Friday, April 23, 2010

In French, would the name Eloise have any accents? Or does anyone know any alternate spellings?

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In French, would the name Eloise have any accents? Or does anyone know any alternate spellings?
Yes, if you're talking about the village, there is an accent agui on the first "e" like "脡loise." I'm assuming the girls' name comes from this as well.





I suppose you could spell a name any way you feel like. I'm seen "Nicole," "Nichole," "Nycol," "Nicoll," etc. But in France they have strict laws on what you're allowed to name a child; before you name your baby in France you have to prove that the name already exists, so I don't think that leaves much room for alternate spellings.
Reply:It DOES have accent marks, and it's more commonly written with an H in French: H茅lo茂se or 脡lo茂se. Acute accent on the e and an umlaut on the i. Capitalized letters do not take an accent mark in modern French practice, but many people still use them.
Reply:2nd answer is right








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Reply:No accents. You got it perfect.

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