Comments on: Ooh La La: French Names for Girls

By: Fetching Names: Calendar Kids | Appellation Mountain

Fetching Names: Calendar Kids | Appellation Mountain — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:43:47 +0000

[...] the comments, and I’ve been captivated ever since. If Genevieve and Juniper are stylish, and French names for girls are all the rage, why not? Her pronunciation is jhan VEE ay – not obvious at first glance, [...]

By: Rerun: Predictions for 2009 | Appellation Mountain

Rerun: Predictions for 2009 | Appellation Mountain — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:03:31 +0000

[...] She entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2010. Then again, there have always been French names for girls in use, so while I’m calling it accurate, it isn’t completely [...]

By: Fetching Names: Getting to Lulu | Appellation Mountain

Fetching Names: Getting to Lulu | Appellation Mountain — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:27:50 +0000

[...] twist. Also a great choice if you’re disappointed that Vivienne, Genevieve, and other French names for girls are gaining in [...]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:47:08 +0000

We would have used the nickname Theo but it ended up being a little girl. So now we have a lovely Mirabelle to complement Eloise. Thanks for the feedback

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:22:27 +0000

I think that the idea that you can’t use a French name with no connection to France is kind of silly. We Americans have a really large connection to France, she’s called Lady Liberty So, there ya go.

By: Baby Name of the Day: Giselle | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Giselle | Appellation Mountain — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:02:58 +0000

[...] a French name, a perpetually stylish category for our daughters, but one on fire after the birth of the [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Boheme | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Boheme | Appellation Mountain — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:03:49 +0000

[...] With names like Genevieve and Vivienne on the rise, Boheme will be one of many mademoiselles; [...]

By: Marie Chimene

Marie Chimene — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:21:17 +0000

Actually, there is an accent – French girls are called Salomé. Abby was quite right about the pronunciation, it’d be something like Sa-low-may.

By: Marie Chimene

Marie Chimene — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:11:57 +0000

Alaire is definitely not a French name. Abby, being French, I can give you more names if you’re interested.

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:41:00 +0000

Elodie and Mirabelle are gorgeous together! I like both names separately, but I also think they are evenly matched – they sound like sisters. For a boy, I adore Theodore – he’s been on my short list, too. Would you use a nn – Theo/Teddy – or would he be Theodore?