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French Baby Names
329 names with meanings: 188 girl names and 141 boy names.
French names carry a sense of elegance and have been popular in English-speaking countries since the Norman Conquest of 1066. Many are French forms of older Germanic or Latin names that were softened over time.
This list also includes a few names from Provence in southern France.
Origins and meanings are traditional claims and can vary by source.
French Girl Names
188 girl names. Here are the first 10.
- 1.AdrienneFrenchMeaning: From Hadria
- 2.AgatheFrenchMeaning: Good
- 3.AimeeFrenchMeaning: Beloved
- 4.AlouetteFrenchMeaning: Lark
- 5.AmandineFrenchMeaning: Worthy of love
- 6.AmelieFrenchMeaning: Industrious
- 7.AmiFrenchMeaning: Friend
- 8.AmieFrenchMeaning: Friend
- 9.AnaïsFrenchMeaning: Gracious
- 10.AngeliqueFrenchMeaning: Angelic
French Boy Names
141 boy names. Here are the first 10.
- 1.AlairFrenchMeaning: Cheerful
- 2.AlgernonFrenchMeaning: With a moustache
- 3.AndreFrenchMeaning: Brave, manly
- 4.AnselFrenchMeaning: Follower of a noble
- 5.AntoineFrenchMeaning: Priceless
- 6.AntwanFrenchMeaning: Priceless
- 7.ArnaudFrenchMeaning: Eagle power
- 8.AubinFrenchMeaning: Blond
- 9.BaptisteFrenchMeaning: Baptiser
- 10.BealeFrenchMeaning: Handsome