French girl names

The standard English feminine form of Stephen

Wished-for child; desired

A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

Variant of Jeanne, from Jeanne, from Jehane, from Johanna, variant of Ioanna under influence from Iōhannēs, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of

Free woman; feminine of Charles

From the - feminine diminutive form of t=James

Variant of Jeanne, from Jeanne, from Jehanne, from Johanna, variant of Ioanna under influence from Iōhannēs, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

From Louise, the feminine form of Louis

From Anne, from Anna chiefly in reference to the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to, from Ἄννα in the New Testament, from חַנָּה, from חַנָּה

God will increase

Free woman; feminine form of Charles

From Joanne, from Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

Clear, bright, famous

From Annette, diminutive of Anne, from Ἄννα, the - New Testament form of the - female name with the French suffix '''ette''' meaning cute, adorable or little

Borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century

feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more)

Borrowed from Geneviève, from Genovefa, Genoveva, possibly either of origin, ultimately from -, or of origin, ultimately from genos

Borrowed from Marguerite in the 1860s

Best known for the ill-fated French queen

A courtesan (from the English translations of La Dame aux Camélias)

From the Adrienne, the feminine form of Adrien (equivalent to English Adrian)

Borrowed from French in the nineteenth century

From Bernadette, made famous by St

Borrowed in the twentieth century from - Paulette, a diminutive feminine form of Paul

From Simone, feminine form of Simon

Derived from Latin silva (forest)

Borrowed from Gigi

Means "April"