| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| Lumiere | Light, brightness | French | Unisex | — | |
| Lunaire | Moonlike; of the moon | French | Girl | — | |
| Lundi | Monday (often used to indicate born on Monday or a new beginning) | French | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Luvern | From the alder grove; springlike | English, French | Boy | — | |
| luxe | Luxury, elegance, opulence | English, French | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Lyonal | Young/little lion | French | Boy | — | |
| Lyonall | Little lion / lion-like (diminutive) | French | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Lyonet | Little lion (diminutive) | French | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Machel | Variant of Michael - 'Who is like God?' | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Machele | Who is like God? | French | Girl | — | |
| Macon | Mason; from the town of Mâcon (Burgundy, France) | English, French | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Mahieu | Gift of God | French | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.
