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This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is French; and the pattern is *ine.
gender
usage
pattern
Adeline f French, English
French and English form of Adelina.
Albertine f French
French feminine form of Albert.
Albine f French
French form of Albina.
Alexandrine f French
French diminutive of Alexandra. This was the name of a Danish queen, the wife of King Christian X.
Aline f French, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Medieval short form of Adeline. As an English name, in modern times it has sometimes been regarded as a variant of Eileen. This was the name of a popular 1965 song by the French singer Christophe.
Alphonsine f French
French feminine diminutive of Alfonso.
Amandine f French
French diminutive of Amanda.
Angeline f French
French diminutive of Angela.
Apolline f French
French form of Apollonia.
Augustine 2 f French
French feminine form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).
Benjamine f French
French feminine form of Benjamin.
Bernardine f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Bernardino.
Blandine f French
French form of the Roman name Blandina, which was the feminine form of Blandinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Blandus. Saint Blandina was a 2nd-century slave from Lyons who was martyred by being thrown to wild beasts.
Capucine f French
Means "nasturtium" in French. This was the stage name of the French actress and model Capucine (1928-1990).
Carine f French
French form of Carina 1. It can also function as a short form of Catherine, via Swedish Karin.
Catherine f French, English
French form of Katherine, and also a common English variant.
Célestine f French
French feminine form of Caelestinus.
Céline f French
French feminine form of Caelinus. This name can also function as a short form of Marceline.
Charline f French
French feminine diminutive of Charles.
Christine f French, English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch
French form of Christina, as well as a variant in other languages. It was used by the French author Gaston Leroux for the heroine, Christine Daaé, in his novel The Phantom of the Opera (1910).... [more]
Claudine f French
French diminutive of Claude.
Clémentine f French
French feminine form of Clement. This is also the name of a variety of orange (fruit).
Coline f French
Diminutive of Nicole.
Coraline f Literature, French
Created by the French composer Adolphe Adam for one of the main characters in his opera Le Toréador (1849). He probably based it on the name Coralie. It was also used by the author Neil Gaiman for the young heroine in his novel Coraline (2002). Gaiman has stated that in this case the name began as a typo of Caroline.
Corine f Dutch, French
Dutch form of Corinne, as well as a French variant.
Delphine f French
French form of Delphina.
Églantine f French
French form of Eglantine.
Émeline f French
French form of Emmeline.
Ernestine f French, German, English
Feminine form of Ernest.
Faustine f French
French feminine form of Faustinus (see Faustino).
Florentine f French
French form of Florentina.
Florine f French
French feminine form of Florinus.
Georgine f French
French feminine form of George.
Géraldine f French
French feminine form of Gerald.
Germaine f French
French feminine form of Germain. Saint Germaine was a 16th-century peasant girl from France.
Ghislaine f French
Feminine form of Ghislain.
Hermine f German, French
German feminine form of Herman.
Honorine f French
French form of Honorina, a feminine form of the Roman name Honorinus, a derivative of Honorius. Saint Honorina was a 4th-century martyr from the Normandy region in France.
Jacqueline f French, English
French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world.
Janine f French, English, Dutch, German
Variant of Jeannine. It has only been in use since the 20th century.
Jasmine f English, French
From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers that is used for making perfumes. It is derived via Arabic from Persian یاسمین (yasamin), which is also a Persian name. In the United States this name steadily grew in popularity from the 1970s, especially among African Americans. It reached a peak in the early 1990s shortly after the release of the animated Disney movie Aladdin (1992), which featured a princess by this name.
Jeannine f French, English
Diminutive of Jeanne.
Joceline f French
French feminine form of Joscelin (see Jocelyn).
Joséphine f French
French feminine form of Joseph. A notable bearer of this name was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814).
Josseline f French
French feminine variant of Jocelyn.
Justine f French, English
French form of Iustina (see Justina). This is the name of the heroine in the novel Justine (1791) by the Marquis de Sade.
Karine 1 f French
French form of Carina 1. It can also function as a short form of Catherine, via Swedish Karin.
Laurentine f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Laurentinus.
Laurine f French
Diminutive of Laure.
Léontine f French
French form of Leontina.
Léopoldine f French
French feminine form of Leopold.
Line f Danish, Norwegian, French
Short form of Caroline and other names ending in line.
Ludivine f French
Possibly from a feminine form of Leutwin. It was popularized in the 1970s by a character from the French miniseries Les Gens de Mogador.
Marceline f French
French feminine form of Marcellinus.
Marcelline f French
French feminine form of Marcellinus.
Marie-Christine f French
Combination of Marie and Christine.
Marie-Madeleine f French
Combination of Marie and Madeleine, referring to Mary Magdalene from the New Testament.
Marine f French, Armenian, Georgian
French, Armenian and Georgian form of Marina.
Marjolaine f French
Means "marjoram" in French, from Latin maiorana. Marjoram is a minty herb.
Martine f French, Dutch, Norwegian
French, Dutch and Norwegian feminine form of Martinus (see Martin).
Méline f French
French form of Melina.
Micheline f French
French feminine diminutive of Michel.
Modestine f French
French diminutive of Modestus.
Nadine f French, German, English, Dutch
French diminutive of Nadia 1.
Ombeline f French
Feminine form of Humbelin, a medieval diminutive of Humbert. The Blessed Humbeline (known as Hombeline or Ombeline in French) was a 12th-century nun, the sister of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
Pascaline f French
Feminine form of Pascal.
Pauline f French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
French feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).
Perrine f French
French feminine form of Perrin, a diminutive of Pierre.
Philippine f French
Elaborated feminine form of Philippe.
Régine f French
French form of Regina.
Reine f French
Means "queen" in French.
Romaine f French, English
French feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).
Roseline f French
French form of Rosalind. Saint Roseline of Villeneuve was a 14th-century nun from Provence.
Rosine f French
French diminutive of Rose.
Sabine f French, German, Dutch, Danish
French, German, Dutch and Danish form of Sabina.
Sandrine f French
French diminutive of Sandra.
Séraphine f French
French form of Seraphina.
Sergine f French
French feminine form of Sergius.
Séverine f French
French feminine form of Severinus.
Sixtine f French
French feminine form of Sixtus.
Soline f French
Variant of Solange.
Sylvaine f French
French feminine form of Silvanus.
Tiphaine f French
French form of Tiffany.
Valentine 2 f French
French feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Victorine f French
French feminine form of Victorinus.
Yasmine f Arabic, French (Modern), English (Modern)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين (see Yasmin).
Yveline f French
Feminine diminutive of Yves.
Zéphyrine f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).