French names read as elegant without much effort. Elise, Adele, Lucien, Remy. They're popular enough to feel familiar but distinct enough to stand out on a class list. Easy to pronounce for English speakers, which helps.
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little rose
little love, sweetheart
one who charts new territories
little street, alley
sad, sorrowful (folk etymology)
poem with repeated refrain
street
my beautiful one
French form of James/Jacob
hoped for
elevated, grand
quiet, still
feminine form of Jacques (James)
beloved, loved one
town of the waters (French place name)
of the sea
friend
gracious one
from Artagnan, a village in Gascony, France
little warrior
little one (from -ette diminutive)
checkerboard pattern
The desired one
blue, the color of sky and sea
of the sea, near the water
reddish-brown, russet-colored
forward-moving, avant-garde
From Saint-Denis, France
little olive
from Saint Denis
raised embankment, lifting
tender touch; caress
the king
refinement, subtlety
Illustrious; renowned
vintage, growth (as in wine)
from Dijon, city in Burgundy France
fountain, spring of water
the road, the path
honey, sweetness
desired, longed for
from the flowering place
The great; the large
beloved, dear one
little Frenchwoman
beloved, darling
soap, purity
hillside, slope
from Lancy, from the lancet-shaped place
junior officer, student soldier
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