Apr 29, 2008 · Actually, just the opposite! At least for French names, and in American English, we do try to follow the customs of the original French. Your examples from post #21 fit perfectly:-- …

Mar 27, 2007 · There are female French names too. The one I could remember for now is Pascale باسكال like the Lebanese singer باسكال مشعلاني (Edit: ok, I checked a songs' site and found these …

Mar 2, 2013 · François (pronounced "Fransswah") is a French first name, but Francois (pronounced "Frankwah") is not. Writing some words without the accents make them different …

Dec 6, 2010 · "mémé" and "pépé" are the names I call my grandparents and "mémère" and "pépère" are indeed quite insulting, we use those to talk about old people, stay-at-home …

Jan 5, 2006 · There is a long tradition, going back to Latin and beyond, of translating foreign names. I think this was, in part, because the locals couldn't pronounce the foreign names …

May 5, 2008 · Undoubtedly, there would have been other times when people give their names in that order. I assume that the surname is capitalised in order to indicate which of the two …

Jun 21, 2007 · They had occasional contact with the French community across the river around Detroit, but "occasional" is the operative word. The Detroit area francophones were descended …

Aug 24, 2007 · I've just received a letter addressed to the previous occupants. I'm going to forward it but the full name on the envelope seems unfamiliar. Is it some form of protocol : …

Aug 18, 2009 · Hi, what are the names of the fingers in french? In English we have the Thumb, the Pointer finger, the Middle Finger, the Ring Finger, and the Pinky. Are there equivalents in …

Oct 4, 2007 · Neither name makes a particularly "traditional" first or last name. I'm under the impression that, in French, the last name usually goes in all capital letters on official …