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Help[Opinions] Top 20 from French BA's (Le Figaro)
Just to preface this, these aren't the top 20 in the general population. There is definitely an upper-class leaning, just like the BA's from the Times tend to be more posh than the England & Wales Top 100. If anyone has pronunciation questions, I'll do my best to explain.
1. Alexandre
2. Gabriel
3. Augustin
4. Gaspard
5. Guillaume
6. Louis
7. Paul
8. Arthur
9. Adrien
10. Victor
11. Charles
12. Édouard
13. Henri
14. Léopold
15. Antoine
16. Baptiste
17. Martin
18. Maxime
19. Stanislas
20. Thomas
1. Charlotte
2. Victoire
3. Inès
4. Joséphine
5. Louise
6. Valentine
7. Flore
8. Jeanne
9. Philippine
10. Aliénor
11. Camille
12. Constance
13. Marie
14. Ambre
15. Claire
16. Pauline
17. Sixtine
18. Alice
19. Alix
20. Angélique
WDYT? Any you think will catch on in English-speaking countries? Any you're surprised to see there? I was pretty surprised about Ambre and Angélique, they definitely have lower-class connotations in the U.S. (as Amber and Angelique, though).
1. Alexandre
2. Gabriel
3. Augustin
4. Gaspard
5. Guillaume
6. Louis
7. Paul
8. Arthur
9. Adrien
10. Victor
11. Charles
12. Édouard
13. Henri
14. Léopold
15. Antoine
16. Baptiste
17. Martin
18. Maxime
19. Stanislas
20. Thomas
1. Charlotte
2. Victoire
3. Inès
4. Joséphine
5. Louise
6. Valentine
7. Flore
8. Jeanne
9. Philippine
10. Aliénor
11. Camille
12. Constance
13. Marie
14. Ambre
15. Claire
16. Pauline
17. Sixtine
18. Alice
19. Alix
20. Angélique
WDYT? Any you think will catch on in English-speaking countries? Any you're surprised to see there? I was pretty surprised about Ambre and Angélique, they definitely have lower-class connotations in the U.S. (as Amber and Angelique, though).
This message was edited 12/17/2006, 5:46 AM
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i love these
1. Alexandre
2. Gabriel
3. Augustin
6. Louis
7. Paul
8. Arthur
9. Adrien - girl only
11. Charles
12. Édouard
13. Henri
15. Antoine - prefer Anthony
20. Thomas - prefer Tomas
1. Charlotte - future daughter's name
4. Joséphine
5. Louise
6. Valentine
13. Marie
15. Claire
17. Sixtine - kinda cute
18. Alice
~Currently Loving The Names~
Emma..Shiloh..True..Beatrix
Barrett..Avery..Brooklyn..Corbin
1. Alexandre
2. Gabriel
3. Augustin
6. Louis
7. Paul
8. Arthur
9. Adrien - girl only
11. Charles
12. Édouard
13. Henri
15. Antoine - prefer Anthony
20. Thomas - prefer Tomas
1. Charlotte - future daughter's name
4. Joséphine
5. Louise
6. Valentine
13. Marie
15. Claire
17. Sixtine - kinda cute
18. Alice
Emma..Shiloh..True..Beatrix
Barrett..Avery..Brooklyn..Corbin
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I didn't even think of Sixteen
You're quite right.
You're quite right.
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Sixtine would = Sixteen and get nn'd Sweet
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
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I like:
All of the boys' names and Victoire for a boy.
I like all of the girls' names too, but prefer Valentine for a boy.
I disagree that Amber and Angelique have lower-class connotations. I know three Ambers who go to my school and they are all very well-off. I think Angelique gives the lower-class connotation because it is unjustly categorized with Monique and Shaniqua and things of the like, but I think it is a very pretty, and perfectly respectable name.
♥
Ralph: What did she says the play is called?
Leroy: 'Christmas Pageant.'
Ollie: That's no name. That's what it is.
Gladys: I know a name. I'd called it 'Revenge at Bethlahem.'
-The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
♥
All of the boys' names and Victoire for a boy.
I like all of the girls' names too, but prefer Valentine for a boy.
I disagree that Amber and Angelique have lower-class connotations. I know three Ambers who go to my school and they are all very well-off. I think Angelique gives the lower-class connotation because it is unjustly categorized with Monique and Shaniqua and things of the like, but I think it is a very pretty, and perfectly respectable name.
♥
Ralph: What did she says the play is called?
Leroy: 'Christmas Pageant.'
Ollie: That's no name. That's what it is.
Gladys: I know a name. I'd called it 'Revenge at Bethlahem.'
-The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
♥
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Yes, I actually really like both Amber and Angelique. I didn't mean anything bad by working class, i.e. not pretty or unrespectable. The case with Amber may be that you are a few years older than me. There is a Steven Levitt (economist) article that, while flawed, included a list of the top 5 girls names given almost exclusively among rich white American parents vs. the top 5 among poor white American parents during the '90s. Amber was #1, I believe, which has backed up my personal observations. The article also mentioned that many of the names currently used among poorer people had been 'introduced' as trends among the wealthy, ten or so years earlier.
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Actually I doubt if you are a "few years younger" than Caroline Mae because she is only 16.
I actually don't think Steven Levitt had very good data to show that Amber actually had ever been really popular with upper class American parents. In my reading of the chapter in his book Freakononmics, he jumped to a lot of conclusions about names automatically cycling "down the social scale" without giving enough supporting data. In spite of Caroline Mae's personal experience, I think that on a national basis in the USA Amber has probably always been a bit skewed toward blue collar families, at least since the novel and film Ever Amber back in 1945.
Of course we also must remember that all of Levitt's data on this issue came from California and might not be completely applicable to other parts of the USA.
I actually don't think Steven Levitt had very good data to show that Amber actually had ever been really popular with upper class American parents. In my reading of the chapter in his book Freakononmics, he jumped to a lot of conclusions about names automatically cycling "down the social scale" without giving enough supporting data. In spite of Caroline Mae's personal experience, I think that on a national basis in the USA Amber has probably always been a bit skewed toward blue collar families, at least since the novel and film Ever Amber back in 1945.
Of course we also must remember that all of Levitt's data on this issue came from California and might not be completely applicable to other parts of the USA.
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