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French honorifics are based on the wide use of Madame for women and Monsieur for men. Social. Monsieur" (M.) for a man, The plural is Messieurs (MM. for short).
The usual French feminine form of the name was Micheline. The name Michelle was rare until the 20th century. The name Michelle was rare until the 20th century. It became a popular name in France and later throughout the Anglosphere after 1930, popularized by French-born film actress Michèle Morgan , who was born Simone Roussel.
Thus, Marie-George Buffet has a given name considered as female because it begins with Marie, and George is spelled with a final -e like all the traditional French female given names, instead of Georges with -es for a male. The feminine component in male compound names is mostly Marie, as in Jean-Marie Vianney.
Rémy, Remy, Rémi, Remie, Rémie or Remi (French:, English: / ˈ r ɛ m i, ˈ r iː m i, ˈ r eɪ m i /) is a name of French origin meaning “oarsman”, and is associated with the Latin name Remigius. It is used as either a surname or as a male or female given name.
One French feminist explains: "Being linguistically recognised as actually present in this world is very important." Academie Francaise allows female job titles in rare compromise on French ...
Thus the French word for "I" is je, regardless of who is speaking; but this word becomes feminine or masculine depending on the sex of the speaker, as may be reflected through adjective agreement: je suis forte ("I am strong", spoken by a female); je suis fort (the same spoken by a male).
French has a T-V distinction in the second person singular. That is, it uses two different sets of pronouns: tu and vous and their various forms. The usage of tu and vous depends on the kind of relationship (formal or informal) that exists between the speaker and the person with whom they are speaking and the age differences between these subjects. [1]
Claude is a French given name originating from the Latin name Claudius meaning "strong willed". In French, it is used for both men and women. In French, it is used for both men and women. In English, it is mostly used for men; it is an uncommon given name for women or a family name .