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Generate superhero codenames in French for comics, tabletop games and stories, each with a short English gloss: Capitaine Mistral, Le Chevalier Écarlate (the scarlet knight), La Foudre (the lightning), Le Lynx des Vosges and Docteur Zénith. The list runs from the rooftops of Paris to Quebec, Belgium and the stars.

About French superhero names

French builds a codename around the noun, not the person. The article agrees with the noun, so it is Le Lynx des Vosges and La Salamandre Dorée whoever wears the mask, and before a vowel or a silent h it shrinks to L', as in L'Hermine Écarlate. Colors and materials follow the noun: a scarlet knight is Le Chevalier Écarlate. Ranks and person nouns do change with the character. The list pairs Commandant Orage with Commandante Aurore and Docteur Zénith with Docteure Équation, and a guardian is Le Gardien or La Gardienne.

Every entry carries a short English gloss in parentheses, so you know what you are putting on a cape. The styles are mixed on purpose: animal and color names, ranks and titles, heroes tied to places from Montmartre and the Vieux-Port of Marseille to Brittany, Quebec, Belgium and French-speaking Switzerland, power phrases such as Coup de Tonnerre, single words like Fulgurance and Panache, heroines, Belle Époque masked avengers in the spirit of the old newspaper serials, young sidekicks, a lighter comic group, and cosmic, mystical and science names.

The names were drafted as new codenames in these styles. A short natural word may still belong to a character in print somewhere, so search a name before you build a series on it.

How to choose French superhero names

  • Match the article to the noun, not the hero. La Vigie de Saint-Malo can be a man and Le Lynx des Vosges can be a woman. Only person nouns and ranks switch: Le Gardien becomes La Gardienne and Commandant becomes Commandante.
  • Keep colors and materials after the noun, as in Le Héron Cobalt and La Vipère Émeraude. A few short adjectives such as grand and petit go in front, which is why the list has Le Grand Hésitant and Le Petit Aimant.
  • Use the gloss as a guide, then drop it. The parentheses are there for you: on a character sheet or a cover, write Capitaine Mistral and leave the translation out.
  • Pick a regional name only when the setting supports it. Le Phare du Vieux-Port belongs in Marseille, L'Orignal du Saguenay in Quebec and Le Coq Wallon in Belgium, and readers from those places will notice a mismatch.
  • Keep the accents. Écarlate and Zénith are misspelled without them, and the Académie française asks for accents on capital letters as well. If your font cannot show them, choose a name that has none, such as Panache, Fulgurance or Capitaine Mistral.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say superhero in French?

Super-héros for a man and super-héroïne for a woman, traditionally written with a hyphen. Codenames rarely use the word itself. They take an article and a noun, as in Le Chevalier Écarlate, or a rank, as in Capitaine Mistral.

Why do some ranks appear in two forms?

French now uses feminine forms for many ranks and professions, so the list has Commandante Aurore beside Commandant Orage, Générale Foudre beside Général Rempart and Docteure Synapse beside Docteur Azimut. Capitaine is the same for both. The gloss marks the feminine form where the difference is easy to miss.

Do the names work outside France?

Most are neutral French that reads the same in Paris, Montreal, Brussels or Geneva, such as Fulgurance, La Rose des Vents or Le Gardien de l'Aube. A regional group is tied to specific places and words, including La Poudrerie and Le Coureur des Bois for Quebec, Le Ket de Bruxelles for Belgium and Le Jet d'Eau for Geneva. Choose from those when your setting matches.

Are any of these existing characters?

The names were drafted as new codenames, not taken from a comic, film or series. Short natural words such as Panache or Zéphyr may still have been used somewhere, so run a quick search before you put one on a cover.

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A: 20 names

  • Airain (bronze, a literary word)
  • Am-Stram-Gram (a counting rhyme, like eeny meeny)
  • Amiral Abysse (Admiral Abyss)
  • Amiral Cap-Horn (Admiral Cape Horn)
  • Amirale Marée Haute (Admiral High Tide, feminine form)
  • Amirale Sillage (Admiral Wake, feminine form)
  • Andromède (Andromeda)
  • Année-Lumière (light-year)
  • Antidote (antidote, the cure for a poison)
  • Antimatière (antimatter)

A, continued

  • Apesanteur (weightlessness)
  • Apogée (apogee, the highest point)
  • Arabesque (arabesque, a ballet pose and a curling line)
  • Arbalète (crossbow)
  • Arc Électrique (electric arc)
  • Arobase (the at sign)
  • Arrêt sur Image (freeze frame)
  • Astrolabe (astrolabe, an old star-sighting tool)
  • Atomes Crochus (hooked atoms, said of people who click)
  • Azote Liquide (liquid nitrogen)

B: 13 names

  • Badaboum (boom, the sound of a fall)
  • Balise (beacon marker)
  • Baron Brouillard (Baron Fog)
  • Baron Crépuscule (Baron Twilight)
  • Baronne Éclipse (Baroness Eclipse)
  • Baronne Opaline (Baroness Opaline)
  • Bouton d'Or (buttercup)
  • Bras de Fer (arm of iron, also arm wrestling)
  • Bravoure (bravery)
  • Brigadier Coup de Vent (Brigadier Gale)
  • Brise-Glace (icebreaker)
  • Brise-Lames (breakwater)
  • Brumaire (fog month of the Revolutionary calendar)

C: 62 names

  • Cache-Cache (hide-and-seek)
  • Capitaine Aquilon (Captain North Wind)
  • Capitaine Belle Étoile (Captain Fair Star)
  • Capitaine Boussole (Captain Compass)
  • Capitaine Calembour (Captain Pun)
  • Capitaine Cornichon (Captain Gherkin, also a nitwit)
  • Capitaine Croissant (Captain Croissant)
  • Capitaine Écume (Captain Sea Foam)
  • Capitaine Estuaire (Captain Estuary)
  • Capitaine Grand Large (Captain Open Sea)
  • Capitaine Lundi Matin (Captain Monday Morning)
  • Capitaine Mistral (Captain Mistral, the Provence wind)

C, continued

  • Capitaine Pantoufle (Captain Slipper)
  • Capitaine Parapluie (Captain Umbrella)
  • Capitaine Paratonnerre (Captain Lightning Rod)
  • Capitaine Peut-Être (Captain Maybe)
  • Capitaine Ressac (Captain Undertow)
  • Capitaine Sapristi (Captain Good Heavens)
  • Capitaine Sieste (Captain Nap)
  • Capitaine Solstice (Captain Solstice)
  • Capitaine Tramontane (Captain Tramontane, a north wind)
  • Capitaine Vaillance (Captain Valor)
  • Capitaine Zut (Captain Darn)
  • Carbone 14 (carbon-14)

C, continued

  • Casse-Cou (reckless one, literally neck breaker)
  • Cassiopée (Cassiopeia)
  • Céphéide (Cepheid, a pulsing star)
  • Chaleur Blanche (white heat)
  • Champ de Force (force field)
  • Champ Magnétique (magnetic field)
  • Chaussette Orpheline (the odd sock, literally orphan sock)
  • Clair de Terre (earthshine)
  • Clairon (the bugle, a clear brass call)
  • Colin-Maillard (blind man's buff)
  • Colonel Bourrasque (Colonel Squall)
  • Colonel Tempête (Colonel Storm)
  • Colonelle Braise (Colonel Ember, feminine form)

C, continued

  • Colonelle Vif-Éclat (Colonel Bright Flash, feminine form)
  • Commandant Granit (Commander Granite)
  • Commandant Méridien (Commander Meridian)
  • Commandant Orage (Commander Thunderstorm)
  • Commandante Aurore (Commander Dawn, feminine form)
  • Commandante Horizon (Commander Horizon, feminine form)
  • Commandante Rafale (Commander Gust, feminine form)
  • Comte Arc-Boutant (Count Flying Buttress)
  • Comte Minuit (Count Midnight)
  • Comtesse Astrale (the Astral Countess)
  • Comtesse Givre (Countess Frost)
  • Constellation (a pattern of stars)

C, continued

  • Contre-Courant (countercurrent)
  • Contretemps (offbeat, also a setback)
  • Coup d'Éclat (brilliant feat)
  • Coup de Foudre (lightning strike, also love at first sight)
  • Coup de Maître (masterstroke)
  • Coup de Théâtre (dramatic twist)
  • Coup de Tonnerre (thunderclap)
  • Coupe-Vent (windbreak)
  • Couronne Solaire (solar corona)
  • Court-Circuit (short circuit)
  • Crescendo (growing louder)
  • Cri Sonique (sonic cry)
  • Croissant de Lune (crescent moon)

D: 22 names

  • Décibel (decibel, the unit of loudness)
  • Déferlante (breaking wave)
  • Demi-Lune (half moon)
  • Demi-Vie (half-life)
  • Dernier Rempart (last line of defense)
  • Dièse (the sharp sign, also the hash key)
  • Docteur Azimut (Doctor Azimuth)
  • Docteur Maladresse (Doctor Clumsiness)
  • Docteur Paradoxe (Doctor Paradox)
  • Docteur Parallèle (Doctor Parallel)
  • Docteur Pourquoi-Pas (Doctor Why-Not)

D, continued

  • Docteur Quantum (Doctor Quantum)
  • Docteur Saperlipopette (Doctor Goodness Gracious)
  • Docteur Virelangue (Doctor Tongue Twister)
  • Docteur Zénith (Doctor Zenith)
  • Docteure Équation (Doctor Equation, feminine form)
  • Docteure Fréquence (Doctor Frequency, feminine form)
  • Docteure Synapse (Doctor Synapse, feminine form)
  • Double Hélice (double helix)
  • Duc Tourmente (Duke Tempest)
  • Duchesse Améthyste (Duchess Amethyst)
  • Duchesse Clair de Lune (Duchess Moonlight)

E: 19 names

  • Eau Vive (white water)
  • Échauguette (watch turret)
  • Éclair de Génie (flash of genius)
  • Éclipse Totale (total eclipse)
  • Effet Miroir (mirror effect)
  • Effet Papillon (butterfly effect)
  • Égide (aegis, a protecting shield)
  • Élan (momentum)
  • Embrun (sea spray)

E, continued

  • Énergie Sombre (dark energy)
  • Énigme (riddle)
  • Envol (takeoff)
  • Éphémère (fleeting, also a mayfly)
  • Éprouvette (test tube)
  • Éruption Solaire (solar flare)
  • Esperluette (ampersand)
  • Esquive (dodge)
  • Essor (soaring rise)
  • Étoile Filante (shooting star)

F: 14 names

  • Fanal (signal lantern)
  • Fend-la-Bise (wind splitter, said of a fast runner)
  • Feu d'Artifice (firework)
  • Feu Grégeois (Greek fire)
  • Feu Sacré (sacred fire, also burning passion)
  • Filigrane (watermark, also filigree)
  • Floréal (flower month of the Revolutionary calendar)
  • Force Majeure (overwhelming force)
  • Format de Poche (pocket-sized)
  • Fougue (fiery spirit)
  • Francium (francium, an element named after France)
  • Frimaire (frost month of the Revolutionary calendar)
  • Fulgurance (dazzling speed)
  • Fusion Froide (cold fusion)

G: 14 names

  • Gallium (gallium, an element named after Gaul)
  • Géante Rouge (red giant)
  • Général Bastion (General Bastion)
  • Général Rempart (General Rampart)
  • Générale Foudre (General Lightning, feminine form)
  • Générale Victoire (General Victory, feminine form)
  • Gigawatt (gigawatt, a billion watts)
  • Girouette (weathervane)
  • Givre Éternel (eternal frost)
  • Graine d'Étoile (star seed)
  • Graine de Héros (hero in the making, literally hero seed)
  • Grande Vitesse (high speed, as in French rail)
  • Grappin (grappling hook)
  • Gravité Zéro (zero gravity)

H: 2 names

  • Haute Tension (high voltage)
  • Houle (ocean swell)

I: 4 names

  • Impavide (the undaunted one)
  • Incandescence (white-hot glow)
  • Inébranlable (the unshakable one)
  • Insaisissable (the elusive one)

J: 1 name

  • Jeune Pousse (young shoot)

K: 3 names

  • Kid Mistigri (Kid Kitty, an old pet name for a cat)
  • Kid Tonnerre (Kid Thunder)
  • Kilovolt (kilovolt, a thousand volts)

L: 701 names

  • L'Abeille Ambrée (the amber bee)
  • L'Acrobate du Cirque d'Hiver (the winter circus acrobat)
  • L'Aéroglisseur (the hovercraft)
  • L'Aéronaute (the balloonist)
  • L'Affichiste (the poster artist)
  • L'Aigle du Cervin (the eagle of the Matterhorn)
  • L'Aigle Savoyard (the Savoy eagle)
  • L'Aiglon des Cimes (the eaglet of the peaks)
  • L'Alchimiste du Marais (the alchemist of the Marais, Paris)
  • L'Algorithme (the algorithm)
  • L'Alizé (the trade wind)
  • L'Allumeur d'Étoiles (the lighter of stars)
  • L'Allumeur de Réverbères (the lamplighter)
  • L'Alouette d'Or (the golden lark)

L, continued

  • L'Alsacienne Masquée (the masked Alsatian woman)
  • L'Amazone d'Azur (the azure amazon)
  • L'Âme du Chêne (the soul of the oak)
  • L'Ami des Bêtes (the friend of animals)
  • L'Ange de Montparnasse (the angel of Montparnasse)
  • L'Ange de Reims (the angel of Reims)
  • L'Ange des Toits (the angel of the rooftops)
  • L'Ange du Petit Matin (the angel of early morning)
  • L'Apprenti Justicier (the apprentice avenger)
  • L'Apprentie Foudre (the lightning apprentice, feminine form)
  • L'Ara Écarlate (the scarlet macaw)
  • L'Arcane Sans Nom (the nameless arcanum of the tarot)
  • L'Archer du Crépuscule (the archer of twilight)
  • L'Archère de l'Aube (the archer of dawn)
  • L'Archimage (the archmage)

L, continued

  • L'Ardennaise (the woman of the Ardennes)
  • L'Arpenteur du Vide (the surveyor of the void)
  • L'As du Guidon (the ace of the handlebars)
  • L'Astre de la Nuit (the night star, the moon)
  • L'Astre du Jour (the day star, the sun)
  • L'Astronef (the starship)
  • L'Athanor (the athanor, an alchemist's furnace)
  • L'Aubépine (the hawthorn)
  • L'Audacieuse (the daring one)
  • L'Autan (the autan, a wind of the Toulouse country)
  • L'Autogire (the autogyro)
  • L'Automate (the automaton)
  • L'Automobiliste Fantôme (the phantom motorist)
  • L'Auvergnate de Fer (the iron woman of Auvergne)
  • L'Averse (the downpour)

L, continued

  • L'Aviateur Fantôme (the phantom aviator)
  • L'Aviatrice (the aviator)
  • L'Échassier des Landes (the stilt walker of the Landes)
  • L'Éclair de la Bastille (the lightning bolt of the Bastille)
  • L'Éclair Toulousain (the Toulouse lightning bolt)
  • L'Éclaircie (the sunny break)
  • L'Éclaireur des Abysses (the scout of the deep)
  • L'Éclaireur du Plateau (the scout of the Plateau, Montreal)
  • L'Éclaireuse (the scout)
  • L'Écuyer Écarlate (the scarlet squire)
  • L'Écuyère d'Azur (the azure squire, feminine form)
  • L'Edelweiss (the edelweiss, an Alpine flower)
  • L'Effraie Blanche (the white barn owl)
  • L'Églantine (the wild rose)
  • L'Électron Libre (the free electron, also a maverick)

L, continued

  • L'Élève Prodige (the prodigy pupil)
  • L'Embellie (the bright spell)
  • L'Enchanteur de Brocéliande (the enchanter of Brocéliande)
  • L'Enfant de la Marée (the child of the tide)
  • L'Enfant des Étoiles (the child of the stars)
  • L'Enfant-Lune (the moon child)
  • L'Enfant-Orage (the storm child)
  • L'Ensorceleuse (the spellbinder, feminine form)
  • L'Épée du Matin (the sword of morning)
  • L'Érable Rouge (the red maple)
  • L'Escamoteur (the conjurer)
  • L'Escrimeuse d'Argent (the silver fencer)
  • L'Espadon Cuivré (the coppery swordfish)
  • L'Esprit de la Forêt (the spirit of the forest)
  • L'Esprit du Vent (the spirit of the wind)

L, continued

  • L'Étalon d'Ambre (the amber stallion)
  • L'Étincelante (the sparkling one)
  • L'Étoile d'Acadie (the star of Acadia)
  • L'Étoile de Nice (the star of Nice)
  • L'Étoile du Berger (the evening star)
  • L'Étoile Polaire (the North Star)
  • L'Étourdi Volant (the flying scatterbrain)
  • L'Explorateur de l'Invisible (the explorer of the unseen)
  • L'Hercule de Foire (the fairground strongman)
  • L'Hermine de Bretagne (the ermine of Brittany)
  • L'Hermine Écarlate (the scarlet ermine)
  • L'Hermite (the Hermit of the Tarot de Marseille)
  • L'Hippocampe Corail (the coral seahorse)
  • L'Hirondelle de Minuit (the midnight swallow)
  • L'Hologramme (the hologram)

L, continued

  • L'Homme à la Canne d'Ébène (the man with the ebony cane)
  • L'Homme au Loup de Velours (the man in the velvet half mask)
  • L'Homme au Monocle d'Or (the man with the gold monocle)
  • L'Homme aux Mille Clés (the man with a thousand keys)
  • L'Homme-Aimant (the magnet man)
  • L'Homme-Boussole (the compass man)
  • L'Homme-Brume (the mist man)
  • L'Homme-Canon (the human cannonball)
  • L'Homme-Chêne (the oak man)
  • L'Homme-Écho (the echo man)
  • L'Homme-Givre (the frost man)
  • L'Homme-Horloge (the clock man)
  • L'Homme-Lierre (the ivy man)
  • L'Homme-Marée (the tide man)
  • L'Homme-Orage (the thunderstorm man)

L, continued

  • L'Homme-Orchestre (the one-man band)
  • L'Homme-Phare (the lighthouse man)
  • L'Homme-Rempart (the rampart man)
  • L'Homme-Ressort (the spring man)
  • L'Homme-Sandwich (the sandwich man, a walking billboard)
  • L'Homme-Volcan (the volcano man)
  • L'Horloger du Cosmos (the watchmaker of the cosmos)
  • L'Horloger du Jura (the watchmaker of the Jura)
  • L'Horlogère de Neuchâtel (the Neuchâtel watchmaker)
  • L'Imprenable (the unassailable one)
  • L'Incognito (the incognito one)
  • L'Inconnu du Pont des Arts (the Pont des Arts stranger)
  • L'Incroyable Voisin (the incredible neighbor)
  • L'Ingénieur Masqué (the masked engineer)
  • L'Ingénieuse (the ingenious one, feminine form)

L, continued

  • L'Intrépide (the fearless one)
  • L'Inventrice (the inventor, feminine form)
  • L'Irréductible (the indomitable one)
  • L'Isard des Pyrénées (the Pyrenean chamois)
  • L'Ocelot Fauve (the tawny ocelot)
  • L'Octet (the byte)
  • L'Œil de la Tempête (the eye of the storm)
  • L'Olivier Millénaire (the thousand-year olive tree)
  • L'Omnibus de Minuit (the midnight omnibus)
  • L'Oracle des Marées (the oracle of the tides)
  • L'Orignal du Saguenay (the moose of the Saguenay, Quebec)
  • L'Orque de Jais (the jet-black orca)
  • L'Ours Noir d'Abitibi (the black bear of Abitibi)
  • L'Ourse des Pyrénées (the she-bear of the Pyrenees)
  • L'Ourson Polaire (the polar bear cub)

L, continued

  • La Baguette Magique (the magic wand, also a baguette)
  • La Baleine de Tadoussac (the whale of Tadoussac)
  • La Ballerine Masquée (the masked ballerina)
  • La Belette Rousse (the russet weasel)
  • La Belle Époque (the beautiful era, France around 1900)
  • La Bernache Boréale (the boreal goose)
  • La Biche de Nacre (the mother-of-pearl doe)
  • La Bise (the bise, a cold north wind, also a kiss)
  • La Bretonne Intrépide (the fearless Breton woman)
  • La Bretteuse (the swordswoman)
  • La Briseuse de Tempêtes (the breaker of storms)
  • La Brodeuse d'Étoiles (the embroiderer of stars)
  • La Bruxelloise Intrépide (the fearless Brussels woman)
  • La Bruyère (the heather)
  • La Burle (the burle, a snow wind of the Massif Central)

L, continued

  • La Cadette Cosmique (the cosmic younger sister)
  • La Canicule (the heat wave)
  • La Cape Grise (the gray cape)
  • La Cartographe du Ciel (the mapmaker of the sky)
  • La Cavalière Céleste (the celestial horsewoman)
  • La Cavalière de Camargue (the horsewoman of the Camargue)
  • La Championne (the champion)
  • La Charmeuse de Vents (the charmer of winds)
  • La Chasseuse d'Aurores (the chaser of dawns)
  • La Chevalière de l'Aube (the lady knight of dawn)
  • La Chevelure de Bérénice (Berenice's Hair, a constellation)
  • La Chimère de Notre-Dame (the chimera of Notre-Dame)
  • La Chimère Violette (the violet chimera)
  • La Chouette de Dijon (the owl of Dijon)
  • La Chouette Lavande (the lavender owl)

L, continued

  • La Cigale de Provence (the cicada of Provence)
  • La Cigale Dorée (the golden cicada)
  • La Cigogne d'Alsace (the stork of Alsace)
  • La Cigogne Ivoire (the ivory stork)
  • La Citadelle de Carcassonne (the citadel of Carcassonne)
  • La Citadelle de Namur (the citadel of Namur)
  • La Cité Ardente (the fiery city, nickname of Liège)
  • La Clairvoyante (the clear-sighted one)
  • La Cocarde (the cockade, the tricolor rosette)
  • La Colombe d'Acier (the steel dove)
  • La Comète Bordelaise (the Bordeaux comet)
  • La Comtesse Masquée (the masked countess)
  • La Corneille Mantelée (the hooded crow)
  • La Corse Indomptable (the untamable Corsican woman)

L, continued

  • La Crécerelle Rousse (the russet kestrel)
  • La Dame à l'Ombrelle (the lady with the parasol)
  • La Dame au Voile Gris (the lady with the gray veil)
  • La Dame Blanche (the white lady, a ghost of folklore)
  • La Dame de Brocéliande (the lady of Brocéliande forest)
  • La Dame de Chenonceau (the lady of Chenonceau)
  • La Dame de Givre (the lady of frost)
  • La Dame de Trèfle (the queen of clubs)
  • La Dame des Marées (the lady of the tides)
  • La Dame du Mont Blanc (the lady of Mont Blanc)
  • La Danseuse d'Ombres (the dancer of shadows)
  • La Débâcle (the spring ice breakup)
  • La Demoiselle de Fer (the iron damsel)
  • La Dentellière de Bruges (the lacemaker of Bruges)
  • La Diva Masquée (the masked diva)

L, continued

  • La Dompteuse d'Orages (the tamer of storms)
  • La Draveuse (the log driver, feminine form)
  • La Druidesse (the druidess)
  • La Duelliste (the duelist)
  • La Dune Vivante (the living dune)
  • La Faiseuse de Pluie (the rainmaker)
  • La Falaise d'Étretat (the cliff of Étretat)
  • La Fée des Fagnes (the fairy of the High Fens)
  • La Fée des Houles (the fairy of the sea caves, Breton lore)
  • La Fée Électrique (the electric fairy)
  • La Femme-Aurore (the dawn woman)
  • La Femme-Chouette (the owl woman, chouette also means great)
  • La Femme-Comète (the comet woman)
  • La Femme-Foudre (the lightning woman)
  • La Femme-Hirondelle (the swallow woman)

L, continued

  • La Femme-Libellule (the dragonfly woman)
  • La Femme-Lynx (the lynx woman)
  • La Femme-Orchestre (the one-woman band)
  • La Femme-Ouragan (the hurricane woman)
  • La Femme-Phénix (the phoenix woman)
  • La Femme-Roseau (the reed woman, who bends and never breaks)
  • La Fileuse de Galaxies (the spinner of galaxies)
  • La Fille de l'Air (the girl of the air, one who vanishes)
  • La Fille de la Lune (the daughter of the moon)
  • La Fille de la Pelée (the daughter of Mount Pelée)
  • La Fille de la Pointe du Raz (the daughter of Raz Point)
  • La Fille du Saint-Laurent (the daughter of the St. Lawrence)
  • La Fille du Tonnerre (the daughter of thunder)
  • La Fille du Vent (the daughter of the wind)
  • La Fille-Arc-en-Ciel (the rainbow girl)

L, continued

  • La Fille-Cerf-Volant (the kite girl)
  • La Fille-Colibri (the hummingbird girl)
  • La Fille-Éclair (the lightning girl)
  • La Fille-Luciole (the firefly girl)
  • La Fille-Ricochet (the ricochet girl)
  • La Fine Lame (the fine blade, an expert fencer)
  • La Flamboyante (the blazing one)
  • La Flamme de Fourvière (the flame of Fourvière, Lyon)
  • La Flamme de l'Espoir (the flame of hope)
  • La Flèche de la Seine (the arrow of the Seine)
  • La Foudre (the lightning)
  • La Foudroyante (the thunderstriking one)
  • La Fournaise (the furnace, after the Réunion volcano)
  • La Frondeuse (the slinger, also a rebel)
  • La Fulgurante (the lightning-fast one)

L, continued

  • La Funambule (the tightrope walker)
  • La Furtive (the stealthy one)
  • La Fusée de Kourou (the rocket of Kourou)
  • La Galerne (the galerne, an Atlantic northwest wind)
  • La Gamine Électrique (the electric kid, a girl)
  • La Gardienne de la Mémoire (the keeper of memory)
  • La Gardienne des Cimes (the guardian of the peaks)
  • La Gardienne des Heures (the keeper of the hours)
  • La Gardienne des Pléiades (the guardian of the Pleiades)
  • La Gardienne des Quais (the guardian of the quays)
  • La Gardienne du Léman (the guardian of Lake Geneva)
  • La Gardienne du Pont-Neuf (the guardian of the Pont-Neuf)
  • La Gardienne du Seuil (the guardian of the threshold)
  • La Gargouille de Rouen (the gargoyle dragon of Rouen legend)
  • La Garrigue (the garrigue, Mediterranean scrubland)

L, continued

  • La Gaspésienne (the woman of the Gaspé)
  • La Gazelle du Sahel (the gazelle of the Sahel)
  • La Géante du Nord (the giantess of the North)
  • La Genette Fauve (the tawny genet)
  • La Gentiane (the gentian)
  • La Giboulée (the sudden March shower)
  • La Glaneuse d'Étoiles (the gleaner of stars)
  • La Glycine (the wisteria)
  • La Grande Ourse (the Great Bear)
  • La Grimpeuse des Cimes (the climber of the peaks)
  • La Grue Cendrée (the common crane, ash gray)
  • La Guetteuse (the lookout)
  • La Justicière Masquée (the masked avenger of wrongs)
  • La Lame de l'Aurore (the blade of the dawn)
  • La Lame de la Canebière (the blade of the Canebière)

L, continued

  • La Lame Nantaise (the Nantes blade)
  • La Lanceuse d'Éclairs (the thrower of lightning bolts)
  • La Lanterne Magique (the magic lantern)
  • La Lavande Masquée (the masked lavender)
  • La Libellule Turquoise (the turquoise dragonfly)
  • La Libératrice (the liberator)
  • La Lionne d'Abidjan (the lioness of Abidjan)
  • La Lionne de Jade (the jade lioness)
  • La Lionne Rousse (the russet lioness)
  • La Lombarde (the lombarde, an Alpine border wind)
  • La Loutre Indigo (the indigo otter)
  • La Louve des Laurentides (the she-wolf of the Laurentians)
  • La Louve Écarlate (the scarlet she-wolf)
  • La Luciole des Catacombes (the firefly of the catacombs)
  • La Luciole Verte (the green firefly)

L, continued

  • La Magnifique (the magnificent one)
  • La Main de Justice (the hand of justice)
  • La Maison-Dieu (the Tower of the Tarot de Marseille)
  • La Marée de Cancale (the tide of Cancale)
  • La Marée de Fundy (the tide of Fundy)
  • La Marmotte de Chamonix (the marmot of Chamonix)
  • La Méduse Opale (the opal jellyfish)
  • La Mésange Azur (the azure titmouse)
  • La Mésange Masquée (the masked titmouse)
  • La Messagère des Vents (the messenger of the winds)
  • La Molécule (the molecule)
  • La Montgolfière (the hot-air balloon)
  • La Montréalaise Masquée (the masked Montreal woman)
  • La Mousquetaire (the musketeer)
  • La Murène Grenat (the garnet moray)

L, continued

  • La Paladine (the lady paladin)
  • La Parisienne Masquée (the masked Parisian woman)
  • La Passeuse d'Ombres (the ferrywoman of shadows)
  • La Patineuse de Givre (the frost skater)
  • La Peintre des Aurores (the painter of dawns)
  • La Perle de Tahiti (the pearl of Tahiti)
  • La Petite Boussole (the little compass)
  • La Petite Braise (the little ember)
  • La Petite Ourse (the Little Bear)
  • La Petite Rafale (the little gust)
  • La Phalène Blanche (the white moth)
  • La Pie Violette (the violet magpie)
  • La Pierre Philosophale (the philosopher's stone)
  • La Pieuvre Mauve (the mauve octopus)
  • La Pionnière (the pioneer)

L, continued

  • La Plongeuse des Abysses (the diver of the deep)
  • La Porteuse d'Espoir (the bearer of hope, feminine form)
  • La Poudrerie (blowing snow, a Quebec word)
  • La Protectrice (the protector)
  • La Protectrice des Calanques (the Calanques protector)
  • La Puce Savante (the performing flea)
  • La Québécoise Volante (the flying Quebec woman)
  • La Quiche Volante (the flying quiche, also a klutz)
  • La Radieuse (the radiant one)
  • La Raquetteuse (the snowshoer, feminine form)
  • La Rebouteuse (the bonesetter, a folk healer)
  • La Recrue Masquée (the masked recruit)
  • La Redresseuse de Torts (the righter of wrongs)
  • La Reine d'Hérens (the queen cow of Hérens, Valais)
  • La Reine des Comètes (the queen of comets)

L, continued

  • La Reine des Glaciers (the queen of the glaciers)
  • La Reine des Toits (the queen of the rooftops)
  • La Reine du Rangement (the queen of tidying up)
  • La Renarde Argentée (the silver vixen)
  • La Résolue (the resolute one)
  • La Rêveuse Éveillée (the waking dreamer)
  • La Ronce (the bramble)
  • La Rose des Vents (the compass rose)
  • La Roue de Fortune (the wheel of fortune)
  • La Salamandre Dorée (the golden salamander)
  • La Sibylle (the sibyl)
  • La Silencieuse (the silent one)
  • La Sirène d'Iroise (the mermaid of the Iroise Sea)
  • La Sorcière des Monts d'Arrée (the witch of the Arrée hills)
  • La Soufrière (the sulfur volcano of Guadeloupe)

L, continued

  • La Sœur de la Nuit (the sister of the night)
  • La Spationaute Écarlate (the scarlet astronaut)
  • La Sylphide de l'Opéra (the sylph of the Opera)
  • La Tarasque (the Tarasque, a dragon of Provençal legend)
  • La Tempête de Bayonne (the storm of Bayonne)
  • La Terreur des Bacs à Sable (the terror of the sandboxes)
  • La Tigresse d'Ambre (the amber tigress)
  • La Tisseuse de Lumière (the weaver of light)
  • La Tisseuse de Songes (the weaver of dreams)
  • La Tuque Rouge (the red knit cap, a Quebec word)
  • La Vague de Biarritz (the wave of Biarritz)
  • La Vaillante (the valiant one)
  • La Valaisanne (the woman of Valais)
  • La Veilleuse de Nuit (the night watch, or a night-light)

L, continued

  • La Vengeresse de Montmartre (the avenger of Montmartre)
  • La Vigie d'Ostende (the lookout of Ostend)
  • La Vigie de Saint-Malo (the lookout of Saint-Malo)
  • La Vigie du Cotentin (the lookout of the Cotentin)
  • La Vigie du Frioul (the lookout of the Frioul islands)
  • La Violette de Toulouse (the violet of Toulouse)
  • La Vipère Émeraude (the emerald viper)
  • La Visionnaire (the visionary)
  • La Voie Lactée (the Milky Way)
  • La Voix des Sans-Nom (the voice of the nameless)
  • La Voix du Tonnerre (the voice of thunder)
  • La Voltigeuse (the acrobat rider)
  • La Vouivre du Jura (the wyvern of Jura legend)
  • La Voyageuse Stellaire (the stellar traveler, feminine form)
  • La Voyante (the seer, feminine form)

L, continued

  • Lame de Fond (groundswell)
  • Lance-Pierre (slingshot)
  • Lave Vive (living lava)
  • Le Balèze (the big strong guy, slang)
  • Le Baobab (the baobab)
  • Le Barde d'Armor (the bard of the Breton coast)
  • Le Baron de Minuit (the baron of midnight)
  • Le Bateleur (the Magician of the Tarot de Marseille)
  • Le Batelier de la Meuse (the boatman of the Meuse)
  • Le Bathyscaphe (the deep-sea bathyscaphe)
  • Le Bâtisseur de Ponts (the builder of bridges)
  • Le Baudrier d'Orion (Orion's belt)
  • Le Bec de Gaz (the gas lamp)
  • Le Beffroi (the belfry, a northern town tower)
  • Le Bélier de Cuivre (the copper ram)

L, continued

  • Le Béluga Blanc (the white beluga)
  • Le Benjamin de la Bande (the youngest of the gang)
  • Le Berger des Cévennes (the shepherd of the Cévennes)
  • Le Berger des Comètes (the shepherd of comets)
  • Le Bison Blanc (the white bison)
  • Le Blaireau Blanc (the white badger)
  • Le Bleuet du Lac-Saint-Jean (the Lac-Saint-Jean blueberry)
  • Le Bogue (the software bug, the official French word)
  • Le Bouclier de la Paix (the shield of peace)
  • Le Bouclier Lyonnais (the Lyon shield)
  • Le Bouclier Tricolore (the tricolor shield)
  • Le Bouquetin de Bronze (the bronze ibex)
  • Le Bouquetin de la Vanoise (the ibex of the Vanoise)
  • Le Bout de Chou (the little cabbage, a pet name for a child)
  • Le Bretteur de l'Opéra (the swordsman of the Opera)

L, continued

  • Le Bricoleur de Génie (the genius tinkerer)
  • Le Briseur de Chaînes (the breaker of chains)
  • Le Brouillard Givrant (the freezing fog)
  • Le Busard Pourpre (the purple harrier)
  • Le Cadet de Gascogne (the Gascon cadet)
  • Le Cagou (the kagu, a New Caledonian bird)
  • Le Canot Volant (the flying canoe of Quebec legend)
  • Le Capitaine Sans-Nom (the nameless captain)
  • Le Caracal Rouge (the red caracal)
  • Le Caribou des Neiges (the caribou of the snows)
  • Le Carillonneur de Malines (the bell ringer of Mechelen)
  • Le Cartable Volant (the flying schoolbag)
  • Le Castor Bricoleur (the handyman beaver)
  • Le Catalyseur (the catalyst)
  • Le Causse (the causse, a limestone plateau)

L, continued

  • Le Cavalier de l'Aube (the horseman of dawn)
  • Le Cavalier du Vent (the rider of the wind)
  • Le Cerf d'Argent (the silver stag)
  • Le Cerf de Saint-Hubert (the stag of Saint-Hubert)
  • Le Chamois Carmin (the carmine chamois)
  • Le Chamois du Vercors (the chamois of the Vercors)
  • Le Champion de la Liberté (the champion of liberty)
  • Le Chansonnier Masqué (the masked cabaret singer)
  • Le Chardon Lorrain (the Lorraine thistle)
  • Le Charmeur de Foudre (the charmer of lightning)
  • Le Chasseur de Brumes (the hunter of mists)
  • Le Chasseur de Spectres (the hunter of specters)
  • Le Chat de Gouttière (the alley cat)
  • Le Chaton Masqué (the masked kitten)
  • Le Chêne-Liège (the cork oak)

L, continued

  • Le Chevalier Céleste (the celestial knight)
  • Le Chevalier de l'Aurore (the knight of the dawn)
  • Le Chevalier des Brumes (the knight of the mists)
  • Le Chevalier du Zénith (the knight of the zenith)
  • Le Chevalier Écarlate (the scarlet knight)
  • Le Chevalier Sans Permis (the knight without a license)
  • Le Chicon Vaillant (the valiant endive, a Belgian word)
  • Le Cocher de Minuit (the midnight coachman)
  • Le Colibri de Martinique (the hummingbird of Martinique)
  • Le Colibri Rubis (the ruby hummingbird)
  • Le Comte de Brume (the count of mist)
  • Le Condor Pourpre (the purple condor)
  • Le Conteur d'Orages (the teller of storms)
  • Le Coq Vermillon (the vermilion rooster)
  • Le Coq Wallon (the Walloon rooster, a regional emblem)

L, continued

  • Le Coquelicot (the poppy)
  • Le Cor des Alpes (the alphorn)
  • Le Cormoran d'Ébène (the ebony cormorant)
  • Le Corsaire de Saint-Malo (the corsair of Saint-Malo)
  • Le Cœur de Braise (the heart of embers)
  • Le Cœur Vaillant (the valiant heart)
  • Le Coureur de Foudre (the lightning runner)
  • Le Coureur des Bois (the woodsman, a fur-trade word)
  • Le Crachin (the drizzle, as in Brittany)
  • Le Crieur de Minuit (the midnight town crier)
  • Le Cygne de Bruges (the swan of Bruges)
  • Le Dahu (the dahu, a legendary mountain beast)
  • Le Dandy Masqué (the masked dandy)
  • Le Dauphin Argenté (the silver dolphin)
  • Le Défenseur des Oubliés (the defender of the forgotten)

L, continued

  • Le Dernier Druide (the last druid)
  • Le Détective de l'Étrange (the detective of the strange)
  • Le Devin des Brumes (the soothsayer of the mists)
  • Le Dirigeable (the airship)
  • Le Domino Écarlate (the scarlet domino, a masked-ball cloak)
  • Le Dompteur de Météores (the tamer of meteors)
  • Le Dompteur de Vagues (the tamer of waves)
  • Le Drac du Rhône (the water dragon of Rhône legend)
  • Le Dragon de Mons (the dragon of Mons)
  • Le Duelliste du Bois (the duelist of the Bois de Boulogne)
  • Le Facteur Volant (the flying mail carrier)
  • Le Fantôme du Frigo (the phantom of the fridge)
  • Le Farfadet (the imp)
  • Le Fauconneau (the young falcon)
  • Le Fennec des Dunes (the fennec of the dunes)

L, continued

  • Le Feu de Saint-Elme (St. Elmo's fire)
  • Le Feuilletoniste (the serial novelist)
  • Le Fiacre Fantôme (the phantom cab)
  • Le Fils de la Foudre (the son of lightning)
  • Le Fils du Vent (the son of the wind)
  • Le Flamant de Camargue (the flamingo of the Camargue)
  • Le Flan Fantastique (the fantastic custard tart)
  • Le Flâneur Masqué (the masked stroller)
  • Le Foehn (the foehn, a warm mountain wind)
  • Le Forgeron de Foudre (the blacksmith of lightning)
  • Le Forgeron Stellaire (the stellar blacksmith)
  • Le Fou de Bassan (the gannet, a seabird of the Gaspé)
  • Le Frimas (the hoarfrost)
  • Le Funambule de Montmartre (the Montmartre ropewalker)
  • Le Gamin Volant (the flying kid)

L, continued

  • Le Garçon-Boomerang (the boomerang boy)
  • Le Garçon-Fusée (the rocket boy)
  • Le Garçon-Girouette (the weathervane boy)
  • Le Garçon-Grillon (the cricket boy)
  • Le Garçon-Météore (the meteor boy)
  • Le Garçon-Tambour (the drum boy)
  • Le Gardien d'Immeuble (the building caretaker)
  • Le Gardien de l'Aube (the guardian of dawn)
  • Le Gardien des Sans-Voix (the guardian of the voiceless)
  • Le Gardien du Lagon (the guardian of the lagoon)
  • Le Gardien du Phare (the keeper of the lighthouse)
  • Le Gardien du Ventoux (the guardian of Mont Ventoux)
  • Le Gave (the gave, a Pyrenean mountain stream)
  • Le Geai Bleu du Nord (the blue jay of the north)
  • Le Geai Saphir (the sapphire jay)

L, continued

  • Le Gecko Jade (the jade gecko)
  • Le Génie des Eaux (the spirit of the waters)
  • Le Gentil Géant (the gentle giant)
  • Le Gentilhomme de Minuit (the gentleman of midnight)
  • Le Goéland Argenté (the silver gull)
  • Le Gone Volant (the flying kid, Lyon slang)
  • Le Gosse Élastique (the stretchy kid)
  • Le Grand Hésitant (the great ditherer)
  • Le Grand Méchant Doux (the big bad softie)
  • Le Grand Œuvre (the great work of the alchemists)
  • Le Grand-Duc Ambré (the amber eagle owl)
  • Le Granit Rose (the pink granite, as on the Breton coast)
  • Le Graoully (the dragon of Metz legend)
  • Le Grimoire Vivant (the living spellbook)
  • Le Guérisseur (the healer)

L, continued

  • Le Guetteur de Belleville (the watchman of Belleville)
  • Le Guide des Égarés (the guide of the lost)
  • Le Gypaète Barbu (the bearded vulture)
  • Le Gyroscope (the gyroscope)
  • Le Héraut du Jour (the herald of day)
  • Le Héron Cobalt (the cobalt heron)
  • Le Héron de la Loire (the heron of the Loire)
  • Le Héron du Bayou (the heron of the bayou, Louisiana)
  • Le Héros du Quotidien (the everyday hero)
  • Le Homard Bleu (the blue lobster)
  • Le Hoquet (the hiccup)
  • Le Huard Argenté (the silver loon)
  • Le Jaguar de Guyane (the jaguar of French Guiana)
  • Le Jaguar Doré (the golden jaguar)

L, continued

  • Le Jardinier des Nébuleuses (the gardener of nebulae)
  • Le Jet d'Eau (the water jet, a Geneva landmark)
  • Le Justicier des Halles (the avenger of Les Halles market)
  • Le Justicier du Dimanche (the Sunday avenger, an amateur)
  • Le Ket de Bruxelles (the Brussels kid, local slang)
  • Le Korrigan (the korrigan, a sprite of Breton lore)
  • Le Lancier de l'Orage (the lancer of the thunderstorm)
  • Le Laser (the laser)
  • Le Lausannois Masqué (the masked man of Lausanne)
  • Le Libeccio (the libeccio, a Corsican wind)
  • Le Liégeois Volant (the flying man of Liège)
  • Le Lion Rouge du Luxembourg (the red lion of Luxembourg)
  • Le Lionceau d'Or (the golden lion cub)
  • Le Loriot Safran (the saffron oriole)
  • Le Loup de Satin (the satin half mask, also a wolf)

L, continued

  • Le Loup du Morvan (the wolf of the Morvan)
  • Le Loupiot Lumineux (the glowing kiddo)
  • Le Louveteau (the wolf cub)
  • Le Lutin (the sprite)
  • Le Lutteur Masqué (the masked wrestler)
  • Le Lynx Cendré (the ashen lynx)
  • Le Lynx des Vosges (the lynx of the Vosges)
  • Le Macareux des Sept-Îles (the puffin of the Sept-Îles)
  • Le Mage Blanc (the white mage)
  • Le Maître des Cadrans (the master of dials)
  • Le Maître des Échos (the master of echoes)
  • Le Maître des Runes (the master of runes)
  • Le Maladroit Magnifique (the magnificent klutz)
  • Le Marcassin (the young wild boar)
  • Le Marchand de Rêves (the merchant of dreams)

L, continued

  • Le Marcheur de Rêves (the dream walker)
  • Le Marcheur des Nuages (the cloud walker)
  • Le Marseillais Volant (the flying man of Marseille)
  • Le Martinet Noir (the black swift)
  • Le Masque d'Ivoire (the ivory mask)
  • Le Masque de Jade (the jade mask)
  • Le Masque de Velours (the velvet mask)
  • Le Mat (the Fool of the Tarot de Marseille)
  • Le Mécano (the mechanic)
  • Le Menhir de Carnac (the standing stone of Carnac)
  • Le Merle Blanc (the white blackbird, a rare bird)
  • Le Messager de l'Aube (the messenger of dawn)
  • Le Mètre Étalon (the standard meter bar of Paris)
  • Le Métropolitain (the Metropolitan, the early Paris Metro)
  • Le Milan Vermeil (the vermilion kite)

L, continued

  • Le Minot du Vieux-Port (the Old Port kid, Marseille slang)
  • Le Montreur d'Ombres (the shadow puppeteer)
  • Le Mouflon de Corse (the mouflon of Corsica)
  • Le Mousquetaire Gris (the gray musketeer)
  • Le Moussaillon des Nuages (the cabin boy of the clouds)
  • Le Mousse Tempête (the storm ship's boy)
  • Le Muguet (the lily of the valley)
  • Le Narval Blanc (the white narwhal)
  • Le Navigateur Céleste (the celestial navigator)
  • Le Neurone (the neuron)
  • Le Normand Tenace (the tenacious Norman)
  • Le Noroît (the northwester)
  • Le Page d'Argent (the silver page)
  • Le Paille-en-Queue (the tropicbird of Réunion)
  • Le Paon Émeraude (the emerald peacock)

L, continued

  • Le Passeur d'Âmes (the ferryman of souls)
  • Le Passeur d'Univers (the ferryman between universes)
  • Le Passeur de Lumière (the ferryman of light)
  • Le Pêcheur de Lune (the fisher of the moon)
  • Le Pèlerin des Galaxies (the pilgrim of the galaxies)
  • Le Pelotari Masqué (the masked pelota player)
  • Le Petit Aimant (the little magnet)
  • Le Petit Écho (the little echo)
  • Le Petit Orage (the little thunderstorm)
  • Le Petit Rat de l'Opéra (the Opera's young ballet pupil)
  • Le Phare d'Ouessant (the lighthouse of Ushant)
  • Le Phare de Cordouan (the lighthouse of Cordouan)
  • Le Phare de Dakar (the lighthouse of Dakar)
  • Le Phare du Vieux-Port (the Old Port lighthouse, Marseille)
  • Le Phénix Indigo (the indigo phoenix)

L, continued

  • Le Phoque de la Baie de Somme (the seal of the Bay of Somme)
  • Le Photographe Fantôme (the phantom photographer)
  • Le Pitchoun (the little one, a southern word)
  • Le Pixel (the pixel)
  • Le Planeur (the glider)
  • Le Poisson d'Avril (the April fool, literally April fish)
  • Le Ponant (the west, also a west wind)
  • Le Porteur de Flambeau (the torchbearer)
  • Le Poussin Atomique (the atomic chick)
  • Le Prestidigitateur (the sleight-of-hand artist)
  • Le Prince de l'Aurore (the prince of the dawn)
  • Le Prince des Passages (the prince of the covered arcades)
  • Le Prince des Toits (the prince of the rooftops)
  • Le Prodige de Poche (the pocket prodigy)
  • Le Professeur Fantôme (the phantom professor)

L, continued

  • Le Projectionniste (the film projectionist)
  • Le Promeneur des Toits (the rooftop walker)
  • Le Protecteur des Humbles (the protector of the humble)
  • Le Provençal Ardent (the fiery man of Provence)
  • Le Rapporteur (the protractor, also a tattletale)
  • Le Récif (the reef)
  • Le Rempart de l'Espoir (the rampart of hope)
  • Le Rempart de Strasbourg (the rampart of Strasbourg)
  • Le Rempart Lillois (the Lille rampart)
  • Le Renardeau (the fox cub)
  • Le Reporter Masqué (the masked reporter)
  • Le Retardataire (the latecomer)
  • Le Revenant du Père-Lachaise (the ghost of Père-Lachaise)
  • Le Rocher de Monaco (the rock of Monaco)
  • Le Rocher Percé (the pierced rock of the Gaspé)

L, continued

  • Le Roi de la Récré (the king of recess)
  • Le Roi des Cimes (the king of the peaks)
  • Le Roi du Système D (the king of making do)
  • Le Roseau Pensant (the thinking reed, a phrase of Pascal's)
  • Le Rossignol Bleu Nuit (the midnight-blue nightingale)
  • Le Saint-Bernard (the Saint Bernard rescue dog)
  • Le Sanglier de Fer (the iron boar)
  • Le Sax de Dinant (the sax of Dinant, home of its inventor)
  • Le Scaphandre d'Or (the golden diving suit)
  • Le Sculpteur de Nuages (the sculptor of clouds)
  • Le Seigneur de l'Orage (the lord of the thunderstorm)
  • Le Seigneur des Vents (the lord of the winds)
  • Le Semeur d'Étoiles (the sower of stars)
  • Le Sérac (the serac, a tower of glacier ice)
  • Le Sergent de Ville (the town constable, an old word)

L, continued

  • Le Sismographe (the seismograph)
  • Le Songe-Creux (the daydreamer)
  • Le Sonneur de Tocsin (the ringer of the alarm bell)
  • Le Souffle des Cimes (the breath of the peaks)
  • Le Souffle du Nord (the breath of the north)
  • Le Sourcier (the dowser)
  • Le Spationaute (the astronaut, the French word)
  • Le Spectre de la Butte (the specter of Montmartre hill)
  • Le Stagiaire Masqué (the masked intern)
  • Le Suroît (the southwester)
  • Le Sylphe (the sylph, a spirit of the air)
  • Le Tailleur de Glace (the cutter of ice)
  • Le Taureau Cramoisi (the crimson bull)
  • Le Taureau d'Arles (the bull of Arles)
  • Le Télégraphiste (the telegraph operator)

L, continued

  • Le Ténor Fantôme (the phantom tenor)
  • Le Thaumaturge (the wonder-worker)
  • Le Timide Masqué (the masked shy one)
  • Le Tisserand de la Croix-Rousse (the Croix-Rousse weaver)
  • Le Titan Marseillais (the Marseille titan)
  • Le Titi Volant (the flying Paris street kid)
  • Le Trapéziste Masqué (the masked trapeze artist)
  • Le Veilleur de la Garonne (the watcher of the Garonne)
  • Le Veilleur de la Tour Eiffel (the Eiffel Tower watcher)
  • Le Veilleur des Songes (the watcher of dreams)
  • Le Veilleur des Toits (the watcher of the rooftops)
  • Le Veilleur du Cap Corse (the watcher of Cap Corse)
  • Le Veilleur du Crépuscule (the watcher of twilight)
  • Le Veilleur du Gévaudan (the watcher of the Gévaudan)
  • Le Veilleur du Mont-Royal (the watcher of Mount Royal)

L, continued

  • Le Vélocipédiste (the velocipede rider)
  • Le Vengeur Démasqué (the unmasked avenger)
  • Le Vengeur des Faubourgs (the avenger of the old suburbs)
  • Le Vengeur en Charentaises (the avenger in felt slippers)
  • Le Vengeur en Haut-de-Forme (the avenger in a top hat)
  • Le Vengeur Enrhumé (the avenger with a cold)
  • Le Verglas (the ice storm glaze)
  • Le Volcan d'Auvergne (the volcano of Auvergne)
  • Le Voyageur des Étoiles (the traveler of the stars)
  • Lieutenant Altitude (Lieutenant Altitude)
  • Lieutenant Garde-Fou (Lieutenant Guardrail)
  • Lieutenante Comète (Lieutenant Comet, feminine form)
  • Lune Bleue (blue moon)
  • Lune Rousse (russet moon, the April moon)
  • Lutécium (lutetium, named after the Roman name of Paris)

M: 40 names

  • Mach Deux (Mach two)
  • Madame Kaléidoscope (Madam Kaleidoscope)
  • Madame Pipelette (Madam Chatterbox)
  • Madame Presque (Madam Almost)
  • Madame Ritournelle (Madam Refrain)
  • Madame Tourbillon (Madam Whirlwind)
  • Mademoiselle Arc-en-Ciel (Miss Rainbow)
  • Mademoiselle Déjà-Vu (Miss Déjà Vu)
  • Mademoiselle Minuit (Miss Midnight)
  • Mademoiselle Mirage (Miss Mirage)
  • Mademoiselle Pense-Bête (Miss Reminder Note)
  • Mademoiselle Pirouette (Miss Pirouette)
  • Mademoiselle Sémaphore (Miss Semaphore)

M, continued

  • Mademoiselle Silhouette (Miss Silhouette)
  • Mademoiselle Sparadrap (Miss Bandage)
  • Mademoiselle Vertige (Miss Vertigo)
  • Maître Clepsydre (Master Water Clock)
  • Maître Diapason (Master Tuning Fork)
  • Maître Sextant (Master Sextant)
  • Major Équinoxe (Major Equinox)
  • Mamie Turbo (Turbo Granny)
  • Maréchal Tonnerre (Marshal Thunder)
  • Maréchale Lumière (Marshal Light, feminine form)
  • Marquis Météore (Marquis Meteor)
  • Marquise Illusion (Marquise Illusion)
  • Marquise Volte-Face (Marquise About-Face)

M, continued

  • Mascaret (tidal bore)
  • Masse Critique (critical mass)
  • Matière Noire (dark matter)
  • Mégawatt (megawatt, a million watts)
  • Messidor (harvest month of the Revolutionary calendar)
  • Mini-Foudre (mini lightning)
  • Mise à Jour (software update)
  • Monsieur À-Peu-Près (Mister More-or-Less)
  • Monsieur Clair-Obscur (Mister Chiaroscuro)
  • Monsieur Je-Sais-Tout (Mister Know-It-All)
  • Monsieur Tout-le-Monde (Mister Everyman)
  • Mosaïque (mosaic)
  • Mur du Son (sound barrier)
  • Murmure (whisper)

N: 5 names

  • Naine Blanche (white dwarf)
  • Nébuleuse (nebula)
  • Nerfs d'Acier (nerves of steel)
  • Nivôse (snow month of the Revolutionary calendar)
  • Nuit Blanche (sleepless night, literally white night)

O: 2 names

  • Obsidienne (obsidian)
  • Ouragan (hurricane)

P: 29 names

  • P'tit Éclair (li'l lightning bolt)
  • P'tit Mistral (li'l mistral)
  • P'tite Flamme (li'l flame)
  • P'tite Tempête (li'l storm)
  • Panacée (cure-all)
  • Panache (flair, also a helmet plume)
  • Papi Fusée (Rocket Grandpa)
  • Parallaxe (parallax)
  • Pare-Feu (firewall)
  • Parhélie (sun dog, a bright spot beside the sun)
  • Pas de Géant (giant stride)
  • Patatras (crash, the sound of a tumble)
  • Peau de Pierre (skin of stone)
  • Pénombre (half-light)

P, continued

  • Pied Léger (light foot)
  • Pleine Lune (full moon)
  • Pluie d'Étoiles (rain of stars)
  • Pluviôse (rain month of the Revolutionary calendar)
  • Poids Mouche (flyweight)
  • Poids Plume (featherweight)
  • Poigne d'Acier (grip of steel)
  • Poussière d'Étoiles (stardust)
  • Prince Borée (Prince Boreas, the north wind)
  • Princesse Aurore Boréale (Princess Northern Lights)
  • Professeur Pendule (Professor Pendulum)
  • Professeur Tangente (Professor Tangent)
  • Professeure Hélium (Professor Helium, feminine form)
  • Professeure Spirale (Professor Spiral, feminine form)
  • Prouesse (feat of prowess)

Q: 1 name

  • Quintessence (the purest essence)

R: 7 names

  • Rayon Cosmique (cosmic ray)
  • Rayon Vert (green flash at sunset)
  • Raz-de-Marée (tidal wave)
  • Réaction en Chaîne (chain reaction)
  • Regard de Braise (smoldering gaze)
  • Résonance (resonance, an echoing vibration)
  • Ressort (coil spring)

S: 15 names

  • Sablier (hourglass)
  • Sang-Froid (cool head, literally cold blood)
  • Saute-Mouton (leapfrog)
  • Sergent Fracas (Sergeant Crash)
  • Sergent Nom-d'une-Pipe (Sergeant Good Grief)
  • Sergent Tocsin (Sergeant Alarm Bell)
  • Sergente Étincelle (Sergeant Spark, feminine form)
  • Silex (flint)
  • Singularité (singularity)
  • Sirocco (hot desert wind)
  • Souffle de Givre (breath of frost)
  • Super-Bricoleuse (Super Handywoman)
  • Supersonique (supersonic)
  • Sursaut (sudden burst)
  • Syzygie (syzygy, an alignment of worlds)

T: 18 names

  • Tata Tempête (Auntie Storm)
  • Téméraire (the reckless one)
  • Tempérance (Temperance, a tarot card)
  • Temps Mort (time-out, literally dead time)
  • Ténacité (tenacity, never letting go)
  • Tête Brûlée (hothead, a reckless one)
  • Tête en l'Air (head in the clouds)
  • Thermidor (heat month of the Revolutionary calendar)
  • Tintamarre (joyful din)

T, continued

  • Tire-d'Aile (swift wingbeat)
  • Tonton Tonnerre (Uncle Thunder)
  • Tour de Force (feat of strength)
  • Trois-Pommes (three apples tall, knee-high)
  • Trombe (waterspout)
  • Trompe-l'Œil (optical illusion, literally fools the eye)
  • Trottinette (kick scooter)
  • Trou Noir (black hole)
  • Turbine (turbine, a spinning engine)

V: 6 names

  • Vague Scélérate (rogue wave)
  • Vent Solaire (solar wind)
  • Ventôse (wind month of the Revolutionary calendar)
  • Vicomte Contre-Jour (Viscount Backlight)
  • Vitesse Lumière (light speed)
  • Vitrail (stained glass)

Z: 2 names

  • Zéphyr (gentle west wind)
  • Zéro Absolu (absolute zero)