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French Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Mamanie Affectionate 'little mother' or 'beloved mother' - a playful, nickname-style name French Girl
Manetta Likely a diminutive form related to Manuela/Manette, generally interpreted as "little Manu" or "little one." French, Italian, Spanish Girl
Manette Diminutive form meaning "little Man" or more generally "little one" (likely derived from names such as Manon). French Girl
Marabelle Beautiful; lovely (often interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'wonderful') English, French Girl
Marcelie Little/young warrior (dedicated to Mars) French Girl
Marcene Feminine form of Marcus, meaning "warlike" French, Latin Girl
Marchele Little warrior; dedicated to the Roman god Mars French Girl
Marchelle Little/young warrior (dedicated to Mars) French Girl
Marcienne Of or dedicated to Mars; warlike French Girl
Mareelou A modern compound of Marie ('beloved' or historically interpreted as 'bitter') and Lou (short for Louise, 'renowned warrior') - roughly 'beloved/famous warrior.' English, French Girl
Marett Diminutive/variant of Margaret/Marie - associated with 'pearl' (by extension) French Girl
Margaretheis Pearl French Girl
margeaux Pearl French Girl
Marghuerite Pearl French Girl
Margote Pearl French Girl
Margott Pearl French, Greek Girl
Margruerite Pearl French Girl
Marie-Chantal Combination of Marie (from Mary - often interpreted as 'bitter' or 'beloved') and Chantal (from a French place-name/surname, often associated with 'stone' or sometimes linked to 'song') French Girl
Marie-Francette Little French Mary - combines Marie ('Mary' often interpreted as 'beloved' or 'bitter') and Francette ('little French' / from the Franks, 'free') French Girl
Marie-Francine Combines Marie ('bitter'/'beloved') and Francine ('French'/'free') - roughly 'beloved woman of France' or 'beloved/free one of France'. French Girl
Marie-Luce Combines Marie ('bitter'/'beloved') and Luce ('light') - roughly 'beloved light' or 'light of Mary'. French Girl
Marie-Mai Marie (Mary) - often 'beloved' or 'bitter' - combined with Mai (May), symbolizing the month of spring, growth, and flowers French Girl
Marie-Pierre Combination of Marie ('beloved'/'wished-for'/'Mary') and Pierre ('rock'/'stone') - roughly 'beloved rock' or 'Mary-Peter'. French Girl
Marielene Combines Marie ('beloved' / Mary) and Lene ('light' / torch from Helena) - roughly 'beloved light' or 'bright beloved' French Girl
Marielou Combination of Marie ('beloved' or 'sea of bitterness') and Lou ('famous warrior') - roughly 'beloved/famous warrior'. English, French Girl
Marienne Combination of Mary and Anne - 'beloved' (or 'bitter') + 'grace', often interpreted as 'beloved grace'. French Girl
Mariet Diminutive of Maria/Marie - 'little Mary' (related to Mary, meaning variously 'beloved' or 'sea of bitterness') Dutch, French Girl
Marilise Combination of 'Maria' (beloved) and 'Lise' (pledged to God) - 'beloved, pledged to God.' French, Latin Girl
Marilisse Blend of Maria ('beloved' or 'sea of bitterness') and Lise (from Elisabeth, 'God is my oath'); often interpreted as 'beloved of God' or 'God's promised beloved.' French Girl
Marilysa Blend meaning roughly 'beloved lily' (Maria = beloved/sea of bitterness; Lysa/Lisa = lily or short for Elizabeth 'God is my oath'). French Girl
Marinee Of the sea / seafaring French Girl
Marinne Of the sea; from the sea French Girl
Marique Variant of Maria/Marie - associated with Mary; commonly interpreted as 'bitter' or 'beloved'. French Girl
Marisse Likely "of the sea" (from Latin maris); often treated as a variant of Marisa/Marissa French, Latin Girl
Marjeta Pearl French Girl
Marjetka Pearl French Girl
Marjolaina Derived from the herb marjoram - 'of marjoram' or 'little marjoram', implying sweet/aromatic French Girl
Marjolan Derived from the herb marjoram; connotes the aromatic/sweet herb marjoram French Girl
Marjolayna Associated with marjoram (the fragrant herb); alternatively linked to Marjorie/Margaret meaning 'pearl'. French Girl
Marjolyne Variant of Marjorie/Marjolaine, meaning "pearl" Dutch, English, French Girl
Marjori Pearl English, French Girl
Markete Pearl Czech, French Girl
Markette Feminine diminutive of Mark - "little Mark"; ultimately from Latin Marcus meaning "dedicated to Mars, warlike" English, French Girl
Markise A noble title - 'marchioness' or associated with a ruler/guardian of borderlands; linked to nobility French Girl
Marlaine Blend of Mary and Elaine/Helene - roughly 'Mary's light' or interpreted as 'beloved/light' English, French Girl
Marlenne Variant of Marlene combining Maria ('beloved'/'sea') and Helene/Magdalene ('light'/'of Magdala'); often interpreted as 'beloved light' or 'shining one'. French, German Girl
Marlisse Derived from Maria ('bitter' or 'beloved') and Lise/Elisabeth ('pledged to God'); often interpreted as 'beloved pledged to God'. Dutch, French Girl
Marlyna A modern form related to Mary/Marlene - commonly interpreted as 'beloved' or 'wished-for child' (derived from Mary) English, French Girl
Marlysse A modern blend of Mary (Hebrew: 'beloved' or 'bitter') and Lys/Lise/Elise (French/Dutch: 'lily' or from Elizabeth 'God is my oath'); often taken to mean 'beloved lily' or a Mary–Lise combination. English, French Girl
Marnette Diminutive of Marina/Marnie - 'little sea' or 'little Marina'. 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