This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is French.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cléanthe m & f French (Rare)French form of the Greek given name
Kleanthes via its latinized form
Cleanthes. Although Cléanthe was originally a masculine name, it has occasionally been used as a feminine name in French, which is probably due to the name's similarity to other French feminine names, such as
Acanthe and
Amaranthe.
Clériadus m Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)The hero of the 15th-century French prose romance
Cleriadus et Meliadice. A known bearer was Antoine Clériadus de Choiseul-Beaupré (1707-1774), a French cardinal.
Colas m French, Walloon, GuernésiaisGuernésiais, Walloon and French diminutive of
Nicolas which has been in use since the Middle Ages and features prominently in the old French lullaby "Fais dodo, Colas, mon petit frère"... [
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Crescent m History (Ecclesiastical), Biblical Romanian, Biblical French, French (Rare), English (Rare)French and Romanian form and English variant of
Crescens. In the English-speaking world, it is now considered a nature name referring to the phase of the moon, derived from Old French
creissant, ultimately from Latin
crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive".... [
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Delmore m FrenchA boy's name of French origin meaning "of the sea." Poet Delmore Schwartz
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.
Druon m PicardDerived from Gaulish
druto "strong, vigorous".
Elme m FrenchFrench 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).
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.
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... [
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Fénelon m FrenchTransferred the surname
Fénelon to honor François Fénelon who was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
Féréol m French (Rare)Variant form of
Ferréol. Known bearers of this given name include the French portrait painter Féréol Bonnemaison (died 1827) and the French composer and violinist Jacques Féréol Mazas (1782-1849).
Ferland m FrenchThe name of the football player Ferland Mendy currently playing for Real Madrid.
Fleury m FrenchMasculine form of
Fleur. This was the name of an 11th-century prince of France, a son of Philip I.
Floréal m FrenchDerived from the name of the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word
floreus, meaning "flowery".
Forcaz m French (Archaic)Local name of uncertain origin and meaning found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.
Fortunat m Romansh, Polish (Rare), Ukrainian (Archaic), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Croatian (Archaic), French (Archaic)Romansh, Croatian, Polish, Ukrainian, French and Occitan form of
Fortunatus.
Foulques m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)French form of
Fulk. The name was borne by five counts of Anjou (898-1129), the last of whom abdicated to become king of Jerusalem (1131-1143); it was also the name of an 11th-century count of Angoulême.
Fromental m French (Archaic)Derived from the French adjective
fromental meaning "of wheat", which ultimately comes from the Latin adjective
frumentalis meaning "of corn, of grain".... [
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Frontin m Bosnian, Bulgarian, French (Archaic), Russian, Serbian, UkrainianBosnian, Bulgarian, French, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of
Frontinus. In France, the name Frontin can also be a diminutive of
Front.
Fronton m Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Greek, Polish, Russian, UkrainianBulgarian, Croatian, French, Greek, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of
Fronto.
Gabard m French (Caribbean, Rare), Haitian CreolePossibly derived from the French surname of
Gabard, the origin of which is not quite certain. It could be a patronymic surname that is derived from the Germanic given name
Gebhard, but it could also be a descriptive surname derived from Occitan
gabar meaning "to joke, to jest, to mock".... [
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Garan m FrenchIn Irish or Gaelic, Garan means gelding. In French, Garan means guards or guardian.
Germinal m French, Spanish (Rare)From the name of the seventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word
germen, meaning "germination". In Spain, this name came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).