Save Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. /e.pɔ.nin/(French) [key·simplify] 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 SpellingEponine Categories literature