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Re: Trilingual EN-FR-ES boy name

by Sparrow (Andrew Sparrow)

9/8/2020, 5:51 PM

I’d go with Victor. I’m not going to check if these are in the top 100, because I believe aesthetic outweighs popularity data.

Lucas, Tomás, Daniel, Silas, Isaac

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- Jo (jzh045) +2

9/8/2020, 7:18 PM

Thanks for your ideas. I have now edited my post to clarify that I would prefer not to use names of family members (including Victor). Of the names you posted, I would potentially consider Tomas or Thomas. Silas and Isaac don't work in French at all.

- Sparrow (Andrew Sparrow) +1

9/9/2020, 4:21 AM

Isaac is actually gaining popularity quickly in France.

- Jo (jzh045)

9/9/2020, 12:38 PM

Interesting. There used to be an anglophone Isaac in my bilingual office (both native English and French speakers working in both languages) and he told me he really disliked his name in French ("ee-SAHK" as opposed to "AY-zec"). When he would say his name to a French speaker without spelling it, they would often confused it with AIESEC (a very popular international youth organization with the same pronunciation). Then again, very British names like William and James are increasingly becoming popular both in Quebec and France (as opposed to Guillaume or Jacques) so maybe I'm out of touch.

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