French Submitted Names

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.

Lodoïska f Theatre, French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Lodoïska is a French opéra comique (1791) by Luigi Cherubini. It was inspired by an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and is considered one of the first Romantic operas... [more]

Loélia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Loelia.

Loélie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Loélia.

Loetitia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Laetitia.

Loéva f Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loeva.

Loévan m Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Loevan.

Loève f French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loeva.

Loïca f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminization of Loïc.

Loïcia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Loïca.

Loïck m Breton, French
Gallicized spelling of a Breton variant of Loïc.

Loïk m French, French (Quebec, Modern)
Variant of Loïc.

Loïs m French, French (Belgian)
Truncated form of Aloïs.

Loïs f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French form of Lois 1.

Loïse f French, French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Loïsa as well as a feminine form of Loïs.

Lolotte f French (Rare), French (Cajun)
Diminutive of Charlotte.

Loona f American (Rare), French (Modern), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Luna.

Loraina f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Loranne f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant spelling of Lauranne and Dutch combination of Lore 1 (which is a short form of Eleonore) with Anne 1.

Lorédane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Loredana.

Lorène f French
French form of Lorena 1.

Loriane f French, French (Quebec), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Lauriane (see Lauriana).

Lorianne f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English, Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Loriane, which itself is a variant spelling of Lauriane, one of the main French forms of Lauriana.... [more]

Lorienne f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
French variant spelling of Laurienne, which is one of the main French forms of Lauriana.

Lorine f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Laurine.

Lory f French (Modern, Rare)

Lorys m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Loris.

Louana f Polynesian (Modern), French (Modern), American (Rare)
An other version of Louane or Luana.

Louanne f English (Rare), French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Luann and French variant of Louane.

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.

Louca m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Luca 1, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Loucas m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Lucas.

Loudmilla f French (Caribbean, Rare)

Louisane f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Louisanne.

Louisanne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Louise and Anne 1.

Louisia f French (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Latinate elaboration of Louise.

Louisiane f French
French form of Louisiana.

Louisot m Norman
Diminutive of Louis.

Louisotin m Norman
Diminutive of Louisot.

Loulette f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Louise. This name was generally not used as a given name in its own right.

Louve f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French louve "she-wolf" and intended as a feminine form of Loup.

Lovena f French (Caribbean)

Lovinia f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavinia.

Lowen m French (Modern)

Lubette f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Loubette.

Lubin m French, French (Belgian, Rare)

Lucain m French (Rare)
French form of Lucanus (see Lucan).

Lucay m French (Rare)

Lucelle f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Lucie, as -elle is a French feminine diminutive suffix. Also compare Lucette.... [more]

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.

Lucenzo m French (Modern)
Possibly derived from Galician lucenza meaning "dawning; twilight; translucency". Alternatively, it may be a combination of Lucas, Lúcio or Luciano with Lorenzo... [more]

Lucet m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Luce.

Luchie f Picard
Picard form of Lucie.

Lucianne f English, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Lucienne.

Lucide m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Lucidus.

Lucielle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant form of both Lucelle and Lucille, which was probably inspired by either traditional feminine names that end in -ielle (such as Danielle and Gabrielle) or by the French word ciel meaning "sky, heaven".

Lucienna f Flemish (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Latinate variant of Lucienne.

Lucilie f French (Rare, Archaic), American (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Lucilia.

Lucilien m French (Archaic)
French form of Lucilian.

Lucin m French (Rare)
French form of Lucinus.

Lucine f French (Rare)
French form of Lucina.

Luciole f French (Rare)
French form of Luciola. It should be noted that luciole is also the French word for "firefly".... [more]

Luco m French (Rare)

Lucresse f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Middle French form of Lucretia, still occasionally found in French-speaking Africa.

Ludéric m French (Rare)
French form of Liutric, but there are instances where it can also be a form of Chlodoric.

Ludovi m Norman
Norman form of Ludwig.

Ludovia f French (Caribbean), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from ludovia, the name of a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1861 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon. This name was borne by Marguerite Ludovia Dale (née Hume; 1883 – 1963), an Australian playwright and feminist.

Ludovick m French (Quebec)

Ludovie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Ludovia.

Ludovig m French (Rare)
Variant of Ludwig.

Ludovique f & m French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French feminine form of Ludovic. This name is unisex in Belgium and the Netherlands, with the balance between the sexes more equal in Belgium than in the Netherlands (where there are more female bearers than male bearers).

Luelli f French
meanings included "Warrior devoted to God", "precious light of God" and "God's noble fighter" similar to Luella Louella or Luelle with German, French, Latin, and Greek origins.

Lune f French (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern)
Derived from French lune "moon", making it a cognate of Luna.

Lunéciel f French (Modern, Rare)
Means “moon and sky” in French (lune et ciel).

Lunette f French (Archaic), English (Archaic)
Means "little moon" in Medieval French. It is derived from French lune "moon" combined with a diminutive suffix. So, in other words, one could say that this name is the diminutive form of Lune.

Luperque m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Lupercus

Lutèce f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Lutetia.

Lyah f French (Modern)

Lyane f French (Rare)
Variant of Liane.

Lydéric m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Liutric via one of its medieval Dutch forms (see Liederik).... [more]

Lydiane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Elaboration of Lydie.

Lydianne f English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lydiane.

Lydwine f French (Belgian, Rare), French, Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Lidwina.

Lyette f English (Rare), French (Quebec)

Lyham m French (Modern)
Variant of Lyam.

Lylia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lilia.

Lylian f & m English (Rare), Estonian (Rare), French
English and Estonian feminine and French masculine variant of Lilian.

Lyliane f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
Variant of Liliane.

Lyline f French

Lylio m French (Modern)
Variant of Lilio.

Lyne f French (Quebec), Haitian Creole
Variant of Line or Line.

Lyonel m English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Haitian Creole
Variant of Lionel.

Lyonelle f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Lyonel.

Lyriane f French (Rare)
Variant of Allyriane.

Lysandre m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lysander and Lysandra.

Lyse f French, French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Variant of Lise, although folk etymology likes to associate this name with the French word lys "lily". It is borne by Canadian BBC journalist Lyse Doucet (1958-).

Lysia f Late Roman, Greek Mythology, English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Feminine form of Lysius as well as an epithet of both Artemis and Demeter.

Lysiana f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lysianne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lysie f French (Modern, Rare)

Lyson f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lison.

Lyvio m French (Modern)
Variant of Livio.

Mabille m & f French (Rare)
derived from the Old French word “mabile,” meaning “mable” or “mable stone.”

Mabire m Norman
Norman form of Mabille.

Macaire m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Macarius.

Macé m Medieval French, Norman
Old Norman and medieval French (and as such recorded in 15th-century Paris) form of Mathieu.

Macéo m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Maceo.

Macette f Norman, French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Macé, recorded from the early 1600s onwards.

Macha f French (Modern, Rare)
French transliteration of Russian Маша (see Masha).

Mâdelène f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Madeleine.

Madelène f Norman
Norman form of Madeleine.

Madelenne f Norman
Norman form of Madeleine.

Madisone f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Madison.

Madlaingne f Picard
Picard form of Madeleine.

Madlainne f Picard
Variant of Madlaingne.

Madlangne f Picard
Variant of Madlaingne.

Madoleine f French

Madone f French
French form of Madonna.

Maé m & f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mahé, also used as a feminine name.

Maëlan m French (Modern), Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Maelan.

Maëlane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Maëlan.

Maëlia f French, French (Belgian)
Gallicized form of Maelia.

Maëline f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Feminine form of Maël.

Maëlis f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Maël.

Maélise f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maëlis.

Maëlise f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Maélise.

Maëllis f French
From Mellissa

Maëllys f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlys.

Maëlo m French (Modern)
Elaboration of Maël.

Maëly f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlie.

Maëlya f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlia.

Maëlyse f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maëlise.

Maena f Breton, French

Maëtte f French (Rare), Belgian (Rare)

Maëva f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maeva.

Maève f French (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gallicized form of Maeva, a contracted form of a name beginning with Ma- (such as Marie or Maëlle) and Ève and a Gallicized form of Meadhbh via its Anglicization Maeve.

Magdalène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Earlier form of Madeleine, as well as a more learned borrowing of Magdalena. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

Magdelaine f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Magdeleine.

Magdelène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Magdalène. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

Magdelon f French (Archaic), Theatre
Older French variant of Madelon, most famously used in Molière's work Les Précieuses ridicules.

Mage f & m French
Transferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.

Magloire m & f French, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French masculine and feminine form of Maglorius (see Maglorio).

Magnance f French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Magnantia.

Magne m French (Archaic)
French form of Magnus.

Maguelone f Provençal, French
Provençal form of Magdalene.

Maguelonne f French (Rare), Occitan (Gallicized), Guernésiais
Gallicized and Guernésiais form of Occitan Magalona.

Maguy f French, Arabic
A short form of Marguerite.... [more]

Mahault f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Mahaut.

Maïalène f French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Maialen.

Maïeul m French (Rare)
Variant of Mayeul.

Maïka f Basque (Gallicized), French, French (Quebec, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maika.

Maïlie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maïlys, although it is also sometimes considered a contraction of Maïlys and Maëlie.

Maïlis f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mailis, Maïlie and Maïlys.

Mailis f French (Modern)
Variant of Mailys and Maylis.

Maïlys f Breton, French
Either a blend of Maï, a Breton short form or contraction of Mary (compare Maïwenn), and Maëlys or a variant spelling of Mailys.

Maina f Arabic, French
Feminine form of Main.

Maïté f Basque (Gallicized), French
Gallicized form of Maite 2.

Maïtée f Basque (Gallicized, Rare), French
Gallicized form of Maite 2.

Maïtena f Basque (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Maitena. This is the name of the titular character in the award-winning 1927 French novel written by Bernard Nabonne.

Maïthé f Basque (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Variant of Maïté.

Maïus m French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
A rare Acadian name. Possibly derived from the Latin name for the month of May mensis Maius.

Maïva f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Maixent m French, Provençal
Poitevin and Provençal form of Maxence.

Malaurie f French (Modern)
French borrowing of Mallory.

Malaury f French (Modern)
Variant of Malaurie.

Maline f French (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Greenlandic, Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
French form of Malin as well as a Scandinavian variant.

Mallaury f French (Modern)
Variant of Malaury.

Maloé f French (Modern)
French form of Maloe.

Malonn m French (Modern)

Malorie f French (Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malaurie.

Malory f French
Variant of Malorie.

Malou m & f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malo, originally derived from Maclou. This is also used as a feminine name.

Malvine f German (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
German variant of Malwine and French form of Malvina.

Mamert m Polish, Provençal, French, German (Rare)
French, German, Polish and Provençal form of Mamertus.

Mandrin m French (Cajun), African American, American (South), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Mandrin.

Manelle f French, English
Gallicized form of Arabic Manel, which is derived from Arabic منحة (menhh) "gift".

Manette f Luxembourgish, Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Marie. In Louisiana, this name was also considered a rhyming variant of Nanette.

Manoa m French, Biblical French
French from Manoah.

Manoé m French (Modern)
Allegedly a contraction of Emmanuel and Noé.

Manoël m French (Rare)
From Manoel

Manouchka f Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Manushka. (Cf. Manouschka, Manoushka.) A known bearer is Gabonese filmmaker Manouchka Kelly Labouba.

Manoun f Norman
Diminutive of Marie.

Mansuy m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Mansuetus.

Manuèle f French (Rare)
Variant of Manuelle.

Manuella f Sardinian, French
Sardinian form of Emanuela.

Manuelle f French
Variant of Emmanuelle.

Mâode f Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman and Anglo-Norman form of Maude.

Maquieu m Norman, Guernésiais
Rouenneis Norman and Guernésiais form of Matthieu.

Marcélie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)

Marcien m French (Rare)
French form of Marcianus.

Marcienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Marcien.

Marcou m Medieval French, French, Walloon
French diminutive of Marc (as -ou is a French masculine diminutive suffix) as well as a variant form of Marcoulf (perhaps via Marcoul), which is the original French form of Marculf.... [more]

Marcouf m Medieval French, French (Rare)
Variant form of Marcoulf, which is the original French form of Marculf. This given name is barely in use in France today, so it mostly survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there as well).... [more]

Marélie f French (Rare)

Marène f Norman

Margotte f French (African, Rare)
Variant of Margot.

Margrite f Picard
Picard form of Marguerite.

Marguerie f Norman
Brayon Norman form of Margaret.

Margùérite f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Marguerite.

Margùite f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Marguerite.

Mariane f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Marianne, mostly used in Brazil. A notable bearer is French journalist and reporter Mariane Pearl.

Mariannick f French, French (Quebec)
Contraction of Marie and Annick.

Marie des Anges f French (Rare)
Means "Mary of the Angels", taken from the French Marian title Notre Dame des Anges, which means "Our Lady of the Angels". Shortened forms including Marie-Ange and Desange.

Marie des Neiges f French
Means "Mary of the Snows" in French. It is taken from the Marian title Notre Dame des Neiges. Shortened forms including Neige and Desneiges... [more]

Marieline f French
French cognate of Marilyn. It is related to the names Marilyne and Maryline, with the latter being used commonly in French.

Marien m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Marianus.

Marienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Marien.

Mariève f French (Quebec)
Contraction of Marie and Ève.

Mariline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Marilyne.

Mariloup f French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Marilou influenced by Loup. This is borne by the Canadian actress Mariloup Wolfe (1978-).

Marilune f French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of Marie and Lune.

Marilys f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Marilyse.

Marilyse f French, French (Belgian)
Contraction of Marie and Lyse.

Marinelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Cognate of Marinella.

Marinne f Picard
Picard form of Marine.

Mariotte f French (Rare)

Marisoleil f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Marie and Soleil, possibly created as a French equivalent of Spanish Marisol.

Marité f French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Fusion of Marie and Thérèse.

Marivonne f French (Rare)
Variant of Maryvonne.

Marjolène f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Marjolaine.

Marjoline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marjolaine and Marjolijne.

Marlaine f French (Rare)
Variant of Marlène.

Marleine f French (Rare)
Variant of Marlène.

Marlie f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Marleen as well as a combination of Maria and names that end in lie.

Marline f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Afrikaans
Contraction of Marie and Line.

Marlise f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German (Swiss)
Cognate of Marlis.

Marlyse f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Marlise.

Marotène f Norman
Diminutive of Marie.

Marotte f Norman
Diminutive of Marie.

Marquard m Dutch, German, French
Dutch, German and French form of Marcward.

Marseline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline.

Martinien m History (Gallicized), French (Rare)
French form of Martinian.

Martyne f French (Quebec)
Variant of Martine.

Mary m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Marius.

Maryan m French
Gallicized form of Polish Marian 2.

Marylis f French (Rare)
Variant of Marilys.

Marylise f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Marylis influenced by Lise.

Maryne f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Marine.

Maryvette f French (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Yvette.

Maryvon m French (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Yvon.

Maryvone f French (Rare)
Variant of Maryvonne.

Massiré m French (African)
French form of Massire, a french footballer got this name: Massiré Kanté.

Materne m French, Western African
French form of Maternus.

Mathé f French
Contraction of Marie-Thérèse. A known bearer of this name is the French soprano Mathé Altéry (b. 1927).

Mathée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Mathieu.

Matheline f French (Rare), Caribbean (Rare), Haitian Creole
Traditionally found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France, this name is of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation of Mathilde and a feminine form of the archaic masculine name Mathelin (which itself survives only as a surname today)... [more]

Mathilie f French (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Mathieu and a local feminine form of Mathurin used in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Mathurin m Breton, French
French and Breton form of Maturinus and thus ultimately derived from maturus, literally "timely" (also "mature, ripe, grown"). This name was borne by a 3rd-century saint who was responsible for spreading the gospel in the district of Sens, France.

Mathurine f French (Rare), Medieval French
Feminine form of Mathurin.

Matisse m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Matisse. The surname was most famously borne by the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who is likely the reason behind the popularity of Matisse as a given name in the 21st century.... [more]

Matiu m Picard, Gascon
Picard and Gascon form of Matthew.

Mattéa f French, Corsican
French borrowing and Corsican Gallicized form of Mattea.

Matthéo m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French borrowing of Matteo.

Matthis m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern), Flemish
Variant of Mathis.

Mattys m French (Modern, Rare), Medieval Baltic
Variant of Mathis.

Maturin m French (Rare)
French form of Maturinus.

Matys m Medieval Polish, Medieval Baltic, French (Modern)
Medieval Polish variant of Mateusz and medieval Latvian and French variant of Mathias.

Maudette f French (Rare), English (American)
Diminutive of Maude.

Maur m Polish, French, Provençal, Estonian (Rare)
French, Provençal and Polish form of Maurus and Estonian short form of Maurits and Mauri.

Maurane f French (Modern)
Most likely derived from Maurane, the stage name of the francophone Belgian singer Claudine Luypaerts (1960-2018). She was quite popular in the late '80s and early '90s. Luypaerts had based her stage name on the surname of Francis Morane (1940-2002), a French director of film and theatre whom she admired.

Maure f French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Maur.

Maurelle f French
French origin meaning "dark, elfin".

Maurille m French (African, Rare), French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Maurilius.

Maurin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Gascon
French and Gascon form of Maurinus.

Maurine f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Maurina.

Maurise f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)

Mausolina f Romani (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a feminine form of Mausolus.

Maxeline f French (Rare, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Maxellende.

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.

Maxette f French (Caribbean), French (African, Rare)

Maximien m French
French form of Maximian.

Maximienne f Malagasy, French (African)
Feminine form of Maximien.

Maximine f French (Rare)
French form of Maximina.

Mayalène f French (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gallicized form of Maialen (compare Maïalène).

Mayeul m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin maius "the month of may" and a diminutive of Germanic names containing the element mag, a variant of megin meaning "strength"... [more]

Mayeule f French (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Mayeul.

Maylan m French (Modern)

Maylone m French (Modern, Rare)

Maylonn m French (Modern, Rare)

Mayron m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Myron.

Mayronn m French (Modern)
Variant of Mayron.

Mazarine f French (Rare)
Usage of this still relatively new French given name first started with Mazarine Pingeot (b. 1974), the illegitimate daughter of former French president François Mitterrand (1916-1996) and his mistress Anne Pingeot (b... [more]

Médard m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Medardus.

Médéé m Norman
Norman masculine form of Medea.

Médéric m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Mederic.

Médiatrice f French (African)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English and Spanish/Portuguese equivalents Mediatrix and Mediatriz, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

Méen m French (Rare), Jèrriais
French and Jèrriais form of Meven.

Méghane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mégane.

Meije f French (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the place name Meije.

Mélaine f French
French form of Melaina.

Mélanîn f Norman
Diminutive of Mélanie.

Mélasippe m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melchisédech m French (Rare, Archaic), Biblical French
French form of Melchizedek. This name was borne by French author Melchisédech Thévenot (c. 1620 - 1692)

Melda f Asturian, Dutch (Rare), English, French (Rare)
Short form of Emelda, Émelda and Imelda.

Melethime f French

Mélia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Amélia.

Méliane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Mélie f Jèrriais, French (Archaic), Literature
Jèrriais form of French Amélie as well as the local French vernacular form of Amélie found in the Poitou-Charentes region up until the 19th century... [more]

Mêlie f Norman, French
Diminutive of Emélie.

Mélinda f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melinda.