By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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French
"freezing"
Frostine, best known in the U.S. as the name of the Candyland queen, is newly fashionable in France and is certainly a choice that any little girl the world over would love. Fanciful, if…
"trade wind"
This glamorous name of a hot young French singer is catching on. Tessa and Barron Hilton used it as a middle name for their daughter Milou.
"cove"
Name of Faulkner's great emotional villain in As I Lay Dying , Anse is not ordinarily used as a first name. It literally means cove in French, though the element ans means God in Old German and is…
Variation of Alexandra, Greek
"defending men"
Alexandra is a name with many international variations, elaborations and short forms, and Alexandrine is one of the more unusual, found mostly in France and Germany. Another, Alexandrina, was the…
Auberte is a feminine French name derived from the Germanic elements 'alb' meaning 'elf' and 'berht' meaning 'bright' or 'famous'. It is the feminine form of Aubert, which itself is a French…
French feminine variation of Albert
"bright, noble"
Albertine and Alberta are old-fashioned feminizations ala Geraldine and Roberta: a little bit clunky, a little bit regal, just waiting for a celeb to use them to make them cool again. Familiar in…
Feminine form of Alban, French, Latin
"white, bright; from Alba"
A stylish choice in France where it ranked in the Top 50 in a recent year, Albane is a relative of zippy Alba, but with the weightier feel of Constance, Mathilde, Hortense, and Ludivine. It…
French from Greek
"of strong nature, or, pacifier"
Pacome is a French saint's name rarely heard in this country, but currently being revived in its native France. Some variants are Pacomi, Pacomio and Pacomius.
"beloved"
Whether you pronounce it like the original Amy or the Frenchified Ay-may, this form adds considerable elan to an old favorite.
French, a semiprecious stone, or variation of Agatha
Though it's French, most Americans would pronounce it as the stone.
French form of Adelaide, Germanic
"noble kind"
The French form of the dignified Adelaide, Adélaïde has been borne by Belgian, French, and Luxembourgish nobility, along with musician Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier. It re-entered the French Top 500 in…
French feminine variation of Sixtus
"sixth-born"
While Sixtine is a name with ancient roots that's popular in modern-day France, it's hard to imagine it gaining hold in English-speaking lands, given its similarity to the number sixteen and its…
Adette is a feminine name that appears to be a diminutive form of Ada or Adele, with French linguistic influences. The 'ette' suffix typically indicates 'little' in French, suggesting 'little Ada' as…
French, related to "apple"
"apple"
A rarely heard--even in France--name, most prominent as the third name of Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi, the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and granddaughter of Grace Kelly.
"open, secure, protected"
This unique baby name is stronger, more distinctive than April or Avril.
Occupational name, English or French
"enameler"
Mailer is one of the more unusual of the on-trend occupational surnames. Recommended for fans of the macho writer Norman Mailer.
French literary name
Eponine is attracting new notice via the movie of Les Miserables, based on the book by Victor Hugo. Eponine is the spoiled daughter of Cosette's foster parents whose name, according to the story, was…
Abelle is a feminine name of French origin, serving as a variant of the more common Abelle or Abella. It derives from the Hebrew name Abel, meaning "breath" or "vapor." The feminine suffix "-elle"…
Abélia is a feminine name of Latin origin, derived from 'Abel', which means 'breath' or 'vapor'. The name was inspired by the botanist Dr. Clarke Abel, after whom the flowering plant genus Abelia was…
"Lost one"
This buoyant name has the same bouncy rhythm as Rafferty and Barnaby, but is virtually unused. It has plenty of literary cred, too: characters in The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter and Thomas…
