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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is French.
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Domithilde f French (Quebec)
Variant of Domitille influenced by Mathilde.
Donate f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Donata. This French given name is also in use in the Netherlands, where it is about equally rare.
Donathilde f Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Donatille influenced by names ending in -hilde.
Donatille f French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
French form of Donatilla. The name basically fell out of use in France in the early years of the 20th century, but it is still in use in the French-speaking regions in Africa.
Doralise f French (Cajun), American (South), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Doralice as well as an 18th- and 19th-century elaboration of Dora using the then-popular name suffix lise.
Dorastella f French (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Stella 1.
Dorimène f French (Archaic), Theatre
Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'.
Douce f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French
Derived from French douce, the feminine form of the adjective doux "sweet; soft; mild, gentle" (ultimately from Latin dulcis "sweet" via Old French dous "soft; tender"), this name is a cognate of Dulcie.
Douceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Doucelin. This name was borne by Douceline of Digne, a 13th-century Provençal mystic and Roman Catholic saint.
Doulce f French (Rare), Medieval French
Medieval French form of Douce.
Duchelle f French
the origin is not clear, it might derive from the french "douce", meaning "gentle".
Dulcinée f French (Rare), Literature (Gallicized)
French form of Dulcinea. Due to the literary character, the name has become a poetic term describing an "inspiring, beautiful woman".
Ecretine f French (Archaic)
Archaic form of Christine. This name was recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1700s.
Edeline f Medieval French, Anglo-Norman, French, Haitian Creole
Old French variant of Adelina. It was borne by Edeline Thwenge, a 14th-century heiress of Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire, England. The Edeline Islands of Western Australia are named for Lady Edeline Sackville-West (1870-1918), the wife of Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland.
Edelmire f Norman
Feminine form of Edelmir.
Éden m & f French (Modern)
French form of Eden.
Edmondine f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Edmonde, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.
Égédie f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine form of Aegidius (see Giles). It belonged to the second wife of Élie, duc Decazes, a 19th-century French statesman.
Égyptienne f French (Archaic), Malagasy (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from French Égyptienne, the feminine form of the noun Égyptien "Egyptian (person)". This name is generally given in honour of the catholic and orthodox saint Marie l'Égyptienne (known in English as Mary of Egypt).
Élaine f French
French form of Elaine.
Élaingne f Picard
Picard form of Elaine.
Éléa f French (Modern)
French adoption of Elea.
Eléa f French (Belgian, Modern), French (Modern)
French variant and Belgian-French form of Éléa.
Éléanore f Norman
Norman form of Eleanor.
Éléna f French
French borrowing of Elena.
Eléna f French
French form of Elena.
Élia f French
French form of Aelia.
Élianne f French
Variant of Éliane.
Elianthe f Dutch (Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Literature
Probably a variant form of Helianthe, with omission of the h-. However, in at least one recorded case (a Dutch family), this name was a blend of Elisabeth and Anthonia.... [more]
Elielle f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Eliel.
Élienne f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Élien.
Éliette f French
French feminine form of Élie, derived from the old, now obsolete, masculine diminutive Éliet.
Élige f French (Rare)
French form of Eligia.
Élina f French
French form of Elina.
Élinda f French (Rare)
Elaborated variant of Élina.
Éline f French
French form of Elin.
Élisa f French, Corsican
French form of Elisa, also used in Corsica.
Elisé m & f French, French (African), English (Rare)
Variant of Élisée, also used for girls. It is also used in English-speaking countries as a faux-Francised variant of Elise.
Éliséa f French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Elisea.
Élisée m & f French, French (African)
French form of Elisha. This name is also (uncommonly) used for girls.
Elisée m & f French, French (African)
Variant of Élisée, also used for girls.
Elizobeth f Picard
Picard form of Elizabeth.
Éllie f French (Rare)
Apparently comes from a Greek word hêlê who means Sunlight or Sunburst Feminine form of Élie or the diminutive of Eléonore.
Ellora f English, French (Modern)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Elora or an adoption of the name of the Ellora Caves of India, an ancient network of caverns containing hieroglyphic writings archeologists still have not deciphered the meaning of.
Éloa f French, Literature
French form of Eloah... [more]
Éloane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Eloan.
Elodea f English (American, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Elodea, a genus of several underwater freshwater perennials, often called the waterweeds, which was first described as a genus in 1803. The name itself is a New Latin coinage, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos) “marsh-meadow".
Eloïse f Guernésiais, French (Belgian)
Guernésiais form of Eloise and French variant of Éloïse.
Elphège f Norman
Norman feminine name of unknown etymology, perhaps related to Alphege (Old English in origin).
Élyette f French
Variant of Éliette.
Élysée f French
In this spelling, the name is probably intended as a French form of Elysia.... [more]
Elyzée f Norman
Norman form of Élysée.
Emée f Picard
Picard form of Aimée.
Émelie f French
Cognate of Emelie.
Émelyne f French
Variant of Émeline.
Emelyne f French
Variant of Emeline.... [more]
Emeranthe f French (Acadian)
Either a variant of Amarante or possibly of Emérance.
Emérantienne f French
Local variant of Emérentienne found in the Bourgogne region up until the 1700s.
Émeraude f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French émeraude "emerald".
Emeraude f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Émeraude.
Emerine f France, French (Belgian), English (American), French (Quebec), English (British, Rare)
Emerine is a feminine form of names Emery, Emeric, and Emeran, which are the English and French, Germanic, and Bavarian masculine forms, respectively.... [more]
Emette f French (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Amata.
Emilande f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Emiland.
Émilia f French
French form of Emilia.
Emilienne f French (Acadian, Archaic)
Variant of Émilienne found in New Brunswick and Maine.
Emiline f Danish (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Danish and Flemish form of Emilina and French variant of Émiline.
Emilya f Armenian, Azerbaijani, English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Armenian and Azerbaijani feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily) as well as an English variant of Emilia and a French variant of Émilia.
Emylia f French (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
French variant of Émilia and English variant of Emilia.
Énola f French
French form of Enola.
Enolane f French (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Enola.
Ephrasie f Norman
Norman form of Euphrasia.
Epicharis f Ancient Greek, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Greek ἐπίχαρις (epicharis) meaning "pleasing, charming". This was the name of a 1st-century Roman freedwoman who was a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against the emperor Nero... [more]
Épiphanie f French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Epiphania. It coincides with French épiphanie meaning "realisation, epiphany" and the French form of the Western Christian holiday known as Epiphany in Anglophone countries.
Ernestène f Norman
Feminine form of Ernest.
Esméralda f French (Rare)
French variant of Esmeralda. A known bearer is Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956-).
Esteise f French (Archaic)
Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
Etesse f French (Archaic)
Found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, but disappeared around the year 1700.
Éthel f French (Rare)
French form of Ethel.
Étoile f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French étoile "star" (ultimately via Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla).
Euphraisie f French
French form of Euphrasia.
Euphrosène f Norman
Norman form of Euphrosyne.
Eutrope m & f French (Rare)
French form of Eutropius and Eutropia.
Éva f French (Modern)
French form of Eva or a variant of Ève
Évaëlle f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Éva and names ending in -ëlle, such as Maëlle and Gaëlle.
Évangèle m & f French (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Evangelos.
Évangélique f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from the French adjective évangélique meaning "evangelical". In other words, this name is the French feminine form of Evangelicus.... [more]
Évanne f Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern)
Feminine form of Evan. This name is also sometimes considered a combination of Éva and Anne 1.
Evatte f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ève and Eva found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and in the Swiss area around Montreux up until the late 1600s.
Évelise f French (Rare)
Combination of Ève and Lise.
Evena f Breton, French (Modern), French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of the Breton name Even.
Évodie f Biblical French, French (Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Euodia via its latinized form Evodia.
Exupérance m & f French
French form of both Exuperantius and Exuperantia.
Ezélie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Ezelias, which is a variant spelling of Eselias, the hellenized form of the Biblical Hebrew given name Atsalyahu... [more]
Ezibel f French (Archaic)
Local variant of either Isabelle or Élisabeth found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the mid-1600s.
Ézilda f French (Quebec)
Québecois form of Ezilda.
Ezilda f Norman, French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole
Norman feminine name of unknown etymology, possibly linked to the given name Isolde.
Fabiette f French (African, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Fabien.
Fadette f French, Literature
French novelist George Sand gave it to the main character of one of her best-known novels La Petite Fadette in the 1840s.
Falotte f French (Archaic)
Local name of uncertain origin and meaning found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
Fanchon f French, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Diminutive of Françoise. It may have developed from the Breton name Fañchenn, the feminine form of Fañch... [more]
Fanchonette f French (Cajun, Archaic)
Diminutive of Fanchon in use in the 1700s.
Fanélie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French elaboration of Fanny, which is used as a diminutive of both Stéphanie and Françoise in French.
Fanette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Romani
Diminutive of Fanny via the variant Fany.
Fauve f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French fauve. As a noun, fauve means "tawny-coloured animal" and, by extension, " big cat (such as a lion or lynx); beast, wild animal (especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory)"... [more]
Febrinie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
A common Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.
Félice f French
French variant of Félicie (see Felicia).
Félicette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French feminine form of Félix and probably also a diminutive of Félicité.... [more]
Félicia f French, Corsican
French form of Felicia, also used in Corsica.
Félicitaé f Norman
Norman form of Felicity.
Féline f French (Rare), Dutch
French feminine form of Felinus.
Félonise f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a feminization of the French surname Félon, which is derived from the medieval French legal term félon "perjured", ultimately from Latin fallere "to deceive; to cheat; to disappoint; to fail".... [more]
Féréolle f Norman
Norman feminine form of Ferreolus.
Fibrenie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
Rare Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.
Fifine f Walloon, Picard
Walloon diminutive of Djozefine and Picard diminutive of Joséphine.
Flamine f French (Rare)
French form of Flaminia.
Fleurdelys f French (Rare)
From the name of the common heraldic charge in the shape of a lily, particularly associated with the French monarchy. It is derived from French fleur de lis meaning "lily flower".
Fllavie f Norman
Norman form of Flavia.
Floranne f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
This given name can be a variant form of Floriane or Florianne as well as a combination of any name starting with Flor- with Anne 1.... [more]
Florantine f Picard
Picard form of Florentine.