Jane Birkin: why Charlotte Gainsbourg is the only one of her daughters to have a middle name

In an interview with the Journal du Dimanche and unveiled on Sunday, January 2, 2022, Jane Birkin confided in her three daughters, born from three different unions.

While they are doing the promotion of the documentary Jane by Charlotte, Jane Birkin and Charlotte Gainsbourg gave an interview to the Sunday Newspaper on Saturday January 1, 2022. For the occasion, the 75-year-old actress returned to her love affairs and the first names chosen for his three daughters.

Jane Birkin explained why Charlotte Gainsbourg, born in 1971 from her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg was the only one of his daughters to have a middle name. She confided to her daughter: “Actually, I wanted to call you Lucy, but Serge thought that didn’t sound good in French. He preferred Charlotte. He won, but I imposed Lucy behind“.

Jane Birkin confided in the first names given to her other daughters.

Before living a long love affair with Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin shared the life of the English composer John Barry. In 1967, his eldest daughter Kate Barry was born and the young actress do not leave the choice of the first name to the father. She told the Sunday Newspaper : “Her father wanted something very Irish: Shevonne, like her first daughter Sian. I imposed Kate. Kate, it was so categorical that another name would have damaged itKate Barry died in December 2013, after falling from the fourth floor of her apartment building.

Regarding her third daughter, Lou Doillon, Jane Birkin also has an explanation regarding the choice not to give her a middle name. She explained that she and director Jacques Doillon were agree on the first name and that they had therefore not thought of a second: “We planned to call him Lou too if it had been a boy“she declared.

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