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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is French; and the pattern is *e.
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Souline f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Originally a local form of Soline found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.
Staurophile f French (Archaic)
French form of Staurophila. The use of this name was probably inspired by Le chemin royal de la croix (1676), which is one of the earliest French translations of Regia Via Crucis (1635), an important counter-reformation devotional emblem book written by the Dutch-born Flemish Benedictine monk Benedictus van Haeften (1588-1648)... [more]
Stessie f French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Stacy.
Suzène f Picard
Picard form of Suzanne.
Suzonne f Norman
Norman form of Susanna.
Sylvanie f French
Variant of Sylvaine.
Sylvine f French, French (Belgian)
French feminine form of Silvinus.
Symphore m & f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Symphorus (masculine) and Symphora (feminine). This name has always been predominantly used on men, and today there are no known living female bearers.... [more]
Symphoriane f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Symphorienne, which is the standard French form of Symphoriana.
Symphorine f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Symphorina. There have probably also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Symphorienne.
Tavie f Picard, French
Diminutive of Octavie.
Térébentine f French (Modern, Rare)
Used by French politician Cécile Duflot for her daughter born in 2008.
Théane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gallicized form of Theano, an elaboration of Théa and a contraction of Théa and Anne 1.
Théodolinde f French (Archaic)
French form of Theodolinde. Théodolinde de Beauharnais, Princess of Leuchtenberg (13 April 1814 – 1 April 1857), Countess of Württemberg by marriage, was a Franco-German princess... [more]
Théogène m & f French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (African)
French form of Theogenes. In modern times, this name is found primarily in Rwanda.
Théoline f French (Rare)
Contracted form of Théodelinde, folk etymology, however, occasionally considers this name a contraction of Théo and Line.
Théophanie f French (Rare)
French learned form of Theophania.
Théotiste f Louisiana Creole, French (Rare, Archaic)
While apparently originally a unisex name, Théotiste seems to have been used predominantly on females since at least the early 1800s.... [more]
Théroigne f French (Belgian, Rare)
A pseudonym based off of the birth surname of Théroigne de Méricourt (1762-1817), a leading feminist in the first years of the French Revolution, who was born Anne-Josèphe Terwagne in Wallonia (Belgium).
Thiphaine f French
French cognate of Tiffany which had fallen out of usage after the Middle Ages and was rediscovered in the 1970s. The fact that in modern times this name is most commonly used in Brittany has led folk etymology to believe that this was a Breton name.
Thomasse f Medieval English, Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Thomas. One French bearer was Thomasse Bernard Debussy (d. 1671), an ancestress of composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918).
Thomassine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Thomas.
Thylane f French (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from Vietnamese Thùy, Thủy or Thy and Lan 1... [more]
Thymiane f French (Rare), Literature
Gallicized form of Thymian. This name was coined for the protagonist in the French translation - Journal d'une fille perdue - of Margarete Böhme's 1905 novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen.
Ti-grace f English (American, Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from Cajun French ''petite-Grace'' meaning "little Grace". A notable bearer is American feminist Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938-).
Titine f Walloon, French (African)
Diminutive of names ending in tine such as Justine and Clementine.
Toscane f French (Rare)
From the region of Tuscany, Italy. Compare Tosca.... [more]
Touènette f Norman
Norman short of Antoinette.
Toussaine f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Late medieval variant of Toussainte recorded up until the 17th century.
Toussainte f French
Feminine form of Toussaint.
Tristane f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan.
Trophimène f French (Archaic)
French form of Trophimena (see Trofimena).
Tullie f French (Rare)
French form of Tullia.
Typhaine f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Tiphaine. This name is borne by French actress Typhaine Duch (b. 1986).
Ugénie f Jèrriais, Picard
Jèrriais and Picard form of Eugénie.
Urseline f French (Archaic), Antillean Creole
Archaic French variant of Ursuline recorded up until the 1700s. In modern times, this name seems to have survived, and barely so, in the Netherlands Antilles.
Valantine f Picard
Picard form of Valentine 2.
Vaudrée f French, French (Quebec)
A French form of Waldrada. It was borne by a 7th-century saint, the first abbess of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnais in Metz, France.
Védastine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Védaste, which is the French form of Vedastus.
Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.
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.
Viatte f French (Archaic)
A local diminutive of an unidentified name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.
Victorène f Norman
Norman form of Victorina.
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.
Vincentine f French (Rare)
Rare French feminine form of Vincent.
Vinciane f French, French (Belgian)
French feminine form of Vincianus.
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.
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.
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.
Yacinthe f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Hyacinthe.
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.
Yanne f French
French borrowing of Breton Yanna 2. ... [more]
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.
Yolaine f French
Variant of Yolande or Violaine.
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.
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.
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.
Yvanne f French
Variant of Yvanna.
Yvonnette f French
Diminutive of Yvonne.
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).
Zélatrice f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Zéla and Béatrice.
Zémire f Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Zemira.... [more]
Zené f French
Meaning of the name is 'beautiful peace'.
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).
Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]
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