This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is unisex; and the usage is French.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aloé m & f French (Rare)French version of
Aloe, The name is often used in fiction for the joke "Aloé Véra". Also a other version of
Aloés 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.
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.
Mabille m & f French (Rare)derived from the Old French word “mabile,” meaning “mable” or “mable stone.”
Mage f & m FrenchTransferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.
Merci f & m French (African, Rare)Occasionally used in reference to the French word
merci "gratitude; thanks", as evidenced by combination names like
Dieu-Merci ("Thank you, God").
Michou m & f French, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)French diminutive of
Michel, as
-ou is a French masculine diminutive suffix. This diminutive has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the fact that Michou is also a patronymic surname in France.... [
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Philaé f & m French (Rare)Possibly taken from
Philae, the Latinized form of Φιλαί
(Philai), the Greek name of an ancient island of the Nile which was the center of the worship of Isis and the site of temples dedicated to her... [
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Pompée m & f FrenchFrench masculine and feminine form of
Pompeius (see
Pompey). This was the name of a female Breton saint, also known as
Aspasie, Pompaïa or, in Breton, Coupaïa/
Koupaïa.
Sophonie m & f French (Rare)French form of
Sophonias. It was originally strictly a masculine name, but it has been used on females since the late 1980s, which is probably due to the name's strong resemblance to
Sophie.
Swann m & f French (Modern)Meaning uncertain, possibly a transferred use of the English surname
Swann. It was popularized in France by the 1984 film
Swann In Love (known as
Un amour de Swann in French), itself based on Marcel Proust's novel
In Search of Lost Time (1913).
Taulbee f & m NormanTaulbee is an ancient Norman name that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Taulbee family lived in Lincolnshire. Their name, however, is a reference to Taillebois, Normandy, the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.