Louise was the most popular name for a girl in 2024, while Gabriel was favourite for newborn boys (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) Louise continues to rule the roost of girls’ names in France, while the ...

Strange things can happen when you turn the letter s on its side, and things can get even stranger when you post that sideways s, or ~, on top of the letter n. What follows is an odd, but frequently ...

The name of St Fiachra, a seventh-century holy man whose feast-day is August 30th, can still be found all over his adopted country of France, especially in the northern part of it. Spelt locally as ...