French (Quebec) Submitted Names

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Neige f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Derived from French neige "snow". The name is ultimately derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre-Dame des Neiges "Our Lady of the Snows" (compare Nieves).

Neigette f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Neige.

Nérilda f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Noélie f French, French (Swiss), French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Cognate of Noelia.

Normeline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Obdulie f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Québécois form of Obdulia.

Obélina f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Obéline.

Obéline f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare, Archaic)
Means "spit, nail, rod, pointed pillar, horizontal line". From the Greek obelos (ὀβελός) with the French diminutive ending of -ine, -ie, or -ia.

Ocelia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), English (American, Archaic)

Ocelie f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Océlia.

Octava f French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Octavia.

Odéa f French (Acadian, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Odée.

Odélie f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Odelia 1, which is a variant of Odilia. Also compare Odalie and Odilie.

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).

Olier m Breton (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Breton form of Oliver.

Ophélianne f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)

Orcelia f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Orselia.

Orselia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Urselia.

Ortence f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Québécois variant of Hortense.

Oscarine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Oscar.

Osilda f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elments os "god" and hild "battle".

Osithée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Osithe.

Ositte f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ozitte and Osithe.

Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."

Ozélia f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Cognate of Ozélie.

Palémon m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.

Pantaléonne f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Pantaléon.

Parfait m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfectus.

Parfaite f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfecta. Also compare Parfait, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.

Parména f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Feminization of Parménas.

Phèdre f French (Quebec), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Phaedra.

Philanise f French (Quebec)
Possible vairant of Philonice

Philéas m French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec)
French form of Phileas.

Philémond m Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
Variant of Philémon.

Philias m French (Quebec)
Possible variant of Phileas

Phrosine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Theatre
Truncated form of Euphrosine. Mélidore et Phrosine (1794) is an opera by the French composer Étienne Méhul. It is considered an important example of early Romantic opera.

Policarpe m Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
Variant of Polycarpe.

Polydore m English (Archaic), French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
English and French form of Polydoros via its latinized form Polydorus.... [more]

Potentien m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Potentianus.

Potentienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Potentiana.

Precille f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Priscille.

Présille f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Huguenot, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Priscille.

Prisque f & m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic)
French form of Prisca and Priscus.

Protais m French (Archaic), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Protasius. This given name is no longer in use in France today, but it still survives in francophone countries in Africa, such as Rwanda.... [more]

Quentine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Quintina. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quentin.

Quintilien m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French variant form of Quentine, of which the use has not solely been limited to France: it has been used in other francophone regions in the world (such as Québec in Canada and Wallonia in Belgium) and even in non-francophone countries, such as the Netherlands.... [more]

Réal m French (Quebec)

Réjean m French (Quebec)

Renaude f French (Quebec)
Feminine form of Renaud.

Rhéal m French (Quebec), French (Acadian)
Possibly a variant of Réal.

Robertine f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Roberte and feminine form of Robertin. This name was borne by Robertine Barry (1863-1910), a French Canadian journalist and publisher.

Rodolphine f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Rodolphe.

Rogatien m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Rogatianus.

Romione m American (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Rosalma f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Rosa 1 (or Rose) and Alma 1.... [more]

Rosée f French (Quebec, Rare)
Means "dew" in French, presumably a French equivalent of Rocío.

Roselaine f French (Quebec), French (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Roselène, a variant of Roseline and a contraction of Rose and Madelaine.

Roselda f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Rosilda.

Rosianne f French (Quebec, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Rosiane.

Rosilda f Estonian (Archaic), Italian (Archaic), English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Walloon (Archaic)
Estonian variant of Rosilde and Italian, Québécois and Walloon form of Roshilda.

Rufinian m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Form of Rufinianus.

Saloméa f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Salomé.

Samuelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Feminine form of Samuel.

Sédulie f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Sedulia.

Sérafine f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Séraphine.

Séraphie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Seraphia.

Sergina f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Sergio and Serge.

Sérilda f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Québécois form of Serilda.

Sifroi m Medieval French, French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Siegfried.

Solaine f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Solange.

Sophilia f American (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Souline f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Originally a local form of Soline found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.

Staren f French (Quebec)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Styve m French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Stephen.

Symphore m & f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Symphorus (masculine) and Symphora (feminine). This name has always been predominantly used on men, and today there are no known living female bearers.... [more]

Symphorien m French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Symphorianus. Known bearers of this name include the French physician and humanist Symphorien Champier (1471-1539) and the French police chief and senator Symphorien Boittelle (1813-1897).

Symphorienne f French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Symphoriana.

Symphorin m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), German (Archaic)
French and German form of Symphorinus. There have probably also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Symphorien (French) and Symphorian (German).

Symphorine f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Symphorina. There have probably also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Symphorienne.

Symphorose f French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Symphorosa.

Talerie f American (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Tesseract m & f Literature (Rare), French (Quebec)
The name of the four-dimensional analogue of the cube.... [more]

Théonie f French (Rare), French (Acadian, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic), French (Caribbean, Archaic)
French form of Theonia.

Théonille f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Theonilla.

Théoriste f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Theriault m French (Quebec)
A bearer of the surname from the Angoumois region of France was documented as Thériault or Terriot in Sainte-Famille, Quebec, in 1713, with the secondary surname Granmaison.

Ulyssia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ulysse.

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.

Vénéra f French (Quebec, Rare)
Québécois form of Venera.

Vénérande f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Veneranda.

Venise f French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Venice.

Vénutia f French (Quebec, Rare)

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.

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.

Volusien m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Volusianus.

Wilbrod m French (Quebec)

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.

Xérille m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cérille.

Xydias m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Xydias.

Yacinthe f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Hyacinthe.

Yldéric m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
French form of Hilderic (cf. Ilderico).

Ymès m French (Quebec, Rare)

Yoachim m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Joachim.

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.

Ysaea f French (Quebec), English (Canadian)
Comes from the name Ysé, initially taken in Quebec then spread to Canada.

Ysahnn m French (Quebec)

Ysolde f French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Isolde.

Yvanhoé m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ivanhoé.

Yvelle f Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Zabette f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Zacharienne f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zacharie.

Zalie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Zamildée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Zarella f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), French (Rare, Archaic)

Zarildée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Zéanide f French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Archaic)