Les Petits Noms d'Amour - French Love Nicknames

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 :-)

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