Message: "French footballers"

French footballers

by Anneza

7/6/2006, 4:47 AM

I've noticed two names in the French squad that interest me. First, Ribery's first name is given usually as Franck and sometimes as Frank. When I was a student I had a German friend named Franck ... is this something that happens in Europe in general? Or is he a typo? (I can see that a French child named Franc would have a rough time, and I don't know that K is much used in French.)

And then the thoroughly surprising Lilian Thuram ... has anyone come across any other males, French or otherwise, named Lilian? He is black, though I don't know where his roots lie, which might or might not be significant.

Allez les bleus ... by default ...

#French

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- poppylena +2

7/6/2006, 11:21 AM

Apparently, according to the popularity statistics on this site, Lilian is in the top 100 for France:
http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?extra=p&terms=lilian (near the bottom).

~Louise x
~*~Top Names~*~
Charles Frederick & Isabel Primrose

- Anneza

7/7/2006, 1:22 AM

Well, I'm amazed! Thank you, Poppylena ... I never even thought to look. Problem remains, though: it must have come from somewhere. (It's very like the Boy Named Sue, isn't it ... if M Lilian wasn't a top sportsman he just might encounter a few problems.)

- Mrs Claire (Miss Claire)

7/6/2006, 1:36 PM

Yup, so many people like celebs enough to give their names, it's crazy.

~~ Claire ~~

My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July

- Mrs Claire (Miss Claire)

7/6/2006, 10:33 AM

Yup, Franc isn't used as a name although now we said byebye to the francs :(
In general we use Franck, but Frank isn't unseen.

Lilian isn't used in French, so I suppose it comes from his roots. Liliane here is a female name, by the way.

~~ Claire ~~

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