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French and Spanish celebrity BAs
French chef Anne Alassane and boyfriend Mike welcomed daughter Margaux. She joins older half-sisters Laura, Joséphine, Mathilde and half-brothers Victor and Amaury, and late half-sisters Louise and Rose. French cyclist John Gadret and wife Caroline Dupont welcomed daughter Fantine Gadret. She joins older brother Andreas Marco Gadret [5]. French rugby player Damien Traille and wife Séverine welcomed twins Giulia and Pablo Traille. They join older brother Enzo Traille. French actor Laurent Ournac and girlfriend Ludivine welcomed daughter Capucine Ournac.Spanish footballer David Villa and wife Patricia González welcomed son Luca. He joins older sisters Zaida [7] and Olaya [3]. Spanish footballer Víctor Valdés and girlfriend Yolanda Cardona welcomed son Kai Valdés Cardona. He joins older brother Dylan Valdés Cardona [3]. Spanish journalist Irene Villa and husband Juan Pablo Lauro welcomed son Carlos Lauro Villa.
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Margaux is cool. I like all the siblings' names except for Amaury.Fantine is pretty. Andreas is nice too.Giulia is beautiful. Don't like Pablo or Enzo, though.Capucine always reminds me of cappuccino.Never heard Zaida in Spanish, but it actually works well there. I have a friend named Zaida who is from Egypt. Is Olaya Basque or Catalan or something? Luca is kinda boring.Kai and Dylan look kinda weird in Spanish.Carlos is nice, but it's very common.
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Olaya is Asturian (see Olalla). David Villa is from Asturias.
Zaida is fairly common in Spain. According to the INE (Spanish Statistics Institute) there are 3452 Spanish women with that name. I don't know how or why it came to be used - maybe because it sounds like the more popular Zaira.
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The INE also gives statistics by decade; it appears that Zaida peaked in the 1980s.
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