Most Popular Names in France: Your Thoughts?

lilacarose · November 28, 2009, 4:15pm

[name]Emma[/name] (0)
L”a (0)
[name]Clara[/name] (0)
[name]Manon[/name] (0) so heavy yet so pretty!
Chlo” (0)
[name]Camille[/name] (0)
[name]Ines[/name] (0) this is surprising
[name]Sarah[/name] (0)
[name]Jade[/name] (+1) interesting
[name]Lola[/name] (+4)love it
[name]Ana[/name]”s (+1)?? how do you say this?
[name]Lucie[/name] (-3)
Oc”ane (-2) oh my goodness!!!
[name]Lilou[/name] (+11)
[name]Marie[/name] (-2)
[name]Eva[/name] (+5)
[name]Romane[/name] (+1) so sweet
[name]Lisa[/name] (-1)
[name]Zoe[/name] (+4)
[name]Julie[/name] (-5)
[name]Mathilde[/name] (-5)love it
[name]Louise[/name] (+5)
[name]Juliette[/name] (-1)so pretty!
Cl”mence (+10) so cute!
C”lia (-1)
[name]Laura[/name] (-7)
[name]Lena[/name] (-7)
Ma”lys (+16)how do you say this?
[name]Charlotte[/name] (0)
Ambre (+1)like [name]Amber[/name]?
[name]Maeva[/name] (+3) how cute!
[name]Pauline[/name] (-4) interesting.
[name]Lina[/name] (+5)
[name]Jeanne[/name] (-4)
[name]Lou[/name] (-9)
No”mie (-4)interesting.
[name]Justine[/name] (-4)
Louna (+9)
[name]Elisa[/name] (+1)
[name]Alice[/name] (-3)
[name]Emilie[/name] (0)
[name]Carla[/name] (-6)
Ma”lle (+2)how do you say this?
[name]Alicia[/name] (-5)
M”lissa (+1)
[name]Marine[/name] (-3)lovely!
[name]Nina[/name] (+7)
[name]Morgane[/name] (-6)creative…
[name]Anna[/name] (+4)
[name]Margot[/name] (0)
Louane (+15)
[name]Elise[/name] (-1)
[name]Julia[/name] (+11)
[name]Margaux[/name] (-5)[name]Margot[/name] <3<3
[name]Agathe[/name] (+1)name nerd choice, eh?
[name]Lana[/name] (+4)
[name]Elsa[/name] (+2)love it
Leane (0)
[name]Marion[/name] (-7)in love with this one, especially after SJP
[name]Luna[/name] (+15)
[name]Eloise[/name] (0)
[name]Amandine[/name] (-7)so sweet! better than [name]Amanda[/name].
[name]Yasmine[/name] (-1)
[name]Valentine[/name] (+1)name nerd fave?
[name]Sara[/name] (+12)
[name]Candice[/name] (-9)
[name]Leonie[/name] (0)love this!
Salom” (+2)
[name]Ana[/name]”lle (+5)interesting
Loane (+3)
[name]Melina[/name] (+17)
[name]Angelina[/name] (+14)
Am”lie (-10)
[name]Lily[/name] (new)
[name]Sol[/name]”ne (-4)
[name]Fanny[/name] (-4)???how did [name]Fanny[/name] get in there?
[name]Capucine[/name] (+13)–pretty
[name]Elena[/name] (new)
[name]Ninon[/name] (+8)-what? Is that like [name]Nina[/name]?
[name]Clo[/name]” (-1)
[name]Alexia[/name] (-3)
[name]Cassandra[/name] (-13)
[name]Victoria[/name] (-1)
[name]Lise[/name] (+8)
[name]Coline[/name] (+4)[name]Colleen[/name], but classier
[name]Flavie[/name] (-16)Like [name]Flavia[/name]? Very nice.
[name]Sofia[/name] (+5)
[name]Adele[/name] (+5)
Cl”mentine (+5)[name]How[/name] do say this in French?
[name]Gabrielle[/name] (new)
[name]Rose[/name] (new)
Andr”a (-7)
[name]Meline[/name] (-9)-cute
[name]Laurine[/name] (-15)-[name]Lorena[/name] looks so heavy. [name]Laurine[/name] is gorgeous.
[name]Myriam[/name] (+2)i prefer [name]Miriam[/name],
[name]Clarisse[/name] (+2)
[name]Olivia[/name] (new)
[name]Heloise[/name] (+1)
[name]Claire[/name] (-2)
[name]Faustine[/name] (new)–cool

emrasmus · November 28, 2009, 5:05pm

[name]Emma[/name] – while VERY popular, I adore it!
L”a – I will always think “[name]Princess[/name] [name]Lea[/name]”!
[name]Clara[/name] – I do like [name]Clara[/name]!
[name]Manon[/name] – not a fan
Chlo” – too popular
[name]Camille[/name] – pretty, but I wouldn’t use it
[name]Ines[/name] – not pretty to me
[name]Sarah[/name] – popular, but so timeless!
[name]Jade[/name] – I’m not a fan of boring gemstone names. Let’s go Tourmaline! (as a mn!!!)
[name]Lola[/name] – I love [name]Lola[/name]!
[name]Ana[/name]”s – I’d think uh-knee-us? possibly…
[name]Lucie[/name] – I love [name]Lucie[/name]!
Oc”ane – so pretty!
[name]Lilou[/name] – it’s growing on me
[name]Marie[/name] – so overused
[name]Eva[/name] – I don’t like [name]Eva[/name]
[name]Romane[/name] – [name]Romain[/name] lettuce!
[name]Lisa[/name] --wow, very bland!
[name]Zoe[/name] – not a fan
[name]Julie[/name] – too common
[name]Mathilde[/name] – I absolutely [name]ADORE[/name] [name]Mathilde[/name]!
[name]Louise[/name] – it’s a family name, so I love!
[name]Juliette[/name] – I prefer [name]Juliet[/name], but love this too!
Cl”mence – I love it! so pretty!
C”lia – eh
[name]Laura[/name] – see C”lia
[name]Lena[/name] – see C”lia
Ma”lys – I think it was mentioned in a blog a while back…and if I could continually remember how to pronounce it, I’d love it!
[name]Charlotte[/name] – I don’t like [name]Charlotte[/name]
Ambre – yeah, like [name]Amber[/name]. which is my mn
[name]Maeva[/name] – ooohhh…like!
[name]Pauline[/name] – not a fan
[name]Lina[/name] – prefer it spelled [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Jeanne[/name] – my grandma’s name!
[name]Lou[/name] – I love [name]Lou[/name]
No”mie – not a fan
[name]Justine[/name] – sounds made up!
Louna – ??
[name]Elisa[/name] – ick
[name]Alice[/name] – [name]LOVE[/name]!! one of my favorites
[name]Emilie[/name] – pretty but too common, even spelled this way!
[name]Carla[/name] --yick!
Ma”lle – mayelle?
[name]Alicia[/name] – not a fan
M”lissa – too dated
[name]Marine[/name] --not sold on it, but it’s pretty!
[name]Nina[/name] – bland
[name]Morgane[/name] – this does make [name]Morgan[/name] more girly!
[name]Anna[/name] – oh, so overrused!
[name]Margot[/name] – not a fan!
Louane – ?
[name]Elise[/name] – eh
[name]Julia[/name] – I prefer [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Margaux[/name] – yicks!
[name]Agathe[/name] – awful…
[name]Lana[/name] – too boring for me
[name]Elsa[/name] – for some reason, I think of a cow!
Leane – too dated
[name]Marion[/name] --I think this is a basketball player in [name]Phoenix[/name]…
[name]Luna[/name] – [name]Luna[/name] Lovegood! =D
[name]Eloise[/name] – LOVE1
[name]Amandine[/name] – not a fan
[name]Yasmine[/name] – don’t like the “y”
[name]Valentine[/name] --I don’t like the holiday, so this name is out!
[name]Sara[/name] – see [name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Candice[/name] – I have never liked this name
[name]Leonie[/name] – eh
Salom” --pretty!!
[name]Ana[/name]”lle – eh
Loane – Loan?
[name]Melina[/name] – greatly dislike!
[name]Angelina[/name] – [name]Jolie[/name]
73.Am”lie – not a fan
[name]Lily[/name] – [name]LOVE[/name]!! my favorite name =)
[name]Sol[/name]”ne – not 100% sure how to pronounce this…
[name]Fanny[/name] – I think of [name]Fanny[/name] Brawne, [name]John[/name] [name]Keats[/name]’ love!
[name]Capucine[/name] – Cappucino?
[name]Elena[/name] – prefer [name]Ilena[/name]
[name]Ninon[/name] – do not like this one!
[name]Clo[/name]” – like [name]Chloe[/name]?
[name]Alexia[/name] – not a fan
[name]Cassandra[/name] – my 2nd cousin is named [name]Cassandra[/name] =)
[name]Victoria[/name] – too overused! and I don’t like any of the nn’s
[name]Lise[/name] – not a fan
[name]Coline[/name] – ^ ditto
[name]Flavie[/name] – not getting this one…
[name]Sofia[/name] – prefer [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Adele[/name] – don’t love, don’t hate!
Cl”mentine – probably prn. with a “chlum”- entine
[name]Gabrielle[/name] – eh
[name]Rose[/name] – one of my favorites =)
Andr”a – do not like
[name]Meline[/name] – not a fan
[name]Laurine[/name] – like [name]Lauren[/name]?
[name]Myriam[/name] – do not like!
[name]Clarisse[/name] – “hello, [name]Clarisse[/name]!”
[name]Olivia[/name] – don’t love, don’t hate
[name]Heloise[/name] --prefer [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] – I do have a soft spot for [name]Claire[/name]!
[name]Faustine[/name] – um…quoi? (what?)

lemon · November 28, 2009, 5:29pm

[name]Emma[/name] – Popular, but so very [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] pretty!
L”a – I don’t know if I like this…
[name]Clara[/name] – I used to want to be like [name]Clara[/name] [name]Barton[/name], the nurse!
[name]Manon[/name] – [name]MAN[/name]-on? Hmm…no!
Chlo” – Childish and cutesy = not my style!
[name]Camille[/name] – Pretty, but I hate [name]Cami[/name].
[name]Ines[/name] – This seems Spanish…
[name]Sarah[/name] – [name]Lovely[/name], my twin sister’s name.
[name]Jade[/name] – This gemstone name seems dated…
[name]Lola[/name] – Too…I don’t know! Not for me.
[name]Ana[/name]”s – No clue…
[name]Lucie[/name] – [name]Lucy[/name] is beautiful, and so is [name]Lucie[/name].
Oc”ane – Looks nice, but not for me!
[name]Lilou[/name] – [name]Lilo[/name]? Or lie low? Ugh.
[name]Marie[/name] – MN of mom and granny, but don’t like it!
[name]Eva[/name] – Is it EE-vuh or [name]Ava[/name]? Not a fan.
[name]Romane[/name] – Too close to the lettuce, for sure!
[name]Lisa[/name] – Um, what decade are we in?
[name]Zoe[/name] – Used to hate it, but now it is okay…
[name]Julie[/name] – No! [name]Julia[/name] is so much more elegant!
[name]Mathilde[/name] – I don’t know. It is elegant, but I don’t love it.
[name]Louise[/name] – Pretty, vintage, nice…
[name]Juliette[/name] – [name]Juliet[/name], and [name]Julia[/name], are better.
Cl”mence – [name]Clemency[/name]? No.
C”lia – [name]Cecilia[/name] is better in my opinion…
[name]Laura[/name] – It’s okay.
[name]Lena[/name] – [name]Helena[/name] is prettier…
Ma”lys – Looks like a random collection of letters to me
[name]Charlotte[/name] – [name]Love[/name] it!
Ambre – [name]Amber[/name], [name]Ember[/name]…um, not for me!
[name]Maeva[/name] – [name]Maeve[/name] with an A? What?
[name]Pauline[/name] – I loved my friend [name]Pauline[/name], but its been years…
[name]Lina[/name] – [name]Lena[/name] is better, but it still looks incomplete.
[name]Jeanne[/name] – Not a fan.
[name]Lou[/name] – One of my nicknames. Not a real name though…
No”mie – Ugh, it just looks bad!
[name]Justine[/name] – Well, this one is ruined by [name]Justine[/name] Henin for me…
Louna – [name]Luna[/name]? What’d they do to it?
[name]Elisa[/name] – This looks awkward.
[name]Alice[/name] – Vintage spunky and cute!
[name]Emilie[/name] – [name]Emma[/name] is better…
[name]Carla[/name] – French President’s wife? [name]Carla[/name] Bruni-Sarkozy?
Ma”lle – [name]Miley[/name] of [name]France[/name]?
[name]Alicia[/name] – Oh, so dated…
M”lissa – [name]Miranda[/name] is prettier.
[name]Marine[/name] – Like a marina? Or a marine? No…
[name]Nina[/name] – Seems Spanish…
[name]Morgane[/name] – This doesn’t really help [name]Morgan[/name] that much.
[name]Anna[/name] – A beautiful classic, but a little plain.
[name]Margot[/name] – Eww.
Louane – Um, definitely not for me!
[name]Elise[/name] – Well, my middle name is [name]Elyse[/name], but I prefer [name]Elise[/name].
[name]Julia[/name] – Gorgeous classic.
[name]Margaux[/name] – Worse than [name]Margot[/name]!
[name]Agathe[/name] – Goodness! This is so not cute.
[name]Lana[/name] – Prefer [name]Alana[/name], but [name]Lana[/name] is fine.
[name]Elsa[/name] – Hmmm…not my thing.
Leane – No way! So dated.
[name]Marion[/name] – My grandma, but not a fan…
[name]Luna[/name] – [name]Luna[/name], [name]Selena[/name], [name]Stella[/name]…so many heavenly names!
[name]Eloise[/name] – Spunky vintage name. Pretty!
[name]Amandine[/name] – [name]Don[/name]'t care for this!
[name]Yasmine[/name] – Like [name]Yasmin[/name] or Yaz Birth Control = NO!
[name]Valentine[/name] – Maybe [name]Valentina[/name], but not really a fan…
[name]Sara[/name] – Pretty.
[name]Candice[/name] – Not my thing.
[name]Leonie[/name] – See the appeal, but not for me.
Salom” – Seems Biblical, but I can’t peg why!
[name]Ana[/name]”lle – What is this?
Loane – Sure, I’ll LOAN you a new [name]Baby[/name] Name Book!
[name]Melina[/name] – Hmmm…something seems off…
[name]Angelina[/name] – [name]Jolie[/name]
73.Am”lie – [name]Amelie[/name] Mauresmo. Why the tennis connections?
[name]Lily[/name] – Pretty, but lacks a special quality.
[name]Sol[/name]”ne – [name]Selene[/name]? I really don’t know.
[name]Fanny[/name] – I had a French friend named [name]Fanny[/name]!
[name]Capucine[/name] – Cappucino? [name]Lord[/name], no.
[name]Elena[/name] – Prefer [name]Helena[/name]…
[name]Ninon[/name] – Looks like Nikon.
[name]Clo[/name]” – [name]Don[/name]'t like [name]Chloe[/name] or this!
[name]Alexia[/name] – [name]Alex[/name] names need to go away.
[name]Cassandra[/name] – Like the mythological names. [name]Cassie[/name] is cute.
[name]Victoria[/name] – [name]Don[/name]'t like the nicknames, so, no.
[name]Lise[/name] – I don’t even know what this is. Lies?
[name]Coline[/name] – Like acetylCHOLINE? No way!
[name]Flavie[/name] – [name]Flavia[/name]? Flavor Flav? Not really sure…
[name]Sofia[/name] – I like [name]Sophia[/name]!
[name]Adele[/name] – I had a good friend [name]Adele[/name], but I don’t love it.
Cl”mentine – Not a fan of either pronunciation…
[name]Gabrielle[/name] – Too many [name]Gabby[/name]'s in the world!
[name]Rose[/name] – Seems plain. Prefer [name]Rosaleen[/name].
Andr”a – No, to [name]Andrea[/name] and its nicknames.
[name]Meline[/name] – Ugh.
[name]Laurine[/name] – Well, I’m [name]Lauren[/name], but I don’t have to like it.
[name]Myriam[/name] – No, to [name]Miriam[/name] and [name]Myriam[/name]!
[name]Clarisse[/name] – Like [name]Clarissa[/name], this is dated.
[name]Olivia[/name] – [name]Shakespeare[/name] picked a pretty name!
[name]Heloise[/name] --I prefer [name]Eloise[/name].
[name]Claire[/name] – [name]Claire[/name] is pretty!
[name]Faustine[/name] – This definitely isn’t attractive! Eww!

amaryllis · November 28, 2009, 5:48pm

I may just be dense tonight, but what are the numbers in the parenthesis in the first post? Thanks!

[name]EDIT[/name]: Never mind! I figured it out!

arilee_sc · November 28, 2009, 5:49pm

[name]Just[/name] thought I’d let you know…[name]Anais[/name] is pronounced anna-ees.

cora · November 28, 2009, 9:39pm

Oh my goodness! Thank you SO much for this list! I was recentely wondering about popular names in [name]France[/name]!

I love so many of these names!

(What’s the deal with [name]Fanny[/name] and [name]Myriam[/name], though?)

Have a great night!

liz22 · November 28, 2009, 10:19pm

Some of those are really cute!

Also, I thought [name]Anais[/name] was pronounced ann-ay… no? maybe?

herblackballoon · November 29, 2009, 12:08am

I’m a French speaker, so I thought I’d go through and help with some of the tougher names.

[name]Manon[/name] ([name]MAN[/name]-non, the last n is barely pronounced)
Chlo” (Klo-ay)
[name]Ana[/name]”s (Ahna-ees, the two dots over the i means you pronounce it, and the letter “I” is pronounce “E” in French; [name]Anais[/name] without the dots would be “An-ay”)
Oc”ane (Oh-say-en)
Ma”lys (Mah-elle-ees, Never heard it, but based on the way it’s spelled)
Ma”lle (Mah-elle)
[name]Amandine[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-mahn-deen)
Salom” (Sah-lohm-ay)
[name]Ana[/name]”lle (Ahna-elle)
Loane (Loh-ahn)
[name]Capucine[/name] ([name]Cap[/name]-ew-seen)
[name]Heloise[/name] (pronounced like [name]Eloise[/name], H is silent)

elena · November 29, 2009, 4:47am

I love:
[name]Camille[/name] - only with the nn [name]Millie[/name]
[name]Ines[/name] - love agnes as well
[name]Mathilde[/name] - but prefer [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] - my best friend’s middle name, love nn [name]Lottie[/name] or [name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Maeva[/name] - love even more than [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] - like [name]Alice[/name] in wonderland lovely
[name]Margot[/name] - so sweet and still sort of elegant
Am”lie - the film makes me love this name even more
[name]Cassandra[/name] - so mythological, nn are really nice
[name]Adele[/name] - so much more sophiticated than [name]Addison[/name], love it
[name]Rose[/name] - I love just about any [name]Rose[/name] names

lilacarose · November 29, 2009, 11:08am

I think this is the 2006 list…I’m not sure if 2008 is out yet but I’ll check.

spiderweb · November 29, 2009, 4:19pm

[name]Emma[/name] (0) ” [name]Emma[/name]”s too popular.
L”a (0) ” [name]Lea[/name]”s nice. [name]Leah[/name]/ [name]Lea[/name].
[name]Clara[/name] (0) ” Pretty. (:
[name]Manon[/name] (0) ” I”m actually growing a bit fond of this one.
Chlo” (0) ” [name]Chloe[/name]”s very pretty.
[name]Camille[/name] (0) ” [name]Camille[/name]”s lovely.
[name]Ines[/name] (0) ” I do like it. (:
[name]Sarah[/name] (0) ” [name]Sarah[/name]”s nice.
[name]Jade[/name] (+1) ” [name]Jade[/name]”s… okay.
[name]Lola[/name] (+4) ” Eh.
[name]Ana[/name]”s (+1) ” Not sure on how to say it.
[name]Lucie[/name] (-3) ” [name]Lucie[/name]”s pretty.
Oc”ane (-2) ” Oh, I love [name]Oceane[/name].
[name]Lilou[/name] (+11) ” [name]Lilou[/name]”s nice.
[name]Marie[/name] (-2) ” [name]Marie[/name]”s very pretty.
[name]Eva[/name] (+5) ” [name]Eva[/name]”s better than [name]Ava[/name].
[name]Romane[/name] (+1) ” [name]Romane[/name]”s… it”s very interesting, of course!
[name]Lisa[/name] (-1) ” Ugh.
[name]Zoe[/name] (+4) ” Not really a fan.
[name]Julie[/name] (-5) ” [name]Julie[/name]”s actually sort of nice.
[name]Mathilde[/name] (-5) ” [name]Mathilde[/name] is gorgeous.
[name]Louise[/name] (+5) ” [name]Love[/name] [name]Louise[/name].
[name]Juliette[/name] (-1) ” [name]Juliette[/name]”s beautiful.
Cl”mence (+10) ” [name]Clemence[/name] is beautiful.
C”lia (-1) ” It”s very curious, and okay.
[name]Laura[/name] (-7) ” I prefer [name]Laurel[/name].
[name]Lena[/name] (-7) ” Reminds me of [name]Galena[/name]! (:
Ma”lys (+16) ” Well, it reminds me of [name]Edgar[/name] [name]Allan[/name] [name]Poe[/name]”s ”Into the Maelstrom” or just [name]Mael[/name].
[name]Charlotte[/name] (0) ” [name]Charlotte[/name]”s pretty, but it”s too common, I think.
Ambre (+1) ” Not sure how to say it, but it”s sort of nice.
[name]Maeva[/name] (+3) ” Pretty.
[name]Pauline[/name] (-4) ” [name]Pauline[/name]”s pretty.
[name]Lina[/name] (+5) ” Very close to [name]Lena[/name]?
[name]Jeanne[/name] (-4) ” [name]Jeanne[/name] is okay.
[name]Lou[/name] (-9) ” [name]Lou[/name]”s nice.
No”mie (-4) ” Pretty.
[name]Justine[/name] (-4) ” [name]Justine[/name] is pretty.
Louna (+9) ” Reminds me of Louna? But I”m not sure how to say it.
[name]Elisa[/name] (+1) ” [name]Elisa[/name]… not too much of a fan.
[name]Alice[/name] (-3) ” [name]Alice[/name] is beautiful.
[name]Emilie[/name] (0) ” I prefer [name]Amelie[/name]. (:
[name]Carla[/name] (-6) ” Hmm… not sure.
Ma”lle (+2) ” Oh! Not sure of my thoughts on it.
[name]Alicia[/name] (-5) ” Okay.
M”lissa (+1) ” Kind of nice.
[name]Marine[/name] (-3) ” I think I might like [name]Marina[/name] better.
[name]Nina[/name] (+7) ” [name]Nina[/name]”s okay.
[name]Morgane[/name] (-6) ” Okay… very interesting, however.
[name]Anna[/name] (+4) ” I actually think I like [name]Anne[/name] better!
[name]Margot[/name] (0) ” Oh, [name]Margot[/name]”s lovely.
Louane (+15) ” Hmm.
[name]Elise[/name] (-1) ” Not a fan.
[name]Julia[/name] (+11) ” [name]Julia[/name]”s nice.
[name]Margaux[/name] (-5) ” I love this spelling for [name]Margot[/name] as well. (:
[name]Agathe[/name] (+1) ” Pretty. (:
[name]Lana[/name] (+4) ” Okay.
[name]Elsa[/name] (+2) ” Not sure.
Leane (0) ” Not certain on how I feel about it.
[name]Marion[/name] (-7) ” Nice…
[name]Luna[/name] (+15) ” [name]Luna[/name]”s beautiful, as is [name]Lunette[/name].
[name]Eloise[/name] (0) ” Okay.
[name]Amandine[/name] (-7) ” Pretty. (:
[name]Yasmine[/name] (-1) ” Eh. So so.
[name]Valentine[/name] (+1) ” Beautiful.
[name]Sara[/name] (+12) ” [name]Sara[/name], again, is nice.
[name]Candice[/name] (-9) ” [name]Don[/name]”t like [name]Candice[/name] too much.
[name]Leonie[/name] (0) ” [name]Leonie[/name]”s pretty.
Salom” (+2) ” Pretty.
[name]Ana[/name]”lle (+5) ” Okay.
Loane (+3) ” Alright.
[name]Melina[/name] (+17) ” Hm. Eh.
[name]Angelina[/name] (+14) ” [name]Angelina[/name]”s alright. I prefer [name]Evangeline[/name].
Am”lie (-10) ” Oh, it”s beautiful. (:
[name]Lily[/name] (new) ” [name]Lily[/name]”s okay… [name]Liliane[/name]”s lovely.
[name]Sol[/name]”ne (-4) ” Hm, it”s alright.
[name]Fanny[/name] (-4) ” Despite making me want to laugh, it isn”t too bad.
[name]Capucine[/name] (+13) ” I adore [name]Capucine[/name].
[name]Elena[/name] (new) ” [name]Elena[/name]”s pretty.
[name]Ninon[/name] (+8) ” Interesting!
[name]Clo[/name]” (-1) ” Again, nice.
[name]Alexia[/name] (-3) ” Okay.
[name]Cassandra[/name] (-13) ” [name]Cassandra[/name]”s pretty, but for me there”s honestly something almost… trashy about it?
[name]Victoria[/name] (-1) ” [name]Victoria[/name]”s pretty.
[name]Lise[/name] (+8) ” Eh.
[name]Coline[/name] (+4) ” I do like this better than [name]Colleen[/name], I think.
[name]Flavie[/name] (-16) ” Oh, it is like [name]Flavia[/name]. (:
[name]Sofia[/name] (+5) ” Alright.
[name]Adele[/name] (+5) ” [name]Adele[/name] is beautiful.
Cl”mentine (+5) ” [name]Clementine[/name] is beautiful.
[name]Gabrielle[/name] (new) ” [name]Love[/name] [name]Gabrielle[/name], much better than [name]Gabriella[/name].
[name]Rose[/name] (new) ” [name]Rose[/name] is pretty; I prefer [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], etc.
Andr”a (-7) ” Okay.
[name]Meline[/name] (-9) ” Something cute about it.
[name]Laurine[/name] (-15) ” [name]Laurine[/name] is gorgeous.
[name]Myriam[/name] (+2) ” Prefer ”[name]Miriam[/name]”. I love [name]Miriam[/name].
[name]Clarisse[/name] (+2) ” [name]Clarisse[/name] is pretty.
[name]Olivia[/name] (new) ” [name]Olivia[/name] isn”t terrible.
[name]Heloise[/name] (+1) ” [name]Love[/name] [name]Heloise[/name].
[name]Claire[/name] (-2) ” [name]Claire[/name]”s petty. (:
[name]Faustine[/name] (new) ” Oh, I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Faustine[/name]! Gorgeous.

system · December 1, 2009, 9:40am

I am French Canadian so I’m always looking French names! Thank you for posting this. I’m not expecting any time soon, but I know that when I am looking to name a baby, my main criteria for a name is that it sounds good in both French and English.

I may be dumb, but I really don’t understand the little +/- numbers next to the names… can someone explain that to me?

[name]Emma[/name] – I like [name]Emma[/name]. I wouldn’t consider using it because of how popular it is, but I’ve always liked it.
L”a – I love L”a. My middle name is [name]Leah[/name], and I’ve always loved it.
[name]Clara[/name] – [name]Clara[/name] is cute, classic and simple. I like it. I would totally consider it as a middle name.
[name]Manon[/name] – I don’t mind [name]Manon[/name] when it is said in French, but it just doesn’t translate well to English.
Chlo” – In the same boat as [name]Emma[/name]. It’s too popular but I love it.
[name]Camille[/name] – I love this name.
[name]Ines[/name] – It’s okay but I don’t love it.
[name]Sarah[/name] – [name]Sarah[/name] will never go out of style.
[name]Jade[/name] – I love it with the French pronunciation. I prefer [name]Jada[/name] in English.
[name]Lola[/name] – I love [name]Lola[/name]! It’s so cute.
[name]Ana[/name]”s – It’s okay, but I find it a little too “old lady”.
[name]Lucie[/name] – [name]Just[/name] okay.
Oc”ane – I adore this name. I don’t know how well it would translate though. I would be afraid of people calling my daughter [name]Ocean[/name].
[name]Lilou[/name] – Wayyyyy too cutesie.
[name]Marie[/name] – Classic, but too overused.
[name]Eva[/name] – I like this a lot, but as a middle name.
[name]Romane[/name] – I would be afraid of people pronouncing it like the lettuce.
[name]Lisa[/name] – I don’t hate it, but I wouldn’t use it.
[name]Zoe[/name] – I love [name]Zo[/name]”.
[name]Julie[/name] – [name]Julia[/name] or [name]Juliette[/name].
[name]Mathilde[/name] – Cute.
[name]Louise[/name] – I like [name]Louise[/name].
[name]Juliette[/name] – I love it spelled both like this and [name]Juliet[/name].
Cl”mence – I don’t know about this one.
C”lia – This is one that I prefer in English.
[name]Laura[/name] – Okay.
[name]Lena[/name] – Okay.
Ma”lys – I love it. I also like it in it’s simpler form: Ma”lle.
[name]Charlotte[/name] – I wouldn’t use it, but I like it.
Ambre – I wouldn’t use this one either.
[name]Maeva[/name] – I love it. I would totally consider this one.
[name]Pauline[/name] – It’s okay.
[name]Lina[/name] – Again, okay.
[name]Jeanne[/name] – I like [name]Jeanne[/name] for a middle name.
[name]Lou[/name] – It feels unfinished to me. [name]Lou[/name] sounds like a nickname.
No”mie – I love No”mie.
[name]Justine[/name] – Meh.
Louna – I would use Louna/[name]Luna[/name] as a middle name as well.
[name]Elisa[/name] – I like this.
[name]Alice[/name] – [name]Alice[/name] is REALLY starting to grow on me.
[name]Emilie[/name] – Common.
[name]Carla[/name] – Meh.
Ma”lle – [name]Ah[/name], there it is. I love this one.
[name]Alicia[/name] – One of my best friend’s name.
M”lissa – A little to dated for me.
[name]Marine[/name] – Again, I like this one in French but not in English.
[name]Nina[/name] – It’s okay.
[name]Morgane[/name] – Cutesy.
[name]Anna[/name] – Another middle name option.
[name]Margot[/name] – I do not like [name]Margo[/name] in any form.
Louane – It’s okay.
[name]Elise[/name] – I like [name]Elise[/name].
[name]Julia[/name] – I would definitely consider [name]Julia[/name].
[name]Margaux[/name] – Again, I do not like [name]Margo[/name] in any form.
[name]Agathe[/name] – I love this, but not in English.
[name]Lana[/name] – I prefer [name]Alana[/name].
[name]Elsa[/name] – I love it.
Leane – I wouldn’t use this, but I like it.
[name]Marion[/name] – Not a huge fan.
[name]Luna[/name] – [name]Luna[/name] Lovegood! I actually quite like [name]Luna[/name].
[name]Eloise[/name] – I like this.
[name]Amandine[/name] – Not a huge fan of this one either.
[name]Yasmine[/name] – I really like this one, but I don’t think I would consider using it.
[name]Valentine[/name] – Nooooo.
[name]Sara[/name] – see [name]Sarah[/name].
[name]Candice[/name] – Too close to [name]Candy[/name].
[name]Leonie[/name] – I prefer [name]Leona[/name].
Salom” – I do not like this at all. It reminds me of salami.
[name]Ana[/name]”lle – Cute.
Loane – I wouldn’t use it, but it’s okay.
[name]Melina[/name] – Meh.
[name]Angelina[/name] – I like it but I wouldn’t use it.
Am”lie – I love it. [name]Le[/name] Fabuleux [name]Destin[/name] d’Am”lie Poulain is my favourite movie, so the name is very positive to me.
[name]Lily[/name] – Cute middle name.
[name]Sol[/name]”ne – I like this one a lot.
[name]Fanny[/name] – I have a really good friend with this name, but I would not be able to name a child this.
[name]Capucine[/name] – Naaah.
[name]Elena[/name] – I love [name]Elena[/name].
[name]Ninon[/name] – See [name]Lilou[/name]. Far too cutesy. It’s not a name. It’s a pet name or a nickname.
[name]Clo[/name]” – Same as [name]Chloe[/name].
[name]Alexia[/name] – I don’t mind this.
[name]Cassandra[/name] – I love this one.
[name]Victoria[/name] – I wouldn’t use this.
[name]Lise[/name] – My sister’s name.
[name]Coline[/name] – Um… I never even realized that this was a name. [name]Colline[/name] means a small hill in French.
[name]Flavie[/name] – I hate this one.
[name]Sofia[/name] – [name]Sofia[/name] is one of my favourite names ever. It sucks that it and [name]Sophia[/name] are so popular.
[name]Adele[/name] – Another one that I really like.
Cl”mentine – I only think of the fruit.
[name]Gabrielle[/name] – Cute but a little too popular.
[name]Rose[/name] – A cute middle name.
Andr”a – Dated.
[name]Meline[/name] – Nope.
[name]Laurine[/name] – I’m not really a fan.
[name]Myriam[/name] – I love this name. It’s on my list of favourites.
[name]Clarisse[/name] – Meh.
[name]Olivia[/name] – I like it, but I wouldn’t use it.
[name]Heloise[/name] – Cute.
[name]Claire[/name] – I prefer [name]Clara[/name].
[name]Faustine[/name] – I don’t like this one at all.

A few other French names that I really like that aren’t in the top 100 are:

[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]

lilacarose · December 1, 2009, 3:08pm

atlantic:

I am French Canadian so I’m always looking French names! Thank you for posting this. I’m not expecting any time soon, but I know that when I am looking to name a baby, my main criteria for a name is that it sounds good in both French and English.

I may be dumb, but I really don’t understand the little +/- numbers next to the names… can someone explain that to me?

[name]Emma[/name] – I like [name]Emma[/name]. I wouldn’t consider using it because of how popular it is, but I’ve always liked it.

L”a – I love L”a. My middle name is [name]Leah[/name], and I’ve always loved it.

[name]Clara[/name] – [name]Clara[/name] is cute, classic and simple. I like it. I would totally consider it as a middle name.

[name]Manon[/name] – I don’t mind [name]Manon[/name] when it is said in French, but it just doesn’t translate well to English.

Chlo” – In the same boat as [name]Emma[/name]. It’s too popular but I love it.

[name]Camille[/name] – I love this name.

[name]Ines[/name] – It’s okay but I don’t love it.

[name]Sarah[/name] – [name]Sarah[/name] will never go out of style.

[name]Jade[/name] – I love it with the French pronunciation. I prefer [name]Jada[/name] in English.

[name]Lola[/name] – I love [name]Lola[/name]! It’s so cute.

[name]Ana[/name]”s – It’s okay, but I find it a little too “old lady”.

[name]Lucie[/name] – [name]Just[/name] okay.

Oc”ane – I adore this name. I don’t know how well it would translate though. I would be afraid of people calling my daughter [name]Ocean[/name].

[name]Lilou[/name] – Wayyyyy too cutesie.

[name]Marie[/name] – Classic, but too overused.

[name]Eva[/name] – I like this a lot, but as a middle name.

[name]Romane[/name] – I would be afraid of people pronouncing it like the lettuce.

[name]Lisa[/name] – I don’t hate it, but I wouldn’t use it.

[name]Zoe[/name] – I love [name]Zo[/name]”.

[name]Julie[/name] – [name]Julia[/name] or [name]Juliette[/name].

[name]Mathilde[/name] – Cute.

[name]Louise[/name] – I like [name]Louise[/name].

[name]Juliette[/name] – I love it spelled both like this and [name]Juliet[/name].

Cl”mence – I don’t know about this one.

C”lia – This is one that I prefer in English.

[name]Laura[/name] – Okay.

[name]Lena[/name] – Okay.

Ma”lys – I love it. I also like it in it’s simpler form: Ma”lle.

[name]Charlotte[/name] – I wouldn’t use it, but I like it.

Ambre – I wouldn’t use this one either.

[name]Maeva[/name] – I love it. I would totally consider this one.

[name]Pauline[/name] – It’s okay.

[name]Lina[/name] – Again, okay.

[name]Jeanne[/name] – I like [name]Jeanne[/name] for a middle name.

[name]Lou[/name] – It feels unfinished to me. [name]Lou[/name] sounds like a nickname.

No”mie – I love No”mie.

[name]Justine[/name] – Meh.

Louna – I would use Louna/[name]Luna[/name] as a middle name as well.

[name]Elisa[/name] – I like this.

[name]Alice[/name] – [name]Alice[/name] is REALLY starting to grow on me.

[name]Emilie[/name] – Common.

[name]Carla[/name] – Meh.

Ma”lle – [name]Ah[/name], there it is. I love this one.

[name]Alicia[/name] – One of my best friend’s name.

M”lissa – A little to dated for me.

[name]Marine[/name] – Again, I like this one in French but not in English.

[name]Nina[/name] – It’s okay.

[name]Morgane[/name] – Cutesy.

[name]Anna[/name] – Another middle name option.

[name]Margot[/name] – I do not like [name]Margo[/name] in any form.

Louane – It’s okay.

[name]Elise[/name] – I like [name]Elise[/name].

[name]Julia[/name] – I would definitely consider [name]Julia[/name].

[name]Margaux[/name] – Again, I do not like [name]Margo[/name] in any form.

[name]Agathe[/name] – I love this, but not in English.

[name]Lana[/name] – I prefer [name]Alana[/name].

[name]Elsa[/name] – I love it.

Leane – I wouldn’t use this, but I like it.

[name]Marion[/name] – Not a huge fan.

[name]Luna[/name] – [name]Luna[/name] Lovegood! I actually quite like [name]Luna[/name].

[name]Eloise[/name] – I like this.

[name]Amandine[/name] – Not a huge fan of this one either.

[name]Yasmine[/name] – I really like this one, but I don’t think I would consider using it.

[name]Valentine[/name] – Nooooo.

[name]Sara[/name] – see [name]Sarah[/name].

[name]Candice[/name] – Too close to [name]Candy[/name].

[name]Leonie[/name] – I prefer [name]Leona[/name].

Salom” – I do not like this at all. It reminds me of salami.

[name]Ana[/name]”lle – Cute.

Loane – I wouldn’t use it, but it’s okay.

[name]Melina[/name] – Meh.

[name]Angelina[/name] – I like it but I wouldn’t use it.

Am”lie – I love it. [name]Le[/name] Fabuleux [name]Destin[/name] d’Am”lie Poulain is my favourite movie, so the name is very positive to me.

[name]Lily[/name] – Cute middle name.

[name]Sol[/name]”ne – I like this one a lot.

[name]Fanny[/name] – I have a really good friend with this name, but I would not be able to name a child this.

[name]Capucine[/name] – Naaah.

[name]Elena[/name] – I love [name]Elena[/name].

[name]Ninon[/name] – See [name]Lilou[/name]. Far too cutesy. It’s not a name. It’s a pet name or a nickname.

[name]Clo[/name]” – Same as [name]Chloe[/name].

[name]Alexia[/name] – I don’t mind this.

[name]Cassandra[/name] – I love this one.

[name]Victoria[/name] – I wouldn’t use this.

[name]Lise[/name] – My sister’s name.

[name]Coline[/name] – Um… I never even realized that this was a name. [name]Colline[/name] means a small hill in French.

[name]Flavie[/name] – I hate this one.

[name]Sofia[/name] – [name]Sofia[/name] is one of my favourite names ever. It sucks that it and [name]Sophia[/name] are so popular.

[name]Adele[/name] – Another one that I really like.

Cl”mentine – I only think of the fruit.

[name]Gabrielle[/name] – Cute but a little too popular.

[name]Rose[/name] – A cute middle name.

Andr”a – Dated.

[name]Meline[/name] – Nope.

[name]Laurine[/name] – I’m not really a fan.

[name]Myriam[/name] – I love this name. It’s on my list of favourites.

[name]Clarisse[/name] – Meh.

[name]Olivia[/name] – I like it, but I wouldn’t use it.

[name]Heloise[/name] – Cute.

[name]Claire[/name] – I prefer [name]Clara[/name].

[name]Faustine[/name] – I don’t like this one at all.

A few other French names that I really like that aren’t in the top 100 are:

[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]

The numbers are the popularity changes that year, for example (+3) next to a name means that that name rose 3 levels in that year. Sorry, does that make sense? Its sort of hard to explain.

everwaiteing · December 1, 2009, 11:18pm

Wow, thanks, herblackballoon, for helping with the pronunciations. The biggest surprise was finding out Loane is pronounced “Loh-ahn.” A name that looked like it had nothing at all going for it is actually quite pretty!

system · January 3, 2010, 11:39am

Thanks, lilacarose! I understand now.

twinkle · January 3, 2010, 5:16pm

[name]Clementine[/name] with the acute accent (no idea how to type them, I’m afraid) is pronounced clay-mon-teen

bb1 · January 3, 2010, 5:28pm

I love:
[name]Emma[/name]
L”a
[name]Ines[/name]
[name]Ana[/name]”s - love it, it’s pronounced ah-nah-ees
[name]Lilou[/name] - this one’s new to me, I adore it!
[name]Lena[/name]
Ma”lys - mah-eh-liss
[name]Alice[/name]
Ma”lle - mah-el
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Margaux[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Ana[/name]”lle - ah-nah-el
Am”lie
[name]Lise[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]

neuilly · January 3, 2010, 6:09pm

I adore:

[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Manon[/name] (I don’t find it heavy with French pronunciation)
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Ana[/name]”s (anna-eese, rhymes with geese)
[name]Juliette[/name]
Cl”mence
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Marion[/name] (you know SJP doesn’t use [name]Marion[/name] right? She calls her [name]Loretta[/name]…which I’m not a fan of)
[name]Luna[/name] (although I think this is more of a guilty pleasure)
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Amandine[/name]
Am”lie
[name]Adele[/name]
Cl”mentine (clay-mohn-teen)
[name]Gabrielle[/name] (new)

gillian · January 4, 2010, 12:39pm

clementine in french is pronounced , “clehmenteen”

lilacarose · January 4, 2010, 2:42pm

Wow, I made this post ages ago, wonder how it came up again? Probably had to do with today’s blog post.

Anyway…thanks for the [name]Clementine[/name] pronunciation. I really love the French version, the -teen part is very classy and elegant. Although the French way makes [name]Clementine[/name] sound…more orangey somehow, if that’s possible. The English way is namier, but perhaps that’s just me.