Baby name
Vanille
/vah-NEEL/
Meaning
“From the French word for vanilla bean”
Derived from the French word for "vanilla bean," ultimately from Latin 'vagina' meaning 'sheath'.
How it ages.
Vanille remains recognizable even as it is chosen less often than before.
The cultural moment.
Vanille is appearing less often in France than before, with a gradual rather than abrupt decline.