French Baby Girl Names

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ABELIA: French feminine form of Hebrew Abel, meaning "Sigh; breath." Variants include Abelie, Abella, and Abelle.

ACELINE: Feminine form of Acelin, meaning "noble; high-born." Variant, Asceline, exists.

ADÈLE: "pleasant; good humor." Also an Old German name meaning "nobility." Variants include Adele, Adelia, Adell, Adella, Adellah, and Adelle.

ADORLEE: "Adored."

ADRIENNE: "Dark."

AFRODILLE: "Daffodil."

AGATE: Old French jewel name and a variant of Agatha, meaning "good."

AGATHE: French form of Greek Agatha, meaning "Kind."

AIGLENTINA: "sweetbrier rose." Variant Aiglentine exists.

AIMÉE: French form of Latin Amy, meaning "dearly loved." Variants include Aimie, Aimey, Amey, Ami, and Amie.

ALACOQUE: meaning unknown

ALBERTINA: feminine form of Albert, meaning "noble and famous." Variant Albertine exists.

ALBRACCA: legend name

ALEXANDRINE: feminine form of Alexandre, the French form of Greek Alexander, meaning "defender of mankind." Variant Alexis exists.

ALITA: "winged." Variant Allete exists.

ALLYRIANE: French form of Greek word "lyre." Sometimes used as a name.

ALPHONSINE: feminine form of French and German Alphonse, meaning "ready for battle." Variant Alfonsine exists.

AMABELLA: "lovable." Variant Amabelle exists.

AMARANTE: French form of Greek Amarantha, meaning "immortal." Also a flower name.

AMBER: Old French name of the semiprecious stone. Also Arabian, and Muslim name meaning "jewel." Variants include Ambar, Amberetta, Amberly, and Ambur.

AMBRA: "jewel."

AMEDEE: "loves God"

AMELIE: "hard-working"

AMITEE: French form of Latin Amity, meaning "friendship; harmony." Variant Amite exists.

AMORETTE: French name meaning "little love." Variant Amoretta exists.

ANCELINA: "handmaiden." Variant Ancelin exists.

ANCELOTE: Feminine form of French Lancelot, a knight of the Round Table.

ANDRÉE: French form of Greek Andrea, meaning "courageous; manly; a man's woman."

ANGELETTE: "little angel." Variant Angeletta exists.

ANGELIQUE: French form of Greek Angela, meaning "messenger from God; angel." Variant, Angeline, exists.

ANNETTE: "little Ann"

ANTOINETTE: French form of Antonia, the feminine form of Latin Anthony, meaning "beyond price; invaluable." Variants include Antoinetta, Antonetta, Antonie, Antonietta, Antonina, Antonine, Netta, Netti, Nettie, Netty, Toinette, Toni, Tonia, Tonie, Tony, and Tonye.

APOLLINE: French form of Greek Apollina, the feminine form of Apollo, the god of the sun.

ARIANNE: French form of Greek myth name Ariadne, meaning "very pure; most holy." Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos who helped Theseus escape from the Labyrinth. Variant Arienne exists.

ARLETTE: French female name derived from Old English Charles, meaning "man; manly." Variants include Arlet, Arleta, and Arletta.

AUBINE: "blond." Variant Aubina exists.

AUBREY: Old French unisex name meaning "counsel from the elves; supernaturally powerful." Variants include Albreda (Ger.), Aubary, Aubery, Aubree (Fr.), Aubrette (Fr.), Aubrian, Aubrie, Aubry, and Aubury.

AUDA: Old French name meaning "prosperous." Variants include Aud, and Aude.

AVELAINE: "nut." Variant Aveline exists.

AVICE: "warlike."

AVRIL: French form of Latin April, meaning "opening up; new birth; blossoming."

AYA: legend name

AZURA: Old French name meaning "azure; sky blue." Variants include Azor, Azora, Azur, Azure, Azzura, and Azzurra.

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BABETTE: French short form of Greek Barbara, meaning "foreign; strange."

BAPTISTE: French form of Latin Baptista, meaning "baptizer; one who baptizes."

BELDA: "fair maiden"

BELISARDA: legend name.

BELLE: French name meaning "beautiful." Variants include Belinda, Bell, Bella, Bellina, Belva, Belvia, Billie, and Billy.

BERANGARIA: name of a princess.

BERNADETTE: French feminine form of Old German Bernard, meaning "brave as a bear." Variants include Berna, Bernadeena, Bernadene, Bernadett, Bernadetta, Bernadina, Bernadine (Teut.), Bernadyna, Bernardina, Bernardine, Bernee, Berneta, Bernetta, Bernette, Bernie, Bernita, Berny, and Detta.

BLANCHE: French name meaning "white; pale." Variants include Bellanca, Bellance, Biana, Bianca (It.), Blanca (Sp.) Blanch, Blancha, Blanka, and Blinny.

BLANCHEFLEUR: French name meaning "white flower." Variants include Acheflour, Blancheflor, and Blancheflour, and Welsh Blodwen.

BLONDELLE: French name meaning "little pale one." Variants include Blondell, Blondie, and Blondy.

BRADAMATE: legend name

BRICE: Unisexual name. Either an Old English name meaning "noble," a Celtic name meaning "swift," or a French name meaning either "speckled" or "from Brieuxtown." Also a Greek myth name of one of the Danaids. Variant Bryce exists.

BRIE: French place name sometimes used as a first name. Variants include Bree, and Briette.

BRIER: French name meaning "heather." In English the name stands for a "wild rose." Variant Briar exists.

BRUNELLA: Old French name meaning "little one with brown hair." Variants include Brunelle, Brunetta, and Brunette.

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CADENCE: "rhythmic." Variant Cadencia exists.

CALANDRE: "lark"

CALANTHE: "beautiful flower." Variant Calantha exists.

CAPUCINE: "cape." Variant Capucina exists.

CARESSE: "endearing"

CARINE: "pure." Variants include Carina and Cateline.

CARNATION: "flesh-colored"

CAROLE: "song of happiness." Variants include Carol, Carola, Carolina, and Caroline.

CHANTEL: "song"

CHARLOTTE: "tiny and feminine." Variant Carlotta exists.

CHARLINE: "manly." Variants include Charleen and Charlene.

CHARMAINE: "manly."

CHERIE: "dear." Variants include Cher, Cheree, Cheri, Cherise, and Cherry.

CENDRILLON: "of the ashes." Variant Cinderella exists.

CLAIRE: "clear." Variant Clarette exists.

CLARICE: "famous"

CLARIMUNDA: legend name

CLAUDETTE: "lame." Variants include Claudia and Claudine.

CLEMENTINA: "merciful"

COLETTE: "necklace." Variant Collette exists.

COMFORTE: "strength."

CORALIE: "coral"

CORETTE: "little maiden." Variant Coretta exists.

COSETTE: "victorious"

CREISSANT: "to create." Variant Crescent exists.

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DAISI: "daisy"

DAMIANE: "untamed." Variants include Damia, Damiana, and Damien.

D'ARCY: "from Arcy." Variant Darcy exists.

DELIT: "pleasure."

DELMARE: "of the sea"

DEMI: name taken from heraldry

DENISE: feminine form of Denys. Named for the god of wine. Variant Denice exists.

DESIREE: "desired." Variants include Desirat, Desire, and Desideria.

DIAMANTA: "diamond"

DIANA: Greek goddess of the moon. Variant Diane exists.

DIXIE: "born tenth"

DOMINIQUE: feminine form of Dominic, meaning "born on Sunday"

DORENE: "blonde." Variants include Dore, Doreen, Dorine, and Dory.

DURANDANA: legend name. Variant Durindana exists.

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EDMEE: feminine form of Edmund, meaning "rich protector."

EGLANTINE: "wild rose." Variant Eglantina exists.

ELEANOR: "light." Variants include Elienor, Elinore, and Ellinor.

ELISE: "consecrated to God." Variants include Elisa, Elisabeth, and Eliza.

ELITA: "chosen." Variant Eleta exists.

ELOISE: "famous in war." Variants include Eloisa and Eloisee.

EMMELINE: "industrious"

EREMBOURG: meaning unknown

ERMENGARDINE: meaning unknown

ESMERAUDE: "emerald." Variant Emeraude exists.

ESPERANZA: "hope"

ESTELLE: "star." Variant Etoile exists.

EUGENIA: "noble"

EULALIE: "well-spoken"

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FABIENNE: "bean grower"

FALERINA: legend name

FANCHON: "free." Variant Fanchone exists.

FANETTE: "crowned with laurels." Variant Fanetta exists.

FANTINA: "childlike." Variant Fantine exists.

FAUNA: " fawn." Variants include Faun, Faunia, and Fawnia.

FAVOR: "approval"

FAYE: "fairy." Variants include Fae and Fay.

FAYETTE: "little fairy"

FAYME: "famed"

FEALTY: "faithful"

FELICIENNE: "great happiness." Variants include Felicia, Felicity, and Filicia.

FIFI: nickname for Josephine, meaning "God increases." Variant Fifine exists.

FLEUR: "flower"

FLEURETTE: "little flower"

FLORDELIS: legend name

FRANCE: "from France"

FUSBERTA: legend name

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GAETANE: "from Gaete." Variant Gaetana exists.

GALATEE: "white"

GALLIA: "from Gaul." Variants include Gala and Galla.

GARLAND: "crowned with flowers"

GAY: "light-hearted"

GEMMA: "jewel"

GENEVRE: "juniper." Variant Geneva exists.

GENEVIEVE: "white wave"

GEORGETTE: feminine form of George, meaning "farmer."

GERMAINE: "from Germany." Variant Germain exists.

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HALETTE: "little Hal"

HARRIETTE: "rules the home." Variants include Harriet and Harrietta.

HEDVIGE: "fighter"

HELOISE: French form of Louise, meaning "famous warrior maiden."

HENRIETTE: "keeper of the hearth." Variant Henrietta exists.

HILAIRE: French form of Hilary, meaning "happy."

HOLLY: "shrub"

HONORE: "honor"

HUETTE: feminine form of Hugh, meaning "intelligent." Variants include Hugette and Huguetta.

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ILA: "from the island"

IVA: "from the yew tree"

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JACQUELINE: feminine form of Jacques, meaning "supplanter."

JACQUENETTE: "little Jacques." Variant Jacquenetta exists.

JEANETTE: "little Jean." Variant Jeanetta exists.

JEANNE: feminine form of Jean, meaning "God's gift." Variant Jehane exists.

JESSAMINE: "jasmine." Variant Jesamina exists.

JEWEL: "jewel." Variant Jule exists.

JOANNA: "God's gift"

JOLIE: "beautiful"

JOSEPHE: feminine form of Joseph, meaning "He adds." Variants include Josepha, Josephine and Josette.

JOY: "jewel; delight"

JULIETTE: "youthful." Variants include Julia, Julie, Juliet, Julietta, and Julita.

JULIENNE: feminine form of Julian, meaning "youthful."

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KARI: " joyful song." Variants include Karcsi and Karoly.

KARLA: "strong"

KARLOTTA: "tiny and feminine." Variants include Karolina and Karoline.

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LA ROUX: "red-haired"

LAURENE: "laurel." Variants include Laurel and Lauren.

LAURETTE: "little angel"

LAVERNE: "born in the spring." Variants include La Vergne, La Verne, Lavergne, Laverna, and Lavernia.

LEALA: "loyal." Variants include Lealia and Liealia.

LEONE: "lion." Variants include Leona, Leonarda, Leonelle and Leonie.

LIANE: "bond." Variant Liana exists.

LIRIENNE: "reads aloud." Variant Liriene exists.

LOGISTILLA: legend name. Variant Logestilla exists.

LORRAINE: "from Lorraine." Variant Loraine exists.

LOTYE: "tiny and womanly." Variants include Letje and Letya.

LUCILLE: "light." Variant Lucile exists.

LUNDY: "born on Monday"

LINETTE: "little lion." Variants include Lynnette and Lyonette.

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MADELENE: "tower." Variants include Madeleina, Madeleine, Madie, and Madolen.

MAGNOLIA: "flower"

MARIETTE: "bitter." Variants include Maria, Marian, Marianne, Marie, and Marietta.

MARCELLE: "warring." Variants include Marcella and Marcellia.

MARGUERITE: "pearl." Variants include Margaux, Margery, Margo, Margot, and Marjori.

MARJOLAINE: "flower." Variant Marjolaina exists.

MARPHISA: legend name

MARVEILLE: "miracle." Variants include Marvel, Marvella and Marvelle.

MATILDA: "strong in war." Variants include Mathilda, Mathilde, Mattie, Matty, Maud and Maude.

MAUREEN: "dark-skinned." Variants include Maura, Maurina, Maurine and Moreen.

MAURELLE: "dark and elfin"

MAVISE: "joy." Variant Mavis exists.

MELISANDE: "honey-bee"

MELODIE: "melody"

MELUSINA: "dark-skinned"

MERCI: "merciful." Variant Mercy exists.

METHENA: meaning unknown

MIGNONETTE: "delicate." Variant Mignon exists.

MILLICENT: "of a thousand saints." Variant Millicente exists.

MINETTE: form of Williamina, meaning "resolute protector." Variants include Mimi, Minetta, Minna, and Minnie.

MIRABELLE: "of incredible beauty." Variant Mirabella exists.

MIREILLE: "miracle"

MONIQUE: "wise." Variant Moniqua exists.

MORGANA: legend name

MUSETTE: "a song." Variant Musetta exists.

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NADINE: "from Nada"

NANNA: legend name

NATALIE: "born at Christmas." Variants include Natalii and Natuche.

NICOLETTE: "people's victory." Variant Nicola exists.

NINETTE: "grace." Variants include Ninon and Nanon.

NOELLE: "Christmas." Variants include Noel and Noella.

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ODELETTE: "little spring." Variant Odeletta exists.

OLYMPIA: "from Olympus."

OPHELIA: "serpentine." Variant Ophelie exists.

ORANE: "rising"

ORIEL: "bird"

ORLENE: "gold." Variants include Orlena and Orlina.

ORMAZD: legend name

ORVA: "worth gold"

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PAIGE: "attendant." Variant Page exists.

PANSY: "flower"

PARNELLA: "rock"

PASCALINE: "born at Easter." Variants include Pascala, Pascale, and Pasclina.

PATIENCE: "enduring"

PATRICE: "noble"

PENSEE: "thoughtful"

PHILLIPA: "loves horses"

PIERRETTE: feminine form of Pierre, meaning "rock." Variant Pierretta exists.

PRUNELLA: "color of plum." Variant Prunellie exists.

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RACHELLE: "lamb"

RAINA: "queen." Variants include Reina and Reine.

RAISON: "thinker." Variant Raissa exists.

RENEE: "reborn." Variant Rene exists.

RIVE: "from the shore." Variant Riva exists.

ROBINETTE: "small robin." Variant Robinetta exists.

ROMAINE: "from Rome." Variant Romana exists.

ROSAMONDE: "rose." Variants include Roesia, Rohais, and Rose.

ROSEMARIE: "bitter rose." Variant Rosemaria exists.

ROUX: "red"

ROXANNE: "dawn." Variant Roxane exists.

ROYALE: "regal." Variant Roial exists.

RUBY: "jewel." Variant Rubie exists.

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SEARLAIT: "tiny and womanly"

SIBYLA: "prophetess"

SIMONE: "heard; good listener."

SLAINIE: "health." Variants include Slania and Slanie.

SOLAINE: "dignified." Variants include Silana, Solaina, and Solange.

STEPHANIE: "crowned in victory." Variant Stefania exists.

SUZETTE: "lily." Variant Suzanne exists.

SYDNEY: " follower of Saint Denys." Variants include Sidonie and Sodonia.

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TEMPESTE: "stormy."

TILLY: " mighty in war." Variant Tilda exists.

TRINETTE: "little innocent." Variant Trinetta exists.

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VALERIE: "brave." Variants include Valara, Valeraine, and Valere.

VEDETTE: "from the guard tower." Variant Vedetta exists.

VERONIQUE: "honest"

VICTORINE: "victory." Variant Victorina exists.

VIGNETTE: "little vine." Variant Vignetta exists.

VILLETTE: "from the country estate." Variant Villetta exists.

VIOLLETTE: "little violet." Variant Violetta exists.

VIVIENNE: "lively"

VOLETA: "veiled." Variant Voletta exists.

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XAVIERRE: "owner of a new home." Variant Xavierra exists.

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YOLANDE: "strong." Variants include Yolanda and Yolanthe.

YOLETTE: meaning unknown

YSEULT: "fair"

YVETTE: "archer; yew wood." Variant Yvonne exists.

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ZARA: "light"

ZURIE: "white and lovely." Variants include Zuri and Zuria.