Message: "WDYTO Soleil?" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] WDYTO Soleil?

by caille

4/6/2015, 10:24 AM

Soleil means sun in French, what do you think about its potential for a name? What are some brother and sister names that would work with Soleil?

#Soleil

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- Pie

4/7/2015, 5:05 PM

If you mean for a girl, Solène would be better. Soleil is a masculine word. I'd expect its siblings to be Mer & Sable.

- Anneza, nsi (guest)

4/6/2015, 12:26 PM

You're thinking of a girl name, right? Oh well. If Addison, Evan and James, why not Soleil? Though I've got a funny feeling that people who do know French might shudder, and people who don't will have a hard time with the pronunciation.

- xPrincess27x

4/6/2015, 11:28 AM

One of my favourite French words. Not sure how well it works as a name though. For non-French speaking people it would probably be ok, although pronunciation may be difficult. French speakers may find it rather odd.

Brothers and sisters:
Haul - means sun in Welsh
Elio
Rameses
Samson
Rio

Eliana
Elanor
Marisol
Alta
Lux
Monet
Ciel
Elysia
Jolie
Lourdes
Odessa
Verona

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- kudriashkajo (jodirae) +1

4/6/2015, 11:14 AM

I love it! Unusual, but so pretty. I probably wouldn't use it as a first name in a country that had no French at all, but I'm in Canada so I think it would work here.

I know a Mikayla Soleil and I could see it easily working as a middle name anywhere.

I wouldn't give Soleil's siblings French names. But I might like it with something else that feels so light and bright.

Elise
Sunniva
Suzette
Zoe
Lucy

Remy
Cohen
Milo
Timo
Nico
Wyatt
Kai
Finn

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- Tassiegirl

4/7/2015, 9:49 AM

It's used where I live (French-speaking Canada), usually as Marie-Soleil. But sometimes alone.

I probably wouldn't use it, but I'm pleased when others do, nice happy name.

- mirfak

4/6/2015, 11:07 AM

I like it. I think it's usable.
It has a hippie vibe, like Summer only much lighter and more fanciful. And it's also slightly glitzy or chintzy - like Jewel or Tiana or Luna or Janae. In an appealing way, though. It's cheap in the way that bubble soap is cheap - its vibe is, that price isn't the point at all.

Not all of these would be in the same family...
Brothers: Luca, Rowan, Talan, Amadeo, Dante, Drake, Jovan, Kendrick, Marcel, Hunter, Kai, Dakota, Lance, August, Orion, Lyric
Sisters: Rain, Willow, Luna, Vida, Bianca, Sasha, Lorelei, Elise, Sylvie, Aisha, Aria, Jolie, Cerise, Gia, Charmaine, Amani, Crystal, Anouk, Cheyenne, Selene, Azalea

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- Billina

4/6/2015, 10:26 AM

I like it.

I think it's very pretty in that not too frilly way that I respond to. Some people might say it doesn't work because of Cirque du Soleil, but I disagree. It works just fine as a person's name.

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