Babette (given name)

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Babette is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche.

Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French chérie, meaning darling.

Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the United States since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for Canada although mostly used by French speakers in Quebec and is rare in the English parts of Canada.

Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "God is my judge" in the Hebrew language.

Saskia is a Germanic feminine given name. There are at least two different sources of the name. One is of North German and Northeast Netherlands origin, where it originally meant "a Saxon woman".

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Renée is a French/Latin feminine given name.

Noelle or Noëlle is the feminine form of the gender neutral name Noel. It derives from the old French Noël, "Christmas," a variant of nael, which itself derives from the Latin natalis, "birthday". Other nicknames and variations for girls named Noelle include Noèle, Noelia, Noeline, Noela, Noell, Noella, Noelene, and Noeleen.

Chantal is a feminine given name of French origin. The name Chantal can be traced back to the Old Occitan word cantal, meaning "stone." It came into popular use as a given name in honor of the Catholic saint, Jeanne de Chantal. It may also be spelled Chantel, Chantalle, Chantelle, Shantal, Shantel, or Shantelle usually in the USA. In Europe and Quebec, the name is generally pronounced as "Chantal".

Theo is a given name and a hypocorism.

Julie is a popular Latin first name which originally comes from the Latin Julia which could mean youthful, soft-haired, beautiful or vivacious. It is the feminine form of Julius, and can be a pet form of Julia, Yulie, or Juliette.

The masculine given name Sander is a variant of Alexander, used in the Dutch-speaking areas of Europe, as well as Norway and Estonia. As of 1 January 2021, it is the 34th most common masculine given name in Estonia. The feminine version is Sandra; there is another masculine version in some countries: Sandro.

Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname.

Denise is a female given name. Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, and the name Denise means "to be devoted to Bacchus."

Adriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from present day Italy.

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Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Greek: Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "favour" or "grace" or "beautiful". Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Ana, Anne, originally a French version of the name, though in use in English speaking countries for hundreds of years, and Ann, which was originally the English spelling. Saint Anne is traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary, which accounts for its wide use and popularity among Christians. The name has also been used for numerous saints and queens.

Ellie, or Elly, is a given name, usually feminine. The name stands on its own or can be a shortened form of any of the numerous female names beginning with the syllable El-, in particular Eleanor or Elizabeth and Elvira. It can also be a short form of Elena, Michelle, Elnaz, Elham, Elaheh, Eliana, Eloise, Emelia, Elisa, Ellisha, Elisha, Elesha, Shelly, Eleni, or Petronella and as a masculine name of Eleazer, Elliot, Elron, or Elston. In Greek mythology, Ellie (Helle) was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele; sister of Phrixus.

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Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "Stefania", the Portuguese Estefânia, and the Spanish Estefanía. The form Stéphanie is from the French language, but Stephanie is now widely used both in English- and Spanish-speaking cultures.

Jo is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Joanna, Joanne, Joseph, Josephine, George, etc. Notable people with the name include:

Arno is both a surname and a Germanic given name. Notable people with the name include:

Lotte is a female given name. It is a diminutive of the names Lieselotte and Charlotte, which itself is a female form of the male name Charlot, a diminutive of Charles.