French Girl Names
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of 1,973 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henriett | Home ruler | French, Germanic, Hungarian | Girl | — | |
| Henriquette | Diminutive feminine form of Henri; 'home ruler' (ruler of the household) | French | Girl | — | |
| Holisse | Generally associated with 'holly' (dweller by the holly trees) or as a modern blend related to Héloïse (healthy/wide); overall meaning is modern/interpretive | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Hollie-Anne | Holly (the holly plant) + grace | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Hopie-Grace | Hope and grace | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Hortensia | Of the garden; associated with the hydrangea flower | French, Italian, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Hughete | Feminine/diminutive form of Hugo - 'mind, spirit, heart'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Hughettah | Derived from Hugh; from the Old Germanic element 'hug' meaning 'mind, heart, spirit' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Hughette | Derived from 'hug' meaning 'mind/spirit/heart' - generally interpreted as 'thoughtful' or 'little mind' | French | Girl | — | |
| Huguette | Derived from 'hug' - 'mind, spirit, heart' | French | Girl | — | |
| Idonia | Suitable, fitting, appropriate | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Ilaine | Bright, shining one; torch | French | Girl | — | |
| Ilyse | Consecrated to God; God is my oath | French | Girl | — | |
| Ingleberte | From elements meaning 'Ing' or 'angel' + 'berht' ('bright') - roughly 'bright' or 'bright/illustrious (one of Ing or an angel)' | French, Germanic | Girl | — | |
| Ingride | From Old Norse Ing (the god Yngvi) + fríðr (beautiful, beloved) - Ing's beauty / beloved of Ing | Dutch, English, French, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Iolande | Violet (violet flower) | French, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Iolanna | Violet (flower) | French, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Iolannah | Violet flower | French, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Irvette | Little yew (yew tree); associated with archery | French | Girl | — | |
| Isabele | Pledged to God; "God is my oath" | French, Hebrew, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Isahelle | Derived from Isabel/Isabella: 'God is my oath'; with '-elle' indicating a feminine form - generally interpreted as 'devoted woman' or 'pledged to God'. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Iseut | Possibly 'ice-battle' or 'iron-battle'; best known as the legendary heroine Iseut/Iseult of Tristan and Iseult | French | Girl | — | |
| Islette | Originally linked to Isabel/Isabelle: "God is my oath" (pledged to God) | French | Girl | — | |
| Isobella | God is my oath / pledged to God | French, Hebrew, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Isoude | Uncertain - often rendered as 'fair' or (speculatively) 'ice ruler'; linked to the legendary heroine Iseult/Isolde | Celtic, French | Girl | — | |
| Ivet | Yew (yew tree) | French | Girl | — | |
| Iveth | Derived from 'Ivo' meaning 'yew' (yew wood); associated with archery | French | Girl | — | |
| Ivetta | Diminutive of Yves/Yvette: 'yew' or 'young yew' (associated with the yew tree and bowwood) | French | Girl | — | |
| Ivettah | Derived from 'Ivo' meaning 'yew' (yew tree); associated with bows/archers. | French | Girl | — | |
| Ivoire | Ivory - the pale, precious material; connotes purity, elegance, rarity. | French | Girl | — | |
| Ivonette | Derived from Ivo/Yves - 'yew' (yew tree); by extension associated with 'archer' or 'yew wood' | French | Girl | — | |
| Ivonne | Derived from Ivo: 'yew' (yew tree), often associated with archery/bow wood | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacinth | Hyacinth - a flower or a reddish-orange gemstone (jacinth). | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacintha | Derived from Greek hyakinthos meaning 'hyacinth' (the flower or hyacinth-colored gemstone). | French, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Jacklin | Supplanter (holder of the heel) | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacklyne | Supplanter | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Jacqi | Supplanter (holder of the heel) | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacqlyn | Supplanter (from Jacob: 'heel-catcher') | French | Girl | — | |
| jacquae | Derived from Jacob/Jacques, meaning 'supplanter'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacquai | Derived from Jacob/Jacques meaning "supplanter" (one who follows at the heel). | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacqualyn | Supplanter (from Hebrew 'heel-catcher') | French | Girl | — | |
| jacquanette | Supplanter (from Jacob/Jacques) | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacquay | Female form of Jacob - 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacquelin | Feminine form of Jacques/Jacob - 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel' | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacquelle | Feminine form of Jacques/Jacob, meaning "supplanter" | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacquenette | Supplanter (holder of the heel) | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacqui | Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Jacquie | Supplanter (one who follows or takes the place of another) | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacquiline | Supplanter | French | Girl | — | |
| Jacquinn | Derived from Jacqueline/Jacques (from Jacob), meaning "supplanter" | English, 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