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Josephte f French (Quebec, Archaic)Older French feminine form of Joseph, used especially in Québec, Canada. One notable bearer was Marie-Josephte Corriveau (1733-1763), a Québécois murderess who subsequently became a popular folk heroine.
Joyeuse f French (African)Direct adoption of the adjective
joyeuse, the feminine form of the adjective
joyeux, "joyful".
Juillette f French (Archaic)Derived from
juillet, which is the French name for the month of
July. The month ultimately derives its name from the ancient Roman family name
Iulius (see
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Kateline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)Variant of
Cateline.
Ketura f Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, Biblical Finnish, Biblical Polish, Biblical French, French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)French, German, Finnish, Polish and Dutch form of
Keturah.
Kildine f Literature, French (Rare)Invented by Queen Marie of Romania for her children's book 'Kildine, histoire d'une méchante petite princesse' (Kildine: Story of a Naughty Little Princess), published ca. 1921. Known bearers include the professional tennis player Kildine Chevalier and the French noblewoman Kildine de Sambucy de Sorgue (1979-).
Kleber m FrenchTransferred use from the German surname
Kleber, borne by the Alsatian Jean-Baptiste Kléber who was a general in the French revolutionary wars.
Laetare m French (Quebec, Rare)From the Latin word
laetare "rejoice! (imperative)". It is the name of the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional Latin entrance (Introit) for the Mass of the day: "Laetare Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Jerusalem").
Lakmé f FrenchThe name Lakmé is the French rendition of Sanskrit
Lakshmi, the name of the Hindu “Goddess of Wealth”.... [
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Laurianne f French, French (Quebec, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)French variant of
Lauriane. Outside of the francophone world (such as in English-speaking countries and in the Netherlands), this given name tends to be a combination of the names
Laura or
Laurie with
Anne 1.
Laveran m FrenchThe surname Laveran probably became popular as a first name thanks to the French Nobel Prize in Medicine Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. Laveran discovered that protozoan parasites were the causative agent of malaria.
Léonin m Medieval French, French (Modern)French form of
Leoninus. Léonin (fl. 1135s–1201) was the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably French, probably lived and worked in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral and was the earliest member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony and the ars antiqua style who is known by name... [
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Line f FrenchGenerally considered a short form of names ending in -
line, first and foremost
Caroline. However, it is also the feminine form of
Lin, i.e. the French feminine form of
Linus... [
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