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Discussion Title: In search of name that's good in English and French
Created by: drewmo
Created on: Sat, 11/24/2007 - 2:57pm.
Our family is split between France and the USA. Looking for a name that will fit in with both cultures. Michelle is a great boys name in France, but in the States, not so good. Both in the States and France, some sounds are difficult to pronounce in the other language. Andrew is Andwu in French. We won't find out if we're having a girl or boy, so we need to cover our bases. Any help is appreciated!
Author: ShastaAnge...
Replied: 11/25/2007 5:07pm.
Congratulations on your upcoming new little addition! Here are a few suggestions that may work well in both countries... Boy names Charles, Christian, Daniel, David, Gabriel, Joseph, Lucas, Marc, Nicholas, Patrick, Thomas and Victor. Girl names Aimee, Anne, Antionette, Audrey, Caroline, Christine, Claire, Danielle, Isabelle, Lucy, Marie, Nicole and Valerie. These are just a few that I found at the following web site. http://french.about.com/library/travel/bl-fr-names-f.htm Hope this helps some!
Author: alifig
Replied: 12/1/2007 9:53am.
Hi there I live in France, married to a French man, but I'm English. We have two lovely boys named Martin and Vincent, these names work well in both languages. For girls we had thought of Claire, Clarisse and Anne. All the best with the rest of your pregnancy  
Author: Clairenna
Replied: 3/8/2008 11:15am.
Hi, My name's Claire and i know it's the French variant of Clare.  It would work well in both countries, but i don't know how popular it is in the states as i live in the UK. In reference to the previous post, my middle name is Anne too so i guess my name is popular with you :D (and actually, my cousin's name is Martin!) If you named your baby Claire, i'd love to know :) Claire x My Great-Grandad was French so maybe we've got a French theme going in the family!  The surname is French but obviously i took my Dad's surname which is very English.