Océane
French, "ocean"
Elegant, beachy, and stylish all at the same time, Océane is a French nature name that once featured in the Top 10 in its native France back in the 2000s. Pronounced as AW-SEH-AN (or O-SAY-AN), it is familiar in Quebec and Belgium too. Today, Nameberry Guest Writer Katie shares what she loves about Océane:
“It’s a beautiful French girl that name I don’t hear often but it fulfils lots of briefs: an ‘O’ girls name, a nautical and nature inspired name, and being French but recognisable to English speakers. I think Océane is ripe for the picking! It has such a soft, beautiful sound with a chic French edge.
I came across this name for the first time actually in Ireland in 2014, in a tiny bakery in a little village, I spotted a beautiful cake for a lucky Océane who must have been visiting for her 4th birthday and have remembered it ever since.”
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The name on my birth certificate is Oceana! Pronounced like Ocean with an ahhh on the end- I was told by my father I was named after a beautiful African woman with a jewel in her nose, who lived in their building in NYC. My mother changed my name to the Yiddish Shana (Shay-nuh) when I was 5.