Soleil?

AGmomof3

Well I think I've picked the perfect middle name to go with Elle (nickname Ellie)

Soleil - (pronounced So-Lay) -  it means Sun in French

I was watching tv today - 50 most famous child actors - and heard Punky Brewster's real name again - Soleil Moon Frey

Anyway - I'm looking for impressions and perceptions of that name

Because it's a middle name I'm not as concerned about it being mispronounced but still. . .

Also - any alternative spelling suggestions are welcome. . . 

strangebird

Don't change the spelling. Soleil has exactly one correct spelling and, for the most part, will be pronounced correctly on sight. It's not unfamiliar to most people.

I like the name Soleil, but I can't imagine Elle Soleil.

KSME924

Wouldn't changing the spelling make it not mean 'sun in French' anymore?

d.cubed

I like the name on it's own, but paired with Elle it's just too many "l"s!  AH!  You could always name her Soleil and call here Ellie - it's kinda the end of the name...

gibs

What a pretentious wanna-be-Frenchie name that would be - Elle Soleil

vomit 

braveangel2

strangebird:

Don't change the spelling. Soleil has exactly one correct spelling and, for the most part, will be pronounced correctly on sight. It's not unfamiliar to most people.

I like the name Soleil, but I can't imagine Elle Soleil.

I'm posting from my phone, so please forgive my super short response...pretty much what strangebird said.

brandywine2010

Too many ll's.

luckybride1128

strangebird:

Don't change the spelling. Soleil has exactly one correct spelling and, for the most part, will be pronounced correctly on sight. It's not unfamiliar to most people.

I like the name Soleil, but I can't imagine Elle Soleil.

This except I don't really like Soleil. All I can think of is Punky.

JesseKhloe&Me

I think its pretty for a mn.

leah1615

I like Soleil.  DON'T change the spelling!  It is perfect for a mn, but it absolutely does not pair well with Elle.  

k*princess

No spelling changes, please.

I agree with pps that Elle Soleil sound the greatest. It isn't bad, but the L's are a wee bit much. 

evaazalea

I like the mn Soleil but b/c Elle is also a french word (meaning her, or female) it seems like your DD's name is like one french word, which is what makes it a wrong pairing to me, and not all the Ls.

Elephantastic

I used to adore this name, it's kinda nms now though. Nice name, better as a first name IMO. Elle Soleil - Too many L's in my opinion and like a pp said, it's like a long French word. Like them seperately though.

hidnmyname

I guess I must have crawled out from under a rock because I'm totally unfamiliar with the name Soleil, and if you didn't put the pronounciation I would have been calling it So-Leel - - which IS too many LL's.

 Elle is cute, ok, I like Ellie better, but it looks like that's what you are going to call the baby.

I rather like the way Ellie Soliel rolls off the tongue.

Honestly, after the baby announcements go out, no one is going to remember her middle name except you - probably when you're mad.  If you like it - go for it, if not, keep looking for another middle name.  

As a teacher, the only middle names I know are for the kids who go by both names -rare, and the ones that go by their middle names - such as a recent Elizabeth Grace who we called Gracie.  I wouldn't worry about it being too "French" or pretentious unless you plan on calling her "Elle Soleil" all the time around people, 'cause then all the French people might laugh - "SHE SUN" - I say that not to be mean, but because I have a DD named Tia, and all my Spanish speaking friends think it's the funniest thing I could have named my child - "AUNT", I just tell them that her name is Greek for princess and they are welcome to call her Princessa!

Good luck on your naming process! 

dana1318a

d.squaredII:

I like the name on it's own, but paired with Elle it's just too many "l"s!  AH!  You could always name her Soleil and call here Ellie - it's kinda the end of the name...

agreed.

MaryYVR

As someone who was completely educated in French, it looks so odd, sorry.  A Francophone would be very unlikely to use those names together or even separately "She Sun."  The only French name that I can remember seeing with the word "soleil" in it was a "Marie-Soleil," which is a unique French name.

Sorry, nms at all.  Good luck!

2bejunebride06

luckybride1128:

strangebird:

Don't change the spelling. Soleil has exactly one correct spelling and, for the most part, will be pronounced correctly on sight. It's not unfamiliar to most people.

I like the name Soleil, but I can't imagine Elle Soleil.

This except I don't really like Soleil. All I can think of is Punky.

This exactly.  When I hear Soleil I immediately want to tack on the Moon Frye, and think of Punky Brewster, but I'm sure that is just a generational thing.  She was a hero when I was 8!

anna7602

I know a little girl whose fn is Soleil. I think it's really cute. No one ever mispronounces it here, and if you're using it as a mn, you should be even less worried.

Don't change the spelling. Another name in the same vein that I like is Solange.

queenbone

Wait, so the actress's name is SUN Moon Frey? It was a much better hippie name in my mind before I understood the French translation.

Anyway I don't like the sound of Elle Soleil, especially if the translation means She Sun.

Toots_pop

I think it's beautiful, but I immediately thought of Punky...which isn't a bad thing.

braveangel2

Wait, I think this could work. Since Ra is the sun god in Egyptian mythology, then She-Ra would be Elle Soleil in French. That's kind of awesome, especially since I loved that show.

 

wallace84

gibs:

What a pretentious wanna-be-Frenchie name that would be - Elle Soleil

vomit 

this.

 it's overkill.