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ABSALON m Danish (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Polish, Gascon, French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)Polish, French, Gascon, Danish, Faroese and Norwegian form of
ABSALOM.
ADAMANTINE f French, EnglishMeans "of unyielding quality" or "diamond like". From the Latin
adamantinus meaning 'incorruptible, inflexible', itself from the Greek
adamantinos (ἀδαμάντινος) of the same meaning, with the Greek or Latin suffix of -
ine meaning 'like', 'made of', or 'of the nature of'... [
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AIRELLE f French (Rare), English (Rare), LiteratureDerived from
airelle, the French name for the plant genus Vaccinium. The French derived the name from Portuguese
airella, which in turn was derived from Latin
atra "dark, black, gloomy".
ALBÉRIC m FrenchFrench form of
ALBERIC. A known bearer of this name was the French composer Albéric Magnard (1865-1914).
ALIAUME m FrenchFrench form of
ADALHELM. Previously a name that had gone out of fashion after the Middle Ages, but it has enjoyed a modest revival in France since the late '80s (which reached its peak in 1996).
ALIDOR m French (Rare)An old and obscure French given name of unknown meaning, which may possibly ultimately be of Occitan origin (compare
ALIÉNOR) or even Basque origin. It seems that it was mostly used in the 19th century, not just in France but also in (the French-speaking part of) Belgium and the Canadian province Quebec... [
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ALISE f French (Archaic)Local French form of
ALICE recorded up to the 1700s in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and the Canton of Châtenois in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine.
ALLYRE m FrenchProbably of Germanic origin. This was the name of a 4th-century Gallo-Roman saint praised by Gregory of Tours. He was a bishop of Clermont in Auvergne, France, which he worked to establish as a center of religious teaching and devotion... [
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ALOÏSE f FrenchFeminine form of
ALOÏS. Aloïse Corbaz (1886-1964) was a Swiss outsider artist.
AMANTINE f French (Rare)Possibly from Latin
AMANTIUS, meaning “lovable.” This was the name of a French novelist, Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, who wrote under the pseudonym George Sand... [
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AMAUBERGE f French (Rare, Archaic)Meaning unknown, though it might be related to the Germanic name
AMALBURG. This may have been the real name of Dangereuse de l'Isle Bouchard, the grandmother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
AMYEN m French (Archaic)Archaic French name of uncertain origin and meaning which was recorded up to the 1600s in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Current theories include a local derivation of Latin
AMANTIUS (which would make Amyen a cognate of
Amant).
ANCOLIE f French (Rare)Means "columbine" in French, ultimately derived from Latin
aquila "eagle" (because the shape of the flower petals are said to resemble an eagle's claw).
ANDRÉANNE f French (Quebec)Probable feminine form of Andrew, though the likeness may be coincidental. Not entirely uncommon on Quebec, virtually unheard of anywhere else.... [
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ANICÉE f FrenchIn France, from 1946 to 2006, 168 baby girls were named Anicée. Anicée Alvina (1953-2006) was a French singer and actress.
ANTHOINE m FrenchAlternative spelling of
ANTOINE. Famous bearers include French race car driver Anthoine Hubert (1996-2019) and French hockey player Anthoine Lussier (1983-).
ANTINÉA f Literature, FrenchCreate by Pierre Benoit in its novel 'L'Atlantide' (1919) for Queen Antinéa. The name is inspired by
Tin Hinan, a 4th-century Tuareg queen with a legendary story... [
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