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Capucine

OriginFrench
Meaning"nasturtium"

About Capucine

Capucine was a chic French actress half a century ago and has been one of the most fashionable girl names in France in recent decades, ranking in France's Top 100. Capucine is also popular in French-speaking Belgium. To Americans and other English speakers, this name still feels fresh -- so fresh that last year, no baby girls were named Capucine in the US.

Pronounced kah-poo-SEEN.

As of October 2026, Capucine ranked #12805 in US births in 2008 SSA, peaked at #3419 in 1965.

Editor's take: The name Capucine is a girl's name of French origin meaning "nasturtium".

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Famous Capucines

  • Capucine

    stage,name of French actress Germaine Lefebvre

  • Capucine Motte

    Belgian,French gallerist and lawyer

  • Margaux Capucine d'Arabian

    twin daughter of American chef and TV host Melissa d'Arabian

Capucine in pop culture

  • Capucine

    French word for the nasturtium flower

  • "Pépino et Capucine

    " French,Canadian TV show about the title puppets

  • Rue des Capucines

    Paris

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