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Theodorine f Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare)
Variant of Théodorine.

Théodosine f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Théodosie.

Théoline f French (Rare)
Contracted form of Théodelinde, folk etymology, however, occasionally considers this name a contraction of Théo and Line.

Thérésine f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Thérèse.

Thiphaine f French
French cognate of Tiffany which had fallen out of usage after the Middle Ages and was rediscovered in the 1970s. The fact that in modern times this name is most commonly used in Brittany has led folk etymology to believe that this was a Breton name.

Thomasine f English (Rare), English (Puritan), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Thomas.

Thomassine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Thomas.

Titine f Walloon, French (African)
Diminutive of names ending in tine such as Justine and Clementine.

Toussaine f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Late medieval variant of Toussainte recorded up until the 17th century.

Toussine f French
Variant of Toussaine.

Tressine f French (Rare), English (Rare)
Could come from the french "tresse" who means braids. Can be also used to be a diminutive of Tressie.

Typhaine f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Tiphaine. This name is borne by French actress Typhaine Duch (b. 1986).

Urbaine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Urbain.

Urseline f French (Archaic), Antillean Creole
Archaic French variant of Ursuline recorded up until the 1700s. In modern times, this name seems to have survived, and barely so, in the Netherlands Antilles.

Ursine f German (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
German variant and French form of Ursina.

Ursuline f Dutch (Rare), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Ursulina.

Valantine f Picard
Picard form of Valentine 2.

Valérine f French (Rare)
French form of Valerina.

Védastine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Védaste, which is the French form of Vedastus.

Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

Vespérine f French (Quebec)
Presumably a feminized form of Vesper. It was used in 'Le Désespoir du singe' (2006-), a series of French-language graphic novels.

Vestine f French (African)

Victoirine f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Victoire.

Vincentine f French (Rare)
Rare French feminine form of Vincent.

Violaine f French, Theatre
Invented by Paul Claudel for his play L'Annonce faite à Marie (1912), the first version of which was titled La Jeune Fille Violaine (1892). It is often regarded as a variant of Violante, though Claudel may have taken it from a French place name.

Violine f Haitian Creole (Rare), French (Rare), Popular Culture

Vitaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Vitalina.

Wivine f French (African), Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Wivina. A known bearer of this name is the Congolese poet and political figure Kavidi Wivine N'Landu.

Xavièrine f French
Elaboration of Xavière.

Yolaine f French
Variant of Yolande or Violaine.

Yoline f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Ysaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isaline.

Yseline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Ysaline.

Ysoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isoline. Alternatively, according to Jean-Maurice Barbé, it is a derivative of Ysoie or Eusoye, which are French variants of Eusébie.

Zédéline f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zédélina.

Zépheline f French (Acadian)
Likely a variant of Zéphyrine.

Zéphine f French, Literature
Short form of Joséphine. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).

Zéphirine f French (African, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zéphyrine.

Zeraphine f French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Séraphine.

Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]

Zévérine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sévérine.

Zoéline f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian)
Elaboration of Zoélie.

Zoëlline f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlle.