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: French to me: Madeleine Thérèse Amelie
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True, but is not far from Magdalena, Malena or what other version of the name you would use. It is still recognisable. Estelle or Adrienne is totally "foreign" like Athena in Denmark. Isabella (still) sounds strange, but is not that far from the "usual" versions such as Isabelle or Isabel (though Elisabeth is more "normal")
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: French name: Désirée. Wasn't her ancester
: Désirée Clary known in Sweden as Queen
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The spelling of the Queen's sister's name is a bit unusual, but it is not an uncommon name (spelled more like Desiré). Again Estaelle or Adrienne (or Athena) sounds like made up names (artificial)



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