Louisiana Creole Submitted Names

Louisiana Creole names are used in the southern United States by the Louisiana Creole people.
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Adelice f Medieval French, Louisiana Creole, French (Modern)
Variant of Adelicia. In France, this name was revived in the 1990s.
Adilie f Walloon, Louisiana Creole
Variant of Adèle (compare Adélie). Sainte Adèle d'Orp-le-Grand (also known as Adilie) is particularly venerated in Wallonia.
Aglaë f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Aglaia.
Aglaía f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Aglaia.
Alexandro m Louisiana Creole, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Louisiana Spanish form of Alejandro, as well as a variant of Spanish Alejandro and Portuguese Alexandre.
Alexie m Romanian, Louisiana Creole, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Alexis and Alexios as well as a Louisiana Creole form of Alexis.
Alexo m Galician (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Galician variant of Aleixo and Louisiana Spanish form of Alexis.
Alfonsia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Alphonsine.
Alozia f French (Quebec), Louisiana Creole
Creole form and Québécois variant of Aloysia.
Amincia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Amynthe.
Amynthe f & m French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole
French feminine and masculine form of Amyntas.
Apolinário m Portuguese (African), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Portuguese and Louisiana Spanish form of Apollinaris.
Arcades m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Spanish form of Arcade.
Arcángelo m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Archange.
Armantine f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Rare variant of French Armandine historically found in the Poitou-Charentes region.
Arna m Louisiana Creole, American (South)
A notable bearer of this name was the American writer Arna Bontemps (1902-1973), who was born into a Louisiana Creole family. By some accounts, his birth name was Arnaud.
Arsena f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish feminine form of Arsenios.
Atenasia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Athenais.
Azalée f French, American, Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
French form of Azalea. See also Azélie; as a French given name, the form Azélie appears to be more common (in French-Canadian, Louisiana Creole French regions).... [more]
Balentín m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Valentín.
Caitano m Aragonese, Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Aragonese and Louisiana Spanish form of Caietanus (see Gaetano).
Carlata f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Charlotte.
Carmelite f Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole
Most likely a diminutive of Carmel, possibly influenced by Spanish Carmelita.
Castille f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, English
Transferred use of the surname Castille.
Célésie f Louisiana Creole
Vernacular form of Céleste.
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".
Clarica f Medieval German, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medieval German variant of Claricia and Louisiana Spanish variant of Clarita via a Latinization of Clarice.
Colastie f Louisiana Creole
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Colas and a corruption of Scholastique (compare Colastia).
Constancia f Medieval Occitan, Medieval English, German (Bessarabian), Dutch (Antillean), Spanish, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Occitan and Spanish form and Bessarabian German variant of Constantia as well as an English Latinization of Constance.
Coraide f Louisiana Creole
19th-century elaboration of Cora with the then-popular feminine name suffix -ide.
Damita f African American, American (South), Louisiana Creole
Allegedly from the Spanish word damita meaning "little lady" (a diminutive of dama "lady, dame", ultimately from Latin domina). This name was popularized in the 1960s by American singer Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930-1998).
Debrun m Louisiana Creole
Meaning, "of brown."
Desdouleurs f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French des douleurs, meaning "the sorrows" and used as the Louisiana Creole equivalent of Dolores.
Domitilda f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Domitilde.
Donathilde f Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Donatille influenced by names ending in -hilde.
Donatilia f Louisiana Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Louisiana Spanish form of Donatilla as well as a Brazilian Portuguese elaborated form.
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.
Dorsille f Louisiana Creole
Possibly a Creole variant of French Drusille.
Edesie f Louisiana Creole
French form of Edusa via the variant Edesia.
Éli m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana French form of Eli 1.
Éliska f Louisiana Creole
Diminutive of Élisabeth, possibly influenced by Eliška.
Emanueline f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole diminutive of Emmanuelle.
Émelia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole cognate of Emelia and Emelie (via Emélie).
Émelise f Louisiana Creole
18th and 19th-century elaboration of Émelia and Émelie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -lise.
Emerancia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Emeranthe.
Emerite f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Emerita.
Emetilda f Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Matilda. Compare Acadian Métilde.
Émmanuel m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana French form of Emmanuel.
Erato m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Erastus.
Estéban m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Esteban.
Estevan m Louisiana Creole, Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant and Louisiana Spanish form of Esteban.
Etienna f Louisiana Creole (Rare, ?)
Possibly an Louisiana Creole feminine form of the French masculine Étienne.
Eucarista f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Euchariste.
Euchariste m & f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Eucharistus.
Eudolie f Louisiana Creole
Likely a Creole variant of Odélia or a feminine form of Eudes via its older form Eudo and the feminine variant Eudeline.
Eufamia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Euphemia.
Eutropie f Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Eutrope.
Evella f Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Evelle.
Ezilda f Norman, French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole
Norman feminine name of unknown etymology, possibly linked to the given name Isolde.
Ezora f Louisiana Creole
Possibly a variant of Isora.
Fanchon f French, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Diminutive of Françoise. It may have developed from the Breton name Fañchenn, the feminine form of Fañch... [more]
Florestine f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole
French feminine form of Florestan. This was borne by Princess Florestine of Monaco (1833-1897), daughter of the Monegasque prince Florestan I.
Florida f Late Roman, Albanian, Italian (Rare), English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Floridus. This is also the name of a state in the United States of America, which was originally named La Florida by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521)... [more]
Godefredo m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Spanish form of Godefroy.
Gonsalve m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Creole form of Gonzalo.
Helmina f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Hermine.
Honorario m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Spanish form of Honoré.
Idéa f Louisiana Creole, Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Idaea. As a given name, it may be an elaboration of Ide (the French form of Ida).
Idolia f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Eudolie.
Izora f English, Louisiana Creole
Possibly a variant form of Isora.
Josana f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Josanna, used as a Louisiana Spanish form of Josette.
Lazaro m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Lazarus.
Léoncia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Leontia.
Lestan m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Shortened form of a Norman personal name, either Leodstan or Leofstan. The involved name elements are LEOD "people", LEOF "love", and STAN "stone".
Leufroy m History (Ecclesiastical), Louisiana Creole
French form of Liutfrid via its Latinized form Leutfridus.
Lézin m French (Archaic), French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole, History (Ecclesiastical)
This name was/is usually given in honor of Saint Lézin, a 6th-century bishop of Angers, France. His name is said to be derived from Latin Licinius.
Lezina f Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Lezin.
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]
Lodoiska f Theatre, Louisiana Creole
Borne by the titular character of Simon Mayr's opera La Lodoiska (1796). The name itself is a variant of Lodoïska.
Lorentino m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Laurentinus.
Louisiana f Louisiana Creole (Rare), English (Rare)
From the name of the state in the southern United States, named after the French king Louis XIV, who reigned over France from 1643 to 1715.
Louisianaise f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French louisianaise "female Louisianian".
Luisiana f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Luisiana, the Spanish word for the state of Louisiana.
Maneta f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Manette.
Manette f Luxembourgish, Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Marie. In Louisiana, this name was also considered a rhyming variant of Nanette.
Marcéline f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Marceline.
Marcélite f Louisiana Creole
Likely a diminutive of Marcelle and/or a Creole variant of Marcellette.
Maximo m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Maximus.
Mélitte f Louisiana Creole
Most likely a Creole form of Melitta, this was also used as a diminutive and pet form of Émelia, Émelise and similar names.
Naneta f Czech, Slovak, Provençal, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Czech, Slovak, Provençal and Louisiana Spanish form of Nanette.
Nastasie f French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), Literature
Vernacular truncated form of Anastasie (compare Nastasia) found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France, this name also made its way to Louisiana... [more]
Nazaro m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Nazarius.
Odia f American (South), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole
Variant of Odéa and cognate of Odea. This name was borne by singer Odia Coates (1941–1991).
Omèr m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Homer.
Omère f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole
French feminine form and Louisiana Creole masculine variant of Omer.
Onezime m Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Onésime.
Osette f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Either a variant of Ositte or a feminine form of Osée.
Ozile f Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Ozille and possibly related to Ozella.
Ozitte f Louisiana Creole
Most likely a Creole form of Osithe.
Pelagía f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Pelagia.
Pouponne f Louisiana Creole
Feminization of Poupon.
Rosamie f English (Rare), Filipino, Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a diminutive of Rosamund (compare Annemie, Rosemay), though it is claimed to be a combination of Rose with French amie "friend".
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