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HattieLove
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French Middle Name
HattieLove
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Okay so I need very specific help with a name and I figured this would be the place to go.
So our LO's name will be Ramona. That's decided. SO is very French with a very French name and since the name Ramona is Spanish, he wants her to have a French middle name. My middle name is Love, and I would like her to have a word middle name like me. So we agreed on having a French word as the middle name, now we just need to find some.
The obvious perfect choice here is L'amour or Amour but the last name is Lamoureux (LAM-er-oh) so that obviously doesn't work.
So bring on the French words that have potential to be names! Pronunciations would be helpful too, because I'm not that familiar with French.
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Re: French Middle Name
I don't think Colette is a noun in French. If the OP is open to any French name suggestions, that opens the possibilities up a little more, but it sounds like she strictly wants nouns.
Right, looking for nouns. Sorry, I had trouble explaining. I am looking for a French noun that could be used as a name.
Right now the only one on my listis Rivi?re (RI-vee-air), which isFrench for River (obviously...)
Right, looking for nouns. Sorry, I had trouble explaining. I am looking for a French noun that could be used as a name.
Right now the only one on my list is Rivi?re (ri-vee-air), which is French for River (obviously...)
Desiree - Desired
Belle - Beautiful
Perle - Pearl
Honnete - Honest (needs accent over E
Grace - Grace, of course, but I don't know how to make the appropriate accent over the A
Gentille - Kind
Honore (on OR, honor), Placide (plah SEED, calm), Modeste (moe DEST, modest) (all French names from my family tree)
If you wanted a variant of love, you could use Aimee. Aime is "to like". In the very French area where I grew up Aimee was the preferred spelling of Amy, but was pronounced ah Mee.
ETA: I was going to suggest Collette, but then I remembered that it means "noose". Not a good connotation.
One more!
Avril - April
Is your SO actually French or an American of French descent? By this I'm questioning whether or not he speaks French. If you just want a random French word, asking him would be the way to go.
There are plenty of French female names that are nouns (Marguerite -- Daisy) and there are a few French adjectives and personal pronouns that work (Belle, Elle, as the pp suggested something like Modeste, Prudence, etc.)
If you're just looking for some sort of random noun (which tends to be frowned upon for name usage in France), might I suggest P?riph?rique. The word is pretty and it means ring road.
Noelle
jamie <kinda like j'aime
My name is Aimee and in french means beloved or friend That said I don't love the flow of Ramona Aimee! I do love Colette though and that was my first instinct when you said french Ramona Colette sounds great !
Sorry I tried to edit this but couldn't for some reason- Missed the noun part so Colette isn't a good suggestion
How about Bleu, Fleur, Luna or Mirabelle means Wonderful..
Jolie - Pretty
Sable - Sand
Belle - Beautiful
Nouvelle - New
Mignon - Lovely
Pomme - Apple (also used as a name)
Charmant - Sweet (like wine)
Ramona Vienne (to live)
Ramona Cherie (cherished)
Ramona Belle (beautiful)
Ramona Fille (daughter)
I love most of your suggestions, but I kept giggling at the idea of mignon as a MN. Hee.
mm 2/17/11 * dd born 4/20/12 * bo 1/3/14 * edd 1/21/ 1/15
I don't know French, so I can't help you with word names.
But I love Ramona and have it on my list. I also have Lorraine and Bernadette on my list, both of which I think would pair nicely with Ramona.
this is what I'm thinking! I don't speak french sorry! Would imagine your SO would be the best helping with the decision.
I'm hoping he speaks French too, so he can help you with this. Some of the suggestions here are close, but not completely accurate in some ways- especially in meaning and spelling in feminine forms. (I'm a French speaker). I'd hate for you to pick something that doesn't perfectly match your little girl.
My sister's name is Mignon! I think I'll have to go with that one. I also like Jolie.
I LOVE Soleil.. (pronounced so-lay) french for Sun. very pretty in my opinion.