Conference oass::babynames

    Theresa
    Jeanette
    
    The only ones that I can think of on a Monday Morning!
    
    K.C.

    How about Valerie
              Catherine
              Michele
              Marlene
              Francine
              Christiane
    
    (sorry, but I don't have the accents on the keyboard set up)
    
    Gilla
    

Dominique
Elle
Monique
Yvette
Yvonne

    A few more...
    
    Chantal
    Camille
    Angelique
    Cecile
    Marie
    Colette
    
    Hope this helps.
    
    Cindy

    re:-1 (Cindy)
    
    My sister's name is Colette (middle name Therese - sorry, can't put
    the accents in either!) and she loves her name.  My whole family
    is French as far back as we can figure but you'd never guess by
    my last name now.  Anyway...  the way my sister got her name is
    a little interesting...  It turns out that both of my parents were
    sick on the day of her baptism and weren't able to bring her.  Also,
    they weren't able to agree upon a name.  Those were the days that
    babies were christened very soon after they were born and didn't
    have to leave the hospital with a name.  At any rate, my father's
    parents lived downstairs from my parents and my grandmother offered
    to bring my sister to church to be baptized.  When she asked my
    mother what the baby's name was, my mother (who could barely get
    out of bed) said "Oh, just name her what you want!"  Later, after
    my grandmother left, she came to her senses and said to herself,
    "Oh no!  I've just given my child to away to be named by a woman
    whose own name is Medora!  What have I done?!"  Meanwhile, poor
    old grandma is feeling the pressure of having to make such an important
    decision.  She picked really awful names for her own children (which
    caused more anxiety on my mother's part) and hadn't a clue of what
    to do.  My aunt, who had been living at home, was currently reading
    books by the French novelist Colette and they were laying all over
    the house.  My grandmother spotted one just as she was leaving and
    said "Ah ha!  That's what I'll name this baby.  And I'll give her
    Therese as her middle name." (Therese was my mother's name).
    When my grandmother brought the baby back home, my mother was almost
    afraid to ask her what her name was.  When my grandmother told her,
    she was quite pleased and realized that she and my father would
    probably never have come up with that one on their own.  At any
    rate, it was a happy ending.  Sorry to be so lengthy, but it kind
    of fits with the subject.
    
    - Kathryn

    Oh, almost forgot...  Instead of Colette, there's Nicolette too.
    
    - K
    

    How about  --  Simone or Mirelle.

    Oh kathryn, that was a great story!
    
    I hope no one walks by my office and sees me laughing with tears
    in my eyes!
    
    I can't believe that your mother would let her mother in law
    name her child!
    
    Linda

    Chantal
    Paulette
    Claudine
    Giselle
    Rene'
    Minelle
    Marni
    Claudette
    Gabrielle
    Arianne
    Frances
    Margaret
    

    I don't know if these are all French, but I think so....
    
    Celine, Celina
    Justine
    Brittny
    Noelle
    Josette
    Cecile
    Marney, Marni(e)
    Margot(eaux)
    Marguerite
    
    I also like Liz, Liz-Marie.
    
    JLee

    how about Adrienne?

RE: .12 Adrienne - it's Latin for dark,rich.

RE: .11

    Celine, Celina  - Greek
    Justine - Latin
    Brittny - Latin
    Noelle  - French
    Josette ???
    Cecile - Latin
    Marney, Marni(e) - no origin listed
    Margot(eaux) - French
    Marguerite - French

    re: .13 re: .11
    
    Celina may be Greek, but it was my great-grandmother's name, and she
    was pure French.
    
    K.C.

    
    Nichelle
    Simone'
    Matrina [Martina]
    Malena
    Nicolette
    Anastacia
    Fleur [flower]
    Petit'

    These names aren't quite "French", but I think they're sort of
    internatinal:
    
    Jacqueline (or Jacquelyn)
    Joelle - don't know the origin of this.  It is my neighbor's daughter's
    		and I thought it to be interessting.
    
    My husband and I are expecting our first in May.  I am French, German,
    and Irish; he is 1/2 Italian and 1/2 Chinese.  If we have a girl,
    Jacquelyn is the name we've decided on.
    
    Mary
    

    How about Selange???
    

    re: .19
    
    Do you read Danielle Steele books too?
    
    Lori B.

    re: .20
    
    No.  I've never read any of her books.  I just think the name Selange
    is pretty.  I think I first heard it on All My Children, the soap on
    ABC.  Way back when, there was a french character by that name.
    

    Hello,
    I come from a french family and here are a few names that we have. Mine
    is Charlene (Femine form of Charles(my dad's name)), Bernadette (my
    mom) Jessica, Good Luck! 
    Charlene Curley (Gallant)
    P.S. I'm due in April any idea's for a girls name Irish or English
    decent?

    Re:Solange
    
    If I recall correctly the name is "Solange" it is also listed in
    note 179.9 (French names) This has been a favorite of mine since
    I read the Danielle Steele book. My boyfriend doesn't like it -
    yet... ;^)
    
    
    Sandi

    
    	How about Page!
    

     
    I am partial to Jacqueline (I do prefer different spelling). Monique,
    Angelique, Simone, and many people thinke my name is french (Raquel).
    What ever you choose will be beautiful.
    
    -raq