Who has never called his half by a gentle name? Everyone or almost everyone. But some are more daring than others … In order to unravel the secrets of these love nicknames, the Passage du Desire brand has conducted the survey of 18,000 individuals, contacted by email and social networks. Result? Between tenderness, classicism and unbridled creativity, the French are not lacking in imagination!
The podium of the most popular nicknames
Unsurprisingly, the most given nicknames in France prove to be “my love” And “Cat “, followed by” my heart ” And “Baby “. Sure values that cross generations. But if we say that love has no age, nicknames have one!
Baby boomers thus favor the nickname “chip”, while generation Y and millennials whisper “Baby” by ear. Generation Z, it particularly likes “bibou”. Interesting detail: the seventies launched the fashion of “my cat” and the latter rose gently but surely to 1st place in the ranking in the Gen Z.
And for those who have a little hollow, the nicknames related to food do not weaken: my beet, knacki, my chutney, small endive, my kobé beef, my artichoke, my chorizo, my bean or even my lustucru are all nicknames appreciated by the French.
Finally, those who love their companion “naked” compete in ingenuity: raccoon, my panda, toad, my hedgehog, my baby chepard, my baby seal, my badg, my camel and my pig are all sweet names to (re) copy.
Nicknames that different depending on the place of domicile
Surprise also, at the level of regional nicknames: the affectionate appellations fluctuate enormously, passing from “Womanizer” to Île-de-France to “Doudou” in the Drom Tom-Tom, without forgetting the famous “my wild boar” (Corsica) or “My little Bigorneau”, in Normandy.
It is also better not to get upset when your dear and tender nicknames you “my raclette cheese” (in Rhônes-Alpes and Auvergne) or “My Mogette”, in the Southwest.
Funny revelation, on the side of hugs: 81% of French people prefer evening hugs to morning hugs. French tenderness has its schedules!
When the astrological signs influence the red flags
Finally, the investigation also reveals the small fans of the French according to their astrological signs:
- 85% of cancers and Gemini do not support the lack of hygiene;
- 10% of virgins and bulls consider the lack of humor as a love kill;
- 99% of Capricorns accept socks in bed;
- 23% of rams and sagittarians consider that the invasive mother-in-law is a love kill;
- 60% of scales hate “weird noises”;
- 93% of Lions tolerate the Sooters-Sandales combo.
What to energize your (d) antics tonight with your half!