The [name_m]French[/name_m] word for “sorry” is Desolè but I think it would be a very pretty girl’s name, I just can’t seem to think of a good middle name that flows off the tounge. Could someone maybe throw me some ideas? Thank you.
The first thing I thought when I say it was the [name_m]French[/name_m] meaning and it took me back a bit. I wouldn’t name a daughter something who’s name is “sorry”. The meaning would throw me, however it might sound.
dont name your kid sorry
Certainly wasn’t expecting to receive opinions on what not to name my child. Thanks guys.
The word should really be written like this: Désolé (the masculine form) or Désolée (the feminine). It DOES have a pretty sound to it, but the meaning, as you know, is quite unfortunate.
Perhaps you’d like [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]? Or Desirée?
I would suggest [name_f]Desiree[/name_f]/Desirée over Désolé (and definitely over Desolè), for one because it’s meaning is “desired.” I agree with everyone else here, and I think they have perfectly valid points for a public forum.
While it might sound beautiful to you, anyone with any sort of second language experience (or even someone just well-read) will know what Désolé means–or at the very least thing of the word “desolate.” They will also know that you picked the masculine form of the name, which would be salt on the wound of being named Sorry. As in sorry I named you the boy version of ‘sorry.’ That’d be like naming your baby girl Carlo instead of Carla. Not to mention the incorrect accent marks which a pp pointed out.
Even completely overused and common Renée would be better than being named Sorry! God forbid that baby ever want to go into international business, or visit France (or even Canada). I mean she couldn’t even Google her name with “SORRY” coming up everywhere. I think she would grow to be very sorry to be named Desolè, and/or go by a nick name.
Other similar names you might like that are more fitting names for a baby that will have her name attached to her for the rest of her life:
[name_u]Desi[/name_u], short for [name_f]Desiree[/name_f], but much peppier and snappier.
[name_u]Destry[/name_u]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f] (of course pronounced “soh-lay”), meaning sun.
[name_f]Margot[/name_f], (mar-go)
[name_f]Monet[/name_f], (moh-nay), like the painter,
[name_f]Liliane[/name_f], [name_m]French[/name_m] version of [name_f]Lilian[/name_f].
[name_f]Oralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Zaidee[/name_f] ([name_m]Zaid[/name_m]ée), [name_m]French[/name_m] form of [name_f]Sarah[/name_f].
I don’t speak [name_m]French[/name_m] but my first thought was the word desolate. [name_f]Maria[/name_f] Desolata is an Italian title of the Virgin [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. The name [name_f]Dolores[/name_f] comes from this aspect of the Virgin Mary, as Mater Dolorosa “Mother of Sorrows.” There’s also a rare Italian name that sounds similar: Desolina. So it’s not totally out of the realm of possibility, though the meaning is of course unfortunate.
Personally I would steer clear of it - and I’m sharing this opinion because this is a place where people share opinions about names.
It does happen to sound lovely, however it’s unfortunate in its meaning/use, which is particularly common - even for non-fluent speakers, words like “sorry” are one of the most commonly known words.
In good news, there are so many lovely alternatives in [name_m]French[/name_m] word names! I’d say that as long as it isn’t crude, or a statement like ‘hello’ or ‘thank-you’, you could choose almost any other word as a name.
Some examples:
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f] - “[name_f]Lark[/name_f]”
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f] - A pp suggested this - and its great. “[name_f]Sun[/name_f]”
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f] - "flower’, already an established name.
Chérie - "darling’
Étoile - "star’
[name_f]Victoire[/name_f] - “victory”, also a estab. name
[name_u]Roux[/name_u]/Rouge - “red”
Guessing this is a joke…
That’s the entire purpose of this site lol
I speak french and my first thought was “WHAT? Why would anyone want to use that as a name?”
Pretty sure this is troll. If not, I’m sorry, but really don’t use that.