Save Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. EH-PAW-NEEN(French) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links French form of Epponina. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel Les Misérables (1862) for a daughter of the Thénardiers. Her mother got her name from a romance novel. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantEponineSame SpellingEponineUser SubmissionÉponine Categories literature