Unique French Girl Names

Also spelled Anael, this offers a new spin on an old standard. Or even a couple of old standards, if you count Annabelle.

A sweet French word name possibility, but with unsavory teasing potential.

That extra a adds a world of grace to this name.

The name of a sixth century Welsh saint who founded abbeys in Brittany, reconstituted for a modern girl.

Another female relative of Saint Mael.

Possible musical tribute name to the waiflike, husky-voiced midcentury French singer who was given this last name because of her birdlike quality.

So many names sound better with a French accent, and Petronille is one of them -- it feels unusual in an elegant way. But in the US, you'd have to be adventurous to choose it.