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[Opinions] Unusual French names

by Pie

11/21/2010, 10:34 AM

from records dated between 1550 and 1750.

Male:
Elzéar
Eustache
Victorin
Aignan
Lhermite
Magne
Achille
Ithier
Ignace
Léonor
Hardouin
Colart
Émery / Aimery / Aymar - suspect these are all related
Mériadec
Esprit
Isnard
Foulques - I imagine this is probably a version of Fulk

Female:

Cordule
Pentasillé
Alix
Aenor
Jacquine
Bonne
Guillemine / Guillelmine
Guillemette
Sillette
Guyonne
Egyptienne
Létice

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- Wordsmith

11/21/2010, 12:24 PM

Delicious!

I like/love (*) the following:

Elzéar
Eustache (*)
Magne
Achille (*)
Ignace
Émery

Cordule (*)
Alix
Aenor
Guillemine / Guillelmine
Guillemette
Egyptienne (*)
Létice

- Sofia

11/21/2010, 12:04 PM

I like:

Victorin
Ignace
Léonor -for a male? Interesting...
Mériadec

Alix -adore this
Aenor
Jacquine
Egyptienne -interesting

- Llewella (penguiny7)

11/21/2010, 11:26 AM

I love Ignace.

Mériadec is cool, and Aenor is pretty. Sillette is kind of neat, too.

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