Adam

Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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a diminutive of the male given names Adanet, Adenot, Adnet, or Adnot


Gaby

a diminutive of the female given name Gabrielle


Gaby

a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel


Claude

Borrowed from Latin Claudius m, Claudia f.

a diminutive of the female given name Claudette, from Latin, equivalent to English Claudia; variant forms Claudie, Claudine, Claudia


Caro

a diminutive of the female given names Carole, Caroline, or Carolane


Genie

a diminutive of the female given name Eugénie


Abel

a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or Abelin


Joséphine

→ Albanian: Jozefinë

→ Czech: Josefína

→ Danish: Josefine

→ Dutch: Josefien, Josephine, Jozefien

→ English: Josephine

→ Finnish: Josefiina

→ German: Josefine, Josephine

→ Norwegian: Josefine

→ Polish: Józefina

→ Portuguese: Josefina

→ Serbo-Croatian: Jozefina

→ Slovak: Jozefína

→ Spanish: Josefina

→ Swedish: Josefin, Josefina, Josefine

From Josèphe (a feminine form of Joseph) + -ine.

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a feminine form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">Joseph</i>

a diminutive of the female given name Josèphe, from Hebrew


Lou

a diminutive of the male given name Louis

a diminutive of the female given name Louise


Maude

a diminutive, Maude, of the female given name Mathilde, variant of Maud, equivalent to English Maud


Annette

a diminutive of the female given name Anne


Pierrot

→ Japanese: ピエロ (piero)

→ Korean: 피에로 (piero)

From Pierre (“Peter”) + -ot (diminutive suffix).

a diminutive of the male given name Pierre (Pierre, "Peter")


Adeline

a diminutive of the female given name Adèle


Jeannette

→ Czech: Žaneta

→ Danish: Jeanette

→ Dutch: Jeannette

→ English: Jeannette

→ Hungarian: Zsanett

→ Irish: Sinéad

→ Lithuanian: Žaneta

→ Norwegian: Jeanette

→ Polish: Żaneta

→ Scottish Gaelic: Seonaid

→ Slovak: Žaneta

→ Swedish: Jeanette

→ Welsh: Sioned

a diminutive of the female given name Jeanne, equivalent to English Janet


Théo

a diminutive of the male given name Théophile, equivalent to English Theo; popular in the 1990s and the 2000s


Clémence

a diminutive of the female given name Clémentine, masculine equivalent Clément


Bastien

a diminutive of the male given name Sébastien, equivalent to German Bastian


Sandrine

a diminutive of the female given names Sandra or Alexandrine


Laurette

a diminutive of the female given name Laure, equivalent to English Laura


Annick

From Breton Annig and Annaig, from Anna + -ig (diminutive suffix).

a diminutive of the female given name Anne, from Breton


Laurine

a diminutive of the female given name Laure


Élisa

a diminutive of the female given name Élisabeth


Élise

Danish: Elise

English: Elise

Irish: Eilís

Norwegian: Elise

Swedish: Elise

Chinese: 埃莉斯 (Āilìsī)

a diminutive of the female given name Élisabeth, equivalent to English Elise


Jeannine

→ Dutch: Janine, Jeanine

→ English: Jeannine, Janine, Jeanine

→ German: Janine

a diminutive of the female given name Jeanne


Mariette

a diminutive of the female given name Marie


Marielle

English: Marielle


Flo

a diminutive of the female given name Florence

a diminutive of the male given name Florent


Abelin

a diminutive of the male given name Abel


Josette

→ Italian: Giosetta

a diminutive of the female given name Joséphine


Adélie

a diminutive of the female given name Adèle


Malou

a diminutive of the female given name Marie-Louise


Isa

a diminutive of the female given name Isabelle or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name


Charlot

From Charlie + -ot, after Charlie Chaplin.

a diminutive of the male given name Charles, feminine equivalent Charlotte


Loulou

From the first syllable of Louis, Louise and thence reduplicated

a diminutive of the female given name Louise, equivalent to English Lulu

a diminutive of the male given name Louis


Titine

a diminutive of the female given name Christine


Nini

a diminutive of the female given name Virginie


Fifi

a diminutive of the female given name Sophie

a diminutive of the male given name Philippe


Gigi

a diminutive of the female given names Gisèle, Gilberte, Georgette, or Virginie


Nine

a diminutive of the female given name Aline


Lolo

Clipping and reduplication of Laurence/Laurent.

a diminutive of the female given name Laurence

a diminutive of the male given name Laurent


Sylvette

a diminutive of the female given name Sylvie


Séb

a diminutive of the male given name Sébastien, equivalent to English Seb


Bastienne

a diminutive of the female given name Sébastienne, masculine equivalent Bastien


Popaul

a diminutive of the male given name Paul


Zazie

a diminutive of the female given name Isabelle


Totor

a diminutive of the male given name Victor


Faby

a diminutive of the male given name Fabien

a diminutive of the female given name Fabienne


Élyse

a diminutive of the female given name Élisabeth


Marité

a diminutive of the female given name Marie-Thérèse.


Andie

a diminutive of the unisex given names André or Andrea, from Ancient Greek.


Gilou

a diminutive of the male given name Gilles


Jipi

a diminutive of the male given name Jean-Pierre


Féloche

a diminutive of the female given name Félicie


Dédé

a diminutive of the male given name André


Clém

a diminutive of the male given name Clément, equivalent to English Clem


Clém

a diminutive of the female given names Clémentine or Clémence, equivalent to English Clem


Estée

a diminutive of the female given name Esther, equivalent to English Estee or Esti


Clémie

a diminutive of the female given name Clémentine


Béa

a diminutive of the female given name Béatrice, equivalent to English Bea


Pilou

a diminutive of the male given name Philippe


Floflo

Reduplication of Flo, diminutive of Florence/Florent.

a diminutive of the female given name Florence

a diminutive of the male given name Florent


Zabou

Zabou Breitman, b. 1959

a diminutive of the female given name Isabelle