Given-Name Spellings Found in This Study
from White, DGFA-1; Arsenault, Généalogie; and South Louisiana church and civil records
Among the French, a dit or dite is like a nickname. In this study, personal dits or dites are usually placed between a person's given name and family name (e.g., Jean dit Chapeau Mouton, or Anne dite Nanette Saulnier). An exception is Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil, whose dit was used also by his older brother Abraham, but their dit did not evolve into a surname. Some dits in Acadia did become surnames (e.g., Célestin dit Bellemère, Caissie dit Roger) or distinguished one branch of a large family from another (e.g., Hébert dit Manuel, Martin dit Barnabé).
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Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Abel | masculine | |
| Abraham | Abram | masculine |
| Abram | for Abraham | masculine |
| Achille | Achill | masculine |
| Adam | Adom | masculine |
| Adélaïde | Délaïde | feminine |
| Adèle | Adéole | feminine |
| Adélard | masculine | |
| Adelbert | masculine | |
| Adelin | masculine | |
| Adeline | Adeleine, Adéole | feminine |
| Adelma | masculine | |
| Adelus | masculine | |
| Adéol | Andéol, Andréol | masculine |
| Adéole | for Adèle/Adeline | feminine |
| Adolestine | feminine | |
| Adoliska | Adelisca | feminine |
| Adolphe | Adolph | masculine |
| Adolphine | Dolphine | feminine |
| Adon | Adonis | masculine |
| Adonatile | Adonathilde, Donathilde, Donatille | feminine |
| Adoptel | Adoptal | masculine |
| Adorestine | feminine | |
| Adrien | Adrian | masculine |
| Adrienne | Adrianne | feminine |
| Adverine | Adveline | feminine |
| Agathe | feminine | |
| Aglae | feminine | |
| Agnès | Ignès | feminine |
| Aimable | Amable | masculine |
| Aimé | masculine | |
| Aimée | Edmée | feminine |
| Aladin | Alladin | masculine |
| Alain | Allain | masculine |
| Albert | masculine | |
| Alcée | Alcé | masculine |
| Alcendore | masculine | |
| Alceste | masculine | |
| Alcibiades | masculine | |
| Alcide | masculine | |
| Alcina | feminine? | |
| Aldegonde | feminine | |
| Alexandre | Alexander | masculine |
| Alexis | masculine | |
| Alfred | Alphred | masculine |
| Alidor | Alidore | masculine |
| Aline | feminine | |
| Alix | usually masculine | |
| Almazee | Almazea, Almazette, Elmase, Elmasie, Elmaze, Elmazine, Elmose, Elmosee, Elimazee, Emazel, Ermazie | feminine |
| Aloisa | Alisia, Aloysa, Aloysia | feminine |
| Aloyse | Aloysius | masculine |
| Alphée | masculine | |
| Alphonse | Alfonse | masculine |
| Alphonsine | Alphronsine | feminine |
| Althée | feminine | |
| Alzire | Elzire | feminine |
| Amable | Aimable | masculine |
| Amand | Armand | masculine |
| Amanda | feminine | |
| Amarant | Emerant | masculine |
| Amaranthe | Emerante, Emeranthe | feminine |
| Ambroise | Ambrois | masculine |
| Amédée | Amédé, Amédéo | masculine |
| Amelice | Armelise | feminine |
| Amelie | Amelia, Émilie | feminine |
| Ameline | Amelina, for Émeline | feminine |
| Amenaïde | feminine | |
| Ami | for Lami | masculine |
| Amilcar | masculine | |
| Amonciade | Annonciade | feminine |
| Amy | feminine | |
| Anaclet | masculine | |
| Anaïs | Anaïse | feminine |
| Anastasie | Nastasie | feminine |
| Anatole | Anatol | masculine |
| Andéol | Adéol, Andréol | masculine |
| André | masculine | |
| Andrée | feminine | |
| Andressi | masculine | |
| Ange | masculine | |
| Angèl | masculine | |
| Angèle | for Angélique | feminine |
| Angélique | feminine | |
| Anne | Ann | feminine |
| Annet | masculine | |
| Annette | for Anne | feminine |
| Anselme | Anselm, Enselme | masculine |
| Antille | masculine | |
| Antoine | masculine | |
| Antoinette | feminine | |
| Apollinaire | Appolinaire, Polinaire | masculine |
| Apolline | Apollonie, Appoline | feminine |
| Aquila | feminine | |
| Arcade | feminine | |
| Arcelie | Arceline, Arselie, Arselia | feminine |
| Arcène | Arsène | usually masculine |
| Arcènne | Arsènne | feminine |
| Archange | Archangel | masculine |
| Arctave | Octave | masculine |
| Aristide | masculine | |
| Armand | Amand | masculine |
| Armelise | Amelice, Armelize | feminine |
| Armide | feminine | |
| Armogène | Hermogène | usually masculine |
| Arnaud | masculine | |
| Arnes | Ernest, Hernes | masculine |
| Arselie | Arcelie, Arceline, Arselia | feminine |
| Arsène | Arcène | usually masculine |
| Arsènne | Arcènne | feminine |
| Arthémise | Arthémide | feminine |
| Arthur | Artur, Orter, Orther, Orthere, Ortere, Ortur | masculine |
| Arvillien | Arvilien, Hervilien, Hervillien | masculine |
| Athanase | Athanas | masculine |
| Athanaise | Athenaise | feminine |
| Aubert | Auber | masculine |
| Aubin | Aubain | masculine |
| Augustave | masculine | |
| Auguste | August, Augustin, Justin | masculine |
| Augustine | Justine | feminine |
| Aulime | masculine | |
| Aurelie | Aurelia, Aureline | feminine |
| Aurelien | Orelien | masculine |
| Aurelienne | Aureline, Oreline | feminine |
| Aurestile | Orestile, Orestille | masculine |
| Aurore | feminine | |
| Ausite | Osite | feminine |
| Avenel | masculine | |
| Avantin | Avante, Aventin, Evantin, Evantine, Eventin | masculine |
| Aymar | Emar | masculine |
| Azélie | Azelia, Azélime, Azéline, Osilia, Ozilia, Zélie, Zélime, Zéline, Zulime | feminine |
| Azélima | Azélina, Zélima, Zélina | feminine |
| Azémie | Azéma, Azémée | feminine |
| Azena | feminine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Balthazar | Baltazar, Balthasar | masculine |
| Baptiste | for Jean Baptiste | masculine |
| Barbe | feminine | |
| Barnabé | Barnarbé | masculine |
| Barthélémy | Barthélémi | masculine |
| Basile | Basil, Bazil | masculine |
| Basilise | Baselice, Basilide | feminine |
| Bastien | Sébastien | masculine |
| Bastienne | Sébastienne | feminine |
| Bathilde | Batilde, for Mathilde | feminine |
| Béatrix | Béatrice | feminine |
| Bélisaire | Bélizaire | masculine |
| Béloni | Bélonie, Bélony, Bénoni, for Benoît | masculine |
| Belzire | feminine | |
| Benjamin | masculine | |
| Benjamine | feminine | |
| Bernadette | feminine | |
| Benoît | Béloni, Bénoni | masculine |
| Bénoni | Bénonie, Bénony, Béloni, for Benoît | masculine |
| Bernard | Bernar | masculine |
| Bernardine | feminine | |
| Berthélonne | feminine | |
| Berthilde | Bertille | feminine |
| Bertin | masculine | |
| Bertrand | masculine | |
| Bibianne | Bibiane, Bibiann | feminine |
| Bienvenu | masculine | |
| Billy | for Guillaume, William | masculine |
| Blaise | Blais | masculine |
| Blanche | feminine | |
| Blandine | feminine | |
| Bonaventure | masculine | |
| Bonne | Bone, Labonne | feminine |
| Brigitte | Brigid, Brigit | feminine |
| Bruno | masculine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Cadet | masculine | |
| Caliste | Calise, Calixte | usually masculine |
| Camille | masculine | |
| Carmelite | Melite | feminine |
| Carmesile | Carmigille, Carmezile | feminine |
| Carmilien | masculine | |
| Caroline | Coralie | feminine |
| Casimir | Cazimir | masculine |
| Catherine | feminine | |
| Cécile | Cécilia | feminine |
| Celadine | feminine | |
| Célanie | feminine | |
| Célesie | Célazie, Cilazie, Sélesie, Silazie | feminine |
| Céleste | feminine | |
| Célestin | masculine | |
| Célestine | feminine | |
| Celima | Celina, Selima | feminine |
| Celimène | feminine | |
| Céline | feminine | |
| Célise | feminine | |
| Célonise | Zélonie, Zélonise | feminine |
| Cephalide | Cephalie | feminine |
| Césaire | César, Césare | usually masculine |
| Césarine | feminine | |
| Cevennes | Seven, Sevene, Sevenne, Sevin | masculine |
| Charlemagne | masculine | |
| Charles | Charlitte, Charlot, Chat | masculine |
| Charlotte | feminine | |
| Cherasime | Gerasin, etc. | masculine |
| Chérubin | masculine | |
| Christine | for Catherine | feminine |
| Christophe | masculine | |
| Chrysostôme | Chrisostôme | masculine |
| Cidalise | Cydalise, Sidalise, Sydalise | feminine |
| Cidonise | Sidonise | feminine |
| Claiborne | masculine | |
| Claire | usually feminine | |
| Clairville | masculine | |
| Clarisse | Clarice | feminine |
| Claude | Glod | masculine |
| Claudine | feminine | |
| Clé | Clay, Clet, Clete | masculine |
| Cleandre | for Leandre | masculine |
| Clebert | Kleber, Klebert | masculine |
| Clédomire | Cléomère, Clodomire | feminine |
| Clelie | feminine | |
| Clémence | feminine | |
| Clément | masculine | |
| Clémile | Clémille | masculine |
| Cléobule | masculine | |
| Cléonide | feminine | |
| Cléonise | Éléonise, Léonise | feminine |
| Cleopha | masculine | |
| Cleophae | feminine | |
| Clet | Clete, for Clé | masculine |
| Clezia | masculine | |
| Clodomir | masculine | |
| Clotaire | masculine | |
| Clothilde | feminine | |
| Cobit | usually a dit | masculine |
| Colas | for Nicolas | masculine |
| Colastie | for Scholastique | feminine |
| Colombe | Colombus | masculine |
| Constant | masculine | |
| Coraïde | feminine | |
| Coralie | Caroline | feminine |
| Corantin | Corentin | masculine |
| Cosme | Come | masculine |
| Crescence | masculine | |
| Crispin | masculine | |
| Cromace | Crama, Cramas, Cromas, Cronias | masculine |
| Cydalise | Cidalise, Sidalise, Sydalise | feminine |
| Cyprien | masculine | |
| Cyrille | Cirile, Cirille, Cyril | usually masculine |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Daisie | feminine | |
| Damas | Damase, Darmas, Darmase, Darmasse, Demas, Dermance, Dermas, Ermas, Hermas | masculine |
| Damien | masculine | |
| Damonville | masculine | |
| Daniel | masculine | |
| Danmartin | Dom Martin, Don Martin | masculine |
| Darcourt | masculine | |
| Dartille | Datille, Dortille | feminine |
| Dauphine | feminine | |
| Davat | Dava, Davot | masculine |
| David | masculine | |
| Decomine | masculine | |
| Délaïde | for Adélaïde | feminine |
| Delise | feminine | |
| Delmire | feminine? | |
| Delphine | feminine | |
| Demosthène | masculine | |
| Denis | Denys | masculine |
| Denise | Denice | feminine |
| Déogène | Desgènes, Diogène | masculine |
| Dernon | Dermon, Dermond, Dornon | masculine |
| Derosin | Drausin, Drauzin, Drosin | masculine |
| Desédouard | for Édouard | masculine |
| Désiré | masculine | |
| Désirée | feminine | |
| Desolive | masculine | |
| Despanet | Desparet | masculine |
| Destival | Estival, for Christophe | masculine |
| Deterville | masculine | |
| Dion | masculine | |
| Dionne | feminine | |
| Dionys | masculine | |
| Dominique | usually masculine | |
| Domitille | Domethilde, Domicile, Domithilde, Donatille | usually feminine |
| Djanne | for Jean | masculine |
| Dolphine | Adolphine | feminine |
| Dolzé | masculine | |
| Dolzin | Dolsin | masculine |
| Don | for Jean | masculine |
| Donat | Donate | masculine |
| Donatille | Adonatille, Adonathilde, Donathilde | feminine |
| Don Louis | Dom Louis, Jean Louis | masculine |
| Doralise | Dovaise | feminine |
| Dorcili | Dorcely, Dorselie | masculine |
| Dorcine | Dorcini, Dorcino, Dorsin, Dorsini, Dorsinau, Dorsino | masculine |
| Dorestan | masculine | |
| Dornon | Dermon, Dermond, Dernon | masculine |
| Dorothée | feminine | |
| Dortille | Dartille, Datille | feminine |
| Dorville | Dormeville | masculine |
| Dosincourt | Ozincourt | masculine |
| Dosité | Dositée, Dosithé | masculine |
| Dositée | Dosithée | sometimes feminine |
| Douradou | Douradon, Douradoux, Duradon | masculie |
| Drosin | Derosin, Drausin, Drauzin | masculine |
| Dubregé | masculine | |
| Ducre | Ducret | masculine |
| Dufossard | Dufrossard | masculine |
| Duhamel | masculine | |
| Dulcinée | feminine | |
| Dumesuil | Dumeril, Dususail | masculine |
| Duplessin | masculine | |
| Duplessis | masculine | |
| Dupré | masculine | |
| Duprélond | Duprélong | masculine |
| Dupréville | masculine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Edesie | Edessie, Edezie | feminine |
| Edgar | Edgard | masculine |
| Édith | feminine | |
| Edmée | for Aimée | feminine |
| Edmire | Elmire | feminine |
| Edmond | masculine | |
| Édouard | Edward | masculine |
| Egesippe | Egespie | masculine |
| Elgladie | feminine | |
| Eglantine | feminine | |
| Eléocade | Léocade | feminine |
| Éléonide | feminine | |
| Éléonise | Cléonide, Cléonise, Léonide, Léonise | feminine |
| Eléonore | usually feminine | |
| Elezile | Elesile, Elezille | feminine |
| Elfride | feminine | |
| Élie | Élias, Élien | usually masculine |
| Éliodore | masculine | |
| Élisabeth | Élizabeth, Isabelle | feminine |
| Elisca | Eliska | feminine |
| Élise | for Élisabeth, Lise, Lisa, Liza | feminine |
| Élisée | Élizée, Élysée, Lisée, Mélezie, Mélisé, Mélisée, Mélissère, Mélizé | masculine |
| Ellen | Hélène | feminine |
| Elmaze | Almazea, Almazee, Almazette, Elmase, Elmasie, Elmazine, Elmose, Elmosee, Elimazee, Emazel, Ermazie | feminine |
| Elmire | Edmire | feminine |
| Élodie | feminine | |
| Éloi | Éloy | masculine |
| Éloise | Élouise, Héloise | feminine |
| Elphége | masculine | |
| Elvire | Elvira | feminine |
| Elzire | Alzire | feminine |
| Emar | Aymar | masculine |
| Émée | feminine | |
| Émeline | Amelina, Ameline | feminine |
| Emérante | Amarant, Emérand, Emérant, Emérent | masculine |
| Eméranthe | Amaranthe, Emérante, Emérence, Emérente, Méranthe | feminine |
| Emérite | feminine | |
| Émile | masculine | |
| Émilie | Amelia, Amelie, Émelie, Émilite, Melite | feminine |
| Émilien | Milien | masculine |
| Émilienne | feminine | |
| Emmanuel | Emanuel, Manuel | masculine |
| Enesilde | feminine | |
| Engelbert | masculine | |
| Enselme | Anselme | masculine |
| Éphigènie | for Euphrosine | feminine |
| Ephrem | Effrème, Efraime, Ephrème | masculine |
| Erasie | Erazie, Eurasie, Urasie | feminine |
| Eraste | masculine | |
| Erebe | masculine | |
| Eremise | feminine | |
| Ermas | Damase, Darmas, Darmasse, Dermance, Dermas, Hermas | masculine |
| Ernest | Arnes, Erneste, Fernes, Fernest, Hernes | masculine |
| Escholastique | Ecolastie, Scholastique | feminine |
| Esdras | Esdros | masculine |
| Esther | Ester | feminine |
| Estival | Destival | masculine |
| Ethelvina | feminine | |
| Étienne | Stephan, Stephen | masculine |
| Euchariste | feminine | |
| Euclide | Euclid | masculine |
| Eudalie | Odalie, Ordalie, Dolly | feminine |
| Eudoxile | Eudore | feminine |
| Eufroi | Euphroi | masculine |
| Eugènat | for Eugène | masculine |
| Eugène | masculine | |
| Eugénie | feminine | |
| Eulalie | Odalie, Ulalie | feminine |
| Eumea | Umea | feminine |
| Euphémie | feminine | |
| Euphémon | Fémon | masculine |
| Euphrasie | feminine | |
| Euphrosin | Euphraisie, Euphraisy, Euphrane, Euphrasine | masculine |
| Euphrosine | Euphroisine, Euphosie, Euphrosie, Euphrosyne, Froisine, Josine, Phroisine | feminine |
| Euranie | Uranie | feminine |
| Eurasie | Erasie, Erazie, Urasie | feminine |
| Eusèbe | Usèbe | masculine |
| Eusèbie | Usèbie | feminine |
| Eusèide | Euzèide | feminine |
| Euselia | feminine | |
| Eusilien | masculine | |
| Eusilienne | feminine | |
| Eustache | masculine | |
| Eveline | feminine | |
| Evantin | Avante, Avantin, Aventin, Evantine, Eventin | masculne |
| Ezepheline | Zephiline | feminine |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Fabien | masculine | |
| Faralie | Farelise, Farelize | feminine |
| Faron | Faraon, Pharaon, Pharon | masculine |
| Faustin | Fostin | masculine |
| Félice | feminine | |
| Félicien | masculine | |
| Félicienne | Féliciane | feminine |
| Félicité | feminine | |
| Félix | masculine | |
| Felonise | Phelonise | feminine |
| Fémon | dit for Euphémon | masculine |
| Fercy | Furcie, Furcy, Fursi | masculine |
| Ferdinand | masculine | |
| Fergile | Targile, Targille, Tarsille, Terzile, Terzille, Therzille | feminine |
| Fergus | Fergasse, Ferjus | masculine |
| Fernand | masculine | |
| Fernes | Ernest, Fernest | masculine |
| Ferreol | Ferreole, Ferriol, Ferriole | masculine |
| Fidèl | masculine | |
| Fidèle | feminine | |
| Filias | Phelias, Philias | masculine |
| Filosy | Philosi, Philosie | masculine |
| Flavie | feminine | |
| Florbert | masculine | |
| Florent | masculine | |
| Florestal | masculine | |
| Florestin | Florentin | masculine |
| Florestine | Florestille, Forestine | feminine |
| Florian | Florien | masculine |
| Florine | feminine | |
| Fortunatus | masculine | |
| Fortunée | feminine | |
| François | masculine | |
| Françoise | feminine | |
| Frédéric | Frédérick | masculine |
| Froisine | for Euphrosine, Frosine | feminine |
| Furcy | Fercy, Furcie, Fursi | usually masculine |
| Fusien | Fussien, Lucien | masculine |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Gabriel | masculine | |
| Gabrielle | feminine | |
| Gadrate | Gadrat, Gardrate, Guadratte | feminine |
| Gaspard | masculine | |
| Gédéon | masculine | |
| Geneviève | feminine | |
| Geoffroi | Geoffroy | masculine |
| Georges | George | masculine |
| Georgine | feminine | |
| Gerald | masculine | |
| Geralde | feminine | |
| Gérard | Géran, Gérant | masculine |
| Gérarde | feminine | |
| Gerasin | Cherasime, Gerasime, Gerasine, Gerassin, Jeresime, Jeresine | masculine |
| Gereyt | masculine | |
| Germain | masculine | |
| Germaine | feminine | |
| Gertrude | feminine | |
| Gervais | masculine | |
| Gervaise | feminine | |
| Gilbert | masculine | |
| Gilles | masculine | |
| Gillette | feminine | |
| Glod | Claude | masculine |
| Glodiche | for Claude, Glod | masculine |
| Godefroi | Godefroy, Godfroy | masculine |
| Godegrand | Godgrand | masculine |
| Goutraud | Gontran | masculine |
| Gracieuse | Gratieuse | feminine |
| Gratien | masculine | |
| Gratienne | feminine | |
| Grégoire | masculine | |
| Guillaume | masculine | |
| Guillemette | feminine | |
| Guillemine | feminine | |
| Gustave | masculine | |
| Guy | masculine | |
| Guyon | masculine | |
| Guyonne | feminine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Hedwige | feminine | |
| Hélène | feminine | |
| Héloise | Éloise, Élouise | feminine |
| Henri | Henry | masculine |
| Henriette | feminine | |
| Hercule | masculine | |
| Hermas | Damase, Darmas, Darmasse, Dermance, Dermas, Ermas | masculine |
| Hermenegele | masculine | |
| Hermogène | Armogène, Homogène? | masculine |
| Hernes | Arnes, Ernest | masculine |
| Hervillien | Arvilien, Arvilliern, Hervilien | masculine |
| Hierma | Irma, Yrma | feminine |
| Hilaire | masculine | |
| Hilarion | masculine | |
| Hippoline | Hypoline, Hyppoline, Pauline | feminine |
| Hippolyte | masculine | |
| Hippolythe | feminine | |
| Homer | Homere, Omer, Omere | masculine |
| Homogène | Hermogène? | masculine |
| Honoré | masculine | |
| Honorée | feminine | |
| Honorine | feminine | |
| Hortense | feminine | |
| Hugues | masculine | |
| Huguette | feminine | |
| Hyacinthe | usually masculine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Ignace | usually masculine | |
| Ildefond | masculine | |
| Iréné | sometimes masculine | |
| Irénée | feminine | |
| Irma | Hierma, Yrma | feminine |
| Isaac | masculine | |
| Isabeau | feminine | |
| Isabelle | Élisabeth, Isabel | feminine |
| Isidore | Isidor | masculine |
| Ismael | masculine | |
| Ismene | feminine | |
| Israël | masculine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Jacinthe | Jacinte, for Hyacinthe | masculine |
| Jacob | for Jacques | masculine |
| Jacqueline | feminine | |
| Jacques | masculine | |
| Jacquette | for Jacqueline | feminine |
| Jacqui | for Jacques | masculine |
| Jacquot | for Jacques | masculine |
| Jambo | for Joseph | masculine |
| Jane | for Jean | masculine |
| Janvier | masculine | |
| Jean | Don | masculine |
| Jeandrêche | for Jean | masculine |
| Jeanne | for Anne | feminine |
| Jeannette | Janette, for Jeanne | feminine |
| Jeannot | for Jean | masculine |
| Jeannotte | for Jean | masculine |
| Jehan | for Jean | masculine |
| Jeresime | Gerasin, Jeresine | masculine |
| Jérémie | masculine | |
| Jérôme | masculine | |
| Jessé | masculine | |
| Joachim | masculine | |
| Joacine | Joachine | feminine |
| Joan | masculine | |
| Joannis | for Jean | masculine |
| Jos | for Joseph | masculine |
| Josaphat | for Joseph | masculine |
| Joseph | masculine | |
| Josèphe | feminine | |
| Joséphine | feminine | |
| Josette | for Josèphe | feminine |
| Josine | for Euphrosine | feminine |
| Josseline | feminine | |
| Josué | masculine | |
| Judith | Judique | feminine |
| Jules | Jule | masculine |
| Julie | feminine | |
| Julien | Julian | masculine |
| Julienne | feminine | |
| Justilien | masculine | |
| Justin | for Augustin | masculine |
| Justine | for Augustine | feminine |
| Justinien | masculine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Kempton | masculine | |
| Kleber | Clebert, Klebert, for Adelbert? | masculine |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Labonne | Bonne | feminine |
| Laissin | Laisin, Lesime, Lessin, Lessaint | masculine |
| Lami | for Ami | masculine |
| Lasty | Lasti, Lastie, Solasti, Solastie | masculine |
| Laurena | feminine | |
| Laurence | Lorence | usually feminine |
| Laurent | masculine | |
| Laurenza | Lorenza | feminine |
| Lavinia | Livinia | feminine |
| Lazare | Lazaire | masculine |
| Leah | feminine | |
| Léandre | masculine | |
| Léger | masculine | |
| Léo | masculine | |
| Léocade | Eléocade, Léocadie | feminine |
| Léodice | feminine | |
| Léon | for Léonard | masculine |
| Léonard | masculine | |
| Léonelle | feminine | |
| Léonce | masculine | |
| Léonide | feminine | |
| Léonise | for Cléonise, Éléonise | feminine |
| Léonore | for Eléonore | feminine |
| Léopold | masculine | |
| Léoscar | masculine | |
| Léoval | masculine | |
| Lésime | Lézime, Onésime | masculine |
| Lésiphore | Olésiphore, Onésiphore | masculine |
| Lessin | Laisin, Laissin, Lesime, Lessaint, Lezin | masculine |
| Leufroi | Leufroy, Lufroi, Lufroy | masculine |
| Lise | for Élise and Élisabeth, Lisa, Liza | feminine |
| Lisée | for Élisée | masculine |
| Lisemène | feminine | |
| Lisette | for Louise | feminine |
| Livaudais | Livodais, Livodé | masculine |
| Livinia | Lavinia | feminine |
| Lizé | masculine | |
| Lodoiska | Lodoisca | feminine |
| Lorence | Laurence | usually feminine |
| Lorenza | Laurenza | feminine |
| Louis | Don Louis | masculine |
| Louise | Luce, Lucie | feminine |
| Louison | for Louise? | feminine |
| Lovency | Lauvensky, Lovenci, Lovinci, Lovincy, Lovinski, Lovinsky | masculine |
| Loyse | for Louise | feminine |
| Lubin | Urbain, Urbin | masculine |
| Luc | masculine | |
| Lucas | masculine | |
| Lucien | Fusien, Fussien | masculine |
| Lucius | masculine | |
| Lucie | Luce | feminine |
| Lucrèce | feminine | |
| Ludgère | Ludger, Ulger, Ulgère | masculine |
| Ludivine | Ludovine | feminine |
| Lufroi | Leufroi, Leufroy, Lufroy | masculine |
| Lusignon | Lusignan, Lusignant | masculine |
| Luma | Numa | masculine |
| Lutetia | feminine | |
| Luvinia | feminine | |
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Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Macé | masculine | |
| Madeleine | Magdelaine, Magdeleine | feminine |
| Madelichon | for Madeleine | feminine |
| Magitte | for Marguerite | feminine |
| Magloire | masculine | |
| Manléon | Mauléon | masculine |
| Mano | usually a dit | masculine |
| Manon | Nanon; for Anne | feminine |
| Manuel | for Emmanuel | masculine |
| Marc | masculine | |
| Marcel | masculine | |
| Marcelle | usually feminine | |
| Marcellienne | Marcilienne | feminine |
| Marcellin | Marcelin | masculine |
| Marcelline | Marceline | feminine |
| Marcellite | Marcelite | feminine |
| Marcellus | masculine | |
| Marguerite | Margueritte | feminine |
| Marianne | Marie Anne | feminine |
| Marie | feminine | |
| Marin | masculine | |
| Marine | feminine | |
| Massena | masculine | |
| Martial | masculine | |
| Marthe | Marte | feminine |
| Martin | masculine | |
| Martine | feminine | |
| Mathieu | masculine | |
| Mathilde | Matilde, Bathilde, Méothilde? | feminine |
| Mathurin | Maturin | masculine |
| Mathurine | feminine | |
| Matthias | masculine | |
| Mauléon | masculine | |
| Maurice | masculine | |
| Mavine | feminine | |
| Maxile | for Maximilien | masculine |
| Maxilien | for Maximilien | masculine |
| Maxim | masculine | |
| Maxime | feminine | |
| Maximilien | Milien | masculine |
| Maximin | masculine | |
| Mazard | masculine | |
| Méance | Méyance | masculine |
| Mélaïde | feminine | |
| Mélanie | feminine | |
| Mélasie | feminine | |
| Melchior | masculine | |
| Mélicère | Mélicaire, Mélisaire, Mélissaire, Mélisère, Mellisaire | feminine |
| Meline | for Émeline | feminine |
| Mélissère | Élisée, Élizée, Élysée, Lisée, Mélezie, Mélisé, Mélisée, Mélizé | masculine |
| Méothilde | Mathilde? | feminine |
| Méranthe | Amaranthe, Emérante, Eméranthe, Emérence, Emérente, | feminine |
| Mesilda | Mezilda | feminine |
| Melite | for Émilie | feminine |
| Melville | masculine | |
| Michaelle | Michaele | feminine |
| Michaud | for Michel | masculine |
| Michel | Michael | masculine |
| Michelle | feminine | |
| Micto | for Michel | masculine |
| Miguel | for Michel | masculine |
| Milien | for Émilien, Maximilien | masculine |
| Miquetau | for Michel | masculine |
| Mirza | Mirsa, Myrza | feminine |
| Modeste | feminine | |
| Moïse | masculine | |
| Moléon | for Timoléon | masculine |
| Monique | feminine | |
| Monjoannis | masculine | |
| Murphy | masculine | |
| Murville | Meurville, Mourville | masculine |
| Myrtile | Mirtil, Mirtile, Mirtille, Myrtille | masculine |
| Myrza | Mirsa, Mirza | feminine |
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Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Nabor | masculine | |
| Nannette | for Anne | feminine |
| Nanon | Manon; for Anne | feminine |
| Napoléon | masculine | |
| Narcisse | masculine | |
| Nathalie | Natalie | feminine |
| Nerault | Nero | masculine |
| Nesima | feminine? | |
| Neuville | masculine | |
| Nicaise | masculine | |
| Nicéphore | Onésiphore | masculinje |
| Nicolas | Nicholas | masculine |
| Nicole | feminine | |
| Nicomède | masculine | |
| Niganne | for Anne | feminine |
| Niguez | for Nicaise | masculine |
| Noël | masculine | |
| Nolle | masculine | |
| Noemi | Noemie, Nohemie | feminine |
| Numa | Luma | masculine |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Obelline | feminine | |
| Octave | masculine | |
| Octavie | feminine | |
| Oculi | masculine | |
| Odalie | Eudalie, Ordalie, Dolly | feminine |
| Odèide | feminine | |
| Odile | Odelle, Odille | usually feminine |
| Odilon | Olidon | masculine |
| Ofelia | Ophilia | feminine |
| Ofphila | Orfila, Orphila, Oyfila | masculine |
| Olésime | Onésime | masculine |
| Olésiphore | Lésiphore, Onésiphore | masculine |
| Oleus | masculine | |
| Olidon | Odilon | masculine |
| Oliva | sometimes masculine | |
| Olive | Oliva | feminine |
| Olivier | masculine | |
| Olyme | Olime | masculine |
| Olymphe | feminine | |
| Omer | Homer, Omere | masculine |
| Onesia | Onezia | feminine |
| Onésima | Onézima | feminine |
| Onésime | Lésime, Lézime, Olésime, Onézime | masculine |
| Onésiphore | Nicéphore | masculine |
| Onésippe | masculine | |
| Ophilia | Ofelia | feminine |
| Optime | masculine | |
| Ordalie | Eudalie, Odalie | feminine |
| Orelien | Aurelien | masculine |
| Orestile | Aurestile, Orestille | masculine |
| Orther | Arthur, Artur, Orter, Ortere, Orthere, Ortur | masculine |
| Osea | Ozea | feminine |
| Osémé | Ozémé | masculine |
| Osianna | Ozina | masculine |
| Osite | Ausite | feminine |
| Ovide | usually feminine | |
| Ovile | Ovil | masculine |
| Oville | feminine | |
| Ozanne | for Marie-Anne | feminine |
| Ozea | Osea | feminine |
| Ozémé | Osémé | masculine |
| Ozilia | Azélie | feminine |
| Ozina | Osianna | masculine |
| Ozincourt | Dosincourt | masculine |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Pacifique | feminine | |
| Palestine | Palestina | feminine |
| Palmire | feminine | |
| Pamela | feminine | |
| Pantaléon | masculine | |
| Parrote | for Pierre | masculine |
| Pascal | masculine | |
| Paschalin | for Pascal | masculine |
| Paul | masculine | |
| Paulin | for Paul | masculine |
| Pauline | for Apolline, Apollonie | feminine |
| Pedro | Spanish, for Pierre | masculine |
| Pélagie | feminine | |
| Pelegrin | masculine | |
| Perosine | Perosinne | feminine |
| Perpétué | feminine | |
| Perrette | feminine | |
| Pérrine | Périnne | feminine |
| Pharon | Faraon, Faron, Pharaon | masculine |
| Phelonise | Felonise, Philonise | feminine |
| Philemon | Philemond | masculine |
| Philias | Filias, Phelias | masculine |
| Philibert | masculine | |
| Philippe | masculine | |
| Philippine | feminine | |
| Philogène | masculine | |
| Philosie | Filosy, Philosi | masculine |
| Philomène | usually feminine | |
| Phroisine | for Euphrosine, Froisine | feminine |
| Piau | for Pierre | masculine |
| Piérès | masculine | |
| Pierre | masculine | |
| Pierrot | for Pierre | masculine |
| Pitre | for Pierre | masculine |
| Placide | masculine | |
| Polet | for Paul | masculine |
| Polinaire | for Apollinaire | masculine |
| Pollone | for Apolline, Apollonie, Pauline | feminine |
| Poncy | masculine | |
| Pouponne | same as le jeune; literally, pregnant; Poupon | usually, ironically, masculine |
| Privat | Prevat | masculine |
| Prosper | Prospère | masculine |
| Prospère | usually feminine | |
| Prudent | masculine | |
| Pucherie | Pulcherie | feminine |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Rachel | feminine | |
| Radegonde | feminine | |
| Raphaël | masculine | |
| Raymond | Rémond | masculine |
| Régis | masculine | |
| Reiné | René, Renée | usually feminine |
| Rémi | Rémy | masculine |
| Rémond | Raymond | masculine |
| Renauchon | for René | masculine |
| Renaud | for René | masculine |
| Renaute | for Renée | feminine |
| René | Reiné | masculine |
| Renée | Reiné | feminine |
| Renoche | for Renée | feminine |
| Richard | masculine | |
| Rodolph | Rodolphe | masculine |
| Robert | masculine | |
| Rogère | Roger | masculine |
| Roland | masculine | |
| Romain | Roman | masculine |
| Romaine | feminine | |
| Rosalie | Rose | feminine |
| Rosaline | Roseline | feminine |
| Rose | Rosalie | feminine |
| Roselia | Rozella | feminine |
| Rosémée | Rosémé | feminine |
| Rosémond | Rozémond | masculine |
| Rosiclair | Rosiclaire | masculine |
| Rupert | masculine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Salomé | feminine | |
| Salvator | Salvador | masculine |
| Samson | masculine | |
| Samuel | for Anselme | masculine |
| Sara | Sarah | feminine |
| Sarasin | masculine | |
| Sarasine | Sarazine, Serasine, Serrasine | feminine |
| Savinien | masculine | |
| Savinienne | feminine | |
| Scholastique | Colastie | feminine |
| Schuyler | masculine | |
| Sébastien | masculine | |
| Sébastienne | feminine | |
| Sélesie | Célesie, Silazie | feminine |
| Selima | Celima | feminine |
| Séraphin | masculine | |
| Séraphine | feminine | |
| Serasine | Sarasine, Sarazine, Serrasine | feminine |
| Servan | Servant | masculine |
| Servanne | feminine | |
| Sevenne | Cevennes, Seven, Sevene, Sevin | masculine |
| Séverin | masculine | |
| Séverine | feminine | |
| Sevigné | feminine | |
| Sidalise | Cidalise, Cydalise, Sydalise | feminine |
| Sidonise | Cidonise | feminine |
| Sifroi | Sufroi | masculine |
| Siméon | masculine | |
| Simon | masculine | |
| Simone | feminine | |
| Simonet | Simonette, for Simon | masculine |
| Sixte | usually feminine | |
| Solasti | Lastie, Lasty, Solastie | masculine |
| Sophie | feminine | |
| Sosthène | masculine | |
| Soulange | Solange | usually feminine |
| Stanislas | masculine | |
| Sufroi | Sifroi, Sufroie, Syphroi, Syphroy | masculine |
| Sulvina | feminine | |
| Susanne | Suzanne | feminine |
| Susette | for Susanne, Suzette | feminine |
| Sydalise | Cidalise, Cydalise, Sidalise | feminine |
| Sylvain | masculine | |
| Sylvanie | usually masculine | |
| Sylvère | masculine | |
| Sylvestre | masculine | |
| Sylvie | feminine | |
| Symphorien | Syphorien | masculine |
| Symphorose | usually masculine | |
| Syphroi | Sifroi, Sufroi, Syphroi, Syphroy | masculine |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Tarsile | Fergile, Targile, Targille, Tarsille, Tersile, Terzile, Terzille, Therzille | feminine |
| Telcide | feminine | |
| Telesphore | Thelesphore | masculine |
| Terence | Terrence | masculine |
| Thaddée | Thadée | masculine |
| Thecla | feminine | |
| Thecle | masculine | |
| Thelesmar | Telesmar | masculine |
| Théodore | masculine | |
| Théodorice | feminine | |
| Théodose | feminine | |
| Théodule | masculine | |
| Théogène | masculine | |
| Théolin | masculine | |
| Théophile | masculine | |
| Théosime | Théozime | masculine |
| Théotilde | feminine | |
| Théotime | feminine | |
| Théotiste | Théoliste | feminine |
| Théovide | Ovide | masculine |
| Thérèse | Térèse | feminine |
| Thibaud | Thibaut | masculine |
| Thiburse | Tiburce, Tiburse | masculine |
| Thomas | masculine | |
| Thomasin | masculine | |
| Tibel | for Abel | masculine |
| Timoléon | Moléon, Thimoléon | masculine |
| Timothée | Thimothée | masculine |
| Tobie | masculine | |
| Toc | for Charles | masculine |
| Toledano | masculine | |
| Toussaint | masculine | |
| Tranquille | Tranquil | masculine |
| Treville | masculine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Ulalie | Eulalie | feminine |
| Ulgère | Ludger, Ludgère, Ulger | masculine |
| Ulysse | masculine | |
| Umea | Eumea | feminine |
| Unibonne | feminine | |
| Uranie | Euranie | feminine |
| Urbain | Lubin, Urbin | masculine |
| Ursanie | feminine | |
| Ursin | Urcin, Ursaine | masculine |
| Ursule | feminine | |
| Ursuline | Urseline | feminine |
| Usèbe | Eusèbe | masculine |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Valcourt | Valcour | masculine |
| Valentin | Valentine | masculine |
| Valérie | feminine | |
| Valérien | masculine | |
| Valéry | Valère, Valérie, Valière | masculine |
| Valfroi | Valfroy | masculine |
| Valmond | Valmont | masculine |
| Valsaine | feminine | |
| Valsin | Valsain | masculine |
| Vasseur | masculine | |
| Venance | masculine | |
| Venture | for Bonaventure | masculine |
| Véronique | feminine | |
| Victor | masculine | |
| Victorin | masculine | |
| Victorine | feminine | |
| Victoire | feminine | |
| Vileor | Villeor, Villeore,Villaure, Villie, Villier, Villiore | masculine |
| Vincent | masculine | |
| Vital | masculine | |
| Vorle | masculine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Xavier | masculine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Yrma | Hierma, Irma | feminine |
| Yves | masculine | |
| Yvon | masculine | |
| Yvonne | feminine | |
| Yvette | feminine | |
|
Name |
Alternate spelling/ diminutive/ dit/dite | gender |
| Zacharie | Zachary | masculine |
| Zélie | for Azélie, Zelia | feminine |
| Zélima | Azélima, Azélina, Zélina | feminine |
| Zélime | for Azélie, Zulime | feminine |
| Zéline | feminine | |
| Zelma | Zulma | feminine |
| Zelmire | feminine | |
| Zélonise | Célonise, Zélonie | feminine |
| Zenon | masculine | |
| Zéolide | feminine | |
| Zéomé | feminine | |
| Zéopha | feminine | |
| Zepheline | for Ezepheline | feminine |
| Zéphirin | Zéphyrin | masculine |
| Zephyr | masculine | |
| Zerbine | Zetbinne | feminine |
| Zozime | feminine | |
| Zulime | For Azélie, Zélime | feminine |
| Zulma | Zelma | feminine |
| Zulmatte | masculine? | |
| Zulmée | feminine |
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