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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is French.
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Abdon m Biblical Hebrew, Hungarian, Catalan (Rare), French
Means "servant" in Hebrew. This is the name of four characters in the Old Testament including one of the ruling judges of the Israelites.
Abelle m French (African, Rare)
Possibly a variation of Abel.
Abréhan m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Abraham.
Abrion m & f French
Variant of Aubrey.
Absalon m Danish (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Polish, Gascon, French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Haitian Creole
Polish, French, Gascon, Haitian Creole, Danish, Faroese and Norwegian form of Absalom.
Adelphe m French (Rare)
French form of Adelphus.
Adhémar m French
French form of Adalmar.
Adri f & m Italian, English, Spanish, French, Danish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Adrian, Adriana, and other names beginning with Adri.
Africain m French (Archaic)
French form of Africanus. It coincides with the modern French adjective africain "African" and the noun Africain "(man) from Africa".
Aignan m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Anianus. Saint Aignan (358–453) was Bishop of Orléans, France, and assisted Roman general Flavius Aetius in the defense of the city against Attila the Hun in 451.
Aimable f & m French (Archaic)
French form of Amabilis.
Aimablle m Norman
Norman form of Amabilis.
Albéric m French
French form of Alberich. A known bearer of this name was the French composer Albéric Magnard (1865-1914).
Albéry m French
Variant of Albéric (see also Aubry).
Alboïn m French
French form of Alboin.
Alcandre m French
French form of Alkandros via Alcander.
Alceste f & m French, Italian
French and Italian masculine and feminine form of Alcestis.
Alde m French (Archaic)
French form of Aldo.
Alduin m English, French, Popular Culture
English and French form of Aldwin. Alduin was a king of the Lombards in the 6th century AD.... [more]
Alessaundre m Norman
Norman form of Alexander.
Alexien m French
French form of Alexian.
Alexin m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Alexinus. The name seems to have all but disappeared after 1960.
Alexzandre m English (Portuguese-style, Modern), French (Portuguese-style, Modern), Galician (Modern), Catalan (Modern), Portuguese (Modern)
Portuguese-style form of the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός)... [more]
Aliaume m French
French form of Adalhelm. Previously a name that had gone out of fashion after the Middle Ages, but it has enjoyed a modest revival in France since the late '80s (which reached its peak in 1996).
Alidor m French (Rare)
An old and obscure French given name of unknown meaning, which may possibly ultimately be of Occitan origin (compare Aliénor) or even Basque origin. It seems that it was mostly used in the 19th century, not just in France but also in (the French-speaking part of) Belgium and the Canadian province Quebec... [more]
Alisier m French (Rare)
From "alisier", meaning "whitebeam tree" in French. This name has been authorised in France since 1966, alongside its feminine form, Alise.
Allain m French, English
Variant of Alain.
Allyre m French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly of Germanic origin. This was the name of a 4th-century Gallo-Roman saint praised by Gregory of Tours. Also known as Illidius, he was a bishop of Clermont in Auvergne, France, which he worked to establish as a center of religious teaching and devotion... [more]
Aloé m & f French (Rare)
French version of Aloe, The name is often used in fiction for the joke "Aloé Véra". Also a other version of Aloés
Aloïs m Dutch, French
French and Dutch form of Aloysius.
Amance f & m French (Rare)
French feminine and masculine form of Amantius.
Amans m French, Occitan
French variant of Amance and Occitan form of Amantius.
Ammien m French
French form of Ammianus.
Amon m Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Biblical, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian
From the Hebrew name אָמוֹן, which derived from the root אמן meaning "solid, stable, constant, faithful". In the Old Testament this ist the name of a king of Judah.
Amyen m French (Archaic)
Archaic French name of uncertain origin and meaning which was recorded up to the 1600s in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Current theories include a local derivation of Latin Amantius (which would make Amyen a cognate of Amant) and Ammien.
Amynthe f & m French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole
French feminine and masculine form of Amyntas.
Anaclète f & m French
Feminine form and masculine variant of Anaclet.
Anaël m French (Modern), Breton (Gallicized, Modern)
Coined in the 1960s as a Breton masculine form of Anne 1.
Anastase m French
French form of Anastasius.
Anaxandre m Catalan, French
Catalan and French form of Anaxander.
Ânbert m Norman
Variant of Ansbert.
Ancelin m Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Anselme. There are also instances where this name is the masculine form of Anceline, which is a French diminutive of Ancelle.
Andéol m French
French form of Andeolus.
Andrâ m Norman
Norman form of Andrew.
Andry m French (Archaic)
French form of Andric.
Anfel f & m Arabic (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
From أنفال which means “spoils” or “booty”.
Angelin m French, French (Belgian, Rare), Romanian
French and Romanian form of Angelinus.
Aniel m Biblical Greek, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), English (Rare), French (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Greek form of Hanniel and its variant Haniel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Annet m Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Masculine diminutive of Anne 1.
Annibal m French (Rare)
French form of Hannibal.
Annon m French (Acadian)
French variation of Anno.
Anténor m French, Slovak
French form of Antenor.
Anthème m French
Variant form of Anthime.
Anthime m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Anthimos via Anthimus.
Anthoine m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Antoine. This name is borne by French race car driver Anthoine Hubert (1996-2019) and French hockey player Anthoine Lussier (1983-).
Antioche m & f French (Archaic), Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
French form of Antiochus (masculine), as well as an ancient Greek feminine form of Antiochos (note, the usual feminine form was Antiochis)... [more]
Antoéne m Picard
Picard form of Antoine.
Antouène m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Antoine.
Âoguste m Norman
Norman form of Auguste 1.
Apsandre m French
French form of Apsander.
Arcade m & f French (Rare), French (African), Arthurian Cycle
French masculine and feminine form of Arcadius.... [more]
Archelas m French (Quebec)
Name of archon of Delphi in the second and third centuries, B.C.E.
Arduin m English, French
English and French form of Hardwin via its latinized form Arduinus. Also see Arduino.... [more]
Aribert m Germanic, German, French
Germanic variant of Haribert, though there can also easily be cases where the name is a variant of Arabert and Arinbert (see Arnbert).... [more]
Ariste m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Aristus. It appears in the play Les Femmes Savantes (1672) by the French playwright Molière. A known bearer was Ariste Jacques Trouvé-Chauvel (1805-1883), a French politician.
Aristippe m French
French form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.
Armaund m Norman
Norman form of Armand.
Arnauld m French
Variant of Arnaud.
Arnault m French
Variant of Arnauld.
Arnould m French, French (Belgian), Flemish
Northern and Eastern French variant of Arnaud.
Arsace m Italian, French
French and Italian form of Arsaces.
Asclépiade m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Asklepiades via it's Latinized form Asclepiades.
Astrée f & m French (Rare)
French form of Astraea and Astraeus.
Athos m Greek Mythology, Literature, French, Italian, Greek, Brazilian
Athos was one of the Gigantes, children of Gaia, who hurled a mountain at Zeus. Zeus knocked the mountain to the ground near Macedonia, and it became Mount Athos, or the "Holy Mountain."... [more]
Attale m French
French form of Attalus.
Aubéric m French
Variant form of Albéric.
Aubèrt m Gascon, Norman, Jèrriais
Gascon, Norman and Jèrriais form of Aubert.
Audoir m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Audoire.
Audry m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Aldric via Audric.
Auduin m French
French form of Alduin and/or Odwin.
Aundré m Norman
Norman form of Andrew.
Aunqùaire m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Ansgar.
Auriol m & f French (African, Rare), English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Auriol. As a feminine name, it may be derived from Auriel.
Avit m Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Occitan
Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Occitan form of Avitus.
Aymar m French, French (Belgian)
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements heim "home" (see Haimo) and meri "famous".
Aymard m French, French (Belgian)
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements heim "home" and hard "brave, hardy".
Azaire m French (Cajun), American (South), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare and archaic French form of Azariah.
Balbin m Croatian (Rare), French, Polish
Croatian, French and Polish form of Balbinus.
Balian m German (Modern, Rare), Medieval French, French (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This is most known for being the name of Balian of Ibelin (c. 1140-1193), a lord of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.... [more]
Baptistin m French, Provençal
French diminutive of Baptiste and Provençal diminutive of Baptista.
Basch m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Short form of Baschtian, an obsolete form of Bastian.
Basilide m French, Italian
French and Italian form of Basileides via its latinized form Basilides.
Basilique m & f French (Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Basiliscus which was also used as a feminine form of this name.
Bastin m French
Variant of Bastien or short form of Sébastin.
Batisse m Walloon, Picard
Walloon and Picard form of Baptiste.
Baudoin m French
French form of Balduin.
Baudry m Medieval French, French (Belgian)
Variant form of Baldéric via the form Baudric.
Béat m French (Archaic)
French form of Beatus.
Beausoleil m French (Cajun)
Joseph Broussard 1702-1765; also known as beausoleil. Leader of Acadian people of Nova Scotia.
Bébèr m Picard
Diminutive of any name ending in -bert.
Belmont m French
Transferred from the surname "Belmont."
Benaël m French, Breton
It might derive from the breton name Gwenael, formed by "gwenn", that means "white", the second part might be "maël", that means "prince", so the meaning is "white prince".
Bênard m Norman
Norman form of Bernard.
Bênardin m Norman
Norman form of Bernardin.
Bénédict m French (Quebec, Archaic), Jèrriais
Québecois variant and Jèrriais form of Benedict.
Beneît m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Benedict.
Bénilde f & m French (Rare)
French form of Benilda.... [more]
Benoist m Medieval French, French
Medieval French form of Benedict. (Cf. Benoît.)
Bénoni m Norman
Norman form of Benoni.
Benoni m Biblical, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
From the Hebrew name בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow". This was the original name of Benjamin ("son of the right hand"), whose father, Jacob, renamed him in Genesis 35:18 (the name Benoni having been given by his mother, Rachel).
Bénouet m Picard
Picard form of Benoît.
Benouét m Norman
Norman form of Benedict.
Bénouot m Picard
Picard form of Benoît.
Béranger m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Berengar, now more common in French-speaking parts of Africa.
Bernoard m Germanic, French
Germanic variant of Bernward and French variant of Bernouard.
Bertin m French (Quebec), French (Archaic), Provençal
French and Provençal form of Bertinus.
Béryl f & m French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Beryl.
Besançon m French (Swiss, Archaic)
From the surname Besançon. Besançon Hugues (1487-1532) was a Swiss political and religious leader who was a member of the Grand Council of Geneva.
Bienaimé m French (Rare)
Means "well-beloved" in French (compare Aimé, Buonamico).
Bienvenu m French
French form of Benvenuto.
Binjamin m Picard
Picard form of Benjamin.
Blais m French
Variant of Blaise
Bohémond m French, Medieval French
French form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.
Bonaparte m Italian (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant and French form of Buonaparte.
Boson m French (Archaic)
French form of Boso. A known bearer of this name was Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord (1832-1910), a French nobleman and prince of Sagan.
Bourcard m French (Archaic)
French form of Burkhard found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1700s.
Briac m French, Breton
From a Brythonic name derived from the Celtic element *brigo "high, noble, mighty". As such this name can be viewed as a Breton cognate of Brian. In the case of Saint Briac, who arrived in Brittany with Saint Tugdual circa 548, this was a short form of the old Welsh name Briafael.
Briand m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Brient.
Bromère m French
French form of Bromerus.
Bronislas m Medieval Slavic (Gallicized), French
French form of Bronisław, via its Latinized form Bronislaus.
Brunon m Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Variant of Bruno based on the genitive form of the Latin declination.
Caliste f & m French (Rare), Provençal
French masculine and feminine form of Callistus as well as a Provençal masculine form of Calixte.
Calliste m & f French
Variant of Caliste.
Camile f & m Picard, Gascon, Provençal, Walloon, French (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Picard and Walloon masculine and feminine form, Gascon and Provençal masculine form and French masculine variant of Camille as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Camila.
Camillien m French (Quebec)
Probably a variation of Camilien, which is the French form of Camilianus.
Camus m French (Rare), Chinese (Cantonese, Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname Camus.
Canut m Norman, Guernésiais
Norman and Guernésiais form of Canute.
Carado m Picard, Arthurian Cycle
Picard variant of Caradoc.
Carreaux f & m French (Archaic)
From the French surname Carreaux.
Cartère m French (Archaic)
French form of Karterios via its latinized form Carterius.
Carvell m French
Means:swampy dwelling... [more]
Castille f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, English
Transferred use of the surname Castille.
Catulle m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Catullus. Catulle Mendès (1841-1909) was a French writer.
Cécilien m French
French form of Caecilianus.
Cédrick m French
Variant of Cédric.
Cédrik m French
Variant of Cédric.
Cédrique m & f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Cédric. It is also used on females, which makes this name one of the few -que names that are unisex (like Dominique).
Célien m French
French form of Caelianus. Known bearers of this name are the Swiss singer Célien Schneider (b. 1986) and the late French general Charles-Célien Fracque (1875-1941).
Celse m French
French form of Celsus.
Cénéric m Norman
Norman form of Céneri.
Cérile m & f French (Archaic)
Archaic French variant of Cyrille.
Cérille m & f French (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Cérile, which is an archaic French variant of Cyrille.
Ceslas m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Czesław via it's Latinized form Ceslaus.
Chandrel m & f French (African)
Unisex version of Chandrelle.
Chant m French (Huguenot)
Transferred from the surname "Chant."
Charle m Afrikaans, Norman
Cotentinais Norman and Afrikaans form of Charles.
Charlin m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Charles.
Chèrle m Picard
Picard form of Charles.
Chérubin m French
French cognate of Cherubino.
Chlore m French
French form of Chlorus.
Choé m Picard
Diminutive of Franchoés.
Christien m English, French (Rare, Archaic)
English alternate spelling of Christian as well as one of the French forms of the name (the other being Chrétien).
Christophile f & m Late Greek, French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Late Greek feminine form of Christophilos as well as the French masculine and feminine form of Christophilus.
Civran m French (Archaic)
Obsolete vernacular form of Cyprien.
Clarence m & f French
French form of Clarentius and Clarentia.
Clarent m French
French form of Clarentius, variant of Clarence.
Claudat m French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Claude found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.
Claudel m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Claude.
Claver m French
Derived from the surname Claver. Used in honor of the saint Peter Claver.