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When I was really young I grew up for some time in France so I have an interest in their names.
I came across this while looking out of interest and saw how French names are changing with the times.
http://www.frenchentree.com/societe-francaise/displayarticle.asp?id=20076
2006 The year to 2006 saw the girls’ name Marie fall out of the top 10 names, with Jade taking its place. All the others have long been in the top 10. With the boys, Maxime and Louis dropped out of the top 10 this year, replaced by Noah and Mattéo.
* It looks like some of the names are being anglicized. *
Girls Boys
1. Emma 1. Enzo
2. Léa 2. Mathis
3. Manon 3. Lucas
4. Clara 4. Hugo
5. Chloé 5. Mathéo
6. Inès 6. Nathan
7. Camille 7. Théo
8. Sarah 8. Noah
9. Océane 9. Mattéo
10. Jade 10. Thomas
1990 Half the girls’ names from 1990 have stood the test of time but Thomas is the only boys’ name to have survived to today’s top 10.
Girls Boys
1. Élodie 1. Kevin
2. Laura 2. Thomas
3. Juile 3. Julien
4. Marine 4. Nicolas
5. Marie 5. Alexandre
6. Marion 6. Jeremy
7. Pauline 7. Antony
8. Aurélie 8. Maxime
9. Camille 9. Romain
10. Mélanie 10. Guillaume
1960 Very few of the popular girls’ and boys’ names from this year have survived to 2006.
Girls Boys
1. Catherine 1. Philippe
2. Sylvie 2. Jean
3. Marie 3. Patrick
4. Christine 4. Pascal
5. Brigitte 5. Alain
6. Martine 6. Michel
7. Patricia 7. Eric
8. Françoise 8. Thierry
9. Véronique 9. Christian
10. Isabelle 10. Didier
1900
Marie, number one at the turn of the last century was in the top 10 until 2005, only dropping out this year. None of the other girls or boys names have made it.
Girls Boys
1. Marie 1. Jean
2. Jeanne 2. Louis
3. Marguerite 3. Pierre
4. Germaine 4. Joseph
5. Louise 5. Henri
6. Yvonne 6. Marcel
7. Madeleine 7. Georges
8. Suzanne 8. André
9. Marthe 9. Paul
10. Marcelle 10. René
I came across this while looking out of interest and saw how French names are changing with the times.
http://www.frenchentree.com/societe-francaise/displayarticle.asp?id=20076
2006 The year to 2006 saw the girls’ name Marie fall out of the top 10 names, with Jade taking its place. All the others have long been in the top 10. With the boys, Maxime and Louis dropped out of the top 10 this year, replaced by Noah and Mattéo.
* It looks like some of the names are being anglicized. *
Girls Boys
1. Emma 1. Enzo
2. Léa 2. Mathis
3. Manon 3. Lucas
4. Clara 4. Hugo
5. Chloé 5. Mathéo
6. Inès 6. Nathan
7. Camille 7. Théo
8. Sarah 8. Noah
9. Océane 9. Mattéo
10. Jade 10. Thomas
1990 Half the girls’ names from 1990 have stood the test of time but Thomas is the only boys’ name to have survived to today’s top 10.
Girls Boys
1. Élodie 1. Kevin
2. Laura 2. Thomas
3. Juile 3. Julien
4. Marine 4. Nicolas
5. Marie 5. Alexandre
6. Marion 6. Jeremy
7. Pauline 7. Antony
8. Aurélie 8. Maxime
9. Camille 9. Romain
10. Mélanie 10. Guillaume
1960 Very few of the popular girls’ and boys’ names from this year have survived to 2006.
Girls Boys
1. Catherine 1. Philippe
2. Sylvie 2. Jean
3. Marie 3. Patrick
4. Christine 4. Pascal
5. Brigitte 5. Alain
6. Martine 6. Michel
7. Patricia 7. Eric
8. Françoise 8. Thierry
9. Véronique 9. Christian
10. Isabelle 10. Didier
1900
Marie, number one at the turn of the last century was in the top 10 until 2005, only dropping out this year. None of the other girls or boys names have made it.
Girls Boys
1. Marie 1. Jean
2. Jeanne 2. Louis
3. Marguerite 3. Pierre
4. Germaine 4. Joseph
5. Louise 5. Henri
6. Yvonne 6. Marcel
7. Madeleine 7. Georges
8. Suzanne 8. André
9. Marthe 9. Paul
10. Marcelle 10. René
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Jade is the normal French word for "jade", but yes, might be influenced by the popularity of the English name.
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It's strange that girl's names have shown staying power while the boy names have changed considerably since 1990. That's the opposite of what I would've expected.
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I personally love French names and I think it's a pity that Anglo-American names are taking over. However, I believe that that's just a trend and I do think that people eventually will get tired of this trend and go back to names that are more typical for their country or culture. I wouldn't be too worried about those names taking over.
I don't believe that names are being only anglicised either. I have for example noted that typical Scandiavian names are getting more popular outside Scandinavia, and Arabic names also seem to get more and more popular.
I don't believe that names are being only anglicised either. I have for example noted that typical Scandiavian names are getting more popular outside Scandinavia, and Arabic names also seem to get more and more popular.
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I've always loved the name Cecile.
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Some of the names of kids I went to school with that I remember still are:
Girls:
Élodie
Agnes
Laura x 2
Camille
Catherine
Christine
Isabelle
Helene x2
Sarah
Francoise x2
Patricia
Louise
Susanne
Anne or Annette (can't remember which now)
Josette or Josephine (can't remember which now).
Boys:
Pierre
Henri x2
Georges
Andre
Rene
Didier x2
Jean-Philipe
Michel
Antoine
Xavier
Alaine
Girls:
Élodie
Agnes
Laura x 2
Camille
Catherine
Christine
Isabelle
Helene x2
Sarah
Francoise x2
Patricia
Louise
Susanne
Anne or Annette (can't remember which now)
Josette or Josephine (can't remember which now).
Boys:
Pierre
Henri x2
Georges
Andre
Rene
Didier x2
Jean-Philipe
Michel
Antoine
Xavier
Alaine
This message was edited 3/4/2009, 2:31 PM
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