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Molière

A given name in French

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Origin: Not established
1 language contexts: French
Follow the evidence: 5 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Molière

Molière is a masculine given name documented in French.

Separate records with matching spellings: Moliere (st-8e5e200728)

French Wiktionary account

Source-reported

Apparenté à Molières, mollière, emprunté par Jean-Baptiste Poquelin à François de Molière d'Essertines, auteur à succès, ou nom champêtre selon un usage récurrent des comédiens de l'époque: « Molière » ou « Meulière » est un toponyme de sites de carrières de pierres à meule, et en Picardie, les « mollières » sont des terres marécageuses et incultes.

Sources for this account (2)

French Wiktionary: MolièreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q119141371CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2

Wikidata Q119141371CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MolièreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences3

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q150 (fra)-fleur (Beat Ruest)-Molière.wavCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q150 (fra)-ALEX MEKAN 57-Molière.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q150 (fra)-ALEX MEKAN 57-Molière (artiste chanteur).wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Molière

Molière is a masculine given name documented in French.

Separate records with matching spellings: Moliere (st-8e5e200728)

French Wiktionary account

Source-reported

Sources for this account (2)

French Wiktionary: MolièreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q119141371CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Molière is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

France

Language records

Documented as a given name in French.

Explore France

4 of 4 countries

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2

Wikidata Q119141371CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MolièreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences3

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q150 (fra)-fleur (Beat Ruest)-Molière.wavCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q150 (fra)-ALEX MEKAN 57-Molière.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q150 (fra)-ALEX MEKAN 57-Molière (artiste chanteur).wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Molière

French Wiktionary account

Where Molière is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

History

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A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Molière

French Wiktionary account

Where Molière is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page