Destry's Personal Name List

Amandine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: A-MAHN-DEEN
Rating: 51% based on 23 votes
French diminutive of Amanda.
Angèle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: AHN-ZHEHL
Rating: 47% based on 19 votes
French feminine form of Angelus (see Angel).
Camille
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: KA-MEE(French) kə-MEEL(English)
Rating: 66% based on 25 votes
French feminine and masculine form of Camilla. It is also used in the English-speaking world, where it is generally only feminine.
Delphine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: DEHL-FEEN
Rating: 65% based on 25 votes
French form of Delphina.
Élodie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: EH-LAW-DEE
Rating: 69% based on 25 votes
French form of Alodia.
Elodie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 72% based on 27 votes
English form of Élodie.
Felicie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German (Rare)
Pronounced: feh-LEE-tsee-ə
Rating: 53% based on 23 votes
German form of Felicia.
Léontine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: LEH-AWN-TEEN
Rating: 52% based on 24 votes
French form of Leontina.
Lucine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Լուսինե(Armenian)
Pronounced: loo-see-NEH
Rating: 58% based on 24 votes
Alternate transcription of Armenian Լուսինե (see Lusine).
Maël
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Breton
Pronounced: MA-EHL(French)
Rating: 56% based on 40 votes
French form of Breton Mael meaning "prince, chieftain, lord". Saint Mael was a 5th-century Breton hermit who lived in Wales.
Mireille
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, Dutch
Pronounced: MEE-RAY(French)
Rating: 60% based on 25 votes
From the Occitan name Mirèio, which was first used by the poet Frédéric Mistral for the main character in his poem Mirèio (1859). He probably derived it from the Occitan word mirar meaning "to admire". It is spelled Mirèlha in classical Occitan orthography. A notable bearer is the French singer Mireille Mathieu (1946-).
Océane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: AW-SEH-AN
Rating: 55% based on 24 votes
Derived from French océan meaning "ocean".
Paulette
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: PAW-LEHT(French) paw-LEHT(English)
Rating: 45% based on 24 votes
French feminine diminutive of Paul.
Perrine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: PEH-REEN
Rating: 53% based on 20 votes
French feminine form of Perrin, a diminutive of Pierre.
Suzanne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, Dutch
Pronounced: SUY-ZAN(French) soo-ZAN(English) suy-ZAH-nə(Dutch)
Rating: 66% based on 27 votes
French form of Susanna.
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