At a Glance: Name: Fantine – Origin: French (of uncertain, likely coined origin) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: fahn-TEEN
Fantine is a French (of uncertain, likely coined origin) girl's name. It appears in our list of 250+ Cottagecore Girl Names That Feel Like a Wildflower Field.
Meaning & Origin of Fantine
Origin: French (of uncertain, likely coined origin).
A common claim: Fantine is sometimes said to mean 'childlike.' Actually: There's no solid evidence for that meaning; it looks like a guess based on the name's resemblance to words like 'infantine.'
How to Pronounce Fantine
Phonetic: fahn-TEEN IPA: /fɑːnˈtiːn/
Popularity of Fantine
Fantine doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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