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Laly f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Lalie.

Laodicé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Laodike.

Lauraline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Laureline.

Lauranne f French, French (Swiss, Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare)
Contraction of Laure and Anne 1.

Lauréa f French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Laurea.

Lauréane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lauriane.

Laurélia f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Laurelia.

Laurélie f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Laurelia.

Laureline f French, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare), Popular Culture
Medieval diminutive of Laura. This name was used for a character in the French series of science fiction comics Valérian et Laureline (1967-2010) as well as the 2017 movie adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

Laurencie f French (Archaic)
French form of Laurentia.

Laurène f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Laurenne.

Laurenne f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Lauren which first surfaced in the 1950s.

Lauriane f French, French (Quebec), French (Swiss), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lauriana. This name is borne by Lauriane Gilliéron (b. 1984), who was crowned Miss Switzerland in 2005.

Laurianna f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Laurianne. Outside of the francophone world (such as in English-speaking countries), this given name tends to be either a variant of Lauriana or a combination of the names Laura or Laurie with Anna.

Laurianne f French, French (Quebec, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Lauriane. Outside of the francophone world (such as in English-speaking countries and in the Netherlands), this given name tends to be a combination of the names Laura or Laurie with Anne 1.

Laurice f English (American), Italian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
English feminine form of Laurence 1.

Laurienne f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lauriana, which is occasionally used in non-francophone countries.

Lauryne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Laurine.

Lavinie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Lavinia.

Laviolette f French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Laviolette.

Laya f French (Modern)

Layana f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Modern)
Variant of Laiana.

Lazarette f French (Archaic)
Feminine diminutive of Lazare.

Lazarine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazare.

Lèane f Norman
Norman form of Léane.

Léanna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Léanne.

Léanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Léa and Anne 1. Folk etymology occasionally considers this name a variant of Léonne.

Lébéa f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Ledia f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Lydia.

Leelou f French (Modern)
Variant of Lilou.

Leïa f French (Modern)
French form of Leia.

Leïna f French (Modern)

Léionore f Norman
Norman form of Eleanor.

Leïticia f French (African, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Lélie f French (Rare)
French form of Laelia.

Lénaïc m & f French
Variant of Lénaïk.

Lénaïck f & m French (Rare)
Variant of Lénaïk.

Lénaïk f & m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Lenaig.

Léne f Norman
Norman form of Lene.

Lénore f French (Rare)
French form of Lenore.

Léocadia f French (Quebec, Rare), French (European, Rare)
Variant of Léocadie.

Léocadie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Leocadia.

Léona f French
French form of Leona.

Léonarde f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Léonard.

Léonardine f French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Léonarde.

Léoncie f French (Rare)
French form of Leontia.

Léonelle f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Léonel, predominantly found in French-speaking African countries.

Léonette f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Léonet.

Léonilde f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Leonilda.

Léonine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Léonin.

Léonise f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole

Léoniu m & f French, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Leoní Portuguese (Brazilian), Léonide French, Leanid Belarusian, Leonidas Greek, Leonida Italian, Leonius Latin/Late Roman

Léonor f French

Léonora f French, French (African)
French form of Leonora. This name is borne by Léonora Miano (1973-), an award-winning Cameroonian writer.

Léonore f French, French (Quebec), French (Belgian)
Truncated form of Eléonore.

Lesida f French (Acadian)

Létice f French (Archaic)
Archaic French form of Laetitia (compare English Lettice).

Léticia f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Laeticia.

Lévanah f French
French from of Levanah.

Lexane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Truncated form of Alexane.

Lèyontine f Picard
Picard form of Léontine.

Lézina f Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec), French (Cajun)
Feminine form of Lézin.

Liantine f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Québécois cognate of Liontine.

Liberté f & m French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Liberty.

Lidwine f Dutch, German, French
Dutch, German and French form of Lidwina.

Lienne f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Truncated form of Julienne which has found some usage as a stand alone name in recent years. ... [more]

Liette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Truncated form of Juliette.

Ligière f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ligier.

Lilas f French, French (Belgian)
Derived from French lilas "lilac".

Lilette f French (Rare)
Likely a diminutive of Lily and its various international variants.

Liliette f French (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Lilitte f French (Rare)
French variant of Lilith.

Lilliane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Liliane.

Liloïe f French (Rare), Gascon (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Gascon Liloia.

Lilouenn f French (Modern, Rare), Breton (Gallicized, Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Lilwenn.

Liloye f French
Gallicized form of Liloia.

Lilyane f French
Variant of Liliane.

Line f French
Generally considered a short form of names ending in -line, first and foremost Caroline. However, it is also the feminine form of Lin, i.e. the French feminine form of Linus... [more]

Linette f French, Danish, Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of Line and Lina 2.

Linia f Greek (Rare), English (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)

Linon f French, Occitan
Diminutive of Line.

Lionelle f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Lionel.

Liontine f French (Acadian, Archaic)
Variant of Léontine.

Lioûnie f Norman
Norman feminine form of Leonius.

Lisabiau f Norman
Rouenneis Norman form of Elizabeth.

Lisande f French (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Mélisande.

Liséa f French (Modern)
Truncated form Éliséa.

Liselle f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
French diminutive of Lise.

Lisiane f French, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lison f French, French (Belgian)
French diminutive of Élisabeth.

Liviane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French form of Liviana.

Livianne f French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Liviane.

Lizéa f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liséa.

Lliocadie f Norman
Norman form of Léocadie.

Llioûnîn f Norman
Diminutive of Lioûnie.

Loana f Breton, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Feminine form of Loan 1. This name saw a boost in popularity in 2001 thanks to Loana Petrucciani (1977-) when she appeared in the first season of Loft Story (the French adaptation of Big Brother).

Loanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Loane.

Locaie f French (Archaic), History
Archaic French form of Leocadia (compare Norman Lliocadie). Spanish child saint Leocadia, the subject of an ancient and popular cultus in Toledo, was known in French as Léocadie or Locaie.

Lodoïska f Theatre, French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Lodoïska is a French opéra comique (1791) by Luigi Cherubini. It was inspired by an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and is considered one of the first Romantic operas... [more]

Loélia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Loelia.

Loélie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Loélia.

Loetitia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Laetitia.

Loéva f Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loeva.

Loève f French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loeva.

Loïca f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminization of Loïc.

Loïcia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Loïca.

Loïs f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French form of Lois 1.

Loïse f French, French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Loïsa as well as a feminine form of Loïs.

Loline f & m French (Rare), English (Australian)
French diminutive of Lola, Latin origin, derived from the Latin words “istunus” or “iustus”, which means “just”. It is also associated with the Latin word “lumen”, meaning “light”.

Lolotte f French (Rare), French (Cajun)
Diminutive of Charlotte.

Loona f American (Rare), French (Modern), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Luna.

Loraina f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Loranne f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant spelling of Lauranne and Dutch combination of Lore 1 (which is a short form of Eleonore) with Anne 1.

Lorédane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Loredana.

Lorène f French
French form of Lorena 1.

Loriane f French, French (Quebec), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Lauriane (see Lauriana).

Lorianne f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English, Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Loriane, which itself is a variant spelling of Lauriane, one of the main French forms of Lauriana.... [more]

Lorienne f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
French variant spelling of Laurienne, which is one of the main French forms of Lauriana.

Lorine f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Laurine.

Lory f French (Modern, Rare)

Louanne f English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Louann.

Loubette f French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a form of Lioba. This was the name of a French saint whose cult is limited to the region of Poitou.

Loudmilla f French (Caribbean, Rare)

Louisane f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Louisanne.

Louisanne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Louise and Anne 1.

Louisia f French (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Latinate elaboration of Louise.

Louisiane f French
French form of Louisiana.

Louison f & m French, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
French diminutive of both Louise and Louis and Louisiana Creole diminutive of Louise.

Loulette f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Louise. This name was generally not used as a given name in its own right.

Louve f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French louve "she-wolf" and intended as a feminine form of Loup.

Lovena f French (Caribbean)

Lovinia f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavinia.

Lubette f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Loubette.

Lucelle f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Lucie, as -elle is a French feminine diminutive suffix. Also compare Lucette.... [more]

Lucence f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Archaic)
French form of Lucentia, which is the feminine form of Lucentius. This name was borne by an obscure medieval French saint, whose feast day is on June 17th.

Luchie f Picard
Picard form of Lucie.

Lucianne f English, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Lucienne.

Lucie f French
French name for Lucia

Lucielle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant form of both Lucelle and Lucille, which was probably inspired by either traditional feminine names that end in -ielle (such as Danielle and Gabrielle) or by the French word ciel meaning "sky, heaven".

Lucienna f Flemish (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Latinate variant of Lucienne.

Lucilie f French (Rare, Archaic), American (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Lucilia.

Lucine f French (Rare)
French form of Lucina.

Luciole f French (Rare)
French form of Luciola. It should be noted that luciole is also the French word for "firefly".... [more]

Lucresse f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Middle French form of Lucretia, still occasionally found in French-speaking Africa.

Ludovia f French (Caribbean), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from ludovia, the name of a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1861 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon. This name was borne by Marguerite Ludovia Dale (née Hume; 1883 – 1963), an Australian playwright and feminist.

Ludovie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Ludovia.

Ludovique f & m French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French feminine form of Ludovic. This name is unisex in Belgium and the Netherlands, with the balance between the sexes more equal in Belgium than in the Netherlands (where there are more female bearers than male bearers).

Luelli f French
meanings included "Warrior devoted to God", "precious light of God" and "God's noble fighter" similar to Luella Louella or Luelle with German, French, Latin, and Greek origins.

Lune f French (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern)
Derived from French lune "moon", making it a cognate of Luna.

Lunéciel f French (Modern, Rare)
Means “moon and sky” in French (lune et ciel).

Lunette f French (Archaic)
Means "little moon" in Medieval French. It is derived from French lune "moon" combined with a diminutive suffix. So, in other words, one could say that this name is the diminutive form of Lune.

Lutèce f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Lutetia.

Lyah f French (Modern)

Lyane f French (Rare)
Variant of Liane.

Lydiane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Elaboration of Lydie.

Lydianne f English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lydiane.

Lydwine f French (Belgian, Rare), French, Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Lidwina.

Lyette f English (Rare), French (Quebec)

Lylia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lilia.

Lyliane f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
Variant of Liliane.

Lyline f French

Lyne f French (Quebec), Haitian Creole
Variant of Line or Line.

Lyonelle f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Lyonel.

Lyriane f French (Rare)
Variant of Allyriane.

Lysandre m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lysander and Lysandra.

Lyse f French, French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Variant of Lise, although folk etymology likes to associate this name with the French word lys "lily". It is borne by Canadian BBC journalist Lyse Doucet (1958-).

Lysia f Late Roman, Greek Mythology, English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Feminine form of Lysius as well as an epithet of both Artemis and Demeter.

Lysiana f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lysiane f French, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare)
Combination of Elisabeth and Anne 1, although folk etymology occasionally considers this name a shortened form of Lysianassa... [more]

Lysianne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lysie f French (Modern, Rare)

Lyson f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lison.

Mabille m & f French (Rare)
derived from the Old French word “mabile,” meaning “mable” or “mable stone.”

Macette f Norman, French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Macé, recorded from the early 1600s onwards.

Macha f French (Modern, Rare)
French transliteration of Russian Маша (see Masha).

Mâdelène f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Madeleine.

Madelène f Norman
Norman form of Madeleine.

Madelenne f Norman
Norman form of Madeleine.

Madisone f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Madison.

Madlaingne f Picard
Picard form of Madeleine.

Madlainne f Picard
Variant of Madlaingne.

Madlangne f Picard
Variant of Madlaingne.

Madoleine f French

Madone f French
French form of Madonna.

Maé m & f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mahé, also used as a feminine name.

Maëlane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Maëlan.

Maëlia f French, French (Belgian)
Gallicized form of Maelia.

Maëline f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Feminine form of Maël.

Maëlis f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Maël.

Maélise f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maëlis.

Maëlise f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Maélise.

Maëllis f French
From Mellissa

Maëllys f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlys.

Maëly f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlie.

Maëlya f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlia.

Maëlyse f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maëlise.

Maena f Breton, French

Maëtte f French (Rare), Belgian (Rare)

Maëva f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maeva.

Maève f French (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gallicized form of Maeva, a contracted form of a name beginning with Ma- (such as Marie or Maëlle) and Ève and a Gallicized form of Meadhbh via its Anglicization Maeve.

Magdalène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Earlier form of Madeleine, as well as a more learned borrowing of Magdalena. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

Magdelaine f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Magdeleine.

Magdelène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Magdalène. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

Magdelon f French (Archaic), Theatre
Older French variant of Madelon, most famously used in Molière's work Les Précieuses ridicules.

Mage f & m French
Transferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.

Magloire m & f French, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French masculine and feminine form of Maglorius (see Maglorio).

Magnance f French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Magnantia.

Magrite f Norman, Walloon, Picard
Brayon Norman, Picard and Walloon form of Margaret.

Maguelone f Provençal, French
Provençal form of Magdalene.

Maguelonne f French (Rare), Occitan (Gallicized), Guernésiais
Gallicized and Guernésiais form of Occitan Magalona.

Maguy f French, Arabic
A short form of Marguerite.... [more]

Mahault f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Mahaut.

Maïalène f French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Maialen.

Maïka f Basque (Gallicized), French, French (Quebec, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maika.

Maïlie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maïlys, although it is also sometimes considered a contraction of Maïlys and Maëlie.

Maïlis f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mailis, Maïlie and Maïlys.

Mailis f French (Modern)
Variant of Mailys and Maylis.

Maïlys f Breton, French
Either a blend of Maï, a Breton short form or contraction of Mary (compare Maïwenn), and Maëlys or a variant spelling of Mailys.

Maina f Arabic, French
Feminine form of Main.

Maïté f Basque (Gallicized), French
Gallicized form of Maite 2.

Maïtée f Basque (Gallicized, Rare), French
Gallicized form of Maite 2.

Maïtena f Basque (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Maitena. This is the name of the titular character in the award-winning 1927 French novel written by Bernard Nabonne.

Maïthé f Basque (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Variant of Maïté.

Maïva f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Malaurie f French (Modern)
French borrowing of Mallory.

Malaury f French (Modern)
Variant of Malaurie.

Maline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
French form of Malin.

Mallaury f French (Modern)
Variant of Malaury.

Maloé f French (Modern)
French form of Maloe.

Malorie f French (Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malaurie.

Malory f French
Variant of Malorie.

Malou m & f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malo, originally derived from Maclou. This is also used as a feminine name.

Malvine f German (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
German variant of Malwine and French form of Malvina.

Manelle f French, English
Gallicized form of Arabic Manel, which is derived from Arabic منحة (menhh) "gift".

Manette f Luxembourgish, Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Marie. In Louisiana, this name was also considered a rhyming variant of Nanette.

Manouchka f Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Manushka. (Cf. Manouschka, Manoushka.) A known bearer is Gabonese filmmaker Manouchka Kelly Labouba.

Manoun f Norman
Diminutive of Marie.

Manuèle f French (Rare)
Variant of Manuelle.

Manuella f Sardinian, French
Sardinian form of Emanuela.

Manuelle f French
Variant of Emmanuelle.

Mâode f Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman and Anglo-Norman form of Maude.

Marcélie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)

Marcienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Marcien.

Marélie f French (Rare)

Marène f Norman

Margotte f French (African, Rare)
Variant of Margot.

Margrite f Picard
Picard form of Marguerite.

Marguerie f Norman
Brayon Norman form of Margaret.

Margùérite f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Marguerite.

Margùite f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Marguerite.

Mariane f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Marianne, mostly used in Brazil. A notable bearer is French journalist and reporter Mariane Pearl.

Mariannick f French, French (Quebec)
Contraction of Marie and Annick.

Marie des Anges f French (Rare)
Means "Mary of the Angels", taken from the French Marian title Notre Dame des Anges, which means "Our Lady of the Angels". Shortened forms including Marie-Ange and Desange.

Marie des Neiges f French
Means "Mary of the Snows" in French. It is taken from the Marian title Notre Dame des Neiges. Shortened forms including Neige and Desneiges... [more]

Marieline f French
French cognate of Marilyn. It is related to the names Marilyne and Maryline, with the latter being used commonly in French.

Marienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Marien.

Mariève f French (Quebec)
Contraction of Marie and Ève.

Mariline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Marilyne.

Mariloup f French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Marilou influenced by Loup. This is borne by the Canadian actress Mariloup Wolfe (1978-).

Marilune f French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of Marie and Lune.

Marilyne f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare), French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French form of Marilyn.

Marilys f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Marilyse.

Marilyse f French, French (Belgian)
Contraction of Marie and Lyse.

Marinelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Cognate of Marinella.

Marinne f Picard
Picard form of Marine.

Mariotte f French (Rare)

Marisoleil f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Marie and Soleil, possibly created as a French equivalent of Spanish Marisol.

Marité f French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Fusion of Marie and Thérèse.

Marivonne f French (Rare)
Variant of Maryvonne.

Marjolène f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Marjolaine.

Marjoline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marjolaine and Marjolijne.

Marlaine f French (Rare)
Variant of Marlène.

Marleine f French (Rare)
Variant of Marlène.

Marlie f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Marleen as well as a combination of Maria and names that end in lie.

Marline f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Afrikaans
Contraction of Marie and Line.

Marlise f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German (Swiss)
Cognate of Marlis.

Marlyse f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Marlise.

Marotène f Norman
Diminutive of Marie.

Marotte f Norman
Diminutive of Marie.

Marseline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline.

Martyne f French (Quebec)
Variant of Martine.

Maryline f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Marilyne.

Marylis f French (Rare)
Variant of Marilys.

Marylise f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Marylis influenced by Lise.

Maryne f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Marine.

Maryvette f French (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Yvette.

Maryvone f French (Rare)
Variant of Maryvonne.

Mathée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Mathieu.

Matheline f French (Rare), Caribbean (Rare), Haitian Creole
Traditionally found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France, this name is of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation of Mathilde and a feminine form of the archaic masculine name Mathelin (which itself survives only as a surname today)... [more]

Mathilie f French (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Mathieu and a local feminine form of Mathurin used in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Mathurine f French (Rare), Medieval French
Feminine form of Mathurin.

Mattéa f French, Corsican
French borrowing and Corsican Gallicized form of Mattea.

Maudette f French (Rare), English (American)
Diminutive of Maude.

Maurane f French (Modern)
Most likely derived from Maurane, the stage name of the francophone Belgian singer Claudine Luypaerts (1960-2018). She was quite popular in the late '80s and early '90s. Luypaerts had based her stage name on the surname of Francis Morane (1940-2002), a French director of film and theatre whom she admired.

Maure f French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Maur.

Maurelle f French
French origin meaning "dark, elfin".

Maurine f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Maurina.

Maurise f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)

Mausolina f Romani (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a feminine form of Mausolus.

Maxeline f French (Rare, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Maxellende.