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Post by annettecinca on Feb 19, 2008 11:38:45 GMT -5
My grandbaby is due to arrive on Bastille Day! Of course the chances of that actually happening are up in the air, but my daughter thinks it would be great fun to convince her child that an entire country celebrates his/her birthday each year with fireworks and celebrations!  We find out in a week if it's a boy or girl, but in the mean time, my daughter is open to suggestions for French girls names! (their boy's name is already chosen) |
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Post by Anne on Feb 19, 2008 11:54:08 GMT -5
Yes, a baby on Bastille Day would be grand indeed  ! Here is a link to a list of the most popular names for girls in France in 2003 (sorry, not very recent but that was the longest list that I found and I don't think that your daughter will mind anyway) : www.quelprenom.com/popularite.php?code=FR-2003&sexe=2 |
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Post by geordy on Feb 19, 2008 12:04:00 GMT -5
That is my S/O's Birthday! Being born of Irish born parents they weren't thinking French names! We celebrated it in Paris one year..the Year France won the World Cup Futball..so it was quite a celebration!
As for my claim to fame...I share a name with a City in Lorraine..so of course I had to go there! ;D
So many pretty French names to choose from!
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Post by Shoesy on Feb 19, 2008 12:10:13 GMT -5
What a wonderful day to have a birthday, but at this point you can never know when that cutie-pie will decide to enter this world. As for names, there are so many beautiful French ones. Perhaps there's a particular letter that your daughter would like the name to begin with.
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Post by Laura NY (aoi33) on Feb 19, 2008 12:19:43 GMT -5
Here is another a little more extensive, but harder to read:
meilleursprenoms.com/stats/top_english.htm
For what it is worth, as the mother of an American "Elodie" , we were a bit concerned that she might have a problem constantly explaining the proper pronunciation or spelling to people. It has not been the case and she loves that nobody else in her class has her name.
Best wishes to all of you.
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Post by Laura NY (aoi33) on Feb 19, 2008 12:20:56 GMT -5
Oh, yes. Ten percent of babies are born on their actual due date (and Elodie was one of them).
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Post by annettecinca on Feb 19, 2008 14:08:30 GMT -5
Thanks for the baby name links--they are fun to play with! I don't think they have any real preference for what letter the name begins with....I'll have to ask!
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Post by annettecinca on Feb 26, 2008 0:44:31 GMT -5
Update -- It's a boy! ;D My daughter had an ultrasound this afternoon, and the technician was very confident that he really did see what he saw I was invited to tag along, and it was so amazing to see his little legs kick, rub his eyes, blow bubbles, and give us a thumbs up! I'm in love already... |
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Post by Truffaut on Feb 26, 2008 7:43:44 GMT -5
So, I just went to the prénoms list and checked out the boy's names. #18--Tom? Doesn't that just sing of France!!
I'd nearly kill for one of the wonderful, old-fashioned hyphenated male names like Jean-Robert, Henri-Charles, etc. They can be a bit pretentious sometimes, but they still sound good!
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Post by Happygoin on Feb 26, 2008 7:53:14 GMT -5
Truffaut, there's no reason you can't insist on being called Paul-Hubert, or whatever your preference is. People change their names all the time. What would you have us call you?
PS. Annette, that is VERY exciting news. How magical that must have been for you!
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Post by sistereurope on Feb 26, 2008 8:46:43 GMT -5
Annette - that is fabulous news. Now you can really target the boy section when you shop for baby things in Paris  Truffaut...I agree with happy...you can certainly hyphenate yourself if you want! My fav is the old fashioned Jean-Paul. My son's name is Tom...I'll have to tell him that he's popular in France. |
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Post by Truffaut on Feb 26, 2008 9:11:10 GMT -5
I can't go with Jean-Paul. A good friend of Lucky's is Jean-Paul, and one of our friends is Jean-Pierre. It sometimes gets confusing. My father-in-law is Joseph Jean-Paul Robert. Now how's that for French?!
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Post by Happygoin on Feb 26, 2008 9:15:14 GMT -5
Yikes...all he needs is a beret and a striped shirt and he's an old French movie  |
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Post by Anne on Feb 26, 2008 9:57:52 GMT -5
Happy, I hope that Annette is not going to dress up that poor baby like a doll  . Shopping for boys is less fun than for girls, but then Annette doesn't sound too disappointed ... Truffy, my son's full name is François-Xavier, how about that ? |
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Post by Truffaut on Feb 26, 2008 10:16:12 GMT -5
Anne, that's a nice name. I like them both. Obviously, you're an expert on the correct pronunciation of Xavier. The first syllable is (kzah) rather than (zah), isn't it? And how about the last syllable--(ee-ay) rather than (yuhr)?
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Post by suzanne on Feb 26, 2008 10:19:30 GMT -5
Congrats Annette.
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Post by annettecinca on Feb 26, 2008 10:30:36 GMT -5
T, I was thinking of François-something for you myself! I agree about Tom...where did that come from?  Not even Thomas, but Tom?! My kids have already decided upon a boys name--Van. It's not too popular in France it seems (down somewhere past the 2000th mark)! |
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Post by Happygoin on Feb 26, 2008 10:38:47 GMT -5
Francois-Rolande!!??
(I've always wanted to know someone named Rolande!)
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Post by Anne on Feb 26, 2008 11:19:31 GMT -5
Happy, Rolande is a girl's name (very old-looking) . Roland is the boy's name .
Annette, I didn't know Van as a name yet .
Truffy, Xavier is pronounced gzah-vee-é
Xavier is how we call him . Teachers call him François-Xavier and his mates call him F.X. (which he thinks sounds very cool) . Very few people call him François . He actually enjoys being able to decide how new people are going to call him by introducing himself however he fancies . I knew he would, I had a very long maiden name and I enjoyed too being able to "change" my family name according to the circumstances . And no, I didn't develop personality disorders and I am sure that he won't either ;D
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Post by geordy on Feb 26, 2008 11:33:54 GMT -5
Famous old time movie star Van Johnson, Anne.
My sister's father in law was Roland..last name Nadeau! French background there. My niece's husband was not thrilled that she continuing using her name after they married...but he used "Nadeau" when they made reservations in Paris! ;D
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We find out in a week if it's a boy or girl, but in the mean time, my daughter is open to suggestions for French girls names! (their boy's name is already chosen)
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Not even Thomas, but Tom?! My kids have already decided upon a boys name--Van. It's not too popular in France it seems (down somewhere past the 2000th mark)! 
hahahha