Paul
From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo. From Latin Paulus. From Latin Paulus, probably via Swedish Paul, German Paul or English Paul. Cognate…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
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Paulette
Borrowed in the twentieth century from French Paulette, a diminutive feminine form of Paul. Borrowed from French Paulette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Philibert
Borrowed from French Philibert.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Pierre
Borrowed from French Pierre. Doublet of Peter. Borrowed from French Pierre. Doublet of Pedro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Raul
Borrowed from French Raoul.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Rauli
From French Raoul. Cognate to English Ralph.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Rene
Borrowed from French René. From French René.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
René
Derived from French René. From French René. From Latin Renātus, name of a legendary 5th century French saint, from renātus (“reborn”), with identical meaning in French…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends É
Renee
A female given name from French, alternative spelling of Renée.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Renée
From French Renée, meaning reborn, stemmed from Latin Renata. Feminine form of male René.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Robert
From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Rocco
From the Italian form of the name of French 14th century saint Roch, of Germanic origin. The meaning is obscure; Old High German hruoh (“crow”) (from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz),…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Roland
From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of Orlando. Borrowed from French…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Romaine
Borrowed from French Romaine.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Rosalie
From French Rosalie, from the Latin saints’ name Rosālia, from rosa (“rose”). Doublet of Rosalia. From Latin Rosālia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Rosette
From French Rosette. By surface analysis, Rose + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Rosetta.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Sacha
Borrowed from French Sacha. From Russian Са́ша (Sáša).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Salete
Probably from French placename Notre-Dame de la Salette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Schurl
Borrowed from Bavarian Schurl, possibly from French Georges, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Schurli
Borrowed from Bavarian Schurli, possibly from French Georges, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Sébastienne
a female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek, female equivalent of Sébastien
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Simone
From French Simone, feminine form of Simon. Inherited from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σῐ́μων (Sĭ́mōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʿōn). Borrowed from French Simone.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Solange
Borrowed from French Solange.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Stefani
A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Stefanie
A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie, from the French Stéphanie, feminine form of Stephen.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Stephanie
Borrowed from French Stéphanie. The standard English feminine form of Stephen. Doublet of Stephania. Borrowed from English Stephanie, from French Stéphanie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Stephany
A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Susette
A form of Suzette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Sūzān
Borrowed from French Suzanne. Doublet of سَوْسَن (sawsan).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Suzanne
From French Suzanne. Doublet of Susanna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Suzette
From French Suzette, from Suzanne (“Susan”) + -ette, feminine of -et (diminutive suffix).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Sylvie
Derived from Latin silva (forest).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Szarlota
Borrowed from French Charlotte.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Theo
Short form of Theodore, or of the rare given names Theobald, Theophilus or Theodoric, or of Theodora. From French Théo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Therese
From French Thérèse.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Toini
Either shortened from French Antoinette, Spanish Antonia, or coined from toinen (“the second(-born child)”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Twan
From French Antoine, with elision of the first syllable.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
Valentine
From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino,…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Valerie
From French Valérie, from Latin Valeria. Doublet of Valeria. From Latin Valeria, feminine form of Valerius. Borrowed from English Valerie, from French Valérie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Valery
From French Valéry, from Latin Valerius. Doublet of Valerius. A variant of Valerie, from French Valérie, from Latin Valeria.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Viviane
From French Viviane, from Latin vivus (“living”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Vivienne
A female given name from Latin borrowed from French, a variant of Vivian.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Xemark
From French Saint-Marc.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
Xemartin
From French Saint-Martin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Xhak
Alternative form of Zhak (“Jacob (Jack), James”) (borrowed from French Jacques (“Jacob, James”)).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends K
Yannick
From French Yannick, from Breton Yannig. Borrowed from Breton Yannig (diminutive of Yann (“John”)).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
Yolande
Borrowed from French Yolande. Doublet of Yolanda.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Yves
Unadapted borrowing from French Yves.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
Yvette
Borrowed from French Yvette. The politics sense is a reference to the name of a docile young girl in a school textbook, and was popularized by separatist politician Lise…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Yvonne
From the French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew" (see Old English iw). It might have originally been used of an archer, since yew wood was…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Žaneta
Borrowed from French Jeannette. Derived from French Jeannette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Żaneta
Borrowed from French Jeannette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Zhak
From French Jacques (“James, Jacob”) (from Latin Iacobus, Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ)).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends K