French Submitted Names

French names are used in France and other French-speaking regions. See also about French names.
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Déric m French
French form of Derek, but it can also be a short form of Frédéric.
Desange m & f French (African, Rare)
Means "of the angels", taken from the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". It is most often found in French-speaking African countries.
Desneiges f French (Quebec, Rare)
Means "of the snows" in French, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Neiges meaning "Our Lady of the Snows" (see Nieves).
Désoline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
French form of the Italian name Desolina.
Destin m American (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare), French (African)
Likely from the French destin "destiny, fate, fortune".
Deterville m French (Cajun), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Deterville.
Didéric m French (Archaic)
French form of Diederik (also compare Diderich and Diderik)... [more]
Didérique f French
Feminine form of Didéric.
Didine f French
French pet form of Léopoldine.
Didyme f & m Ancient Greek, Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
As a feminine Ancient Greek name, this is the feminine form of Didymos. It was borne by a mistress of the 3rd-century BC Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus... [more]
Diègue m French (Archaic)
French form of Diego, used alongside the equally archaic Didace.
Diéric m French (Archaic)
Shorter form of Didéric, thus making it a more archaic form of Thierry. Compare also Déric.
Dierry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Thierry.
Diéry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Diéric.
Dieumerci m French (African), Haitian Creole
French cognate of Deogratias. This name is borne by Congolese soccer player Dieumerci Mbokani (b. 1985).
Dimanche f French (Archaic)
Means "Sunday" in French.
Dimitry m French
Variant of Dimitri.
Dimmy m French
Diminutive of Dimitri.
Divin m French (African)
Originates from the french word ”divin” that means heavenly.
Dizière f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Dizier found up until the 1700s.
Dji m Picard
Picard form of Guy 1.
Djiyôme m Picard
Picard form of Guillaume.
Dodore m Picard
Diminutive of Théodore.
Doère m Picard
Picard form of Édouard.
Dolinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Archaic French vernacular form of Adelinde found in the Poitou-Charentes region. Today, the name is occasionally found in the Netherlands and in Afrikaans-speaking South Africa... [more]
Doloresse f French (African)
Gallicized form of Dolores.
Dolorette f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of Dolores with the suffix -ette.
Domithilde f French (Quebec)
Variant of Domitille influenced by Mathilde.
Donate f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Donata. This French given name is also in use in the Netherlands, where it is about equally rare.
Donathilde f Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Donatille influenced by names ending in -hilde.
Donatille f French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
French form of Donatilla. The name basically fell out of use in France in the early years of the 20th century, but it is still in use in the French-speaking regions in Africa.
Doralise f French (Cajun), American (South), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Doralice as well as an 18th- and 19th-century elaboration of Dora using the then-popular name suffix lise.
Dorastella f French (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Stella 1.
Dorimène f French (Archaic), Theatre
Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'.
Doryan m French
Variant of Dorian.
Dosithée m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Dositheos via Dositheus.
Douce f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French
Derived from French douce, the feminine form of the adjective doux "sweet; soft; mild, gentle" (ultimately from Latin dulcis "sweet" via Old French dous "soft; tender"), this name is a cognate of Dulcie.
Douceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Doucelin. This name was borne by Douceline of Digne, a 13th-century Provençal mystic and Roman Catholic saint.
Doulce f French (Rare), Medieval French
Medieval French form of Douce.
Druon m Picard
Derived from Gaulish druto "strong, vigorous".
Duchelle f French
the origin is not clear, it might derive from the french "douce", meaning "gentle".
Dulcinée f French (Rare), Literature (Gallicized)
French form of Dulcinea. Due to the literary character, the name has become a poetic term describing an "inspiring, beautiful woman".
Dumont m French
Transferred from the surname "Dumont".
Dydime m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Didyme, the French form of Didymus. A known bearer of this name was Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (1840-1923), a Canadian Métis rebel leader.
Dylane m French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Dylan.
Ecretine f French (Archaic)
Archaic form of Christine. This name was recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1700s.
Edeline f Medieval French, Anglo-Norman, French, Haitian Creole
Old French variant of Adelina. It was borne by Edeline Thwenge, a 14th-century heiress of Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire, England. The Edeline Islands of Western Australia are named for Lady Edeline Sackville-West (1870-1918), the wife of Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland.
Edelmire f Norman
Feminine form of Edelmir.
Éden m & f French (Modern)
French form of Eden.
Edmondine f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Edmonde, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.
Edmondus m French (Latinized), Flemish (Rare)
Latinized form of Edmond. Also compare the related name Edmundus, which is even rarer in Flanders, but in the Netherlands more popular than this name.
Edmound m Norman, Provençal
Norman and Provençal form of Edmund.
Edziré m Picard
Picard form of Désiré.
Égédie f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine form of Aegidius (see Giles). It belonged to the second wife of Élie, duc Decazes, a 19th-century French statesman.
Égyptienne f French (Archaic), Malagasy (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from French Égyptienne, the feminine form of the noun Égyptien "Egyptian (person)". This name is generally given in honour of the catholic and orthodox saint Marie l'Égyptienne (known in English as Mary of Egypt).
Élaine f French
French form of Elaine.
Élaingne f Picard
Picard form of Elaine.
Éléa f French (Modern)
French adoption of Elea.
Eléa f French (Belgian, Modern), French (Modern)
French variant and Belgian-French form of Éléa.
Éléanore f Norman
Norman form of Eleanor.
Eléazar m French
French form of Eleazar.
Éléna f French
French borrowing of Elena.
Eléna f French
French form of Elena.
Éléonor m French
French masculine form of Eleanor.
Éleuthère m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare)
French form of Eleutherius. This name was borne by French-born American industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834).
Élia f French
French form of Aelia.
Élianne f French
Variant of Éliane.
Elianthe f Dutch (Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Literature
Probably a variant form of Helianthe, with omission of the h-. However, in at least one recorded case (a Dutch family), this name was a blend of Elisabeth and Anthonia.... [more]
Élias m French, Judeo-French
French form of Elias.
Elielle f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Eliel.
Élien m French
French form of Aelian.
Élienne f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Élien.
Éliet m French (Archaic)
Obsolete French diminutive of Élie.
Éliette f French
French feminine form of Élie, derived from the old, now obsolete, masculine diminutive Éliet.
Élige f French (Rare)
French form of Eligia.
Élina f French
French form of Elina.
Élinda f French (Rare)
Elaborated variant of Élina.
Éline f French
French form of Elin.
Éliot m French (Quebec)
French form of Elliott.
Élisa f French, Corsican
French form of Elisa, also used in Corsica.
Élisabéto m French (Rare)
French masculine form of Elizabeth.
Elisé m & f French, French (African), English (Rare)
Variant of Élisée, also used for girls. It is also used in English-speaking countries as a faux-Francised variant of Elise.
Éliséa f French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Elisea.
Élisée m & f French, French (African)
French form of Elisha. This name is also (uncommonly) used for girls.
Elisée m & f French, French (African)
Variant of Élisée, also used for girls.
Elizobeth f Picard
Picard form of Elizabeth.
Éllie f French (Rare)
Apparently comes from a Greek word hêlê who means Sunlight or Sunburst Feminine form of Élie or the diminutive of Eléonore.
Ellora f English, French (Modern)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Elora or an adoption of the name of the Ellora Caves of India, an ancient network of caverns containing hieroglyphic writings archeologists still have not deciphered the meaning of.
Elme m French
French form of Elmo. This was borne by 19th-century French philosopher Elme-Marie Caro (as well as the Dutch writer and actress Ida Saint-Elme (1776-1845), real name Maria Versfelt).
Éloa f French, Literature
French form of Eloah... [more]
Eloan m French
Variant of Elouan.
Éloane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Eloan.
Elodea f English (American, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Elodea, a genus of several underwater freshwater perennials, often called the waterweeds, which was first described as a genus in 1803. The name itself is a New Latin coinage, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos) “marsh-meadow".
Éloé m Picard
Picard form of Éloi.
Eloïse f Guernésiais, French (Belgian)
Guernésiais form of Eloise and French variant of Éloïse.
Éloué m Picard
Picard form of Éloi.
Éloy m French
Variant of Éloi.
Elphège f Norman
Norman feminine name of unknown etymology, perhaps related to Alphege (Old English in origin).
Élyette f French
Variant of Éliette.
Élysée f French
In this spelling, the name is probably intended as a French form of Elysia.... [more]
Elysée m Norman
Masculine form of Elyzée.
Elyzée f Norman
Norman form of Élysée.
Emé m Picard
Picard form of Aimé.
Emée f Picard
Picard form of Aimée.
Émelie f French
Cognate of Emelie.
Émelyne f French
Variant of Émeline.
Emelyne f French
Variant of Emeline.... [more]
Emeranthe f French (Acadian)
Either a variant of Amarante or possibly of Emérance.
Emérantienne f French
Local variant of Emérentienne found in the Bourgogne region up until the 1700s.
Émeraude f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French émeraude "emerald".
Emeraude f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Émeraude.
Emerin m French, English
A variant spelling of Emeran and Emeryn.
Emerine f France, French (Belgian), English (American), French (Quebec), English (British, Rare)
Emerine is a feminine form of names Emery, Emeric, and Emeran, which are the English and French, Germanic, and Bavarian masculine forms, respectively.... [more]
Emette f French (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Amata.
Émiland m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Émilien. Saint Émiland de Nantes, also known as Émilien de Nantes (Émilien of Nantes in English), was a French religious leader who was canonized by the church as a martyr for dying in a fight against the Saracens in Burgundy in 725 AD.
Emilande f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Emiland.
Émilia f French
French form of Emilia.
Emilienne f French (Acadian, Archaic)
Variant of Émilienne found in New Brunswick and Maine.
Emiline f Danish (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Danish and Flemish form of Emilina and French variant of Émiline.
Émilion m Breton (Gallicized), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Breton form of Émile and/or Émilien as well as a French diminutive of Émile and variant of Émilien.... [more]
Emilya f Armenian, Azerbaijani, English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Armenian and Azerbaijani feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily) as well as an English variant of Emilia and a French variant of Émilia.
Emylia f French (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
French variant of Émilia and English variant of Emilia.
Enguerrand m French, Medieval French
French form of Engilram (see Ingram). Medieval variant of Enguerran.
Ennemond m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Annemund. This name was borne by Ennemond Gaultier (c. 1575 – 17 December 1651), a French lutenist and composer. He was one of the masters of the 17th century French lute school.
Énola f French
French form of Enola.
Enolane f French (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Enola.
Éole m French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Heol.
Éphraïm m French
French form of Ephraim.
Ephraïm m Dutch, Flemish, French (Belgian), Judeo-French
Dutch form of Ephraim and French variant of Éphraïm.
Ephrasie f Norman
Norman form of Euphrasia.
Éphrem m French
French form of Ephrem.
Epicharis f Ancient Greek, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Greek ἐπίχαρις (epicharis) meaning "pleasing, charming". This was the name of a 1st-century Roman freedwoman who was a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against the emperor Nero... [more]
Épiphanie f French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Epiphania. It coincides with French épiphanie meaning "realisation, epiphany" and the French form of the Western Christian holiday known as Epiphany in Anglophone countries.
Érard m French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Erhard as well as a short form of Évrard. A known bearer of this name was Érard de La Marck (1472-1538), a French-born Belgian prince-bishop of Liège.
Erembert m German, French
German and French form of Erenbrecht.
Érick m French
Variant of Éric.
Ernestène f Norman
Feminine form of Ernest.
Esméralda f French (Rare)
French variant of Esmeralda. A known bearer is Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956-).
Esprit m French (Archaic)
French form of Spirit derived from French esprit, ultimately from Middle French esperit borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts... [more]
Esteise f French (Archaic)
Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
Esvène m Norman
Norman form of Sweyn.
Etesse f French (Archaic)
Found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, but disappeared around the year 1700.
Etevenard m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Swiss-French derivative of Étienne found in the late 1600s.
Éthel f French (Rare)
French form of Ethel.
Etiene f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Brazilian and French variant of Étienne. While the name is Masculine in French-Influenced Africa, in Brazil, this name is typically feminine.... [more]