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French name police to ban parents from naming baby after France's World Cup heroes

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:38:54 +0100

French authorities are seeking to ban a couple of apparently football-obsessed parents from naming their baby "Griezmann Mbappe" after two of the national team's heroes.

These are France's most popular baby names in 2018

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:04:19 +0200

A new list reveals the most popular baby names in France... but some of them sound a bit less français and a lot more English than you might expect.

French parents reported to name police for calling their baby Jihad

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:41:34 +0200

France is known for its overly strict policing of baby names, but in the case of a couple trying to call their son 'Jihad', French authorities might have a point.

And the current most popular names for babies in France are?

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:33:33 +0200

The new ranking for the most popular baby names in France has been released and not all of them sound very French.

The French baby names the law wouldn't allow

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:35:38 +0100

As parents in France have been told that they can't give their child the name of a terrorist, The Local takes a look at some other baby names that have fallen foul of the law over the years.

Why it may become easier in France to be called 'Nutella'

Thu, 12 May 2016 11:07:38 +0200

Recent efforts to call babies Nutella and Strawberry in France have fallen foul of the name police, but a change of the law means it may become easier in future for the French to pick a wacky name.

'Prince William' baby name blocked in France

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:59:03 +0200

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.

France's top ten X-rated place names in English

Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:40:00 +0200

There’s a handful of town and place names across France that regularly prompt shocked (and giggling) Anglos to pull over to the side of the road to snap a photo. So you know where they are The Local has taken a trip across France to find the naughtiest sounding French names.

Parents 'can name baby after TV vampire': court

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:41:00 +0100

A court in France on Thursday rejected a prosecutors' request for a couple to be barred from naming their son Daemon after a character in television series "The Vampire Diaries".

Nathan and Emma: France's most popular baby names

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:35:00 +0200

Emma, Jade, Zoé and Nathan, Lucas, Jules are the most favoured names for new babies in France, according to the latest statistics published in the annual guide to first names, L'Officiel des Prénoms.