French Submitted Names

French names are used in France and other French-speaking regions. See also about French names.
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Thiry m Norman
Norman form of Theodoric.
Thomasse f Medieval English, Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Thomas. One French bearer was Thomasse Bernard Debussy (d. 1671), an ancestress of composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918).
Thomassine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Thomas.
Thoreau m English (Rare), French (Rare)
From the French surname Thoreau, named after the American philosopher Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
Thorgan m French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
This is the name of Belgian footballer Thorgan Hazard. His name was inspired by the Belgian comic strip "Thorgal".
Thylane f French (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from Vietnamese Thùy, Thủy or Thy and Lan 1... [more]
Thymiane f French (Rare), Literature
Gallicized form of Thymian. This name was coined for the protagonist in the French translation - Journal d'une fille perdue - of Margarete Böhme's 1905 novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen.
Tibeau m Medieval French, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Thibeau. With this particular spelling, this name can also be a medieval French diminutive of Tibère and other given names that start with Tib-, as -eau is a medieval French diminutive suffix.
Tiburce m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio). A known bearer of this name is the French cartoonist Tiburce Oger (b. 1967).
Tienne m Norman
Norman form of Étienne.
Tierno m French (African, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the Fula word cerno, an honorific title meaning "master".
Ti-grace f English (American, Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from Cajun French ''petite-Grace'' meaning "little Grace". A notable bearer is American feminist Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938-).
Ti-jean m Folklore, Antillean Creole (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from Cajun French ''petit-Jean'' meaning "little Jean". This is the name of a stock character in fairy tales from francophone areas in the Americas such as Quebec, Louisiana, Martinique, and Guadeloupe.
Timaël m French (Modern, Rare)
Recent coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Timéo and Maël.
Tisse m Picard
Diminutive of Batisse.
Titine f Walloon, French (African)
Diminutive of names ending in tine such as Justine and Clementine.
Titouan m Occitan (Modern), Gascon (Modern), French (Modern)
Diminutive of Titou, itself a diminutive of Antoine found in the French region of Béarn.
Tomy m French
Variant of Tommy.
Tosca f Theatre, Italian, German, French, Dutch
This name was popularized by Puccini's opera Tosca (1900) and its main character Floria Tosca.... [more]
Toscane f French (Rare)
From the region of Tuscany, Italy. Compare Tosca.... [more]
Tossana f French (Latinized), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Toussainte. In other words, you could also say that this name is the feminine form of Tossanus.
Touènette f Norman
Norman short of Antoinette.
Tours m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Contraction of Saint Ours recorded in French-speaking Switzerland up until the 19th century.
Toussaine f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Late medieval variant of Toussainte recorded up until the 17th century.
Toussainte f French
Feminine form of Toussaint.
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.
Tristane f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan.
Tristaun m Norman
Norman form of Tristan.
Trophime m French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Trophimus. A known bearer of this name is the French Baroque painter Trophime Bigot (1579-1650).
Trophimène f French (Archaic)
French form of Trophimena (see Trofimena).
Tullie f French (Rare)
French form of Tullia.
Typhaine f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Tiphaine. This name is borne by French actress Typhaine Duch (b. 1986).
Ubalde m French, Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Hugbald via it's Latinized form Ubaldus.
Ugénie f Jèrriais, Picard
Jèrriais and Picard form of Eugénie.
Ulry m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Gallicized form of Ulrich found in French-speaking Switzerland up until the 1700s.
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.
Ursin m French (Archaic), Romansh
French and Romansh form of Ursinus.
Ustache m Picard
Picard form of Eustache.
Valantine f Picard
Picard form of Valentine 2.
Valent m French (Archaic), Gascon
French and Gascon form of Valentius.
Valintin m Picard
Picard form of Valentin.
Vallentin m Medieval German, French (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic French form of Valentine 1.
Valmy m French, French (Belgian)
This name came into usage after the Battle of Valmy, which was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution. The battle took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops commanded by the Duke of Brunswick attempted to march on Paris... [more]
Vanina f Corsican, Italian, French, Literature
Corsican short form of Ghjuvannina. The name was borne by 16th-century Corsican noblewoman Giovannina "Vannina" d'Ornano (also known as "Vanina").... [more]
Vaudrée f French, French (Quebec)
A French form of Waldrada. It was borne by a 7th-century saint, the first abbess of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnais in Metz, France.
Védaste m French (Archaic), French (African)
French form of Vedastus. This given name is no longer in use in France today, but it still survives in francophone countries in Africa, such as Rwanda.
Védastine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Védaste, which is the French form of Vedastus.
Venceslas m French
French form of Václav, via the Latinized form Wenceslaus. Variant of Wenceslas.
Vénéra f French (Quebec, Rare)
Québécois form of Venera.
Vénusia f French (Rare)
French form of Venusia.
Véra f French
French form of Vera 1.
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.
Vernier m French (Archaic)
Allegedly a Gallicization of Werner, this name was recorded up until the 1700s. Today, it survives as a surname.
Véro f French
Diminutive of Véronique.
Véron m French (Archaic)
French form of Veronus. It is no longer in use, so now it only survives in the surname Véron.
Véronnique f Norman
Norman form of Véronique.
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.
Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]
Viatte f French (Archaic)
A local diminutive of an unidentified name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.
Victorène f Norman
Norman form of Victorina.
Victorienna f French, English
Feminine form of Victorien
Victorique f & m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
When borne by a female, this name is the French form of Victorica, which is the original feminine form of Victoricus. When borne by a male, this name is a variant spelling of Victoric.
Victouère f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Victoria. The name coincides with victouère "victory".
Victurnien m French (Rare, Archaic)
This name was borne by Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (31 May 1753 – 31 October 1793), a lawyer and statesman, and a significant figure of the French Revolution.... [more]
Victurnienne f French (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminine form of Victurnien.
Vinca f English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from vinca, the Latin name for the "periwinkle", ultimately from Latin vincio "to bind". This name has been in use since the 20th century.
Vincentine f French (Rare)
Rare French feminine form of Vincent.
Vinciane f French, French (Belgian)
French feminine form of Vincianus.
Vincint m Picard
Picard 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.
Violâte f Norman
Norman form of Violante.
Vivant m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Viventius. The name coincides with French vivant "living, alife".
Vivette f French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive form of Vivienne (see also Viviette), but it could also be an independent name that is ultimately derived from Latin vivus "alive" or Latin vividus "full of life, lively, spirited".
Volodia m French (Rare)
Variant of Volodya used in the Western world. It was borne by Chilean writer and activist Volodia Teitelboim (1916-2008).
Vonette f Norman
Norman truncated diminutive of Yvonne.
Vuillaume m French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Variant of Guillaume found up until the 1700s in French-speaking Switzerland as well as in Lorraine and the Franche-Comté regions of France.
Waast m Walloon (Archaic), Picard
Walloon form of Vedastus and Picard variant form of Vaast.
Walbourg f French (Archaic)
Gallicized form of Walburga.
Wandrille m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Wandregisel.
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.
Wladyslas m French
Gallicized form of Vladislav.
Wynnette f French
French diminutive of Wynnie. Can also be a variant of Wynona!
Xainte f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sainte. A notable bearer was Xainte Dupont (1595-1680), an early settler of New France, the wife of settler Zacharie Cloutier (1590-1677), and an ancestress to the Cloutier family of Quebec.
Xav m English, French, Spanish
Probably a short form of Xavier.
Xavérie f French, French (African), Dutch
French feminine form of Xavier.
Xavière f French
French feminine form of Xavier.
Xavièrine f French
Elaboration of Xavière.
Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.
Xydias m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Xydias.
Yacinthe f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Hyacinthe.
Yanette f Picard, Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine diminutive of Yan 3, as well as a Hispanic variant of Janet. A known bearer was French poet Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902-1976), who was born Anne Marie Paule Delétang in Picardy.
Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.
Yaniss m French
Variant of Yanis.
Yanne f French
French borrowing of Breton Yanna 2. ... [more]
Yannik m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yannig.
Yanny m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
Diminutive of Yann, Yannick and perhaps also Giovanni in a select few cases.
Yder m Arthurian Cycle, French, Anglo-Norman
French form of Edern. Used in some Arthurian romances, in both Old French and Anglo-Norman. This is also the common name of the character in modern French.
Ylan m French
Gallicized form of Ilan.
Ylane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
As a masculine name, this is a variant of Ylan; as a feminine name, Ylane is a Gallicized form of Ilana.
Ylann m French
Variant of Ylan.
Yoanne m French
Variant of Yoann.
Yolain m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Yolaine.
Yolaine f French
Variant of Yolande or Violaine.
Youna f Breton, French (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Youenn.
Youville m & f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Youville. This name was given in honor of Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville (1701-1771), the first Canadian-born person to be canonized.
Yrieix m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a Gallicized form of Aredius. This was the name of a 6th-century Catholic saint born at Limoges, France, also known as Saint Aredius, who served for a time in the court of the Franks and then founded the monastery of Atane in Limousin... [more]
Ysaé f French (Rare)
A other version of Ysé.
Ysaea f French (Quebec), English (Canadian)
Comes from the name Ysé, initially taken in Quebec then spread to Canada.
Ysé f Theatre, French (Rare)
Used by Paul Claudel for a character in his play 'Partage de midi' (1906). Perhaps it is derivative of Yseult.
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.
Yvana f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Yvan.
Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.
Yvanne f French
Variant of Yvanna.
Yve m French (Rare)
Variant of Yves.
Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.
Yvonnette f French
Diminutive of Yvonne.
Zabeth f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Elizabeth.
Zabou f French
Diminutive of Isabelle. French actress and director Zabou Breitman is a known bearer.
Zande m Walloon, Picard
Walloon form and Picard diminutive of Alexander.
Zaz f French (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]
Zazie f French
French diminutive of Isabelle. The French author Raymond Queneau used this for the title character of his novel 'Zazie dans le métro' (1959; English: 'Zazie in the Metro'), which was adapted by Louis Malle into a film (1960).
Zédélia f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Sedelia or Cedalie used in Québéc.
Zèfe m Picard
Hypocoristic of Joséf.
Zélatrice f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Zéla and Béatrice.
Zéléa f French (Belgian, Rare)
Maybe come from "zélée" the french world who mean zealous. Comes from Azélie
Zémire f Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Zemira.... [more]
Zénaïs f French
French form of Zenais.
Zené f French
Meaning of the name is 'beautiful peace'.
Zéolide f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole
Likely an 18th and 19th-century elaboration of the (very) rare feminine name Zéolie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -ide.
Zéolie f French (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly related to Zoila or an erroneous form of Zoélie.
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).
Zéphirin m French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Zéphyrin (see Zephyrinus). Though it was a popular French name in the 19th and early 20th centuries, its usage is mainly confined to various French-speaking African nations today.
Zéphyr m French
French form of Zephyr.
Zérildor m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a masculine form of Zerilda.
Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]
Zidore m Norman, Picard
Norman and Picard short form of Isidore.
Zilda f French (Quebec)
Short form of Exilda.
Zoel m French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoellus. ... [more]
Zophie f French
French variant of Sophie.
Zorha f Persian, French
Variant of Zahra used frequently amongst French speakers.
Zosime m Georgian (Rare), French (Rare)
Georgian and French form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).
Zotique m French
French form of Zotikos via Zoticus. A known bearer of this name was Zotique Racicot (1845-1915), a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal.
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