| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 485.1 | Here's a couple... | STEREO::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras, Luincarandir | Mon Jan 29 1990 07:21 | 6 |
| Theresa
Jeanette
The only ones that I can think of on a Monday Morning!
K.C.
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| 485.2 | More French names | VOGON::GILLA | | Mon Jan 29 1990 07:25 | 11 |
| How about Valerie
Catherine
Michele
Marlene
Francine
Christiane
(sorry, but I don't have the accents on the keyboard set up)
Gilla
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| 485.3 | A few more | CREDIT::RICHARDS | | Mon Jan 29 1990 07:48 | 5 |
| Dominique
Elle
Monique
Yvette
Yvonne
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| 485.4 | A few more | SKIWVA::FSCNO | | Mon Jan 29 1990 09:04 | 12 |
| A few more...
Chantal
Camille
Angelique
Cecile
Marie
Colette
Hope this helps.
Cindy
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| 485.5 | | NUTMEG::MACDONALD_K | | Mon Jan 29 1990 10:40 | 34 |
| re:-1 (Cindy)
My sister's name is Colette (middle name Therese - sorry, can't put
the accents in either!) and she loves her name. My whole family
is French as far back as we can figure but you'd never guess by
my last name now. Anyway... the way my sister got her name is
a little interesting... It turns out that both of my parents were
sick on the day of her baptism and weren't able to bring her. Also,
they weren't able to agree upon a name. Those were the days that
babies were christened very soon after they were born and didn't
have to leave the hospital with a name. At any rate, my father's
parents lived downstairs from my parents and my grandmother offered
to bring my sister to church to be baptized. When she asked my
mother what the baby's name was, my mother (who could barely get
out of bed) said "Oh, just name her what you want!" Later, after
my grandmother left, she came to her senses and said to herself,
"Oh no! I've just given my child to away to be named by a woman
whose own name is Medora! What have I done?!" Meanwhile, poor
old grandma is feeling the pressure of having to make such an important
decision. She picked really awful names for her own children (which
caused more anxiety on my mother's part) and hadn't a clue of what
to do. My aunt, who had been living at home, was currently reading
books by the French novelist Colette and they were laying all over
the house. My grandmother spotted one just as she was leaving and
said "Ah ha! That's what I'll name this baby. And I'll give her
Therese as her middle name." (Therese was my mother's name).
When my grandmother brought the baby back home, my mother was almost
afraid to ask her what her name was. When my grandmother told her,
she was quite pleased and realized that she and my father would
probably never have come up with that one on their own. At any
rate, it was a happy ending. Sorry to be so lengthy, but it kind
of fits with the subject.
- Kathryn
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| 485.6 | Nicolette | NUTMEG::MACDONALD_K | | Mon Jan 29 1990 10:44 | 4 |
| Oh, almost forgot... Instead of Colette, there's Nicolette too.
- K
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| 485.7 | french names | WECARE::WOLANSKE | | Mon Jan 29 1990 12:00 | 1 |
| How about -- Simone or Mirelle.
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| 485.8 | | TPS::JOHNSON | | Mon Jan 29 1990 13:23 | 9 |
| Oh kathryn, that was a great story!
I hope no one walks by my office and sees me laughing with tears
in my eyes!
I can't believe that your mother would let her mother in law
name her child!
Linda
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| 485.9 | My List | BARTLE::BARRL | My own account! | Tue Jan 30 1990 12:53 | 13 |
| Chantal
Paulette
Claudine
Giselle
Rene'
Minelle
Marni
Claudette
Gabrielle
Arianne
Frances
Margaret
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| 485.10 | Les noms des filles Francoise | CHCLAT::HAGEN | Please send truffles! | Tue Jan 30 1990 13:25 | 36 |
| The 10 most populat girls names in France (according to my 1986 babynames
book) are :
Brigitte
Denise
Francoise
Jeanette
Laure
Marie
Mariette
Michelle
Nicole
Sophie
I really liked the name Colette (mentioned earlier). I can also think of :
Aim�e
Ariel
Amber (another favorite of mine)
Brier
Bernadine
Caresse
Charlotte
Cher
Dominique
Estelle
Jaime
Lorraine
Mallory
Mauve and Maeve and Mavis
Nadine
Patience
Riva
Sydney
These are all French names, believe it or not.
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| 485.11 | Q'est qu ce? | WMOIS::LANZILOTTI | | Wed Jan 31 1990 11:11 | 15 |
| I don't know if these are all French, but I think so....
Celine, Celina
Justine
Brittny
Noelle
Josette
Cecile
Marney, Marni(e)
Margot(eaux)
Marguerite
I also like Liz, Liz-Marie.
JLee
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| 485.12 | | NACAD2::KRISTY | Just in time to be fashionably late | Wed Jan 31 1990 17:24 | 1 |
| how about Adrienne?
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| 485.13 | Just nit-picking, sorry. | CHCLAT::HAGEN | Please send truffles! | Thu Feb 01 1990 12:29 | 13 |
| RE: .12 Adrienne - it's Latin for dark,rich.
RE: .11
Celine, Celina - Greek
Justine - Latin
Brittny - Latin
Noelle - French
Josette ???
Cecile - Latin
Marney, Marni(e) - no origin listed
Margot(eaux) - French
Marguerite - French
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| 485.14 | Small side point | STEREO::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras, Luincarandir | Thu Feb 01 1990 13:47 | 6 |
| re: .13 re: .11
Celina may be Greek, but it was my great-grandmother's name, and she
was pure French.
K.C.
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| 485.15 | | EVOIS6::OLIVE | BEATRICE | Fri Feb 02 1990 09:13 | 24 |
|
Your question is interesting for me : I'm French (I live in Paris).
Some popular names in France :
- Genevi�ve - Blandine - Carine
- M�lanie - C�line - Charlotte
- Caroline - Christelle - Claire
- V�ronique - Coralie - Delphine
- Adeline - Elise - Florence
- Amandine - France - Gaelle
- Ang�lique - Gwendoline (my brother's daughter)
- Ariane - Laure - Laur�ne (my daughter)
- Audrey - Magali - Marianne
- Aur�lie - Marjorie - Perrine
- Sabrina - S�verine - Laetitia
Good luck
B�atrice
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| 485.16 | | MCIS2::MASSICOTTE | mischievous..who me?!?? | Fri Feb 02 1990 14:03 | 9 |
|
Nichelle
Simone'
Matrina [Martina]
Malena
Nicolette
Anastacia
Fleur [flower]
Petit'
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| 485.17 | | MIVC::MTAG | | Fri Feb 02 1990 14:47 | 13 |
| These names aren't quite "French", but I think they're sort of
internatinal:
Jacqueline (or Jacquelyn)
Joelle - don't know the origin of this. It is my neighbor's daughter's
and I thought it to be interessting.
My husband and I are expecting our first in May. I am French, German,
and Irish; he is 1/2 Italian and 1/2 Chinese. If we have a girl,
Jacquelyn is the name we've decided on.
Mary
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| 485.18 | What about these???? | SKYWAY::NIEDEROEST | | Mon Feb 05 1990 07:03 | 22 |
| Hi Tom,
Other french names I couldn't find in the last replies, and which
I really like are:
Fabienne (nice, isn't it?)
Pascale (for boys it's Pascal)
Mich�lle
Catherine
These names are really beautiful when pronounced in the french way.
I know a lot of other french names (my Mother is french), but I
hope even these will help you.
Good luck!!
Jeannette (I also like my name a lot, which happens to be french!)
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| 485.19 | Another name | USWAV1::POTHIER | | Wed Feb 07 1990 08:26 | 2 |
| How about Selange???
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| 485.20 | Just thought I'd ask | JAIMES::BARRL | Is this profound enough? | Wed Feb 07 1990 09:57 | 5 |
| re: .19
Do you read Danielle Steele books too?
Lori B.
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| 485.21 | Selange | USWAV1::POTHIER | | Mon Feb 12 1990 11:10 | 6 |
| re: .20
No. I've never read any of her books. I just think the name Selange
is pretty. I think I first heard it on All My Children, the soap on
ABC. Way back when, there was a french character by that name.
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| 485.23 | From one frog to another good luck!!! | HITPS::CURLEY | | Tue Feb 27 1990 08:36 | 7 |
| Hello,
I come from a french family and here are a few names that we have. Mine
is Charlene (Femine form of Charles(my dad's name)), Bernadette (my
mom) Jessica, Good Luck!
Charlene Curley (Gallant)
P.S. I'm due in April any idea's for a girls name Irish or English
decent?
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| 485.24 | **Solange** | DECXPS::SLAVALLEE | | Tue Apr 10 1990 14:28 | 9 |
| Re:Solange
If I recall correctly the name is "Solange" it is also listed in
note 179.9 (French names) This has been a favorite of mine since
I read the Danielle Steele book. My boyfriend doesn't like it -
yet... ;^)
Sandi
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| 485.25 | Some more French Names | WOOK::LEE | Wook... Like 'Book' with a 'W' | Wed Aug 08 1990 17:16 | 2 |
| Don't forget Manon and Florette. Also Marie-France, Babette,
Ang�lique, V�ronique, Tiffaine, etc.
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| 485.26 | | WMOIS::COPPOLA_M | | Fri Dec 27 1991 16:20 | 3 |
|
How about Page!
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| 485.27 | | SENIOR::JANDROW | | Sat Dec 28 1991 08:30 | 7 |
|
I am partial to Jacqueline (I do prefer different spelling). Monique,
Angelique, Simone, and many people thinke my name is french (Raquel).
What ever you choose will be beautiful.
-raq
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