Names from "Madeline"

Sometimes inspiration for names comes from the most unlikely places. I was at my local library yesterday when I stumbled across one of the books from Ludwig Bemelmans' series Madeline. Set in France in the late 1930s, it describes the story of a young girl called Madeline who, along with her 11 friends living in a boarding school (not an orphanage, as some people seem to think because the movie portrays it in this way). For those who remember the books, and perhaps the television series in the early 1990s, Madeline is forever brave and optimistic, even in times of adversity. Bemelmans' idea that children always look on the bright side of life was highlight by a young girl who was recuperating from an appendectomy and was still smiling. Hence, she provided the inspiration for the Madeline books.

If you love names with a French flavour as I do, why not scroll through the following names given to the 12 girls in Madeline? Please note, these are the names from the television show!

Madeline - the English version of Magdalen, it means high tower. An appropriate name for Bemelmans' little character!

Chloe - I saw this spelt as Clhoe the other day, I kid you not!
Nicole
Danielle
Yvette
Nona
Anne
Juliette
Monique
Lulu
Sylvie
Ellie - this name was changed to Simone in one episode.

Love,
The Name Dame