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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is French; and a substring is a.
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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]
Félicia f French, Corsican
French form of Felicia, also used in Corsica.
Félicitaé f Norman
Norman form of Felicity.
Flamine f French (Rare)
French form of Flaminia.
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.
Francia f Spanish, South American, French, Italian (Rare)
From Latin Francia meaning "France" (see Francia). Also compare France 1.
Francilla f Antillean Creole, French (Caribbean)
Latinate variant of Francille, or a diminutive of names such as Francia or France 1 using the Latin feminine diminutive suffix -illa... [more]
Francinette f French, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Francine, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. In other words, one could say that this name is a double diminutive of Françoise.
Francise f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Francis.
Françoise-Xavière f French
Combination of Françoise and Xavière, modeled as the feminine form of François-Xavier... [more]
Francy m & f Dutch, English, French, German
Variant of Francie.
Fraunçouèse f Norman
Feminine form of Fraunçouès.
Gab f French (Rare)
Short form of Gabrielle.
Gabie f French
Diminutive of Gabrielle.
Gaëtanelle f French (Belgian)
Feminine diminutive form of Gaëtan.
Gaspardine f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Either a diminutive or an elaboration of Gasparde, which is the feminine form of Gaspard.
Gaudence m & f French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gaudentius (for males) and Gaudentia (for females).
Genavive f French (?)
The feminine name Genavive is used in Australian. Other countries in which name Genavive being used are French.
Géralde f & m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form and masculine variant of Gérald.
Giliane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Gilian as well as a variant Gilliane.
Gladie f French (Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
From Claudia, also from "gwlad" who mean country. French first name fairly common in 1900 until 1940. Which is starting to become popular in the Caribbean.
Glady f French (Caribbean)
Glady from Gladez. This first name comes from celtic "glad". This first name has the meaning of: wealth. Also from Gladie
Glaé f Picard
Diminutive of Aglaé.
Gracieuse f Literature, French (Rare), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Gracieux. This name was first used as one of the main characters of Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale Gracieuse and Percinet (1697)... [more]
Gredan f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Marguerite found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region as late as the 1600s.
Guiâné f Norman
Norman form of Jeanne.
Guiânette f Norman
Diminutive of Guiâné.
Guilaine f French (Rare)
Variant form of Ghislaine.
Gwendola f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Gwendolen and in some cases (often those of French bearers) also of Gwenola.
Hanaé f French (Modern)
French form of Hanae.
Harmonie f French
The french world for "harmony". The popularity of this name was influenced by the european french version of Super Mario where "Rosalina" is called "Harmonie". Also this is the french name of Harmonia.
Haude f Old Celtic (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical), French
Gallicized form of the Celtic name Eodez or Heodez.... [more]
Havise f Norman
Norman form of Hawise.
Héléna f French
Variant of Hélène.
Hermance f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
French feminine form of Herman, which was influenced or inspired by Latin, in that French names ending in -ce usually come from Latin names ending in -tius (for males) and -tia (for females)... [more]
Hermande f French (Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French variant form of Armande, which is ultimately derived from the Germanic masculine name Herman.
Honorade f French (Archaic)
Likely related to Honoratus.
Ilyana f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Ilyan.
Immaculée f French (African, Rare)
French cognate of Inmaculada. A known bearer is Rwandan writer Immaculée Ilibagiza (1972-), a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Indila f French (Modern, Rare)
Notably borne by singer and songwriter Indila, born Adila Sedraïa (1984-).... [more]
Iolantha f French
Variation of Violante
Isabé f Norman
Norman form Isabelle.
Isalia f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Archaic)
Spanish diminutive of Isabel and French and Flemish variant of Isalie.
Ivanne f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Ivan.
Izara f Basque (Rare), French (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the Basque country and French-speaking areas, this name is now generally considered a variant of Izar and Izarra... [more]
Izïa f French (Rare)
A famous bearer is Izïa Higelin (b.1990), a French rock singer, guitarist and actress. Her patents claimed to be inspired by Mzia but changed the spelling because it was too complex.
Jacobée f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine form of Jacobaeus, Iacobus (see Jacob).
Jacotte f Medieval French, French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Medieval French feminine form of Jacquot.
Jacquotte f French (Rare)
Feminine form Jacquot. Jacquotte Delahaye was a 17th-century female pirate or buccaneer from Haiti, whose father was French and mother Haitian.
Janick f & m Breton (Gallicized), French
Gallicized form of Janig as well as a variant of Yannick.
Jannelo f French (Archaic)
Archaic diminutive of Jeanne found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region as late as the 1700s.
Jânotte f Norman
Norman feminine diminutive of John.
Jeanina f French (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Jeannina (French) or Jeanine (Swedish and Danish). This was borne by a daughter of Christine Stampe (1797-1868), a Danish baroness and patron of the arts.
Jeanique f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Blend of Jeanne with any feminine name ending in -ique, such as Monique and Véronique... [more]
Jeannetounette f Norman
Diminutive of Jeanne.
Jeannotte f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Jeannot.
Jeanny f French, English
Diminutive of Jean 2 or Jeanne
Jessiann f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly a combination of Jessica and Ann.... [more]
Jorane f French (Quebec, Rare), Haitian Creole
This name is borne by French-Canadian singer and cellist Jorane Pelletier (1975-), who was born Johanne Pelletier.
Josépha f French
French feminine form of Joseph.
Jourdaine f French (Archaic)
French form of Jordana. Traditionally, this name was given to girls baptized with the water of the river Jordan.
Judicaëlle f Breton, French
Feminine form of Judicaël.
Kaïna f Berber, French
French variant spelling of Kahina.
Karën f French (Modern, Rare)
Probably a French variant of Karen 1
Kayliah f French (Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Most likely an elaborated form of Kaylee and Kayla. It was popularized in France by French singer Kayliah (1981-).
Kélia f French (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French and Portuguese form of Kelia.
Kiarisse f French (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Local vernacular form of Clarisse found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.... [more]
Klassina f French (Cajun)
Variant of Clasina
Kyliana f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually a combination of the names Kyle and Ana or Anna or Liana.... [more]
Laïde f Picard
Hypocoristic of Adélaïde.
Lainde f Norman (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lando.
Laïs f French
French form of Lais.
Lakmé f French
The name Lakmé is the French rendition of Sanskrit Lakshmi, the name of the Hindu “Goddess of Wealth”.... [more]
Lalie f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Eulalie, used as a given name in its own right.
Laureline f French, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare), Popular Culture
Medieval diminutive of Laura. This name was used for a character in the French series of science fiction comics Valérian et Laureline (1967-2010) as well as the 2017 movie adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
Laurianna f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Laurianne. Outside of the francophone world (such as in English-speaking countries), this given name tends to be either a variant of Lauriana or a combination of the names Laura or Laurie with Anna.
Laurienne f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lauriana, which is occasionally used in non-francophone countries.
Lawrence f French (Rare)
Variant of Laurence 2 with the spelling influenced by the English masculine name Lawrence.
Lazarette f French (Archaic)
Feminine diminutive of Lazare.
Lazarine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazare.
Lèane f Norman
Norman form of Léane.
Léanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Léa and Anne 1. Folk etymology occasionally considers this name a variant of Léonne.
Leïa f French (Modern)
French form of Leia.
Lénaïc m & f French
Variant of Lénaïk.
Lénaïk f & m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Lenaig.
Léona f French
French form of Leona.
Léonarde f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Léonard.
Léonora f French, French (African)
French form of Leonora. This name is borne by Léonora Miano (1973-), an award-winning Cameroonian writer.
Lévanah f French
French from of Levanah.
Lilas f French, French (Belgian)
Derived from French lilas "lilac".
Lilyane f French
Variant of Liliane.
Lisabiau f Norman
Rouenneis Norman form of Elizabeth.
Lliocadie f Norman
Norman form of Léocadie.
Loana f Breton, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Feminine form of Loan 1. This name saw a boost in popularity in 2001 thanks to Loana Petrucciani (1977-) when she appeared in the first season of Loft Story (the French adaptation of Big Brother).
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]
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.
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]
Louisiane f French
French form of Louisiana.