French Girl Names
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of 1,973 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| Marnielle | A modern blended feminine name; often associated with 'of the sea' (from Marina) or with Mary/Miriam meanings such as 'beloved' or 'bitter', depending on root | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Marqueite | Pearl | French | Girl | — | |
| Marquete | Little Marc; ultimately from Marcus, meaning 'dedicated to Mars' or 'warlike' | French, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Marquiette | Little pearl (diminutive of Margaret, meaning 'pearl') | French | Girl | — | |
| Marquite | Pearl | French, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Marseilees | Likely 'from Marseille' - a place-name-derived feminine name referencing the French port city | French | Girl | — | |
| Marselle | Warlike; dedicated to the Roman god Mars | French | Girl | — | |
| Martaine | Of Mars; warlike, devoted to Mars | French | Girl | — | |
| Martanne | Warlike; 'of Mars' (feminine form of Martin). Can also be interpreted as a blend meaning 'bitter grace' (Mary + Anne) | French | Girl | — | |
| marteli | Associated with Mars ('of Mars', warlike) or related to 'Martel' meaning 'hammer' | French, Italian | Girl | — | |
| Martene | Of Mars; warlike | French | Girl | — | |
| Martinette | Little Martin; 'of Mars' or 'dedicated to Mars' (associated with the god of war) | French | Girl | — | |
| Martyne | Of Mars; warlike, dedicated to the god Mars | French | Girl | — | |
| Marveille | Wonder, marvel | French | Girl | — | |
| Marvelle | Wonder, marvel; miraculous, admirable | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Mary Lou | From Mary ('bitter'/'beloved'/'wished-for child') and Lou ('famous/renowned warrior') - roughly 'beloved, famed warrior'. | French, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Marybele | From Mary ('bitter' or 'beloved') + belle ('beautiful') - roughly 'beloved/beautiful' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Marycelle | Blend of Mary ('bitter'/'beloved') and Marcelle ('warlike'); often interpreted as 'beloved little warrior'. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Maryene | Variant of Mary - 'beloved' (also historically 'bitter' or 'sea of bitterness') | English, French, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Maryenn | Variant of Mary - ultimately from Hebrew Miryam, commonly interpreted as "beloved" or "wished-for child". | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Marylene | Blend of Mary ('beloved' or 'bitter') and Lene/Helene ('light') - roughly 'beloved light' or 'bitter light' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Maryly | A modern blend based on Mary (Hebrew origin meaning 'beloved' or 'sea of bitterness') with a -ly ending; often taken to mean 'beloved and pure' or 'little Mary'. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Maryvonne | Blend of Marie (beloved/wished-for) and Yvonne (yew tree) - roughly 'beloved yew' or 'Mary of the yew'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Mashelle | 'Who is like God?' (feminine form of Michael) | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Maudeline | Derived from Magdalene: "of Magdala" (Magdala possibly meaning "tower") | French | Girl | — | |
| Maurelle | Feminine diminutive of Maurus/Maura, meaning 'Moor' - often rendered as 'little dark-skinned one' or 'of Moorish origin'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Maurielle | Derived from Maurus: 'Moor' or 'dark-skinned; from Mauritania' (diminutive/ feminine form) | French | Girl | — | |
| Mauryse | Derived from Mauricius/Maurus - 'dark-skinned, Moorish' or 'from Mauritania' | French | Girl | — | |
| Maviss | Song thrush; songbird | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Mayenne | From Mayenne (the French river or region) | French | Girl | — | |
| Maïlisse | Probably a modern French blend of elements such as Ma-/Marie and Élise/Mélisse; conveys associations like 'beloved' or, if linked to Mélisse/Melissa, 'honeybee'/'sweet'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Mechella | Who is like God? | French | Girl | — | |
| Meggan | Diminutive of Margaret, meaning 'pearl' | French, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Megon | Pearl | French, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Mehaut | Mighty in battle; strength in battle | French | Girl | — | |
| Meldoy | Song; musical, lyrical | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Melecint | Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'work' + 'strength' - 'strong in work' / 'industrious and strong' | French | Girl | — | |
| Melenee | Dark, black; often taken to mean dark-haired or dark-complexioned | French, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Melicinte | Industrious strength - 'work' + 'strength' (strong worker) | French | Girl | — | |
| Melidie | Song, melody; musical | French, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Meline | Associated with honey/sweetness; often considered a form of Melina or a diminutive of Ameline | Armenian, French, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Meliney | From Greek melania 'black, dark' or related to melina 'honey' - broadly 'dark' or 'honey-like' | French | Girl | — | |
| Melisanda | Likely 'industrious/strong' (from Germanic elements); sometimes associated with 'honey/bee' via similarity to Melissa | French | Girl | — | |
| Melisande | Work-strength; industrious and strong | French | Girl | — | |
| Melisende | From Germanic elements meaning roughly 'work/industrious' (amal) + 'strength' - 'industrious strength' or 'strong worker'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Melizande | Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'work' and 'strength' - often interpreted as 'strong' or 'industrious' | French | Girl | — | |
| Melleny | Dark or black; often interpreted as 'dark-haired' or 'the dark one'. | French, Greek | 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