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Hiérothée m History (Ecclesiastical), French (African, Rare)
French form of Hierotheus, which is the latinized form of Hierotheos.
Hilduin m History (Ecclesiastical)
English, French and younger German form of Hildewin.
Histiée m History (Gallicized)
French form of Histiaios via Histiaeus.
Hommebon m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Omobono via it's Latinized form Homobonus.
Hunna f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Huno. Saint Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Hygin m History (Ecclesiastical), Polish (Rare)
French, Polish and Romanian form of Hyginus.
Imier m French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Himerius. While this name is archaic in France, it is still occasionally used in French-speaking Switzerland.
Kanenstenhawi f Indigenous American, Mohawk, History
Means "she brings in corn" in Mohawk. This was the Mohawk name given to Eunice Williams (1696-1785), a Massachusetts colonist who was taken captive by the French and the Mohawks.
Kanonikus m History
From the Latin word canonicus meaning "canon" (the person).... [more]
Kinède m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Cennydd via the Latinization Kenedus.
Lanfranc m History (Ecclesiastical)
English and French form of Lanfrank.
Laud m History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of the Frankish saint Laud of Coutances, who lived in the 6th century AD.... [more]
Lébuin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Leobwin via it's Latinized form Lebuinus.
Leu m French, History (Ecclesiastical), Walloon
French variant and Walloon form of Loup.
Leufroy m History (Ecclesiastical), Louisiana Creole
French form of Liutfrid via its Latinized form Leutfridus.
Locaie f French (Archaic), History
Archaic French form of Leocadia (compare Norman Lliocadie). Spanish child saint Leocadia, the subject of an ancient and popular cultus in Toledo, was known in French as Léocadie or Locaie.
Loubette f French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a form of Lioba. This was the name of a French saint whose cult is limited to the region of Poitou.
Lucence f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Archaic)
French form of Lucentia, which is the feminine form of Lucentius. This name was borne by an obscure medieval French saint, whose feast day is on June 17th.
Luperc m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catalan and French form of Lupercus.
Lysippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Maclou m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Malo via the Latinization Maclovius.
Mammès m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Mammes. This is the name of the 3rd-century patron saint of Langres, France. The relics of Saint Mammes, an early Christian martyr, were translated from Caesarea to Langres in the 8th century.
Maxellende f French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Maxellendis. This was the name of a 7th-century martyr; Saint Maxellende was a miracle worker, invoked for eye diseases.
Melchiade m History (Ecclesiastical)
French and Italian form of Melchiades.
Mélèce m History (Gallicized)
French form of Meletios via Meletius.
Mélitine f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Melitini. While the name is archaic in Switzerland and Canada, it was revived in France in the early 1990s.
Mellit m History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish and French form of Mellitus.
Ménippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.
Mesmin m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare)
French variant of Maximin. Saint Mesmin (died c. 520 AD) is a French saint associated with the Bishopric of Orléans. He was the second abbot of Micy Abbey, founded by his uncle, Saint Euspicius.
Mirefleur f History
Variant of Méroflède, the usual French form of Merofleda.
Montaine f French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French feminine form of Montanus. This is the name of a folk saint venerated in the French village of Sainte-Montaine. It was also the name of an 8th-century abbess of Ferrières in Gâtinais, France... [more]
Mucien m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Mucianus and variant of Mutien.
Nectaire m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Nektarios via Nectarius.
Nemorius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin nemus, meaning "grove, pasture". This name was borne by a French 5th-century martyr who was beheaded by Attila the Hun.
Néomaye f French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
From Latin Neomadia, the meaning of which is uncertain. This was the name of a French saint who is mainly venerated in the Poitou region. She is the patron saint of shepherds.... [more]
Néophyte m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Neophytos via Neophytus.
Nicaise m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French masculine and feminine form of Nicasius. This name was borne by a 4th century AD saint from Rheims (France).
Ode f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Oda. This name was borne by several minor French saints.
Omer m French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Walloon, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Audamar (see Otmar). In Flanders (Belgium), the name is widely used, despite the existence of the native Flemish forms Omaar and Omeer.
Opportuna f Medieval French (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Opportune. It was the name of an 8th-century French saint.
Opportune f Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
From Middle French opportun meaning "suitable, fitting", a derivative of Latin opportunus "fit, suitable, convenient, timely". This was the name of an 8th-century French saint.
Ouen m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Audwin via the Latinization Audoenus. Saint Ouen (609 in Sancy close to Soissons - 686 in Clichy) was a Frankish bishop, courtier, chronicler, and Catholic saint.
Paphnuce m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Paphnoutios (see Paphnutius).
Pardoux m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Bardolph via the Latinization Pardulfus.
Pasicrate m History (Ecclesiastical)
French and Italian form of Pasikrates.
Patern m History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish form of Paternus and French variant of Paterne.
Paulin m German, Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh, Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian, Polish, French, Languedocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh and obsolescent German male form of Paulinus.
Pazanne f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Pezaine, a corruption of Perseveranda, which in turn is derived from the Latin verb perseverare meaning "to persevere"... [more]
Pèlerin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Peregrinus and variant of Pérégrin.
Pérégrin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Peregrinus (see Peregrine).
Pexine f French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Pazanne. The name of an obscure French saint whose life and work are somewhat of a mystery. Nonetheless, she left her name in several place names throughout France.
Philarète m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Philaretos via Philaretus.
Photin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Φωτεινός (Photeinos) and Φωτίνος (Photinos) via their latinized form Photinus.
Plectrude f Germanic, History
Variant as well as the French form of Plectrud. Plectrude lived in the 8th century AD and was the wife of Pepin of Herstal.
Porcarius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Porcarius (died c. 732) was a Benedictine abbot who governed the Abbey of Lérins off the coast of the French Riviera.
Porcien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Porcianus and variant of Portien.
Pot m History
Used as a nom de guerre by Cambodian communist dictator Pol Pot (1925-1998; born Saloth Sâr), in which case it is derived from French politique potentielle, meaning "potential politics".
Ptolémée m History (Gallicized)
French form of Ptolemaios via Ptolemaeus.
Rémismond m History
French form of Remismund.
Ruffin m English (Rare), Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
Old French form of Rufinus. This was the name of a legendary English saint, also known as Ruffinus. As a modern English name it is derived from the surname (see Ruffin).
Rusticula f History (Ecclesiastical)
Diminutive of Rustica. This was the name of a Gallo-Roman saint (556-632), also called Marcia, who succeed saint Liliola in 575 as the abbess of Saint-Jean d'Arles, located in the French city of Arles.
Sabbace m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Sabbatios via Sabbatius.
Siran m History
French contracted or vernacular form of Sigiramnus.
Sophonisbe f History (Gallicized), Literature
French form of Sophonisba. Sophonisbe has been the subject of several tragedies, among others La Sophonisbe by Jean Mairet (1634), Sophonisbe by Pierre Corneille (1663) and Sophonisbe by Voltaire (1770).
Sophrone m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Sophronios via Sophronius.
Speusippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.
Taraise m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Tarasios via Tarasius.
Théoctiste m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Theoktistos via Theoctistus.
Théodard m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Theudehard via Latinized form Theodardus.
Théolepte m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Theoleptos via Theoleptus.
Thuribe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Turibius (see Toribio) and variant of Turibe.
Turibe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Turibius (see Toribio) and variant of Thuribe.
Tyrtée m History (Gallicized)
French form of Tyrtaios via Tyrtaeus.
Ubald m History (Ecclesiastical)
English and Polish form of Hugbald and French variant of Ubalde.
Ubalde m French, Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Hugbald via it's Latinized form Ubaldus.
Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
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