hello!!
ok, so, I’m writing a story, and the main character is part-french, part-british and like, idk what to name her. She spent most of her life in france, and like, i still haven’t decided much of her background, but i was wondering if you could give me suggestions for english names (entirely), or half-half (first name french, last name “english” and vice-versa) or entirely french. Nothing too common pls and thank u <333
(p.s.: the story is set in 1994 and the main character is 16-17 years old)
If the character is half-[name_m]French[/name_m] and half-British, you might want to go for a more common or ‘pronounceable’ [name_m]French[/name_m] name. Also keep in mind that certain names are pronounced very differently when [name_m]French[/name_m] vs English people say certain names, the pronunciations are completely different.
For example the English would say lee-uh for [name_f]Lea[/name_f] whereas the [name_m]French[/name_m] would say lay-uh. Most of the names I have here are generally the same or very similar pronunciations between the two. But if you’re looking for a good bilingual name, a good rule of thumb would be to stay away from the R and the J sound, which tends to be the most different between the two languages.
You could look at:
[name_f]Manon[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] / [name_f]Nathalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Helene[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
I’d do [name_u]Eloise[/name_u].
I’d like to add
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelique[/name_f]
[name_f]Annette[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Denise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
Esmée
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Hariette[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_u]Pascale[/name_u]
[name_f]Marine[/name_f]