Polish & French Equivalents of the U.S. Top 1000 from 1880 and Beyond

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There are some interesting names from the U.S. Top 1000 from yesteryear. Here are hypothetical Polish and French equivalents. Note, any name that is not listed that you know of is exactly because it exists. I focused on names that have no equivalents. What do you think? Can you think of better translations? This time I put the original forms in parenthesis for the least obvious translations.

French

  • Avice
  • Dochie
  • Elmine
  • Elnore
  • Érie
  • Étèle
  • Éthéline
  • Léotie
  • Louëlle
  • Lilise
  • Loulou
  • Madore
  • Mentholée (Minty)
  • Nacrée (Pearlie)
  • Paralie
  • Parthénie
  • Permélie
  • Rosâtre (Pinkey)
  • Sabre
  • Vérone

Polish

  • Ailina
  • Awisa
  • Dosja
  • Dikcja (Dixie)
  • Beryla
  • Delfia
  • Dicja
  • Eria
  • Estela
  • Etela
  • Etelina
  • Feja/Faja
  • Ineza
  • Kadja (Caddie)
  • Klarencja
  • Klarynda
  • Klasja
  • Klejnota (Jewel)
  • Kordia
  • Lilisa
  • Luela
  • Lueta
  • Mabela
  • Marieta
  • Merla
  • Mirta
  • Mozela
  • Muriela
  • Ocja
  • Opala (Opal)
  • Oryla
  • Paralia
  • Partenia
  • Różowawa (Pinkey)
  • Rozela
  • Rozeta
  • Rozyna
  • Szirla
  • Tela
  • Tresja
  • Tursa
  • Werona
  • Wiśnia (Cherry)
  • Zylfia/Zylfa
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