Can you continue the French Names Chain?

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The discussion revolves around a collaborative game involving a chain of French names, where each name must start with the last letter of the previous name. Participants explore the rules and possibilities of the game, including the origins of names and the inclusion of names with non-French roots.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant starts the chain with the name "Abban."
  • Another participant responds with "Nicole."
  • Émile is suggested as the next name, prompting a question about the inclusion of names with Latin or Greek origins.
  • A participant raises the idea of using names that are familial, such as a grandmother's middle name.
  • Étienne is introduced, followed by "Edmond," referencing Dumas.
  • Daniel is provided as a continuation from "Edmond."
  • Lamarck is mentioned, along with a historical reference to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
  • A question is posed regarding whether the names must be first names, last names, or either.
  • Karine is introduced, with a note on the rarity of French names starting with "K."
  • Suggestions for names starting with "K" include Katell and Jean-Baptiste Kléber.
  • A participant reflects on the challenge of continuing the chain from "Lamarck," noting the tendency for names to end with "e."
  • Jean-Claude Killy is mentioned as another name starting with "K."
  • A personal anecdote about a cousin named Katherine is shared, along with suggestions for "L" names like Lily or Liliane.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express varying opinions on the rules regarding name origins and familial names, indicating that there is no consensus on whether names must be of 100% etymological French origin or if other origins can be included.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note the difficulty of finding names that fit the criteria, particularly with certain letters like "K," and the challenge of continuing the chain without reverting to common endings.

demelzareveley
Lets make a chain that would cover French Names. I will start with a French name and next person will answer the name which will start with the last letter of the name.
I'll start with Abban.
 
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Nicole
 
Émile

Question: many names have got Latin or Greek origin and are used in many European countries and the US with only slight changes. Can French versions of these names be used too or does it have to have 100% ethymological French origin?
 
What if the name is your French Grandmother's middle name?
 
Étienne

And for the sake of changing the letter a reminiscence of Dumas: Edmond.
 
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Daniel (based on the last letter of fresh_42's choice of French name, Edmond).
 
Lamarck (Jean-Baptiste, originator of theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics)
 
Is this first name or last name, or either?

Karine (Saporta), French choreographer, dancer, photographer, and short film director.

It seems that French names starting with K are not too common.

For a last name, there is Philippe Katerine, a French singer, or computer scientist Gilles Kahn.
 
Jonathan Scott said:
Lamarck (Jean-Baptiste, originator of theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics)
"k" is a bit mean for a french word. Luckily Europe is a rather small continent and people traveled a lot.
My suggestions are: Katell (Breton for Catherine) as a first name, and Jean-Baptiste Kléber (french general) for a family name.
 
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Jonathan Scott said:
Lamarck (Jean-Baptiste, originator of theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics)
I admit that out of the various "L" family names I chose the one I thought would be most tricky to follow.
It's quite difficult not landing back at "e" for French names, as so many names end with it.
 
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Jonathan Scott said:
I admit that out of the various "L" family names I chose the one I thought would be most tricky to follow.
It is quite a challenge, but not impossible.

I'd forgotten about skier Jean-Claude Killy.
 
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My cousin Katherine, it might have been spelled Katarin, that's how it was pronounced. For L there is Lily, or Liliane.
 
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