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Here is my list for my baby girl due in 3 weeks.  Her older sister (my 2.5 year old) is named Aveline.


Let me know what you think of these choices:


 


Elise
Vivienne
Clarisse
Elodie
Charlotte
Adele
Angelique
Anise
Estelle
Claire
Marielle
Violette
 
 
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Last Edited: 07/09/2012 - 10:54 PM | Replies
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Elise - love!
Vivienne - cute, would still be cute when she's older also
Clarisse - not my favorite, seems slightly outdated
Elodie - I would use this as a MN but not a FN
Charlotte - love!
Adele - becoming very popular while Aveline is not a popular name
Angelique - I really don't like this at all.
Anise - cute, but is the name of a food
Estelle - love
Claire - I adore this, but I don't think it goes with Aveline
Marielle - I know a girl named Marielle, I really like this one
Violette - As another poster said, I prefer Violet. This seems like too much of a stripper name when spelled that way.
07/09/2012 - 10:54 PM
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Elise - Pretty and simple, I pn't know how well it matches with Aveline, though. It's more old-fashioned.
Vivienne - I personally adore Vivian, but Vivienne is definitely more French. I've heard it with the nickname Ivy, which I adore. Aveline and Vivienne would make an adorable pair!
Clarisse - Not my style, it sounds too old, and a little stuck up, to me.
Elodie - I generally prefer Melody/Melodie. But I do think it would be just plain adorable with Aveline.
Charlotte - I LOVE Charlotte, it's so cute and classy. But I don't think it would be my top choice with Aveline, they just sound a bit odd together.
Adele - Not my style. And I wouldn't want the association with the singer - she's too popular right now to avoid that. it would wear off in a few years, but...I don't like that.
Angelique - Not really my style. I think it's a bit too similar sounding to Aveline, as well. Same A, and same number of syllables...
Anise - Not my stle, it sounds harsh. I once heard the name Anissina, though, and while it's probably not French, I thought that was pretty.
Estelle - So lovely! And very cute with Aveline.
Claire - Cute, but I like some of your other options a lot better. Claire's a bit boring in comparison to some of them, and it sounds plain next to Aveline.
Marielle - Very cute, very pretty, and would sound great with Aveline.
Violette - Definitely prefer Violet. I's pretty, but I just don't like it as much.
 
Hope that helps!
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07/09/2012 - 01:56 AM
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Elise--okay

Vivienne--lovely, I want this to be the middle name of my second daughter

Clarisse--LOVE!!! I want this to be my first daughter's name

Elodie--cute

Charlotte--nice

Adele--pretty

Angelique--I love the French pronunciation, but English kinda ruins it

Anise--like the stuff they put in liquorice? 

Estelle--Love it! My planned twin set is Estelle and Celeste.

Marielle--pretty

Violette--I prefer plain old Violet

07/08/2012 - 02:45 PM
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I love your daughter's name!  Aveline is just gorgeous.  As for her sister:

 

Elise - gorgeous and I love it, but it just doesn't seem to quite measure up to Elise, imo, if that makes sense.  It's a bit dated, and definitely more mainstream than Aveline.  Aveline's so striking--I would want something that's just as striking for her sister.  Elise would be a lovely MN, though, if you couldn't part with it.  :)

 

Vivienne - I think Aveline and Vivienne is nice--my only concern is all the "V"s.  Do you think it'd trip you up, trying to say their names?

 

Clarisse - love!  Aveline and Clarisse is great together, and I love Clarisse's nicknames--anything from Clara (or just Clare/Claire) to Ari or Risse/Reese/etc.  I think it's a perfect pair with Aveline.

 

Elodie - another great pairing.  I think Aveline and Elodie work very well together.

 

Charlotte - much more popular/mainstream than Aveline, but also currently very in style.  I think Elodie and Clarisse fit much better with Aveline, but I'm torn because I really love Charlotte!  I think it's a wonderful name, and I love the nns Lola and Lottie.  This one's on my own personal list.  :)

 

Adele - gorgeous.  I'm guessing you don't mind the girls sharing a first initial?  If not, I think Adele is so sweet.  If you like nns, though, I would just make sure they don't go by Avi and Addy--I think that could get confusing pretty fast!

 

Angelique - I'm torn on how I feel about this.  On the one hand, I know a very sweet teenage girl named Angelique from Paris...  her sister was my best friend before she passed on, so I have a really wonderful association to her.  There's also an American Angelique I know who pretty much bullied my baby sister, so that's a negative association I have with it, haha, so I can't decide if I like it or not.  As far as Ang- names go, I do prefer Angelina/e, personally.

 

Anise - it's okay, I suppose, but I think, at least in America, she'd get some "anus" teasing.  :(  I like Anais a lot more, for some reason it gets rid of the negative association for me, but I know a lot of people still have that thought.  If you're in France, though, I doubt it'd be as much of an issue.  From what I understand Anais is huge over there right now, though, so if you are in France that might not work, depending on if you want a popular name or not, haha.

 

Estelle - very pretty, and I like the nns Stella and Elle/Ella, but I like other Elle names more.

 

Claire - I like it, but for a FN I prefer Clarisse.

 

Marielle - very pretty.  I like that she could be Mari (MAH-ree, not Mary or Marie), Ari, or even Elle/Ella/Ellie.  I think it's very sweet.  I do prefer Arielle personally, though.

 

Violette - I love Violet names--I think Violet, Viola, Violetta, and even my GP-that-I'd-never-use, Violyn, but for some reason, much as I love French culture, I'm not crazy about Violette for some reason.  I think the English Violet is so much prettier, but I definitely understand it wouldn't work in French culture, as it's the masculine form and all.

 

Clarisse, Elodie, Charlotte, Adele, and Violette are my favorites!

 

Good luck!

07/08/2012 - 10:07 AM
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I like a few of your names, however with her sister's name I think that Marielle is perfect! I liked a couple of the shorter names, but it didn't hold it's own to your daughters name which is very beautiful. Good luck! :)

07/08/2012 - 09:59 AM
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Elise, Charlotte, Estelle and Marielle are beautiful. The rest are nice, too, but those four would be my favorites out of them. :)

07/08/2012 - 09:34 AM
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What beautiful names i especially love Elise but all the names are gorgeous. If i have a girl i am calling her Isla

 

07/08/2012 - 08:43 AM
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