739 French Girl Names

Once exclusively male name, Daryl Hannah made the Darrell spelling just as appropriate for girls -- and maybe even more feminine than masculine these days.

But what happens when Jeune grows vieille.

Last popular in this country from the 1920s to the 1950s, it now seems more modern than the English Theresa.

Novel French twist on Starr or Stella.

Unusual surname with rowdy quality.

This version of the name with only one n does not have nearly the popularity of its sister. Unless you have a particular aversion to the fourteenth letter of the alphabet, it may be best to stick with Annabelle.

Best-selling Prep author Curtis Sittenfeld made this one of the many boy names for girls" gaining in popularity and acceptability.

Like twins Helene and Elaine, a relic of the 1930s to 40s French Renaissance of names.

Lobbing off the final E makes Melanie more modern.

It's a place. It's a wine. It's a color. -- no wonder trend-heavy Burgundy's been discovered as a name.

Dariela may have a not-quite-authentic provenance, but it's a pretty name and an unusual choice in the girly Isabella-Gabriella group.

Cyrille is a unisex French name, and its association with the suddenly suave Cyril has turned from a liability into an advantage.

Pierrette is the French feminine form of Peter or Pierre, an antiquated if charming feminization in the style of Albertine.