Female French names: 100 chic and popular options

Is the family going to grow and still don’t know what the child will be called? How about taking a look at the list of female french names? We selected 30 options, from the most seen in Brazil to the most unusual, to serve as inspiration. Check out details about the origins and meanings below!

Most viewed female French names

1 – Mariana: It has three possible origins, one of which is from the French Marianne, a diminutive of Marie, the French version of Maria. From this origin, it can mean “sovereign lady”.

two – Lorraine: originates from the French Lorraine, from the Old French Lot-regne, which means “kingdom of Lothair” or “kingdom of the famous warrior”.

3 – Heloise: from the French Héloïse, it originates from the Germanic name Helewidis. It means “healthy”, “healthily wide”; “glorious combatant”, “famous warrior” or “famous in war”.

4 – Alicia: variation of the name Alice, a name of Germanic origin that appears as a diminutive of Adelaide. Originally Adalheidis, it reached the Portuguese language through the Old French Adaliz. It means “of noble quality” and “majestic”.

5 – Laiane: a variant of the names Liana and Liane, of French origin. These names are diminutives of the names Liliana, Liliane or Lilian. It means “God is an oath”.

6 – Nicole: emerged from the French Nicole, which is the feminine variant of Nicolau, a name of Greek origin. It means “the one who wins with the people” or “the one who leads the people to victory”.

7 – Isabel: means “pure”, “chaste”, “one who keeps promises”. The name spread throughout Spain, Portugal and France, becoming common among royalty until the 12th century.

8 – Sabrina: Hebrew, Latin, French and Anglo-Saxon origin. It means “princess”, “thorny cactus”, “like the saber” and “the one from the border”.

9 – Louise: French variant of Luísa, feminine version of Luís, which has origins in the Germanic Chlodovech. It means “glorious combatant”, “famous warrior” or “famous in war”.

10 – Jacqueline: was borrowed from the French name Jacqueline and is the feminine form of Jacques, which is equivalent to Jacó in Portuguese. It means “she who comes from the heel” and “the last twin to be born”.

Female French names

11 – Alice: originates from the French versions Adaliz, Alesia, Aliz, used as a diminutive of Adelaide, whose origin is Germanic. It means “of noble quality” and “of noble lineage”.

12 – Amelie: became famous in Brazil with the French film “The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain”, from 2001. It means “hard worker”, “diligent woman” and “active”.

13 – Anelise: one of the hypotheses is that it emerged as a variant form of Aneli, which arises from the French name Anely. It means “little graceful one”, “little one full of grace”, “God is an oath for this gracious woman” and “God is abundance for this woman full of grace”.

14 – Anna: French form of Ana, a name originating from the Hebrew Hannah, through the Latin Anna, which means “grace” or “full of grace”.

15 – Charlotte: French version of Carlota, diminutive of Carla and feminine variant of Carlos, which has its origins in the Germanic Karl, derived from karal, kerl. It means “woman” or “woman of the people”.

16 – Désirée: French name that originates from the Latin Desideratus – Desiderato, in Portuguese – whose feminine form is Desiderata and means “desired”.

17 – Diana: French variant of Diana, a name that arose from the Latin diana, derived from the word dius, which literally means “divinity”.

18 – Emmanuel: French variant of the name Emanuela, the feminine version of the name Emanuel. It means “God is with us” or “God is in the hearts of pure people”.

19 – Francine: diminutive and French form of Francisca and means “free French”.

20 – Gabrielle: is the French version of the name Gabriela, in turn one of the feminine variations of Gabriel, as well as Gabriele. Among its meanings are “strong woman of God” and “sent from God”.

21 – Gabrielly: originates from the male Hebrew name Gabriel. It means “person who follows God”, “God is my strength” and “strong woman of God”.

22 – Heloise: French version of Heloísa. It means “healthy”, “sane” or “of broad health”.

23 – Isabelli: graphic variant originating from Isabelle, French form of Isabel, a name that comes from the Hebrew Izebel, which means “chaste”, “pure”.

24 – Leonor: name originated from Old French Aliénor, a Provençal version of Helen or Helena. It means “the luminous one”, “light” or “torch”.

25 – Lourdes: Name of a French city and means “sloping rocky escarpment”.

26 – Lorrane: is originally an old French surname Lot-regne, from the Latin Lotharil regnun, which means “kingdom of Lothair”, a region located in northeastern France. Therefore, it means “she who belongs to the Kingdom of Lothair” or “inhabitant of Lorraine”.

27 – Marjorie: is used in English and French and comes from the medieval name Margery, which was a variant of the name Margaret or, in Portuguese, Margarida. It means “pearl”.

28 – Marie: French variant of the name Maria. In the original Hebrew, “myriam” means sovereign lady or “she who occupies first place”.

29 – Stephanie: English and French variant of the name of Greek origin Stephanos, which means “crown” or “wreath”.

30 – Sophie: the French version of Sophia, a name originating from the Greek sophía, which literally means “wisdom”, equivalent to the “Word” (holiness) in its feminine form.

Unique French Names

31 – Adelaide: noble

32 – Amelie: hardworking

33 – Aurelie: golden

34 – Aveline: small hazelnut

35 – Celeste: Celestial

36 – Clementine: gentle, merciful

37 – Delphine: dolphin

38 – Éloise: healthy

39 – Esmée: beloved

40 – Fayette: a little fairy

41 – Fleur: flower

42 – Margot or Margaux: pearl

43 – Geneviève: woman

44 – Giselle: a promise

45 – Inés: chaste and pure

46 – Lilou: lily flower

47 – Meline: little honey

48 – Mirabelle: plum

49 – Nicollete: victorious

50 – Noelle: born at Christmas

51 – Noémie: pleasant and adorable

52 – Risette: pleasant giggle

53 – Adrienne: from the city of Hadria

54 – Agnès: pure or sacred

55 – Alice: truth or reality

56 – Aline: noble

57 – Amélie: hardworking and hardworking

58 – Anastasie: resurrection

59 – Antoinette: highly commendable

60 – Bernadette: brave as a bear; name of the holy girl who saw an apparition of Mother Mary in Lourdes

61 – Caroline: strong

62 – Catherine: pure and clear

63 – Christine: follower of Christ

64 – Claire: clear and bright

65 – Danielle: God is my judge

66 – Dominique: belonging to the Lord

67 – Denise: Greek origin of Dionysus, the god of wine

68 – Édith: blessed with riches

69 – Émilie: excellent in all things

70 – Françoise: France or free

71 – Isabelle: God is my oath

72 – Joséphine: God will add

73 – Juliette: young

74 – Lucie: light

75 – Madeleine: a high, magnificent tower

76 – Mathilde: strength in battle

77 – Michelle: the one who is like God

78 – Monique: wise

79 – Nathalie: born on Christmas Day

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80 – Abrielle: A woman of God

81 – Aceline: a noble woman

82 – Adelle: diminutive form of Adeline

83 – Amalie: Hardworking and curious

84 – Aimée: Beloved and nurturer

85 – Annette: a variant of Hannah

86 – Belle: Beautiful

87 – Cerise: Cherry

88 – Chantal: a stone to build on

89 – Elayne: a ray of light

90 – Elloise: famous in war

Hyphenated compound names in French

Compound names used to be very common in France before the 21st century. These days, you’ll often find people from the older generation with hyphenated names, but those from the younger generation only have a first name. The following are some common two-word French names for girls. They are considered a unit, so when you encounter someone with a hyphenated name, address them with both words and not just the first.

Marie-Joelle Maria Clara Marie-Claude Marie-Thérèse Anne-Belle Ana Maria Marie-Élise Anne-Laure Marie-Jacques Marie-Eloise

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