French Girl Names
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of 1,973 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louyze | Famous or renowned warrior | French | Girl | — | |
| Loysette | Diminutive meaning "little Louis" (from Louis: "famous in battle") | French | Girl | — | |
| Loysse | Famous in battle; renowned warrior | French | Girl | — | |
| Loïsy | Probably a French variant of Lois or Louise - 'desirable' (Lois) or 'famous/famous warrior' (Louise). | French | Girl | — | |
| Lucelle | Light (diminutive: "little light") | French | Girl | — | |
| Luciena | Light (from Latin 'lux') | French | Girl | — | |
| Lucinde | Light, illumination | French | Girl | — | |
| Luciole | Firefly; literally 'little light' or 'glow' | French | Girl | — | |
| Lucyl | Light | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Ludoisia | Famous warrior; renowned in battle. | French | Girl | — | |
| Ludovine | Famous warrior | French | Girl | — | |
| Luella-Faye | Combines Luella ('renowned/famous warrior') and Faye ('fairy' or 'faith'); overall sense: 'renowned warrior with fairy-like charm.' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Luisette | Feminine diminutive related to Louis/Louise - "famous warrior". | French | Girl | — | |
| Lula Belle | Renowned/famous warrior + beautiful - 'beautiful, famous one' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lunaire | Moonlike; of the moon | French | Girl | — | |
| Lunet | Little moon (diminutive of Luna) | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Lunete | Little moon | French | Girl | — | |
| Lunette | Little moon | French | Girl | — | |
| Lurrine | Probably 'from Lorraine' (denoting the French region); may be a respelling of Lorraine | French | Girl | — | |
| Lusill | Derived from Latin 'lux' meaning 'light'. | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Lyliann | Combination of 'Lily' (the flower, purity) and 'Ann' (grace) - roughly 'graceful or pure lily.' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lylyse | A modern blended name evoking 'Lily' (the flower, purity) and 'Elise' (short for Elisabeth - 'consecrated to God'). | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lynnette-Marie | Compound name: Lynnette - a Welsh/English diminutive (linked to Arthurian Luned/Lynette); Marie - French form of Mary, from Hebrew Miriam meaning 'bitter' or 'beloved'. | English, French, Hebrew, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Lyonele | Little lion / lioness; 'lion-like'. | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Lyonella | Little lion / lioness | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lyonelle | Little lion; lioness | French | Girl | — | |
| Lyones | Associated with Lyon or Lyonesse - 'of Lyon' or 'lioness'; evokes lions and Arthurian romance | French | Girl | — | |
| Lyonete | Little lion; lioness (diminutive of 'lion') | French | Girl | — | |
| Lyonett | Little lion / lioness; can also imply 'from Lyon' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lyonette | Little lion / lioness; alternatively 'from Lyon' (a native of Lyon) | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Lyoney | Likely 'lion'/'lioness' or 'from Lyon' | French | Girl | — | |
| Lyonie | Lioness / 'little lion' or 'from Lyon' (place-name) | French | Girl | — | |
| Lyrique | Lyrical; songlike; of the lyre; poetic | French | Girl | — | |
| Lysanne | Lily + grace - 'graceful lily' or 'lily of grace' | French | Girl | — | |
| Lyvonne | Variant of Yvonne - 'yew' or 'yew wood' (associated with the yew tree/bow) | French | Girl | — | |
| Lyzelle | Variant of Elizabeth; 'God is my oath' / 'pledged to God' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Machele | Who is like God? | French | Girl | — | |
| Madam | 'my lady' - a respectful form of address for a woman | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Madame | Literally 'my lady' - an honorific title for a woman | French | Girl | — | |
| Maddeline | Woman from Magdala; 'of Magdala' (Magdala = 'tower') | French | Girl | — | |
| Madel | From Magdalene - 'of Magdala', often interpreted as 'tower' or 'high/elevated' | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Madelleine | From Magdala; 'woman from Magdala' (often interpreted as 'of the tower') | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Maeghan | Pearl (diminutive of Margaret) | French, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Magalíi | Pearl | French, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Magalíya | Associated with 'pearl' (via Margaret) and/or 'of Magdala' (from Magdalene) | French | Girl | — | |
| Magnolie | Magnolia tree/flower; named after Pierre Magnol; associated with beauty and dignity | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Magnolya | Derived from the magnolia tree; evokes beauty, dignity, and love of nature. | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Maibeline | Beloved; little beautiful one. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Maiebell | Beautiful May / lovely child of May (combines 'May/Maia' and 'belle' meaning beautiful) | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Maille | Feminine form of Maël meaning "chief, prince"; alternatively linked to the Irish Ó Máille (descendant of Máille) and to the Hawaiian maile vine (fragrant vine) | Breton, 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