French (Belgian) Submitted Names

Godefroid m Medieval French, French (Belgian)
Medieval French variant of Godefroy.

Godeleine f Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Walloon form of Godelina. The 11th-century Flemish martyr Saint Godeliva (or Godeliève) is known by this name in French.

Godeline f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Godelina.

Gonthier m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Günther.

Gontrand m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gontran.

Gonzague m French, French (Belgian)
Transferred use of the surname Gonzague. The name is usually used in honour of Louis de Gonzague (1568-1591, known in English as Aloysius Gonzaga), an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus... [more]

Gracianne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gracienne.

Gracien m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gratien.

Gracienne f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Belgian), Flemish
Feminine form of Gracien.

Gratienne f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Gratien.

Guénaël m Breton (Gallicized), French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Gwenael.

Guéric m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Guerric.

Guérin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Guernésiais
French and Guernésiais form of Warin (compare Guarin).

Guerlain m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gerland.

Guerric m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Wericho.

Guilène f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Guilaine.

Guillaumine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Guillaume.

Guillemette f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Guillaumette. A known bearer of this name was the French noblewoman Guillemette of Neufchâtel (1260-1317).

Guillemine f French (Belgian), French (Rare)
Variant form of Guillaumine. A known bearer of this name was the French painter Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768-1826).

Guillian m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)

Guislain m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Ghislain.

Guislaine f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Ghislaine.

Gustavie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Gustave.

Gustavine f French (Belgian), French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gustave.

Guylain m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Guilain.

Guylaine f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Guilaine.

Guylène f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Guilaine.

Guyonne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French feminine form of Guyon.

Gysèle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gisèle.

Hadelin m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Belgian, Rare)

Hedwige f French, French (Belgian), Flemish
Variant of Edwige.

Héline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Éline.

Henria f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Henri.

Hermance f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
French feminine form of Herman, 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]

Hermant m French (Belgian, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic)

Hermence f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Hermance.

Herminie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Herminia. This was borne by French feminist Herminie Cadolle (1845-1926), inventor of the modern bra.

Honorée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Honoré.

Hortence f French (African), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Hortense.

Huberte f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Hubert.

Hubertine f Dutch, French (Rare), French (Belgian), Flemish, German (Archaic)
French form of Hubertina. A known bearer of this name was the French feminist Hubertine Auclert.

Hugoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Hugolin.

Hugue m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Hugues.

Icare m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Ikaros (see Icarus).

Idalie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
French form and Swedish variant of Idalia.

Ide f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French and Flemish form of Ida.

Idelette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of either Ide or Idelinde. This name was borne by Idelette Calvin (ca. 1505-1549), the wife of the French theologian and reformer John Calvin (1509-1564).

Idette f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of Ide.

Ildebert m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Hildebert.

Ildephonse m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Hildefons.

Ilyan m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)

Iness f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Inès.

Iphigénie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Iphigenia.

Irmgarde f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Irmgard.

Isabia f English (Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic), Spanish (Caribbean, Archaic)
Cognate of Isabea.

Isaï m Biblical French, French, French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French
French form of Jesse.

Isaïe m French, French (Belgian), Judeo-French
French form of Isaiah.

Isaire f French (Rare, Archaic), Picard (Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare, Archaic)

Isaline f French, French (Belgian), French (Swiss), Flemish
Variant of Isoline influenced by Isabelle.

Isidorine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Isidore.

Ismérie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Ismeria.

Isoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Theatre
French form of Isolina. This name was used in André Messager's opera Isoline (1888), where it belongs to a princess.

Ivann m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ivan.

Ivanne f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Ivan.

Janvière f French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Janvier.

Jeanique f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Blend of Jeanne with any feminine name ending in -ique, such as Monique and Véronique... [more]

Jeannina f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Jeannine.

Jérômie f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Feminine form of Jérôme, which is the modern French form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).... [more]

Jéromine f French (Rare), French (Quebec), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Jérôme, which is the modern French form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).... [more]

Joële f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Joëlle.

Jofroi m Medieval French, Anglo-Norman, French (Belgian, Rare)
Medieval French and Anglo-Norman variant of Geoffroy. Jofroi is a 1934 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol.

Johane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Johanne.

Jordanne f French (Modern, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jordane.

Joric m Dutch (Rare), French (Modern), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Dutch variant of Jorick as well as a French borrowing of this name.

Josane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Josanne.

Josanne f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Maltese (Rare), Trinidadian Creole

Joseline f French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch (Antillean)
Diminutive of Josée, via masculine Joselin (which itself is an old diminutive of masculine José (a French diminutive of Joseph, not to be confused with the Spanish name)).

Joselyne f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Joseline.

Josian m French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Masculine form of Josiane.

Josianne f French, French (Belgian), Flemish
Variant of Josiane.

Josyane f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Josiane.

Julienna f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Latinate form of Julienne.

Juline f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
Elaborated form of Julie and Julia.

Junie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Biblical French
French form of Junia.

Justinien m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Justinian.

Kateline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Cateline.

Kelyan m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Kélian.

Ketsia f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Kezia.

Kevine f & m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form as well as a masculine variant of Kevin.

Kéziah f French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Keziah.

Kiliane f German (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Kiliana.

Killiane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Killian.

Killyan m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Killian.

Kilyan m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Killian.

Koralie f English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French and English variant of Coralie.

Koraline f English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Coraline.

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

Laeticia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Laetitia.

Laïna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern), French (Swiss, Modern)
Variant of Leïna.

Lalie f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Eulalie, used as a given name in its own right.

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

Lamoral m French (Belgian, Archaic)

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.

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.

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.

Laurien m French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Laurianus.

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.

Laurin m French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Laurinus.

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

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

Lazlo m French (Belgian, ?)

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lin m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Ukrainian form of Linus.

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

Lionnel m French, French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Lionel.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Loïs m French, French (Belgian)
Truncated form of Aloïs.

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

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.

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]

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

Lorys m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Loris.

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

Louca m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Luca 1, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Loucas m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Lucas.

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

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

Lubin m French, French (Belgian, Rare)

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

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).

Lydéric m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Liutric via one of its medieval Dutch forms (see Liederik).... [more]

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

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

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

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

Lyonel m English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Haitian Creole
Variant of Lionel.

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-).

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.

Macéo m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Maceo.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Marien m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Marianus.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Matthéo m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French borrowing of Matteo.

Matthis m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern), Flemish
Variant of Mathis.

Maurin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Gascon
French and Gascon form of Maurinus.

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

Mayron m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Myron.

Médéric m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Mederic.

Méghane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mégane.

Mélia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Amélia.

Méliane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Mélinda f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melinda.

Mélisse f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélissa.

Mélusine f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melusine.

Mélya f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélia.

Mélyna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Mélyne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Méline.

Merline f Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Merlijne.

Miette f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Obsolete diminutive of Marguerite. In this day and age the name coincides with the French word miette "crumb" (which is also used as a term of endearment for children).

Minabelle f Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Mirabelle.

Mirelle f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Mireille.

Morane f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Breton Morana.

Morganne f French, French (Belgian), Flemish
Variant of Morgane.

Muguette f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Muguet.

Murièle f French, French (Belgian, Rare), French (African), French (Caribbean)
Variant of Murielle.

Muriella f Flemish (Rare), Italian (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Murielle.

Mutien m French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Mutien-Marie Wiaux was a Belgian member of the Brothers of Christian Schools who spent his life as a teacher and is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. He took his religious name from the roman martyr Mucianus.

Mylan m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Milan.

Myreille f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Mireille.

Myrielle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)

Myrtille f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from French myrtille meaning "bilberry", referring to a type of blueberry from the cowberry family. This is taken from the French Republican Calendar (also known as the Revolutionary Calendar).

Naëlle f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Feminine form of Naël.

Naïa f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Basque (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Naia.

Naïs f Provençal, Occitan, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Short form of Anaïs. It is also the name of a 1945 Raymond Leboursier film based on Émile Zola's Naïs Micoulin.

Nana f Judeo-French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Anne 1 and Anna.

Nanou f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of Anne 1.

Naomé f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)

Naomée f French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Naomé.

Nathaël m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Nathalia f English (American, Modern), French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch, Dutch (Antillean)
Variant of Nathalie.

Nathanaëlle f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Nathanaël.

Nathéo m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Nathan and Théo.

Néhémie m & f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Nehemiah. While this is originally a masculine name, it has also been used as a feminine name in recent years.

Neige f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Derived from French neige "snow". The name is ultimately derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre-Dame des Neiges "Our Lady of the Snows" (compare Nieves).

Nephtali m Biblical French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Naphtali.

Nephtalie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a feminine form of Nephtali.

Nestorine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
Feminine form of Nestor.

Nicaise m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French masculine and feminine form of Nicasius. This name was borne by a 4th century AD saint from Rheims (France).

Nicette f French, French (Belgian)
Truncated form of Anicette.

Noée f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Noé.

Noële f French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Noëlle.

Noélie f French, French (Swiss), French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Cognate of Noelia.

Noéline f French, French (Belgian)
Elaboration of Noélie.

Noélise f French (Belgian, Rare)
Elaboration of Noélie.

Noëllia f French, French (Belgian)
Latinate form of Noëlle.

Noëllie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Noélie via the form Noëlie.

Noria f Arabic (Maghrebi), French (Modern), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant transliteration of نورية (see Nouria).

Noriane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Noria.

Norine f Walloon, French (Belgian), French
Truncated form of Honorine.

Océanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Océane.

Océlia f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Océliane f French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Océlia.

Ocilia f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Octavie f French, Luxembourgish, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Octavia.

Octavien m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Octavian.

Ode f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Oda. This name was borne by several minor French saints.

Odéa f French (Acadian, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Odée.

Odélie f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Odelia 1, which is a variant of Odilia. Also compare Odalie and Odilie.

Odille f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Odile.

Ogier m French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French and Dutch form of Odger, a Germanic cognate of the Old English name Eadgar (see Edgar). In medieval legend Ogier the Dane (known as Holger in Danish) was a knight in the army of Charlemagne... [more]

Olivienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Oliviana.

Ollivier m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Olivier.

Omer m French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Walloon, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Audamar (see Otmar). In Flanders (Belgium), the name is widely used, despite the existence of the native Flemish forms Omaar and Omeer.

Omérine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Omer.

Ondine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Undine.

Ophéline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Ophélie.

Orane f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Oranne.

Orélie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Aurélie.

Orélien m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, French Creole
Variant of Aurélien.

Orlane f French, French (Belgian), French (African)
Variant of Orlanda.

Orlanne f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Orlane.

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

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

Orphéa f French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Orphée.

Orphée m & f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Orpheus. Although the mythological character is masculine, this name is now more frequently borne by women than by men.

Orphélie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Orphée and Ophélie.

Orphise f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)

Oscarine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Oscar.

Ouria f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)

Pacifique m French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Pacificus. The name coincides with French pacifique "pacific, calm, peaceful".

Pacôme m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Pachomius.

Palmire f French, French (Belgian), Walloon
French variant and Walloon form of Palmyre.

Périnne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Périne.

Pervenche f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from French pervenche "periwinkle".

Phanie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Truncated form of Stéphanie.

Pharaïlde f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Pharaildis.

Phèdre f French (Quebec), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Phaedra.

Phéline f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Féline.