hiheyaudrey's Personal Name List

Angélique
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: AHN-ZHEH-LEEK
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
French form of Angelica.
Avril
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French (Rare), English (Rare)
Pronounced: A-VREEL(French) AV-ril(English)
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
French form of April. A famous bearer is the Canadian musician Avril Lavigne (1984-).
Bijou
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French (African)
Rating: 3% based on 3 votes
Means "jewel" in French. It is mostly used in French-speaking Africa.
Brice
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: BREES(French) BRIES(English)
Rating: 13% based on 4 votes
From the name Bricius, which was probably a Latinized form of a Gaulish name meaning "speckled". This was the name of a 5th-century saint, a disciple of Saint Martin of Tours.
Capucine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: KA-PUY-SEEN
Rating: 40% based on 6 votes
Means "nasturtium" in French. This was the stage name of the French actress and model Capucine (1928-1990).
Cerise
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: SU-REEZ
Rating: 53% based on 4 votes
Means "cherry" in French.
Chantilly
Usage: French
Rating: 25% based on 4 votes
From the name of a town in France near Paris, ultimately derived from the Gallo-Roman name Cantilius. The city gave its name to a type of delicate lace originally made there.
Désiré
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: DEH-ZEE-REH
Rating: 30% based on 4 votes
Masculine form of Désirée.
Dominique
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: DAW-MEE-NEEK
Rating: 43% based on 3 votes
French feminine and masculine form of Dominicus (see Dominic).
Francine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: FRAHN-SEEN(French) fran-SEEN(English)
Rating: 60% based on 5 votes
Diminutive of Françoise.
Monique
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, Dutch
Pronounced: MAW-NEEK(French) mə-NEEK(English) mo-NEEK(English, Dutch)
Rating: 50% based on 4 votes
French form of Monica.
Roux
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ROO
Rating: 42% based on 5 votes
Transferred use of the surname Roux.
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