A true and silly story: I was walking around a small town the other day with Lulu (my dog) and noticed another BOSTON TERRIER across the street, always noticing all dogs but especially Bosties. They are relatively rare in France being bullied in population by the ever present French Bulldog. (In fact, most people here think Lulu is a skinny, strangely tall bulldogue francais.) Quickly grabbing the attention of the dog’s owners they came over to talk despite my deafening and echoing “AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!” I asked them what their dog’s name was and they said HIS name was, LULU). No way.

YES WAY! Then I remembered that in France, guys have girlie names. I suppose they are not girly to the guys here or anyone in France for that matter but these names always crack me up a little. Even my SO has a girly name, so it’s just easier to call him SWEETIE.

Here are some girly guy names that make me smile: Joselyn, Clement, Florian, Patrice, Aurelien (sounds like an alien cult from another planet), Yves (Eve), Camille, Jean-Marie, Michel (pronounced Michelle), Francis, Florent, Gael, Dorian. SEE!?

If you know any others, please let me know.