Names Categorized "rugby union Les Bleus"

This is a list of names in which the categories include rugby union Les Bleus.
gender
usage
Antoine m French, African American
French form of Antonius (see Anthony). A famous bearer was the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), the author of The Little Prince.
Aurélien m French
French form of Aurelianus.
Baptiste m French
Means "baptist" in French, originally deriving from Greek βάπτω (bapto) meaning "to dip". This name is usually given in honour of Saint John the Baptist, and as such it is often paired with the name Jean.
Bastien m French
Short form of Sébastien.
Brice m French, English
From the name Bricius, which was probably a Latinized form of a Gaulish name meaning "speckled". This was the name of a 5th-century saint, a disciple of Saint Martin of Tours.
Cyril m English, French, Czech, Slovak
From the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos), which was derived from Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord", a word used frequently in the Greek Bible to refer to God or Jesus.... [more]
Damian m English, Polish, Romanian, Dutch (Modern)
From the Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianos), which was derived from Greek δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmas in Syria early in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in Christian Europe. Another saint by this name was Peter Damian, an 11th-century cardinal and theologian from Italy.
Didier m French
French form of Desiderius.
Dorian m English, French, Romanian, Polish
The name was first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), which tells the story of a man whose portrait ages while he stays young. Wilde may have taken it from the name of the ancient Greek tribe the Dorians.
Émilien m French
French form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Fabien m French
French form of Fabianus (see Fabian).
Gabin m French
French form of Gabinus (see Gavino).
Gaël m French, Breton
Form of Gael using French orthography.
Grégory m French
French form of Gregory.
Jacques m French
French form of Iacobus, the New Testament Latin form of James.
Jean-Baptiste m French
Combination of Jean 1 and Baptiste, referring to Saint John the Baptist.
Jean-Pierre m French
Combination of Jean 1 and Pierre.
Matthieu m French
Variant of Mathieu.
Maxime m French
French form of Maximus.
Melvyn m English
Variant of Melvin.
Nicolas m French
French form of Nicholas.
Olivier m French, Dutch, Carolingian Cycle
French and Dutch form of Oliver. This is also a French word meaning "olive tree".
Philippe m French
French form of Philip.
Pierre m French, Swedish
French form of Peter. This name has been consistently popular in France since the 13th century, but fell out of the top 100 names in 2017. It was borne by the philosopher and theologian Pierre Abélard (1079-1142), the scholar Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749-1827), the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), and Pierre Curie (1859-1906), a physicist who discovered radioactivity with his wife Marie.
Raphaël m French
French form of Raphael.
Romain m French
French form of Romanus (see Roman).
Sébastien m French
French form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).
Thibaud m French
Variant of Thibault.
Thierry m French
French form of Theodoric. It was very popular in France from the 1950s, peaking in the mid-1960s before falling away. A famous bearer is the French former soccer player Thierry Henry (1977-).
Vincent m English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Slovak
From the Roman name Vincentius, which was derived from Latin vincere meaning "to conquer". This name was popular among early Christians, and it was borne by many saints. As an English name, Vincent has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it did not become common until the 19th century. Famous bearers include the French priest Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) and the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890).
Yannick m & f Breton, French
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.
Yoan 1 m French
French form of Johann.
Yoram m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joram.