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- Adèle, girl.Noble
- Adeline, girl.Noble
- Adrien, boy.From Hadria
- Agathe, girl.Good
- Aimé, boy.Beloved
- Aimée, girl.Beloved
- Alice, girl.Nobility
- Aliénor, girl.French form of Eleanor; origin uncertain
- Alix, gender-neutral.Nobility, through Alice
- Amandine, girl.Worthy of love
- Ambre, girl.Amber
- Ambroise, boy.Immortal
- Amélie, girl.Vigorous; unceasing
- Anaïs, girl.Origin uncertain; possibly related to Anne or Agnes
- Anatole, boy.Sunrise
- André, boy.Manly, through Andrew
- Annie, girl.Grace; short form of Anne
- Antoine, boy.French form of Antonius; meaning unknown
- Antoinette, girl.Diminutive of Antoine; meaning unknown
- Apolline, girl.Derived from the name Apollo
- Ariane, girl.Possibly most holy; derivation disputed
- Armand, boy.Army man
- Aubrey, gender-neutral.Elf ruler
- Auguste, boy.Exalted; venerable
- Aurélie, girl.Golden
- Aurélien, boy.Golden, through Aurelius
- Avril, girl.April
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- Calvin, boy.Bald
- Camille, gender-neutral.French form of Camilla; ultimate meaning uncertain
- Capucine, girl.Nasturtium flower
- Caroline, girl.Feminine form of Charles
- Casimir, boy.Destroy + peace or world
- Celeste, girl.Heavenly
- Céline, girl.From Caelinus, or a short form of Marceline
- Charles, boy.Man; an alternative army derivation is proposed
- Charlotte, girl.Feminine diminutive of Charles
- Claire, girl.Clear; bright
- Clarisse, girl.Clear; bright, through Clara
- Clémence, girl.Merciful; gentle
- Clement, boy.Merciful; gentle
- Clementine, girl.Merciful; gentle
- Clotilde, girl.Fame and battle
- Colette, girl.Victory of the people, through Nicholas
- Côme, boy.Order; world, through Cosmas
- Coralie, girl.Coral
- Cosette, girl.Little thing
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- Eleanor, girl.Origin uncertain; linked to the medieval Alienòr family
- Elise, girl.Short form of Elizabeth
- Elodie, girl.Form of Alodia; possible riches element, origin uncertain
- Éloi, boy.Chosen
- Eloise, girl.Probably healthy and wide
- Emery, gender-neutral.From Emmerich; includes a ruler element
- Émile, boy.Rival
- Émilien, boy.Rival
- Estelle, girl.Star
- Étienne, boy.Crown; wreath
- Eugene, boy.Well-born
- Eugénie, girl.Well born
- Évariste, boy.Well pleasing
- Evelyn, girl.From the old Norman name Aveline
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- Jacques, boy.Form of Jacob; traditional heel-holder interpretation
- Jeanne, girl.The Lord is gracious
- Johanne, girl.God is gracious
- Jolie, girl.Pretty
- Josephine, girl.He will add, through Joseph
- Jules, gender-neutral.Form of Julius; also short for Julia or Julian
- Julien, boy.From the Julius family; ultimate origin uncertain
- Juliette, girl.Diminutive of Julie; ultimate origin uncertain
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- Lainey, girl.Short form of Elaine; meaning uncertain
- Laurence, gender-neutral.From Laurentum
- Laurent, boy.From Laurentum
- Lazare, boy.God has helped
- Léandre, boy.Lion and man
- Léane, girl.Possibly a blend of Léa and Anne
- Leon, boy.Lion
- Léonie, girl.Lion, through Leo
- Léontine, girl.Lion
- Lilou, girl.Short form or blend of Lili and Louise
- Lionel, boy.Little lion, through Léon
- Lisette, girl.My God is an oath, through Élisabeth
- Lottie, girl.Pet form of Charlotte or Liselotte
- Lou, gender-neutral.Short form of Louise or Louis
- Louis, boy.Famous in battle
- Louise, girl.Famous in battle
- Lucie, girl.Light
- Lucien, boy.Light, through Lucius
- Lucille, girl.Light; through the Lucius name family
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- Madeline, girl.Form of Magdalene; from Magdala
- Maël, boy.Prince; chieftain; lord
- Maëlle, girl.Prince; chief
- Maëlys, girl.Prince; chief
- Maeva, girl.Welcome
- Magali, girl.Of Magdala, through Magdalene
- Manon, girl.French diminutive of Marie; ultimate meaning uncertain
- Marceau, boy.Form of Marcel
- Marcel, boy.From Marcus; probably linked to Mars
- Marceline, girl.From the Marcellus family; possibly linked to Mars
- Margaux, girl.Pearl, through Marguerite
- Margot, girl.Pearl
- Marius, boy.Possibly related to Mars or Latin male
- Mathilde, girl.Strength in battle
- Mathis, boy.Gift of the Lord
- Maxence, boy.Greatest
- Maxime, boy.Greatest
- Melanie, girl.Black; dark
- Mélisande, girl.Vigorous and strong
- Milou, girl.Short form of Marie-Louise
- Mirabelle, girl.Wonderful
- Mireille, girl.Probably to admire
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- Remi, gender-neutral.Oarsman, through Rémi
- Remy, gender-neutral.Oarsman, through Rémy
- René, boy.Born again
- Reverie, girl.Daydream
- Romain, boy.Roman
- Romane, girl.Roman
- Romilly, gender-neutral.Surname from French place names
- Rosalie, girl.Rose
- Rose, girl.Rose flower; an older Germanic name history also exists
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- Séraphine, girl.Fiery ones, through the seraphim
- Sidonie, girl.Of Sidon
- Simone, girl.Hearing; listening
- Solange, girl.Religious; solemn
- Soleil, girl.Sun
- Soline, girl.Religious; solemn
- Sophie, girl.Wisdom
- Swann, gender-neutral.Surname with swan or servant origins
- Sylvain, boy.Of the woods
- Sylvie, girl.Wood; forest
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