** mark the ones I use & like
You can always add ‘petit‘ to make it even cuter !
Hommes et Femmes (Men + Women)
- Mon amour** – my love
- Mon coeur** – my heart
- Mon lapin** – my rabbit
- Mon canard** – my duck [CAREFUL F*!ker = connard. & I HAVE slipped up and offended my boyfriend]
- Mon chou** – my bun (Un chou à la crème is a cream puff. The chou is the pastry part) (Un chou is also a cabbage. It’s more a descriptor of a shape. A little lump)
- Mon petit chou** – My little bun
- Mon chouchou – just even cuter
- Mon trésor** – my treasure
- Ma biche – my doe (a deer, a female deer)
- Mon poussin – my chick (baby chicken)
- Mon ange – my angel
- Doudou –no literal translation– darling [I hate this one. It sounds like poop. poopy. doo doo]
Hommes – Men
- Mon chéri** – my darling
- Petit Ami** – literally Boyfriend (This is more of a title I like to use.)
- Homme de ma vie** – Man of my life – for SERIOUS relationships in serious moments
- Mon beau** – handsome
- Mon loup** – my wolf
- Mon choupinet – comes from mon chou
- Mon gros – my fat one
- Mon ours – my bear
- Mon nounours – my teddy bear
- Minou – kitty
- Roudoudou – no translation although it is the name of a hard caramel candy…
Wanderlust? Here’s $40 on Airbnb
Femmes – Women
- Ma belle** – beautiful (My boyfriend calls me, ma belle Annie)
- Petite Amie**- literally Girlfriend (He never calls me this as a nickname, but a good word to know)
- Femme de ma vie – Woman of my life – for SERIOUS relationships in serious moments
- Ma beauté** – my beauty
- Ma chérie** – my darling
- Ma caille – my quail
- Ma cocotte – my hen
- Ma colombe – my dove
- Minette – kitty
- Ma poule, ma poulette – my hen
As an American, using these can be a little extra… but it’s fun for me.