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French births and deaths
This week's announcements from Troyes, FranceBirths:
Lucas x2
Raphaël x2
Cyprien
Ludivic
Elhadin
Sacha
Ethan
Oumar
Nasim
Orélien
Lydéric
Florent ****
Sarah
Salomé
Hanna
Coline
Kyara
Edline
Andreia
Hélène
Cassandre
Louna
Elena
Lydie
Dayana
Leyina
Shauna
Cassandra
Léa Deaths:
Michel, 68
Dominique called Minou, 78
André, 89
Raymond, 86
Ange, 18 months
Jean, 87
Bernard, 69 ****
Fernande, 90
Yvette, 87
Joséphine, 89
Thérèse, 89
Louisette, 77
Odette Marie, 85
Ginette, 82
Jacqueline, 80
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I like (a lot*)Lucas
Raphaël
Ethan
FlorentSalomé*
Hanna
Hélène
Elena
LéaMichelMarie
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These are neat, thanks for posting these.Of the boys, I like Elhadin (a lot!), Oumar, Nasim, and Lydéric.Of the girls, I like Salomé, Edline, Andreia, Leyina. I know a little Cassandre, it's charming.Minou is such a great nn--it's often used for cats, actually. Ange is very sweet--a sad name for a dead baby, though. Louisette is sweet. I think I'm going to add it to a list of names I keep that could honor my (French) grandma Lou. I love seeing all the old-fashioned French names in the obituaries. I can't really pick out which I like more than any others.
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I love Yvette as a mn and also like Dominique and Jacqueline - but it appears they are currently out of favour. The births list seems to be influenced by foreign tastes (maybe by immgrants) - Elena, Shauna and Nasim, for instance, but I much admire French names. As Cyprien and Florent remind us, they go way beyond Pierre and Louise!
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