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French Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Flurie Flower; flower-like French Girl
Foi Faith French Girl
Fontella Fountain; (diminutive) little fountain English, French Girl
Francene Frenchwoman; free French, Latin Girl
Franchette Little French one; from Frank/Francis meaning "French" or "free" French Girl
Francique Derived from Latin Franciscus - Frenchman or free man French Girl
Franzett Little Franz - diminutive of Franz meaning "Frenchman" or "free man" French, German Girl
Françoise-Anne Combination of 'Françoise' (French/Frank, free) and 'Anne' (grace) - roughly 'Frenchwoman of grace' or 'free and graceful' French Girl
Françoise-Elisabeth Françoise: 'free' (Frankish); Élisabeth: 'God is my oath' (Hebrew) French Girl
Françoise-Laure Combines 'free' (Françoise) and 'laurel/crowned with laurel' (Laure) French Girl
Françoise-Marie Combines Françoise ('French' or 'free') and Marie (Hebrew Miryam: often 'beloved' or debated meanings such as 'sea of bitterness' or 'rebellion') French Girl
Fredrique Peaceful ruler French Girl
Fronde Sling; rebellion French Girl
Furnelle Possibly "little fern" or denoting origin from the Furnell surname/place; exact meaning is uncertain French Girl
Fyliberte Very bright; much-bright (bright one) French Girl
Gabelle Tax or duty - historically the salt tax (the gabelle) French Girl
Gaella Of the Gaels; Gaelic / from the Gaelic people Breton, French Girl
Gaelle Of the Gaels; Gaelic, 'from the Gaels' (Irish/Scottish) Breton, French Girl
Gaetane From Gaeta (the Italian town of Gaeta) French Girl
Gaie Merry; joyful, happy English, French Girl
Gaille Either "father's joy" (from Abigail) or "Gael/Gaelic person" (from Gaël); exact meaning depends on which root is intended. English, French, Gaelic, Irish Girl
Gaitanne From Gaeta (a coastal town in Italy) French Girl
Galaine Calm, serenity French, Greek Girl
Galie Likely from Hebrew 'Gal' meaning 'wave', or related to English 'Gail' (short for Abigail) meaning 'father's joy' Breton, English, French, Hebrew Girl
Galiene Calm, serenity French, Greek Girl
Gallienne Denotes origin from Gaul or 'Gaulish' (from Latin Gallienus/Gallus); sometimes associated with the word for 'rooster' (Gallus). French Girl
Galy Related to Hebrew 'Gal' meaning 'wave', or to Slavic/Greek 'Galina/Galene' meaning 'calm, tranquility'. French, Hebrew, Slavic Girl
Garcelle Uncertain - likely a modern French/Creole name with no well-established etymology French Girl
Gay Cheerful, merry, joyful English, French Girl
Gayella Little merry one; cheerful, happy English, French, Italian Girl
Geaninne God is gracious French Girl
Geanne Derived from Jeanne/Jean meaning "God is gracious"; may also evoke Anne meaning "grace" English, French Girl
Gemma-Lou Jewel + famed/famous warrior (combined sense: 'precious jewel' + 'renowned/famous') French, Latin Girl
Genee Well-born, noble English, French Girl
Geneeva Associated with Geneva or Genevieve; commonly linked to 'juniper' or interpreted from Germanic elements as 'tribe/kin woman'. French Girl
Genestine Likely 'broom' (the shrub) or 'of the broom'; occasionally interpreted as a feminine/derived form related to 'origin' (Genesis) French Girl
Genevee Derived from elements meaning 'kin/tribe' + 'woman' - commonly rendered as 'tribe woman' French Girl
Geneveieve Woman of the tribe French Girl
Genevevie Woman of the tribe French Girl
Geneviee Woman of the tribe (from Germanic roots meaning 'kin/tribe' + 'woman') French Girl
Geneviev From Germanic elements meaning 'tribe' + 'woman' - often interpreted as 'woman of the tribe' or 'tribal woman'. French Girl
Genevieve Woman of the tribe / kin woman French Girl
Genevievie Woman of the tribe French Girl
Genevive Traditionally understood as 'woman of the tribe' or 'kin-woman' (i.e., woman of the family/people) French Girl
Genevre Tribe woman French Girl
Genivee Derived from Germanic roots meaning 'tribe/kin woman' or 'woman of the race'. French Girl
Gennivieve Woman of the tribe / tribe woman French Girl
Genowiva Woman of the tribe / kin-woman French Girl
Gentiane Named for the gentian flower (often blue); linked to the plant and, via its name, to King Gentius French Girl
Genève Named after the Swiss city of Geneva; 'from Geneva' / 'of Geneva' French Girl

French Girls name popularity over time

Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.

1,973
Names in this origin
220
With data in 2024
27,465
Births 2024
220,402
Peak year 1949