Occitan names are used in southern France and parts of Spain and Italy by speakers of Occitan.
19 names in our directory
Alienòr is the Occitan form of Eleanor. The name has a fascinating etymology that traces back to the Occitan phrase alia Aenor, meaning "the other Aenor". This nickname was used to distinguish Eleanor of Aquitaine (12th...
Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah, which means “favor” or “grace.” Used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament, it appears in the Hebrew Bible as the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Sa...
Azalaïs is the Occitan form of Adelais, itself a shortened form of the Old High German name Adalheidis. The name ultimately derives from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and heit "kind, type, sort", giving it the meani...
Catarina is the Portuguese, Galician, and Occitan form of Katherine. The name ultimately derives from the Greek Aikaterine, whose etymology is debated: it may stem from the name of the goddess Hecate, from Greek aikia me...
Estève is the Occitan form of Stephen, a name derived from the Greek Stephanos, meaning "crown" or "wreath". It is used primarily in the Occitan-speaking regions of southern France, including Gascony.EtymologyThe name ul...
Frederic is the Catalan and Occitan form of Frederik, which in turn derives from the Old German name Frederick, meaning "peaceful ruler." This name is composed of the elements fridu ("peace") and rih ("ruler, king"). Ety...
Isabèl is the Occitan form of Isabel, a name with deep historical and royal connections. Occitan is a Romance language once widely spoken in southern France, Monaco, and parts of Italy and Spain, and it retains a distinc...
Joan is the Catalan and Occitan form of the Latin name Iohannes, which ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Yoḥanan, meaning “Yahweh is gracious.” While in English the name is rendered as John, Joan represents the loc...
Josèp is the Occitan form of the biblical name Joseph. Occitan, a Romance language spoken in southern France, Monaco, and parts of Italy and Spain features this variant primarily in the Limousin dialect. The name ultimat...
Loís is the Occitan form of Louis, a name of Frankish origin widely used across Europe. Occitan is a Romance language spoken in southern France, Monaco, and parts of Italy and Spain, and Loís adapts the French royal name...
Magali is a French and Occitan feminine given name, derived as an Occitan form of Magdalene. It is also occasionally considered a variant of Marguerite (Margaret) in Provençal traditions, according to some sources. The n...
Magdalena is a Latinate form of the name Magdalene, used widely across Europe, with over fifteen usage regions documented. The name originates from a title meaning "of Magdala," referring to the village of Magdala on the...
Margarida is a Portuguese, Galician, Catalan and Occitan form of Margaret. In these languages, it is also the common word for the daisy flower — particularly species Bellis perennis and Leucanthemum vulgare — linking the...
Maria is a feminine given name used in numerous languages, including Armenian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Corsican, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, Frisian, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Occitan...
Mirèio is an Occitan name popularized by the 19th-century poet Frédéric Mistral, who coined it for the heroine of his epic poem Mirèio (1859). The name is rendered in Mistralian orthography as Mirèio and in classical Occ...
Mirèlha is the Occitan female name written in classical Occitan orthography. It is a variant of Mirèio, which is the Mistralian (Provençal) form of Mireille. The name originated from the 1859 poem Mirèio by French writer...
Patric is the Occitan form of Patrick, as well as a Swedish variant spelling. Occitan is a Romance language spoken in southern France, Monaco, and parts of Italy and Spain. In Occitan, the name Patric is primarily used i...
Pau is the Catalan and Occitan form of Paul, ultimately derived from the Roman family name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin. In Catalan, it also coincides with the word for "peace," lending it a double signif...
Pèire is the Occitan form of Peter, a name of profound significance in Christian tradition. It is used in the Occitan language, a Romance language spoken primarily in southern France, Monaco, and parts of Italy and Spain...
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