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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is French; and the pattern is *e.
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Carolanne f English, French (Quebec)
Variant of Carolann (English) or Carolane (French).
Carolène f Norman
Norman form of Caroline.
Casilde f French (Rare), Italian (Rare)
French and Italian form of Casilda.
Casimire f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Casimir.
Castille f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, English
Transferred use of the surname Castille.
Catheleine f Picard
Picard form of Catherine.
Cathelène f Norman
Norman form of Cateline.
Catherène f Norman
Norman form of Catherine.
Catline f Guernésiais, French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Guernésiais form of Cateline and French variant of Cathline.
Catrinelle f French
Elaboration of Catherine, possibly influenced by Catrina. It may also be a Gallicized form of Catrinel.
Cédrique m & f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Cédric. It is also used on females, which makes this name one of the few -que names that are unisex (like Dominique).
Célimène f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare)
This name was invented by Molière for his play "The Misanthrope" (17th century). Given that many characters in his play bear names that are obviously of Greek origin (or inspired by the Greek language), the name Célimène must then at least be partly Greek as well... [more]
Cêlise f French (Rare)
Maybe from Céline, or maybe from "cerise" who mean "cherry". More often pronounced like Sélène but can be pronounced like SEH-Lise
Cendrine f French
Re-interpretation of Sandrine with the same French pronunciation influenced by the French word cendre "ash" and the name Cendrillon.
Cérile m & f French (Archaic)
Archaic French variant of Cyrille.
Cérille m & f French (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Cérile, which is an archaic French variant of Cyrille.
Césarette f French (Rare)
Feminine variant of César.
Chanceline f French (African)
Perhaps from the French word chance meaning "luck".
Chandelle f English, French (African)
From French chandelle, "candle". It is a cognate of the Spanish name Candela.
Charlette f French, English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French feminine diminutive of Charles, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.
Charlyne f English, French
Variant of Charlene (English) or Charline (French).
Charlyse f French
Variant of Charlise.
Chezelle f Afrikaans, French
South African name, probably derived from the French, it might be from a place name in France, derived from the Occitan, meaning "hill". Or accordingly to another theory it may mean "house of her".
Chimène f French, French (African), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Modern, Rare), Theatre
French form of Ximena. It was used by Pierre Corneille in his play Le Cid (1636) for the wife of El Cid, known as Jimena Díaz in Spanish.
Chinote f Norman
Feminine form of Chinot.
Chionie f French
French form of Chionia.
Christaline f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Christa, This name is now known as a water brand
Christophile f & m Late Greek, French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Late Greek feminine form of Christophilos as well as the French masculine and feminine form of Christophilus.
Cicile f Picard, French (Huguenot, Archaic), Walloon
Walloon and Picard form of Cécile. As a Picard name, it is predominantly found among Huguenots.
Citrine f English (Modern, Rare), French
From the English word for a pale yellow variety of quartz that resembles topaz. From Old French citrin, ultimately from Latin citrus, "citron tree". It may also be related to the Yiddish tsitrin, for "lemon tree."... [more]
Claremonde f French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun)
Old French form of Claremunda, which may have been derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright" and Germanic mund "protector".
Clarence m & f French
French form of Clarentius and Clarentia.
Clarie f French, Gascon
French and Gascon form of Claria.
Cléanthe m & f French (Rare)
French form of the Greek given name Kleanthes via its latinized form Cleanthes. Although Cléanthe was originally a masculine name, it has occasionally been used as a feminine name in French, which is probably due to the name's similarity to other French feminine names, such as Acanthe and Amaranthe.
Clée f & m French (Modern)
From Cléa, also from "clé" which means key in French
Clémente f French (Rare)
Feminine version of Clément.
Cléonise f French (Acadian)
Acadian variant of Cléonice.
Cléophe m & f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant form of Cléophas (masculine) and Cléophée (feminine). A known bearer of this name was the Canadian political figure Cléophe Cimon (1822-1888).
Cléophée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Cléophas, possibly via Latin Cleophae (see Cleofe).... [more]
Cliotide f French (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Mexican, Rare, Archaic)
Local vernacular corruption of Clothilde found in the Poitou-Charentes region.
Cllâodène f Norman
Norman form of Claudine.
Cllémentène f Norman
Feminine form of Cllément.
Corisande f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, from the name of a character in medieval legend, possibly first recorded by Spanish writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. Perhaps it was derived from an older form of Spanish corazón "heart" (e.g., Old Spanish coraçon; ultimately from Latin cor "heart", with the hypothetic Vulgar Latin root *coratione, *coraceone) or the Greek name Chrysanthe... [more]
Cornéline f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Cornélie, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.
Crescence f & m French (Rare), French (African)
French feminine and masculine form of Crescentius.
Cristinne f Picard
Picard form of Christine.
Cruzamanthe f French (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare name which was likely inspired by the novel Cruzamante ou la Sainte Amante de la Croix by Marie Françoise Loquet, published in 1786.
Cyprille f French
French form of Cyprilla.
Cyprine f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Possibly a contracted form of Cypriane.
Cyrienne f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrien and variant of Cyria.
Cyrine f French, French (Belgian)
Rare French feminine form of Cyrus.
Damatte f French (Archaic)
Archaic local name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Danaé f Czech, German (Rare), Italian, French
Czech, German, Italian and French form of Danaë.
Daphrose f French (African, Rare)
French form of Dafrosa (via Latin Daphrosa).
Darline f English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish
French and Flemish borrowing of Darlene, as well as an English variant.
Dative f French (African), Eastern African
French form of Dativa, mostly used in Rwanda.
Dédèle f Picard
Diminutive of Adèle.
Deilotte f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Deile found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1800s.
Déjanire f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Archaic), Theatre
French form of Deianeira (or Deïanira, Dejanira). Déjanire (1911) is an opera (tragédie lyrique) in 4 acts composed by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto in French by Louis Gallet and Camille Saint-Saëns.
Délaïde f Norman
Norman form of Adelaide.
Deline f French (Archaic)
Truncated form of Adeline found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.
Demoiselle f French
Meaning "young lady" or "girl" in French.
Desange m & f French (African, Rare)
Means "of the angels", taken from the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". It is most often found in French-speaking African countries.
Désoline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
French form of the Italian name Desolina.
Didérique f French
Feminine form of Didéric.
Didine f French
French pet form of Léopoldine.
Dimanche f French (Archaic)
Means "Sunday" in French.
Dizière f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Dizier found up until the 1700s.
Dolinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Archaic French vernacular form of Adelinde found in the Poitou-Charentes region. Today, the name is occasionally found in the Netherlands and in Afrikaans-speaking South Africa... [more]
Doloresse f French (African)
Gallicized form of Dolores.
Dolorette f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of Dolores with the suffix -ette.
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.
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.
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.
Éléanore f Norman
Norman form of Eleanor.
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.
Éline f French
French form of Elin.
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.
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.
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.
Éloane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Eloan.
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.
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.
Enolane f French (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Enola.
Ephrasie f Norman
Norman form of Euphrasia.
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.
Esteise f French (Archaic)
Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
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