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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Vitalien m French (Rare)
French form of Vitalian.

Vitaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Vitalina.

Vivant m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Viventius. The name coincides with French vivant "living, alife".

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".

Volodia m French (Rare)
Variant of Volodya used in the Western world. It was borne by Chilean writer and activist Volodia Teitelboim (1916-2008).

Volusien m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Volusianus.

Vonette f Norman
Norman truncated diminutive of Yvonne.

Vuillaume m French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Variant of Guillaume found up until the 1700s in French-speaking Switzerland as well as in Lorraine and the Franche-Comté regions of France.

Vuillemette f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Feminine diminutive of Vuillaume (compare Guillemette).

Waast m Walloon (Archaic), Picard
Walloon form of Vedastus and Picard variant form of Vaast.

Walbourg f French (Archaic)
Gallicized form of Walburga.

Wandrille m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Wandregisel.

Wiston m Spanish (Latin American), English (African), French (African), Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

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.

Wladyslas m French
Gallicized form of Vladislav.

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.

Xav m English, French, Spanish
Probably a short form of Xavier.

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.

Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.

Xérille m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cérille.

Xydias m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Xydias.

Yacinthe f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Hyacinthe.

Yaël m French (Modern)

Yaël f Biblical French, French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch
French form of Yael.

Yaëlle f French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Yaël.

Yan m French, Breton
Variant of Yann.

Yanaïka f French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Yanaika.

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.

Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.

Yaniss m French
Variant of Yanis.

Yanne f French
French borrowing of Breton Yanna 2. ... [more]

Yannik m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yannig.

Yanny m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
Diminutive of Yann, Yannick and perhaps also Giovanni in a select few cases.

Yder m Arthurian Romance, French, Anglo-Norman
French form of Edern. Used in some Arthurian romances, in both Old French and Anglo-Norman. This is also the common name of the character in modern French.

Yin f French

Ylan m French
Gallicized form of Ilan.

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.

Ylann m French
Variant of Ylan.

Yldéric m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
French form of Hilderic (cf. Ilderico).

Ylena f French (Modern), French (Swiss, Modern)
Variant of Ilena.

Ylona f Dutch, Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Ilona.

Ymès m French (Quebec, Rare)

Yoachim m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Joachim.

Yoanne m French
Variant of Yoann.

Yolain m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Yolaine.

Yolaine f French
Variant of Yolande or Violaine.

Yoland m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Masculine form of Yolande.

Yolane f French, French (Caribbean)

Yolanta f Spanish (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yolène f French, Haitian Creole, French (Caribbean), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Yoline f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Youna f Breton, French (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Youenn.

Younette f Norman

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.

Yrieix m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a Gallicized form of Aredius. This was the name of a 6th-century Catholic saint born at Limoges, France, also known as Saint Aredius, who served for a time in the court of the Franks and then founded the monastery of Atane in Limousin... [more]

Ysahnn m French (Quebec)

Ysaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isaline.

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.

Ysée f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ysé.

Yseline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Ysaline.

Ysolde f French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Isolde.

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.

Yvana f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Yvan.

Yvane f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Yvana.

Yvanhoé m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ivanhoé.

Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.

Yvanna f French, French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yvan.

Yvanne f French
Variant of Yvanna.

Yve f English (Archaic), French
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Yve m French (Rare)
Variant of Yves.

Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.

Yvelle f Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Yvick m French

Yvone f French (Archaic)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yvonnette f French
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Yvonnick m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yvonnig.

Zabeth f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Elizabeth.

Zabette f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Zabou f French
Diminutive of Isabelle. French actress and director Zabou Breitman is a known bearer.

Zachari m French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zacharie.

Zacharienne f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zacharie.

Zakarie m English, Hebrew, French

Zalie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Zamildée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Zande m Walloon, Picard
Walloon form and Picard diminutive of Alexander.

Zarella f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), French (Rare, Archaic)

Zarildée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Zaz f French (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]

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).

Zéanide f French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Archaic)

Zédélia f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Sedelia or Cedalie used in Québéc.

Zédélie f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Zédélia.

Zédélienne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélie.

Zédélina f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélia.

Zédéline f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zédélina.

Zédélinia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélina.

Zédélinie f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zédélinia.

Zédélise f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélie.

Zèfe m Picard
Hypocoristic of Joséf.

Zélatrice f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Zéla and Béatrice.

Zéléanne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zéléa.

Zélianne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zélia.

Zélienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zélianne.

Zéliette f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Zélie and Zélienne.

Zémire f Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Zemira.... [more]

Zemire f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Zémire.

Zénaïs f French
French form of Zenais.

Zené f French
Meaning of the name is 'beautiful peace'.

Zénildée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zénilda.

Zénobe m French (Archaic)
French form of Zenobios.

Zénobie f French (Archaic)
French form of Zenobia.

Zénon m French (Rare), French (Cajun), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zenon.

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).

Zéphir m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zéphyr.

Zéphirien m French (African), French (Archaic)

Zéphirin m French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Zéphyrin (see Zephyrinus). Though it was a popular French name in the 19th and early 20th centuries, its usage is mainly confined to various French-speaking African nations today.

Zéphirine f French (African, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zéphyrine.

Zéphora f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Séphora.

Zéphyr m French
French form of Zephyr.

Zéphyrianne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zéphyrienne.

Zéphyrienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zéphyrine.

Zéphyrin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Zephyrinus.

Zeraphine f French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Séraphine.

Zérildor m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a masculine form of Zerilda.

Zérilienne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zérila.

Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]

Zévérine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sévérine.

Zézette f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Zidore m Norman, Picard
Norman and Picard short form of Isidore.

Zilda f French (Quebec)
Short form of Exilda.

Zoée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zoé.

Zoel m French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoellus. ... [more]

Zoélie f French, French (Quebec), French (Belgian)
Variant of Zoelle.

Zoéline f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian)
Elaboration of Zoélie.

Zoëlla f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoella.

Zoëlle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Zoelle.

Zoelle f English (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoel.

Zoëllina f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlla.

Zoëlline f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlle.

Zoëllinia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlla.

Zoëllinie f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlle.

Zoïla f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoila.

Zorabelle f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Zoraïda f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Zoraïde.

Zoraïde f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoraida.

Zorha f Persian, French
Variant of Zahra used frequently amongst French speakers.

Zosime m Georgian (Rare), French (Rare)
Georgian and French form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zotique m French
French form of Zotikos via Zoticus. A known bearer of this name was Zotique Racicot (1845-1915), a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal.

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