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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Véro f French
Diminutive of Véronique.

Véronnique f Norman
Norman form of Véronique.

Vespérine f French (Quebec)
Presumably a feminized form of Vesper. It was used in 'Le Désespoir du singe' (2006-), a series of French-language graphic novels.

Vestine f French (African)

Viatte f French (Archaic)
A local diminutive of an unidentified name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.

Victoirine f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Victoire.

Victorène f Norman
Norman form of Victorina.

Victorienna f French, English
Feminine form of Victorien with the suffix -na

Victorienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Victorien.

Victorique f & m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
When borne by a female, this name is the French form of Victorica, which is the original feminine form of Victoricus. When borne by a male, this name is a variant spelling of Victoric.

Victouère f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Victoria. The name coincides with victouère "victory".

Victurnienne f French (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminine form of Victurnien.

Vinca f English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from vinca, the Latin name for the "periwinkle", ultimately from Latin vincio "to bind". This name has been in use since the 20th century.

Vincenette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Vincente.

Vincentine f French (Rare)
Rare French feminine form of Vincent.

Vinciane f French, French (Belgian)
French feminine form of Vincianus.

Vincianne f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Vinciane.

Vincienne f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Vincien.

Violaine f French, Theatre
Invented by Paul Claudel for his play L'Annonce faite à Marie (1912), the first version of which was titled La Jeune Fille Violaine (1892). It is often regarded as a variant of Violante, though Claudel may have taken it from a French place name.

Violâte f Norman
Norman form of Violante.

Violène f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Violaine.

Violine f Haitian Creole (Rare), French (Rare), Popular Culture

Vitalie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Vitalia.

Vitaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Vitalina.

Vivette f French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive form of Vivienne (see also Viviette), but it could also be an independent name that is ultimately derived from Latin vivus "alive" or Latin vividus "full of life, lively, spirited".

Vonette f Norman
Norman truncated diminutive of Yvonne.

Vuillemette f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Feminine diminutive of Vuillaume (compare Guillemette).

Walbourg f French (Archaic)
Gallicized form of Walburga.

Wivine f French (African), Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Wivina. A known bearer of this name is the Congolese poet and political figure Kavidi Wivine N'Landu.

Wynnette f French
French diminutive of Wynnie. Can also be a variant of Wynona!

Xainte f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sainte. A notable bearer was Xainte Dupont (1595-1680), an early settler of New France, the wife of settler Zacharie Cloutier (1590-1677), and an ancestress to the Cloutier family of Quebec.

Xavérie f French, French (African), Dutch
French feminine form of Xavier.

Xavière f French
French feminine form of Xavier.

Xavièrine f French
Elaboration of Xavière.

Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.

Yacinthe f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Hyacinthe.

Yaël f Biblical French, French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch
French form of Yael.

Yaëlle f French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Yaël.

Yanaïka f French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Yanaika.

Yanette f Picard, American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine diminutive of Yann, as well as a Hispanic variant of Janet. A known bearer was French poet Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902-1976), who was born Anne Marie Paule Delétang.

Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.

Yanne f French
French borrowing of Breton Yanna 2. ... [more]

Yin f French

Ylane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
As a masculine name, this is a variant of Ylan; as a feminine name, Ylane is a Gallicized form of Ilana.

Ylena f French (Modern), French (Swiss, Modern)
Variant of Ilena.

Ylona f Dutch, Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Ilona.

Yolaine f French
Variant of Yolande or Violaine.

Yolane f French, French (Caribbean)

Yolanta f Spanish (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yolène f French, Haitian Creole, French (Caribbean), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Yoline f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Youna f Breton, French (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Youenn.

Younette f Norman

Youville m & f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Youville. This name was given in honor of Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville (1701-1771), the first Canadian-born person to be canonized.

Ysaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isaline.

Ysé f Theatre, French (Rare)
Used by Paul Claudel for a character in his play 'Partage de midi' (1906). Perhaps it is derivative of Yseult.

Ysée f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ysé.

Yseline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Ysaline.

Ysolde f French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Isolde.

Ysoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isoline. Alternatively, according to Jean-Maurice Barbé, it is a derivative of Ysoie or Eusoye, which are French variants of Eusébie.

Yvana f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Yvan.

Yvane f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Yvana.

Yvanna f French, French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yvan.

Yvanne f French
Variant of Yvanna.

Yve f English (Archaic), French
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Yvelle f Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Yvone f French (Archaic)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yvonnette f French
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Zabeth f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Elizabeth.

Zabette f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Zabou f French
Diminutive of Isabelle. French actress and director Zabou Breitman is a known bearer.

Zacharienne f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zacharie.

Zalie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Zamildée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Zarella f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), French (Rare, Archaic)

Zarildée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Zaz f French (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]

Zazie f French
French diminutive of Isabelle. The French author Raymond Queneau used this for the title character of his novel 'Zazie dans le métro' (1959; English: 'Zazie in the Metro'), which was adapted by Louis Malle into a film (1960).

Zéanide f French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Archaic)

Zédélia f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Sedelia or Cedalie used in Québéc.

Zédélie f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Zédélia.

Zédélienne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélie.

Zédélina f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélia.

Zédéline f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zédélina.

Zédélinia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélina.

Zédélinie f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zédélinia.

Zédélise f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélie.

Zélatrice f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Zéla and Béatrice.

Zélea f French (Belgian, Rare)
Maybe come from "zélée" the french world who mean zealous. Comes from Azélie

Zéléanne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zéléa.

Zélianne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zélia.

Zélienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zélianne.

Zéliette f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Zélie and Zélienne.

Zémire f Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Zemira.... [more]

Zemire f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Zémire.

Zénaïs f French
French form of Zenais.

Zené f French
Meaning of the name is 'beautiful peace'.

Zénildée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zénilda.

Zénobie f French (Archaic)
French form of Zenobia.

Zéolide f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole
Likely an 18th and 19th-century elaboration of the (very) rare feminine name Zéolie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -ide.

Zéolie f French (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly related to Zoila or an erroneous form of Zoélie.

Zépheline f French (Acadian)
Likely a variant of Zéphyrine.

Zéphine f French, Literature
Short form of Joséphine. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).

Zéphirine f French (African, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zéphyrine.

Zéphora f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Séphora.

Zéphyrianne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zéphyrienne.

Zéphyrienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zéphyrine.

Zeraphine f French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Séraphine.

Zérilienne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zérila.

Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]

Zévérine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sévérine.

Zézette f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)