More unusual French girl's names?

[emyandpotato]

Any ideas? I love French style names but looking for new ones that I haven't heard of. I love Clemence, Clementine, Manon, Ophelie, Olivie, Sixtine, Fleur... but they don't seem right either because they sound weird in English, or pretentious, or I'm worried about pronunciation. So, does anyone have any ideas? Also open to boy's names if they work, or even surnames.

 

[purplecupcake]

I've always loved Ludivine. Some others - Delphine, Marguerite, Amandine, Christelle, Amelie, Ines, Arianne, Leonie, Arielle, Antoinette, Astrid, Isidore, Marielle.

 

[MrsHudson]

My nieces name is Clementine. I like it but always think of the old western song "My Darling Clementine". As PP said I really like Antoinette and Delphine is neat too.

Oh and Elodie is a very elegant french name.

 

[Button#]

I used to know a girl called Blandine. I also like Collette and Vianne.

 

[Larkspur]

My girl is Manon

I admit I do have to say her name twice for people, and we usually use a nickname for her. I figure it will get easier as she grows up.

How about

Adelaide
Isabeau
Marcelle / Marcel
Margaux
Noemie
Romy or Remy

 

[emyandpotato]

My girl is Manon

I admit I do have to say her name twice for people, and we usually use a nickname for her. I figure it will get easier as she grows up.

How about

Adelaide
Isabeau
Marcelle / Marcel
Margaux
Noemie
Romy or Remy

I'm really sorry Larkspur but I think I'm going to have to steal your name. Since you first mentioned it on the other thread I've been a bit obsessed and I realised yesterday it's pronounced Manoh not Manon and I love it even more. I think we may have to use it Sorry!

Love Romy but with a Rory it doesn't work unfortunately!

 

[cherrylips100]

How about Anouk?

 

[JumpingIn]

I used to know a girl called Blandine. I also like Collette and Vianne.

Me too. Same one? Brown hair, talks too fast?

I like Aurélie, Arielle, Vivienne and Amélie

 

[Button#]

I used to know a girl called Blandine. I also like Collette and Vianne.

Me too. Same one? Brown hair, talks too fast?

I like Aurélie, Arielle, Vivienne and Amélie

Ha ha, probably not. I don't remember her talking too fast and she had black hair.

 

[Larkspur]

Heh, you'd be welcome to use it! I couldn't remember if it was your thread I'd mentioned it in the other day.

Yes, the pronunciation is lovely, it does mess with people a little. For now we call her Noni (Noh-nee), which I think will help people understand the pronunciation better.

I didn't realise your guy was Rory, lovely name. Romy and Noemi (pronounced not dissimilarly) were on our short list too.

 

[MrsPoodle]

I love Anouk and Manon. Also Severine and Claudie. Oceane is very popular in France also right now.

 

[emyandpotato]

How about Anouk?

I wanted this name had LO been a girl but OH hates it.

 

[emyandpotato]

I love Anouk and Manon. Also Severine and Claudie. Oceane is very popular in France also right now.

I love Claudie too! I pronounce it too much like cloudy though Severine is cool, never heard it! I like Oceane but it's too naturey for us I think.

 

[AngelofTroy]

I used to work in a school in France, have you thought of Anaïs? Emeline? Inès? Odette?

French boys names that I love:
Yoann and Étienne.

Actually I love loads of French boys names but they're often spelt the same or similar to an English name that I'm less keen on, which would be a nightmare! Example: Nicolas

 

[minties]

I have never heard Manon. It looks very masculine and hard edged on 'paper', I would love to know how it is pronounced.

Anouk, Emeline and Delphine are gorgeous.

 

[Larkspur]

I have never heard Manon. It looks very masculine and hard edged on 'paper', I would love to know how it is pronounced.

Mah-noh.

 

[emyandpotato]

I have never heard Manon. It looks very masculine and hard edged on 'paper', I would love to know how it is pronounced.

Anouk, Emeline and Delphine are gorgeous.

I know, but I like that. On the one hand I am unsure about choosing a name that so many people don't like but on the other I really hate so many 'normal' names and want to go for one I love. I don't like frilly feminine names at all really.

 

[Lemonade]

I really like Lilou. I saw/heard it a bit in France when I was there over the summer.

 

[Larkspur]

Ooh. That makes me think ... it's not French, but what about Lux?

 

[Ummi2boyz]

If you want to know how manon is pronounced in French, have a look at the film Manon Des Sources. Surely you can find it on youtube.

You have Emmanuelle, Céline, Angélique, Maude, Mélodie, Mélanie, Estelle, Estelline, Marion (the end is pronounced the same as Manon), Aude, Noelle, Mathilde, Nadège.