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Brigitte

Celtic/Germanic · “The French and German form of Bridget, itself derived from the Old Irish name Brigit, from Proto-Celtic "Brigantī" meaning "the exalted one" or "the high one", related to the word "brígh" meaning "strength" or "power". The name was borne by the beloved Irish patron saint Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–525), and spread through Catholic Europe via her veneration.”

Sigrid

Old Norse · “An Old Norse feminine name composed of "sigr" meaning "victory" and "fríðr" meaning "beautiful" or "beloved" — thus "victory-beautiful" or "beloved through victory". Sigrid Storråda ("the haughty") was a famous 10th-century Swedish queen who refused to convert to Christianity and burned two suitor-kings alive in a hall — one of the most dramatic figures in Norse historical tradition, though her historicity is debated.”

Solveig

Old Norse · “An Old Norse feminine name composed of "sol" meaning "sun" and "veig" meaning "strength", "power", or "a strong drink" — thus "sun-strength" or "power of the sun". The name gained international fame through Henrik Ibsen's drama "Peer Gynt" (1867), in which Solveig is the faithful, luminous heroine who waits decades for the return of the errant hero.”

Astrid

Old Norse · “An Old Norse feminine name composed of "áss" meaning "god" (specifically the Aesir gods) and "fríðr" meaning "beautiful" or "beloved" — thus "divinely beautiful" or "beloved of the gods". The name was borne by several Scandinavian queens including Astrid of Sweden, mother of Saint Olaf, and remains one of the most enduringly popular feminine names across the Nordic countries.”

Charlotte

“Charlotte is the French feminine form of Charles, from the Old French Charlot, itself from the Germanic Karl meaning "free man". It dates to at least the 14th century in France, and spread across Europe through French royal influence — Charlotte of Savoy, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen of England), and Goethe's Lotte from The Sorrows of Young Werther all bore the name.”

Margot

“Margot is a French feminine given name, a diminutive of Marguerite, itself from the Latin Margarita meaning "pearl" (from the Greek margarites). Margot has long functioned as an independent name in France, borne most famously by Marguerite de Valois (known as la reine Margot), whose scandalous life Alexandre Dumas dramatized in his novel La Reine Margot.”

Martine

“Martine is a French feminine given name, the French feminine form of Martin, which derives from the Latin Martinus — a diminutive of Martius, meaning "of Mars", the Roman god of war. Saint Martin of Tours, the patron saint of France, made the name enormously popular in the French-speaking world. The feminine Martine became especially common in France in the 20th century.”

Victoire

“Victoire is a French feminine given name, the French form of Victoria, from the Latin victoria meaning "victory". In Roman religion, Victoria was the goddess of victory. The name was widely used in French royal and aristocratic families — Victoire de France was a daughter of Louis XV — and carries a triumphant, confident beauty that makes it a perennial favourite in French naming.”

Jerome

“Jérôme is the French masculine form of Jerome, from the Greek Hieronymos meaning "holy name" — composed of hieros (holy, sacred) and onoma (name). Saint Jerome (347–420), the great Biblical scholar who translated the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate), made the name central to Catholic intellectual tradition. In France, Jérôme has been used continuously since the early Christian period.”

Frederic

“Frédéric is a French masculine given name, the French form of Frederick, from the Old High German Frithuric composed of frithu meaning "peace" and ric meaning "ruler, power" — thus "peaceful ruler". The name was carried by Holy Roman Emperors and Prussian kings and entered French through Germanic-French court culture. In France, Frédéric Chopin and Frédéric Mistral gave the name literary and artistic prestige.”