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Help[Opinions] Old French names
Here are some names I found on the Quebecois branch of my family tree that I liked or found unusual-
Girls-
Azélie(b. 1860)
Celina (b. 1844)
Virginie (b. 1846)
Eveline (b. 1851)
Flavie (b. 1822)
Victoire (b. 1833)
Cesarine (b. 1834)
Salome (b. 1836)
Delphine (b 1839)
Anastasie (b. 1813)
Rosalie (b. 1831)
Phébée (b. 1815)
Marcelline (b. 1826)
Clotilde (b. 1807)
Archange (b. 1803)
Hermengilde (b. 1818)
Boys-
Napoleon (b. 1853)- his parents were pretty ambitious I guess!
Remi (b. 1863)
Anicet (b. 1850)
Zotique (b. 1855)
Cleophas (b. 1851)
Aristide (b. 1871)
Calixte (b. 1856)
Chrysanthe (b. 1816)
Cyprien (b. 1824)
Damase (b. 1810)
Basile (b. 1786)
Godefroi (b. 1799)
Zephyrin (b. 1834)
Girls-
Azélie(b. 1860)
Celina (b. 1844)
Virginie (b. 1846)
Eveline (b. 1851)
Flavie (b. 1822)
Victoire (b. 1833)
Cesarine (b. 1834)
Salome (b. 1836)
Delphine (b 1839)
Anastasie (b. 1813)
Rosalie (b. 1831)
Phébée (b. 1815)
Marcelline (b. 1826)
Clotilde (b. 1807)
Archange (b. 1803)
Hermengilde (b. 1818)
Boys-
Napoleon (b. 1853)- his parents were pretty ambitious I guess!
Remi (b. 1863)
Anicet (b. 1850)
Zotique (b. 1855)
Cleophas (b. 1851)
Aristide (b. 1871)
Calixte (b. 1856)
Chrysanthe (b. 1816)
Cyprien (b. 1824)
Damase (b. 1810)
Basile (b. 1786)
Godefroi (b. 1799)
Zephyrin (b. 1834)
This message was edited 8/16/2018, 6:08 AM
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Wow, these are really interesting! A few thoughts:
Azélie and Zephyrin seem so modern, it’s really surprising to see them on someone from the 1800s! It sounds like something a trendy parent from Laval or Joliette would name their kid.
I love Calixte, Cyprien, Aristide, Clotilde, Delphine, Victoire (so rare to see this name in Québec! Victoria is much more common), and Flavie.
Cleophas seems pretty unattractive. I know it comes from the Biblical figure but it still doesn’t seem like an attractive name at all.
Azélie and Zephyrin seem so modern, it’s really surprising to see them on someone from the 1800s! It sounds like something a trendy parent from Laval or Joliette would name their kid.
I love Calixte, Cyprien, Aristide, Clotilde, Delphine, Victoire (so rare to see this name in Québec! Victoria is much more common), and Flavie.
Cleophas seems pretty unattractive. I know it comes from the Biblical figure but it still doesn’t seem like an attractive name at all.
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I met a French woman earlier this year who initially thought my name was Virginie (I guess because I was introduced in a group as "from Virginia"). I didn't correct her for a few days, because I kind of liked being called that. It's more lighthearted than Virginia, imo.
My real name is Victoria, and I would change my name to Victoire, if it didn't sound exclusively French/foreign. I like that it's shorter and doesn't require a nickname.
Delphine, Marceline, Azélie, and Rosalie are pretty.
I admire Clotilde, but I think it'd be a difficult name to have where I live.
Salome is gorgeous, but too many people I know associate it negatively with the biblical character.
Cleophas mainly reminds me of Priapas...I think I like it?
Chrysanthe for a guy is interesting.
I prefer Zephyrin to Zephyr. It seems more complete.
Zotique sounds annoyingly like exotic, unless I'm pronouncing it incorrectly.
I like Napoleon. My generation probably associates it closely with Napolean Dynamite, though, so it's a GP.
My real name is Victoria, and I would change my name to Victoire, if it didn't sound exclusively French/foreign. I like that it's shorter and doesn't require a nickname.
Delphine, Marceline, Azélie, and Rosalie are pretty.
I admire Clotilde, but I think it'd be a difficult name to have where I live.
Salome is gorgeous, but too many people I know associate it negatively with the biblical character.
Cleophas mainly reminds me of Priapas...I think I like it?
Chrysanthe for a guy is interesting.
I prefer Zephyrin to Zephyr. It seems more complete.
Zotique sounds annoyingly like exotic, unless I'm pronouncing it incorrectly.
I like Napoleon. My generation probably associates it closely with Napolean Dynamite, though, so it's a GP.
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Hey, Hermengilde! a man named that was our Lieutenant-Governor (New Brunswick) some years back.
I like Godefroi also.
I like Godefroi also.
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