Manon
Manon is a girl name of French origin, meaning Bitter; beloved.
What Manon means
Bitter; beloved.
Manon sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Manon comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Manon is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Manon?
Manon sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Manon
We group Manon under French and Love — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Manon
These share Manon's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Juliette — Youthful.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Colette — Victory of the people.
- Margaux — Pearl.
- Marguerite — Daisy; pearl.
- Mireille — To admire; wondrous.
- Sylvie — Of the forest.
- Amelie — Industrious and hardworking.
- Belle — Beautiful.