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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is French.
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Abastenia f English (Canadian, Rare), French (Huguenot, ?)
Borne by the American sculptor, social activist and suffragist Abastenia St. Leger Eberle (1878-1942), who was the daughter of Canadian parents.
Abdonie f French
Feminine form of Abdon.
Abéline f French (Rare)
French cognate of Abelina.
Abelle f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Abel.
Abigaël f Dutch, Flemish, French, French (Belgian)
Dutch form of Abigail and French variant of Abigaïl.
Acadie f French (Rare)
French form of Acadia.
Adamantine f French, English
Means "of unyielding quality" or "diamond like". From the Latin adamantinus meaning 'incorruptible, inflexible', itself from the Greek adamantinos (ἀδαμάντινος) of the same meaning, with the Greek or Latin suffix of -ine meaning 'like', 'made of', or 'of the nature of'... [more]
Adatte f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Archaic French name of unkown origin and meaning. It seems to have been a local name only found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Adélaïs f French
French form of Adelais.
Adelgonde f Dutch, French
Dutch and French form of Adelgund.
Adelice f Medieval French, Louisiana Creole, French (Modern)
Variant of Adelicia. In France, this name was revived in the 1990s.
Adelphine f French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
Possibly a diminutive or elaborated form of Adelphe.
Adolphine f Dutch, French, German
French feminine form of Adolphe.
Adorlée f French (Swiss, Rare)
Presumably an elaboration of Adorée.
Afre f French (Archaic)
French form of Afra 1.
Agate f Latvian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish, French (Rare), Picard, Basque
French variant and Nordic, Picard, Basque and Latvian form of Agathe. In French and Basque, the name coincides with the word for the gemstone.
Agnèss f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Agnes.
Aïda f French
In former times, this name was a diminutive of Adélaïde. Nowadays, however, it is usually used as the Gallicized form of Aida.
Aimable f & m French (Archaic)
French form of Amabilis.
Airelle f French (Rare), English (Rare), Literature
Derived from airelle, the French name for the plant genus Vaccinium. The French derived the name from Portuguese airella, which in turn was derived from Latin atra "dark, black, gloomy".
Alaine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Alain.
Alaïs f Occitan, French (Rare)
Contracted form of Azalaïs.
Alaise f French
Derived from French, this names means "gem".
Albanie f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alban.
Alceste f & m French, Italian
French and Italian masculine and feminine form of Alcestis.
Aldégonda f French (Quebec, Rare)
French Canadian form of Aldegonda.
Aldégonde f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Aldegonde and variant of Aldégonda.
Alexandrelle f French (Rare), Obscure
Elaboration of Alexandra with the suffix -elle.
Alfrède f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alfred.
Alfrédine f French (Archaic)
French feminine form of Alfred.
Aliette f French, French (Belgian)
French variant of Éliette. This name is borne by Aliette de Bodard (1982-), a science-fiction and fantasy writer.
Alise f French (Archaic)
Local French form of Alice recorded up to the 1700s in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and the Canton of Châtenois in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine.
Alisse f Picard
Picard form of Alice.
Alixia f Medieval French, French (Rare)
Recorded in 15th-century French-speaking Switzerland. It might be a Latinization of Alix.
Almaïde f Norman
Norman feminine name of unknown etymology.
Aloïse f French
Feminine form of Aloïs. Aloïse Corbaz (1886-1964) was a Swiss outsider artist.
Alozia f French (Quebec), Louisiana Creole
Creole form and Québécois variant of Aloysia.
Althéa f French (Quebec, Rare), French (European, Modern)
French form of Althea and thus a variant of Althée. Besides the mythological character, this is also the French name for the marshmallow plant (species Althaea officinalis)... [more]
Altinaï f French (Rare)
Variant transcription of Altinai.... [more]
Alzina f French (Rare, Archaic)
From the Catalan word alzina, meaning "holm oak".
Amabile m & f Italian (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Italian form of Amabilis and also rare French form of Amabilis. The name is unisex in Italy and strictly feminine in the francophone world... [more]
Amance f & m French (Rare)
French feminine and masculine form of Amantius.
Amantine f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Amant. This was the name of a French novelist, Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, who wrote under the pseudonym George Sand.
Amédérine f French (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of Amédée.
Amèle f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), French (Rare)
Likely a variant transcription of Amelle.
Améline f French
Variant of Ameline.
Amelle f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized), French
Gallicized feminine form of Amel 2, ultimately from the Arabic Amal 1.
Aménaïde f Theatre, French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
The name of the love interest of Tancrède in Voltaire's tragedy Tancrède (1760). The name itself might be an elaboration of Amena.
Amicie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French cognate of Amice (compare Amicia).
Amynthe f & m French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole
French feminine and masculine form of Amyntas.
Anaclète f & m French
Feminine form and masculine variant of Anaclet.
Anaclette f French (Quebec)
Québecois variant of Anaclète.
Anaelle f French
Variant of Anaëlle.
Anaïde f Armenian (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Gallicized form of the Armenian given name Anaida.
Anatolie f French
French form of Anatolia.
Anaxandra f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, French (Quebec, Rare)
Feminine form of Anaxandros. In Greek legend this name was borne by the wife of King Procles of Sparta. It was also the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek painter, who is mentioned in Clement of Alexandria's essay 'Women as Well as Men Capable of Perfection'.
Anceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of Ancelle. There are also instances where this name is the feminine form of Ancelin, which is a French diminutive of Anselme.... [more]
Ancelle f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Ancille, which has also been used in non-francophone countries over time. Note that in the English-speaking world, there are very likely cases where this name is a feminization of Ansel.... [more]
Ancille f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Ancilla, which has also been used in non-francophone countries over time. Also compare Ancelle.... [more]
Ancolie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from French ancolie "columbine (of genus Aquilegia)".
Andréanne f French (Quebec)
Combination of Andrée and Anne
Anémone f French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Rare)
Derived from French anémone, referring to the anemone flower.
Angélina f French (Rare)
French variant of Angelina.
Angnès f Picard
Picard form of Agnès.
Anicia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Anicius. The most well-known bearer of this name was Anicia Juliana, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Olybrius.
Annecy f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
Adoption of the name of the city of Annecy, the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Geneva, Switzerland and is generally nicknamed the "Pearl of French Alps"... [more]
Anneline f Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Antillean), French (Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Annelien as well as a Danish and Norwegian combination of Anne 1 and Line (and thus a cognate of Annelien) as well as a Danish, Norwegian and archaic French diminutive of Anne 1 found up to the 1700s in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Annelle f English, Literature, Popular Culture, French (Rare)
Diminutive of Anne 1. It was used for a character in Robert Harling's play 'Steel Magnolias' (1987) and the subsequent film adaptation (1989).
Anniesse f English (Rare, ?), French (African)
Perhaps a variant of Agnès, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Annik f Cornish, French
Cornish cognate and Gallicized form of Annig.
Antinéa f Literature, French
Created by Pierre Benoit in his novel L'Atlantide (1919) for Queen Antinéa. The name is inspired by Tinhinan, a 4th-century Tuareg queen with a legendary story... [more]
Âone f Norman
Norman form of Anna.
Aonène f Norman
Diminutive of Âone.
Apolinne f Picard
Picard form of Apolline.
Apollonie f French
French form of Apollonia.
Arcade m & f French (Rare), French (African), Arthurian Romance
French masculine and feminine form of Arcadius.... [more]
Arcadie f French (Archaic)
French form of Arcadia. It was borne by Arcadie Claret (1826-1897), a mistress of King Leopold I of Belgium.
Arcilia f American (Hispanic, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Quebec)
Hispanic variant of Arcelia, Southern variant of Arcelia and Acadian and Québécois variant of Arcélia.
Argine f Popular Culture, French (Rare)
Argine is the name of the Queen of Clubs on French playing cards. While the names on other cards are recognisable figures from history or mythology, Argine is more obscure, it is explained as an anagram of the Latin word regina "queen".
Aricie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Aricia used by Jean Racine in his play 'Phèdre' (1677).
Arilda f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Acadian, Archaic)
Saint Arilda is an obscure female saint from Oldbury-on-Severn in the English county of Gloucestershire who probably lived in the 5th or 6th century. She may have been of either Anglo-Saxon or Welsh origin.
Aristéa f French, Theatre
Feminine form of Aristaeus. This is the name of a character in Vivaldi's opera L'Olimpiade (1734).
Arletty f French (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an adoption of the stage name of Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty. Arletty was a French actress, singer, and fashion model... [more]
Armance f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Literature
Variant form of Armande, which was influenced or inspired by Latin, in that French names ending in -ce usually come from Latin names ending in -tius (for males) and -tia (for females)... [more]
Armantine f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Rare variant of French Armandine historically found in the Poitou-Charentes region.
Armeline f Breton (Gallicized), French
Semi-Gallicized variant of Armela and French feminine form of Armel.
Arnique f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.... [more]
Arsende f Gascon (Archaic), Picard (Archaic)
Gascon and Picard form of Arsendis.
Arvelle f French, English
Feminine form of Arvel.
Aselle f French (Rare)
French form of Asella. This name is not to be confused with Axelle.
Assomption f French (Rare)
Derived from French assomption "assumption". This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven (compare Asunción).
Astrée f & m French (Rare)
French form of Astraea and Astraeus.
Athanaïse f Picard
Picard form of Athénaïs.... [more]
Athanasie f French (Archaic)
French feminine form of Athanasius.
Audélia f French, Jewish
Both a French elaboration of Aude and a variant of Odélia. In the Jewish community, however, this name is considered and used as a variant of Odelia 2.
Audrélie f French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of either Audrey or Aude and Aurélie.
Aulaire f French (Archaic), Provençal
Early vernacular form of Eulalia, which survives in the French place name Saint-Aulaire, given in reference to the popular Spanish saint Eulalia of Mérida.
Aungèle f Norman
Norman form of Angela.
Aungélina f Norman
Norman form of Angelina.
Aure f French (Rare)
French form of Aurea and Aura.... [more]
Auriane f French
Variant of Oriane.
Aurinda f Portuguese, French
Possibly a variant of the Spanish name Laurinda, meaning "laurel tree".
Automne f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French automne "autumn, fall", this name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of Autumn.
Avant m & f French
Avant- is a prefix meaning “before” or “forward.” It is very occasionally used in some technical terms. Avant- comes from French avant, meaning “before.” Avant, in turn, derives from Latin ante, “before,” which is the source of the English combining form ante-.... [more]
Ave f Picard
Picard form of Ava 3.
Avénie f Breton (Gallicized, Rare), French (Rare)
French variant of Awen. Saint Avénie was a sister of the 9th-century Achaean saint Benoît of Massérac.
Aya f Spanish, French (Modern), Basque (Gallicized)
Spanish and Gallicized form of Basque Aia.
Aymeline f French, English
Possibly a variant of Emeline.
Aymone f French
Feminine form of Aymon.... [more]
Azalée f French, American, Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
French form of Azalea. See also Azélie; as a French given name, the form Azélie appears to be more common (in French-Canadian, Louisiana Creole French regions).... [more]
Azeline f French, Medieval French
Possibly a variant of Azalaïs.
Azelle f French (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a feminization of Azel.
Azilda f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Azilda is a town in Ontario named after one of the first female pioneers to settle there, Azilda Bélanger (née Brisebois), who was known for her healing abilities.
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