Offbeat french names that don’t end in -ine

Hi! I’m looking for more french names that don’t end in -ine because I have a soft spot for so many (eg [name_f]Mazarine[/name_f], [name_f]Maxine[/name_f], [name_f]Marceline[/name_f], [name_f]Edeline[/name_f] plus the likes of [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] and Lupine) but I have a thing about repeating sounds and I need some fresh options that have different endings! I’m open to anything that fits the vibe and is preferably not often mentioned on here or irl but is intuitive to say/spell

Thank you :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

bette
blanche
cosette
édelie
eulalie
fayette
fosette
jolie
lilo
mathilde
salomé

[name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Manon[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Brigitte[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemie[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Risette[/name_f]
[name_f]Nathalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Abrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ninette[/name_f]
[name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]

Elodie?

Perenelle
[name_f]Heloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemie[/name_f]
[name_f]Chantal[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireille[/name_f]

[name_f]Sylvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Henriette[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Manon[/name_f]
[name_f]Milou[/name_f]

Ninon
Aglaé
Claude / Claudie / Claudette
Marion
Axelle
Azélie / Zélie
Georgette
Berenice
Clémence
Cyrille / Cyrielle
Edmée
Emmanuelle
Eugénie
Fabienne
Flavie
Gaëlle
Gwenaëlle
Isabeau
Léonide
Morgane
Magali
Pascale
Perle
Raymond
Raphaëlle
Emeraude
Sibylle
Isaure
Yseult
Zénaïde

[name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Chloé[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_f]Anais[/name_f], [name_f]Inez[/name_f], [name_f]Sibella[/name_f], [name_f]Manon[/name_f], [name_f]Coralie[/name_f], [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Violette[/name_f], Yvette. x

[name_f]Odile[/name_f]
[name_f]Alienor[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clotilde[/name_f]
Azelie
Lucrece
[name_f]Elvire[/name_f]
[name_f]Isaure[/name_f]
Yvelise
[name_f]Ismerie[/name_f]

Can’t type diacritics or umlauts on my laptop, but prefer some of these with them

And might be helpful to mention what you mean by offbeat - unexpected in english speaking areas or? I tried to avoid anything very popular in [name_u]French[/name_u] speaking areas in case that was what you mean

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By offbeat I mean unexpected in either! I spend my time between the two countries and I have an individuality complex :joy:

So many great suggestions. Maybe
[name_f]Alizee[/name_f]
[name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Odile[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Antionette[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]

[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelys[/name_f]
[name_f]Alienor[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelique[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurore[/name_f]
Armelle
[name_f]Edmee[/name_f]
[name_f]Hildegarde[/name_f]
[name_f]Clothilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Louane[/name_f]

I believe the name [name_f]Maeva[/name_f] is quite popular in [name_f]France[/name_f] (albeit maybe not [name_u]French[/name_u] in origin).

I don’t think [name_f]Soleil[/name_f] and [name_f]Solange[/name_f] have been mentioned either, the former being a particular fave. So sunny and summery! :sunny: