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What’s in a name? Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 28, 2022
When I first moved to France in the 1980’s I stood out for many reasons, among them the fact that my name is Tim Hildreth. When I lived in France, everyone (or so it seemed) had very “classically” French names like Pierre or Paul, Marie or Monique or Jean. Things have changed a lot in…
French Names Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 5, 2009
Tonight, I’m thinking about French names. Why? Well, one of my best childhood friends is pregnant. She told me today. And her name is Anne, which is apparently the French spelling for the standard English name ‘Ann’. So, I was thinking that she could give her daughter or son a French name. According to the…