French Submitted Names

French names are used in France and other French-speaking regions. See also about French names.
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Josépha f French
French feminine form of Joseph.
Joséphène f Norman
Norman form of Joséphine
Joséphin m French (Archaic)
French diminutive of Joseph.
Josephte f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Older French feminine form of Joseph, used especially in Québec, Canada. One notable bearer was Marie-Josephte Corriveau (1733-1763), a Québécois murderess who subsequently became a popular folk heroine.
Jospin m French (African)
Archaic northern French diminutive of Josse.
Josuée f French (Rare)
Feminine version of Josué.
Jourdaine f French (Archaic)
French form of Jordana. Traditionally, this name was given to girls baptized with the water of the river Jordan.
Jourdin m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Jourdin.
Joyeuse f French (African)
Direct adoption of the adjective joyeuse, the feminine form of the adjective joyeux, "joyful".
Judicaëlle f Breton, French
Feminine form of Judicaël.
Judithe f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (African), Haitian Creole, Greenlandic, English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Judite, English and French variant of Judith and Danish and Greenlandic variant of Juditha.
Juillette f French (Archaic)
Derived from juillet, which is the French name for the month of July. The month ultimately derives its name from the ancient Roman family name Iulius (see Julius)... [more]
Jullien m French
Variant of Julien, much rarer
Julot m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Jules 1.
Juvénal m French
French form of Juvenal via Latin Iuvenalis.
Kaïna f Berber, French
French variant spelling of Kahina.
Karën f French (Modern, Rare)
Probably a French variant of Karen 1
Kélia f French (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French and Portuguese form of Kelia.
Kélian m French (Modern)
French form of Kelian.
Kendji m French
French form of Kenji.... [more]
Kevine f & m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form as well as a masculine variant of Kevin.
Kiarisse f French (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Local vernacular form of Clarisse found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.... [more]
Kildine f Literature, French (Rare)
Invented by Queen Marie of Romania for her children's book 'Kildine, histoire d'une méchante petite princesse' (Kildine: Story of a Naughty Little Princess), published ca. 1921. Known bearers include the professional tennis player Kildine Chevalier and the French noblewoman Kildine de Sambucy de Sorgue (1979-).
Kintin m Picard
Picard form of Quintinus.
Klassina f French (Cajun)
Variant of Clasina
Kléber m French (Quebec), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Québécois form of Kleber as well as a Brazilian variant of Cléber.
Kleber m French
Transferred use from the German surname Kleber, borne by the Alsatian Jean-Baptiste Kléber who was a general in the French revolutionary wars.
Klébert m French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Klebert.
Kolia m Georgian (Rare), French (Rare), Russian
Georgian and French form of Kolya as well as an alternate transcription of this Russian name.
Kyliana f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually a combination of the names Kyle and Ana or Anna or Liana.... [more]
Laël m French
French form of Lael.
Laetare m French (Quebec, Rare)
From the Latin word laetare "rejoice! (imperative)". It is the name of the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional Latin entrance (Introit) for the Mass of the day: "Laetare Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Jerusalem").
Laïde f Picard
Hypocoristic of Adélaïde.
Lainde f Norman (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lando.
Laïs f French
French form of Lais.
Lakmé f French
The name Lakmé is the French rendition of Sanskrit Lakshmi, the name of the Hindu “Goddess of Wealth”.... [more]
Lalie f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Eulalie, used as a given name in its own right.
Landon m Medieval French, French
French form of Lanzo (see Lance).
Lâorent m Norman
Norman form of Laurent.
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.
Laurian m English, Romanian, French, Provençal
English, French, Provençal and Romanian form of Laurianus.
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.
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.
Laveran m French
The surname Laveran probably became popular as a first name thanks to the French Nobel Prize in Medicine Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. Laveran discovered that protozoan parasites were the causative agent of malaria.
Lazarette f French (Archaic)
Feminine diminutive of Lazare.
Lazarine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazare.
Lèane f Norman
Norman form of Léane.
Léanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Léa and Anne 1. Folk etymology occasionally considers this name a variant of Léonne.
Lefils m Haitian Creole, French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Lefils.
Léger m French (Rare), Haitian Creole
French form of Leutgar. Saint Léger, Bishop of Autun was a 7th-century Frankish martyr.
Leïa f French (Modern)
French form of Leia.
Léionore f Norman
Norman form of Eleanor.
Léioun m Norman
Rouenneis and Cotentinais Norman form of Léon.
Lélie f French (Rare)
French form of Laelia.
Lénaïc m & f French
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.
Lény m French (Modern)
French form of Lenny.
Lenzo m Italian, French
Diminutive of Lorenzo.
Léona f French
French form of Leona.
Léonarde f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Léonard.
Léonardo m French
French form of Leonardo.
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.
Léonet m French (Archaic)
Archaic diminutive of Léon.
Léonin m Medieval French, French (Modern)
French form of Leoninus. Léonin (fl. 1135s–1201) was the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably French, probably lived and worked in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral and was the earliest member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony and the ars antiqua style who is known by name... [more]
Léonine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Léonin.
Léoniu m & f French, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Leoní Portuguese (Brazilian), Léonide French, Leanid Belarusian, Leonidas Greek, Leonida Italian, Leonius Latin/Late Roman
Léonora f French, French (African)
French form of Leonora. This name is borne by Léonora Miano (1973-), an award-winning Cameroonian writer.
Lestan m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Shortened form of a Norman personal name, either Leodstan or Leofstan. The involved name elements are LEOD "people", LEOF "love", and STAN "stone".
Létice f French (Archaic)
Archaic French form of Laetitia (compare English Lettice).
Leu m French, History (Ecclesiastical), Walloon
French variant and Walloon form of Loup.
Leurint m Picard
Picard form of Laurent.
Lévanah f French
French from of Levanah.
Lévite m French (Acadian, Rare)
Derived from the French noun lévite meaning "Levite" (as in, a descendant of Levi).... [more]
Lexaundre m Norman
Norman form of Alexander.
Lexis m Norman
Norman form of Alexis.
Lèyonârd m Picard
Picard form of Léonard.
Lèyontine f Picard
Picard form of Léontine.
Léyoun m Norman
Norman short form of Napoleon.
Lézin m French (Archaic), French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole, History (Ecclesiastical)
This name was/is usually given in honor of Saint Lézin, a 6th-century bishop of Angers, France. His name is said to be derived from Latin Licinius.
Libère m French
French form of Liberius.
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]
Ligière f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ligier.
Liham m French (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Liam.
Lilas f French, French (Belgian)
Derived from French lilas "lilac".
Lilette f French (Rare)
Likely a diminutive of Lily and its various international variants.
Lilitte f French (Rare)
French variant of Lilith.
Liloïe f French (Rare), Gascon (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Gascon Liloia.
Liloye f French
Gallicized form of Liloia.
Lilyan f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Lilian, as well as a French masculine form.
Lilyane f French
Variant of Liliane.
Lin m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Ukrainian form of Linus.
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.
Linon f French, Occitan
Diminutive of Line.
Lioûnie f Norman
Norman feminine form of Leonius.
Lisabiau f Norman
Rouenneis Norman form of Elizabeth.
Lison f French, French (Belgian)
French diminutive of Élisabeth.
Live m French
French form of Livius and masculine form of Livie (see Livy).
Lix m English, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Felix and Félix.
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).
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]
Loève f French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loeva.
Loïck m Breton, French
Gallicized spelling of a Breton variant of Loïc.
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.
Lorène f French
French form of Lorena 1.
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.
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.
Louca m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Luca 1, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.
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.
Louisot m Norman
Diminutive of Louis.
Louisotin m Norman
Diminutive of Louisot.
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.
Lucain m French (Rare)
French form of Lucanus (see Lucan).
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.
Lucenzo m French (Modern)
Possibly derived from Galician lucenza meaning "dawning; twilight; translucency". Alternatively, it may be a combination of Lucas, Lúcio or Luciano with Lorenzo... [more]
Lucet m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Luce.
Luchie f Picard
Picard form of Lucie.
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".
Lucin m French (Rare)
French form of Lucinus.
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.
Ludéric m French (Rare)
French form of Liutric, but there are instances where it can also be a form of Chlodoric.
Ludovi m Norman
Norman form of Ludwig.
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.