aa-ee-nah
Bohème — boh-em
Cléopâtre — cley-oh-pahtre — (I’d use Cleopatra in English)
Cosima — koh-see-mah
Eden — eh-dehn
Gaïa — gaa-ee-ah — (guy-uh in English)
Jade — zhahd
Lilinoé — lee-lee-noh-eh
Lilouenn — lee-loo-ehn
Lilouna — lee-loo-nah
Lylou — lee-loo
Mabli — maa-blee
Maëva — maa-eh-vah
Maïwenn — maa-ee-wehn
Maïa — maa-ee-ah — (my-uh in English)
Maïka — maa-ee-kah — (micah in English)
Nimué — nee-moo-eh — (nim-oo-way in English)
Noélie — noh-eh-lee
Noémie — noh-eh-mee
Océane — oh-seh-aann
Péridot — peh-ree-doh — (I’d use the -dot pronunciation in English)
Poésie — poh-eh-see
Ridley — reed-ley
Romane — roh-maan
Rowan — roh-wahn (soft n)
Salem — saa-lehm
Seville — seh-veel
Sterling — stehr-leeng
Thaïs — taa-ees
Théonie — teh-oh-nee
Ynès — ee-nes

Aenor — aa-eh-nore
Athénaïs — aa-teh-naa-ees
Hyacinthe — ee-aa-sehnt (soft n)
Maëlyne — maa-eh-leen
Olympe — oh-lahmp
Philomène — fee-loh-mehn
Rêverie — rehv-ree
Sommet — sohm-mey

Merci beaucoup!

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Combinaisons …

[name_f]Eska[/name_f] [name_f]Milou[/name_f]
[name_f]Zélie[/name_f] [name_f]Thaïs[/name_f]
Maëva Bohème
Lylou [name_f]Freyja[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Adèle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabli[/name_f] [name_f]Adora[/name_f]
Sélah [name_f]Estée[/name_f]
Cléo [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f] [name_f]Océane[/name_f]
[name_f]Suvi[/name_f] [name_f]Romane[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] Cléopâtre
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f] Maïwenn
Ynès [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] [name_u]Léonie[/name_u]
[name_f]Runa[/name_f] [name_f]Salomé[/name_f]
Cléa Adélie
Maïka [name_f]Noémie[/name_f]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Zahra[/name_f] [name_f]Luz[/name_f]
[name_f]Azula[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
Gaïa [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Suvi[/name_f] Lilouenn
[name_f]Mabli[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Aenor[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f] [name_f]Philomène[/name_f]
[name_f]Azura[/name_f] [name_f]Héloïse[/name_f]
[name_u]Ridley[/name_u] Célestine
[name_f]Zélie[/name_f] [name_f]Aurore[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Mireille[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u] [name_u]Pascale[/name_u]
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Eska[/name_f] [name_f]Hyacinthe[/name_f]

Frères et sœurs …

[name_f]Azura[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], & [name_f]Milou[/name_f]
[name_f]Zélie[/name_f], Maïka, & [name_f]Esmée[/name_f]
Adélie, [name_f]Romane[/name_f], & [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u], Cléo, & Ynès
[name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Mara[/name_f], & [name_u]Romy[/name_u]
Lylou, Maïka, & Nimué
Lilouenn, Cléopâtre, & [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]
Sélah, Ynès, & Cléa
[name_f]Runa[/name_f], [name_u]Jade[/name_u], & Gaïa

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Sibset/combo ideas…

[name_f]Suvi[/name_f] [name_f]Héloïse[/name_f] and [name_f]Thaïs[/name_f] [name_f]Philomène[/name_f]
[name_f]Noémie[/name_f] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f], [name_f]Roxane[/name_f] [name_f]Aurore[/name_f], and [name_f]Freyja[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Milou[/name_f] [name_f]Océane[/name_f], [name_m]Sashka[/name_m] Rêverie, and [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_u]Pascale[/name_u], [name_f]Adèle[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_f]Freyja[/name_f] [name_f]Romane[/name_f], and [name_f]Zahra[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Zélie[/name_f] Camélia and [name_f]Mara[/name_f] Gisèle
Sélah [name_f]Zéphyrine[/name_f], [name_f]Runa[/name_f] Théonie, and [name_f]Estée[/name_f] [name_f]Héloïse[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] and [name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Mireille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lua[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], Gaïa [name_u]Pascale[/name_u], [name_f]Mabli[/name_f] [name_f]Romane[/name_f], and [name_u]Jade[/name_u] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]

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Combo wise, I’d go with Poésie Athénaïs :ballet_shoes:

For a sibset, I’d go with [name_f]Milou[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f] & [name_f]Sosie[/name_f] Camélia :cherry_blossom:

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[name_f]Mabli[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] [name_u]Jade[/name_u]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Peridot[/name_f]
[name_f]Suvi[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f] [name_f]Athenais[/name_f]
Lylou [name_f]Noemie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f] [name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Runa[/name_f] [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eska[/name_f] [name_f]Boheme[/name_f]
[name_f]Theonie[/name_f] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Lilinoe[/name_f]

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Cléa [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]
Noélie [name_f]Héloïse[/name_f]
[name_f]Zahra[/name_f] Élodie
[name_f]Estée[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] [name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Hyacinthe[/name_f]

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[name_f]Adèle[/name_f] Maëva, [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f] & [name_f]Romane[/name_f] [name_f]Hyacinthe[/name_f]

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Océane Soleil
Léonie Amoret
Cosima Anouk
Runa Milou

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I love this! :smiley:

[name_f]Arianne[/name_f] [name_f]Seville[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u] [name_f]Malou[/name_f]
[name_f]Zélie[/name_f] [name_f]Océane[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] [name_f]Aenor[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmée[/name_f] Athénaïs
[name_f]Estée[/name_f] [name_f]Philomène[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Noémie[/name_f] [name_f]Evrose[/name_f]
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u] [name_f]Philomène[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f] [name_u]Sommet[/name_u]
Ynès Théonie
[name_f]Zahra[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

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I think the following make such gorgeous sister sets:

[name_f]Lua[/name_f] [name_f]Zéphyrine[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Salomé[/name_f], & Poésie [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]

[name_f]Freyja[/name_f] Gisèle, [name_f]Runa[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], & Maïa [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

Bohème [name_f]Aurore[/name_f], Lilouenn [name_u]Ciel[/name_u], & Nimué [name_u]Pascale[/name_u]

But there are so many beautiful names on these lists! I adore [name_u]French[/name_u] names :heart_eyes:

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[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Milou[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]

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[name_f]Esmée[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
Maëva [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Adèle[/name_f] Camélia
Cléa [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]

(j’ai aimé faire des combinaisons avec des noms français pour une fois :grin:)

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[name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
Péridot [name_f]Hyacinthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Luz[/name_f] [name_f]Evrose[/name_f] or [name_f]Luz[/name_f] Étoile
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f] Bohème
[name_f]Océane[/name_f] Lylou
[name_f]Azula[/name_f] Rêverie
[name_f]Romane[/name_f] Athénaïs
[name_f]Lua[/name_f] [name_f]Salomé[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
Nimué [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
Théonie [name_u]Ciel[/name_u]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Philomène[/name_f]
Bohème Camélia
Izia [name_f]Milou[/name_f]

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Adéïa [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
Adélie [name_f]Mireille[/name_f]
[name_f]Adora[/name_f] [name_u]Sommet[/name_u]
[name_f]Alaïa[/name_f] [name_u]Ciel[/name_u]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] [name_f]Valkyrie[/name_f]
Bohème [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_f]Hyacinthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
Gaïa [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_u]Jade[/name_u] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
Maëva Célestine
Maïa [name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] Étoile
Noélie [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]
[name_f]Noémie[/name_f] [name_f]Aurore[/name_f]
Péridot [name_u]Amour[/name_u]
Poésie Gisèle
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Runa[/name_f] Maëlyne
[name_u]Salem[/name_u] Rêverie
Sélah [name_f]Aenor[/name_f]
[name_f]Thaïs[/name_f] [name_u]Pascale[/name_u]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] [name_f]Louna[/name_f]
Théonie [name_f]Evrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Zahra[/name_f] Camélia
[name_f]Zélie[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

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[name_f]Merci[/name_f] beaucoup, tout le monde!

Some combos that are standing out to me:
[name_f]Eska[/name_f] [name_f]Milou[/name_f]
Maëva Bohème
Cléo [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f] [name_f]Océane[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u] Cléopâtre
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f] Maïwenn
[name_f]Runa[/name_f] [name_f]Salomé[/name_f]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Zahra[/name_f] [name_f]Luz[/name_f]
[name_f]Suvi[/name_f] Lilouenn
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f] [name_f]Philomène[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u] [name_u]Pascale[/name_u]
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Freyja[/name_f] [name_f]Romane[/name_f]
[name_f]Estée[/name_f] [name_f]Héloïse[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabli[/name_f] [name_f]Romane[/name_f]
Poésie Athénaïs
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] Péridot
[name_f]Eska[/name_f] Bohème
Cléa [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estée[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] [name_f]Zéphyrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Hyacinthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Romane[/name_f] [name_f]Hyacinthe[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Zélie[/name_f] [name_f]Océane[/name_f]
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u] [name_f]Philomène[/name_f]
Poésie [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
Bohème [name_f]Aurore[/name_f]
Maëva [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adèle[/name_f] Camélia
[name_f]Luz[/name_f] [name_f]Evrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Luz[/name_f] Étoile
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f] Bohème
[name_f]Azula[/name_f] Rêverie
[name_f]Romane[/name_f] Athénaïs
[name_f]Lua[/name_f] [name_f]Salomé[/name_f]
[name_u]Léonie[/name_u] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]
[name_f]Alaïa[/name_f] [name_u]Ciel[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_f]Hyacinthe[/name_f]
[name_u]Jade[/name_u] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] Étoile
[name_f]Runa[/name_f] Maëlyne

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  • alice
  • amelie
  • aurelie
  • belle
  • blanche
  • claudia
  • clementine
  • cosette
  • delphine
  • eleanor
  • elodie
  • eloise
  • esme
  • fleur
  • francine
  • genevieve
  • harriet
  • josephine
  • lucille
  • marceline
  • margot
  • maude
  • mavis
  • ottilie
  • pansy
  • rosalie
  • soleil
  • valerie
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eska fleur
jade héloïse
maëva olympe
runa delphine
thalia noémie
zélie lilouna

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[name_f]Adora[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], [name_u]Eden[/name_u] Camélia, [name_u]Ridley[/name_u] [name_f]Odette[/name_f], [name_f]Sosie[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_u]Salem[/name_u] [name_u]Ciel[/name_u], [name_f]Lua[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] (which wasn’t on your list but thought it sounded nice), & [name_f]Malou[/name_f] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]

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I love these names, and [name_u]French[/name_u] names in general.

From your options I think my favorite combo would be [name_f]Noémie[/name_f] [name_u]Ciel[/name_u].

If I was living in a French-speaking country I would name a daughter [name_u]Camille[/name_u] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]. (This is my 2nd favorite girl name combo in general and happens to sound good in [name_u]French[/name_u]. [name_f]My[/name_f] 1st favorite combo would be hard to pronounce in [name_u]French[/name_u] so I wouldn’t use it).

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Oooh this is fun! Sorry for repeats!

combos
eden athénaïs
sterling arianne
esmée péridot
estée aurore
romane mireille
poésie indigo
mila hyacinthe
océane maëlyne
zahra bohème
azula fleur
magali delphine
freyja soleil
rowan pascale
eilidh zéphyrine (spelling wise maybe not, but sound wise, eilidh could totally work i feel like?)

sibsets
estée, mila & océane
azula, magali & romane
zahra & freyja
poésie & eden
sterling & rowan
eilidh & mila
esmée & zahra

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