https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French authorities have stepped in after parents gave their child the name Mohamed Merah, the same name as the jihadist who killed seven people, including threee Jewish children in 2012. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161118/france-moves-to-stop-baby-getting-terrorists-name Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:31:05 +0100 france-moves-to-stop-baby-getting-terrorists-name A new book has revealed what it predicts will be the most popular baby names in France next year, based on past trends. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161019/what-are-frances-most-popular-baby-names Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:46:23 +0200 what-are-frances-most-popular-baby-names France's most popular baby names for 2015 were revealed on Wednesday, together with a few names that fell foul of the law, including that of a prince. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151014/baby-name-prince-william-blocked-in-france Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:59:03 +0200 baby-name-prince-william-blocked-in-france