Manon (given name)

Manon is a Welsh, French and Dutch feminine given name. Its meaning in Welsh is: 'beautiful queen' and in French, it is a diminutive of the name Marie. Notable people with the name include:

Artists

 * Manon (artist) (born 1940), Swiss artist
 * Manon Awst, Welsh artist
 * Manon de Boer (born 1966), Dutch video artist
 * Manon Cleary (1942–2011), American painter

Athletes

 * Manon André (born 1986), French rugby player
 * Manon Arcangioli (born 1994), French tennis player
 * Manon Bakker (born 1999), Dutch cyclist
 * Manon Audinet (born 1992), French sailor
 * Manon Bollegraf (born 1964), Dutch tennis player
 * Manon Boonjumnong (born 1982), Thai boxer
 * Manon Bornholdt (born 1950), German athlete
 * Manon Brunet (born 1996), French fencer
 * Manon Carpenter (born 1993), Welsh racing cyclist
 * Manon Charette (1955–2006), Canadian handball player
 * Manon Depuydt (born 1997), Belgian sprinter
 * Manon Fiorot (born 1990), French mixed martial artist
 * Manon Hostens (born 1994), French canoeist
 * Manon Houette (born 1992), French handball player
 * Manon Johnes (born 2000), Welsh rugby player
 * Manon Jutras (born 1967), Canadian road cyclist
 * Manon Kaji (born 2004), Japanese snowboarder
 * Manon Kriéger (born 1993), French badminton player
 * Manon Lloyd (born 1996), Welsh track cyclist
 * Manon Masseurs (born 1974), Dutch swimmer
 * Manon Melis (born 1986), Dutch footballer
 * Manon Nummerdor-Flier (born 1984), Dutch volleyball player
 * Manon Petit-Lenoir (born 1998), French snowboarder
 * Manon Rhéaume (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
 * Manon Valentino (born 1990), French cyclist
 * Manon van Raay (born 2003), Dutch footballer
 * Manon van Rooijen (born 1982), Dutch swimmer
 * Manon Vernay (born 1989), French handball player

Filmmakers

 * Manon Barbeau (born 1949), Canadian filmmaker
 * Manon Briand (born 1964), Canadian film director

Politicians

 * Manon Antoniazzi (born 1965), Welsh senior civil servant
 * Manon Aubry (born 1989), French politician
 * Manon Barbe, Canadian politician
 * Manon Blanchet (born 1968), Canadian politician
 * Manon Fokke (born 1976), Dutch Labour Party politician
 * Manon Gauthier, Montreal politician
 * Manon Massé (born 1963), Canadian politician
 * Manon Meunier (born 1996), French politician
 * Manon Perreault (born 1965), Canadian politician

Performers

 * Manon Bresch (born 1998), French-Cameroonian actress
 * Manon Capelle, Belgian actress
 * Manon Kahle (born 1980), American actress
 * Manon Kirouac (born 1950), Canadian pop singer known as "Anne Renée"

Others

 * Manon Balletti (1740–1776), Italian lover of the legendary womanizer Casanova
 * Manon Dubé (died 1978), female murder victim
 * Manon Gropius (1916–1935), Austrian muse
 * Manon Rasmussen (born 1951), Danish costume designer
 * Manon Roland (1754–1793), French revolutionary
 * Manon Steffan Ros (born 1983), Welsh writer

Fictional characters

 * Manon (character), an animated character from children's books, magazines and television
 * Manon, the fictional title character of the 1962 novel Manon des sources, by Marcel Pagnol, and subsequent adaptations
 * Manon Blackbeak, character from the Throne of Glass Series by New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas
 * Manon Chamack, a character from the Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir animated series
 * Manon Lescaut, title character of the 1731 novel by Abbé Prévost
 * Manon, a character from the game Street Fighter 6