French Girl Names
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of 1,973 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanete | Little Lana; alternatively associated with 'God is gracious' if linked to Jeanette | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lanette | Diminutive meaning "little Lana" or a feminine diminutive of Anne | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Laqueene | The queen | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Laraine | From Lorraine (the region in northeastern France) | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Laranne | Derived from Anne (Hebrew Hannah): 'grace' or 'favored one.' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Larette | Little laurel; crowned with laurel | French | Girl | — | |
| Larraine | From the region of Lorraine (northeastern France) | French | Girl | — | |
| Laudine | Praised; worthy of praise | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Laura-Joanne | Laurel; God is gracious | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Lauretha | Laurel-crowned; bearer of the laurel (symbol of victory) | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Laurynne | Crowned with laurel; from Laurentum (laurel), symbolizing honor or victory | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Laverene | From the alder tree or alder grove; sometimes associated with spring | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Laverne | From the alder trees / alder grove | French | Girl | — | |
| Lavernia | Possibly 'alder (tree)' or associated with the Roman goddess Laverna; sometimes treated as a feminine variant of Laverne/Lavinia | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lavett | Originally a surname meaning 'from Livet' (a place in Normandy); used as a given name from the family/place name. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lavonnie | Derived via Lavonne from Yvonne - 'yew' (yew tree) and by extension 'archer' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lea | From Hebrew Leah meaning "weary"; in English placename use derived from Old English lēah meaning "meadow". | English, French, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leane | Likely a variant of Leanne - combining 'Lee' (meadow) and 'Anne' (grace), often interpreted as 'graceful meadow' or related to 'grace'. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Leanor | Probably 'light' or 'bright' (by association with Eleanor); exact origin is uncertain. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lecia | Noble, of noble kind | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lecile | Probably 'light' (from Lucia/Lucille) or possibly linked to 'blind' (from Cecilia/Cécile); exact origin uncertain | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Lee Ann | Combines 'Lee' (meadow/clearing) and 'Ann' (grace) - 'graceful meadow.' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lee-Anne | 'Meadow/clearing' + 'grace' - commonly rendered as 'graceful meadow' or 'meadow of grace'. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Leigh-Anne | Meadow of grace | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Leman | Varies by origin: in Turkish/Persian/Arabic contexts often associated with brightness or moon-like qualities; as a Germanic surname (Lehmann) it means 'tenant' or 'vassal'; as Léman it is a place-name (Lake Geneva). | Arabic, French, Germanic, Persian, Turkish | Girl | — | |
| Lenett | Possibly “light/torch” (if from Helena) or “linnet/small songbird”; generally a diminutive-style feminine name ("little one"). | French, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Lenise | Variant of Denise - 'devoted to Dionysus' or 'follower of Dionysus' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lenita-Faye | Diminutive of Lena/Helena meaning "little light" combined with Faye meaning "fairy" or "faith" - roughly "little light fairy" | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Lenita-Rose | Lenita: little light/bright one (from Elena/Helena) + Rose: rose (flower) - 'little bright rose' or 'rosy little light' | English, French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Leonette | Little lion / lioness | French | Girl | — | |
| Leonille | Lion; lioness; brave, lion-like | French | Girl | — | |
| Lesley-Ann-Marie | Lesley: "holly garden"; Ann: "grace"; Marie: "beloved/wished-for" - combined: holly garden + grace + beloved. | French, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Lesley-Grace | Combination of Lesley (from a Scottish place name often interpreted as 'holly garden') and Grace (from Latin gratia, 'favor' or 'blessing'). | French, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Leslye-Marie | ‘Holly garden’ (Leslye) combined with 'beloved/wished-for' (Marie) | English, French, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Leverna | Likely 'alder tree'; sometimes linked to the Roman goddess Laverna | French | Girl | — | |
| Liann | Often interpreted as 'beautiful grace' or 'graceful' (Li + Ann) | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Liannah | Likely a modern blending of Liana ('vine') and Hannah/Eliana ('grace' / 'God has answered'); often interpreted as 'graceful vine' or 'God has answered'. | English, French, Hebrew, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Lienette | Diminutive form often taken to mean 'little linnet' (a small songbird); when linked to Vietnamese Liên, associated with 'lotus'. | French, Vietnamese | Girl | — | |
| Lilet | Little lily (flower) | Filipino, French | Girl | — | |
| Lili-Noe | Combination of 'Lili' (lily - purity, beauty) and 'Noé' (Noah - rest, comfort). | French | Girl | — | |
| Liliss | Derived from 'lily' (the flower); connotes purity, innocence; likely a diminutive or creative elaboration of Lily | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lilisse | Combines 'lily' (flower/purity) with the 'pledged/consecrated to God' sense from Lise/Elise | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lillet | Little lily - diminutive form of Lily, referring to the lily flower. | French | Girl | — | |
| Lilliana-Rose | Combination of 'lily' and 'rose' - symbols of purity, beauty, and love | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Lillie-Belle | Beautiful lily | English, French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Lilliebelle | Beautiful lily (combines 'lily' = purity/innocence and 'belle' = beautiful) | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lilybette | Combines 'lily' (the flower) with 'Bette' (diminutive of Elizabeth: 'God is my oath') | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Linelle | Diminutive of Lynn: 'little lake' or 'little pool'. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Linett | Generally 'little linnet' (small finch); if linked to Welsh Eluned, sometimes rendered as 'image' or 'idol' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Linettah | Probably 'idol' or 'image' (from Welsh Eluned); alternatively understood as a diminutive meaning 'little' or 'small' | English, French, Welsh | 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