As in other languages, French has its own little words or names to call a love one. How does calling your wife "My flea" sound to you? It's one of the most popular ones in French!
Note that most of these nicknames can be modified by "petit(e)", making it even more sweet...
Used for men and women:
Mon amour = my love
Mon ange = my angel
Mon trésor = my treasure
Mon canard = my duck - yes, I know... wait, it gets worse...
Mon chou = my cabbage
Mon chouchou - no translation
Doudou - no translation
Mon lapin - my rabit
Mon poussin - my chick
For men, all meaning my darling more or less...
Mon chat - my cat (do not say the final t)
Mon chéri - my darling
Mon choupinet - no translation
Mon gros - my fat one
Loulou - no translation
Mon loup - my wolfe
Minou - kitty
Roudoudou - no translation
For women, all meaning my darling more or less...
Ma biche, ma bichette - my doe
Mon biquet - my goat kid
Ma caille - my quail
Ma chatte - my cat
Ma chérie - my darling
Ma choute - no translation
Choupinette - no translation
Ma cocotte - no translation but it has to do with hen
Ma colombe - my dove
Ma crevette - my shrimp (no, not the worse one)
Ma gazelle - my gazelle
Lolotte - no translation
Ma mie (very old fashion)
Minette - kitty
Moumoune - no translation
Ma poule - my hen
Poupounette - no translation
Ma Puce - my flea (yes, I know, it's embarrassing)
Ma sardine - my sardine (no comment)
Ma souris - my mouse
Please, if you know of more (stay PC though...), post them as a comment!
Joyeuse Saint Valentin! (soon, on the 14th :-)
Written by Camille Chevalier-Karfis
I’m passionate about my work, and thanks to today’s technology, I am still teaching French over the phone and Skype to French learners all over the world, with excellent results. Contact me to learn more.



