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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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Gonzague m French, French (Belgian)
Transferred use of the surname Gonzague. The name is usually used in honour of Louis de Gonzague (1568-1591, known in English as Aloysius Gonzaga), an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus... [more]
Gracieux m French (Rare)
Derived from French gracieux "graceful", ultimately from Latin gratiosus via Old French gracieus.
Grégoére m Picard
Picard form of Grégoire.
Grichka m French (Rare)
French rendering of Grishka.
Gualbert m French (Archaic), Romansh
French and Romansh cognate of Gualberto.
Guérin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Guernésiais
French and Guernésiais form of Warin (compare Guarin).
Guérôme m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Jérôme.
Gui m French, Lengadocian, Gascon, Provençal, Walloon
French variant and Walloon, Languedocian, Gascon and Provençal form of Guy 1.
Guibert m French (Rare)
French form of Wibert. This name has also been encountered as a variant form of Guilbert.
Guilbert m French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of Wilbert, since Germanic Wil- tends to become Guil- in French.... [more]
Gummaire m French (Archaic), Flemish (Archaic)
French form of Gummarus. This name was also used in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) from at least the 18th century until at least the early 20th century.
Gustin m German (Archaic), French, Lengadocian, Gascon, Romansh
German, French, Lengadocian, Gascon and Romansh short form of Augustin.
Gustin m Picard, Walloon
Picard and Walloon form of Augustin.
Gùustave m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Gustav.
Guuste m Norman
Norman form of Justus.
Guustin m Norman
Norman form of Justin.
Gùy m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Guy 1.
Guytounet m Norman
Diminutive of Guy 1.
Hadelin m History (Ecclesiastical), Frankish, French (Belgian, Rare)
Possibly from a diminutive of Old High German hadu meaning "battle". This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint.
Hadriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare), French (Modern)
Form of Adriel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Haroud m Norman
Norman form of Harold.
Hédard m French (Quebec)
French form of Hadard.
Hélan m French (Archaic)
Archaic French name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
Hélias m Medieval French, French (Modern)
French form of Helias. The name was revived in the 1990s.
Hémont m French (Archaic)
Local name of uncertain origin and meaning recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1700s.
Ĥenri m Norman
Norman form of Henri.
Héribert m French
French form of Heribert and variant of Herbert.
Hiéronyme m & f French (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).
Hiérothée m History (Ecclesiastical), French (African, Rare)
French form of Hierotheus, which is the latinized form of Hierotheos.
Hinri m Walloon, Picard
Walloon and Picard form of Henri.
Hippolythe m French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Hippolytos.
Hoche m Norman, Picard
Of uncertain origin and meaning. The name first appeared in various medieval texts, particularly in present-day Belgium, which leads certain academics to believe that this name might be a variant of Hugues.
Homère m French (Rare)
French form of Homer.
Hommebon m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Omobono via it's Latinized form Homobonus.
Honnête m & f French (African)
Derived from French honnête, meaning "honest".
Honorat m Catalan (Rare), French (Rare), Polish
Catalan, French, and Polish form of Honoratus.
Hyacynthe m Norman
Norman form of Hyacinthus.
Imbert m French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements irmin "immense, vast" and beraht "bright". In former times, the name was occasionally confused with Humbert.
Imier m French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Himerius. While this name is archaic in France, it is still occasionally used in French-speaking Switzerland.
Ingnache m Picard
Picard form of Ignatius.
Iry m French (Cajun), American
Diminutive of Ira 1.
Isaïah m French
French from of Isaiah.
Isée m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
French form of Isaios via Isaeus.... [more]
Isnel m French (Rare)
Derived from Old French isnel, meaning "swift, agile".
Israël m Dutch, French
Dutch and French form of Israel.
Ivain m Picard
Picard form of Yvain.
Ivon m Medieval Breton, French, Provençal
Provençal and Medieval Breton form and French variant of Yvon.
Jacos m French (?)
Likely derived from "Jacob".
Jacot m Norman
Rouenneis Norman form of Jacob.
Jacqueme m Picard
Picard form of Jacomus.
Jacquie m French
Diminutive of Jacques.
Jacquis m French
Variant of Jacquie.
Jacquy m French
Variant of Jacquie.
Jaicque m French (Archaic)
Local form of Jacques found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.
Jaïro m Dutch (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Antillean), French (Modern, Rare)
Dutch and French form of Jairo. This name is borne by Dutch footballer Jaïro Riedewald.
Janick f & m Breton (Gallicized), French
Gallicized form of Janig as well as a variant of Yannick.
Jâosé m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Joseph.
Jâoséphin m Norman
Diminutive of Jâosé.
Jaque m Picard, Provençal
Picard and Provençal form of Jacques.
Jaquinot m Norman
Diminutive of Jaques.
Jausé m Norman
Variant of José'.
Jeantat m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Local diminutive of Jean 1 found in the Montreux region up until the late 1600s.
Jeaun m Norman
Norman form of Jean 1.
Jérémias m French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Jeremiah.
Jérome m French
Variant of Jerome.
Jerôme m French
Variant of Jerome.
Jeune m French, French (Caribbean)
Means "young" in French. It is mostly used as a nickname designating a young person. It is rarely used as an official name.
Jeustin m Norman
Norman form of Justin.
Jin m Picard
Picard form of Jean 1.
Jireh m & f Filipino, English (African, Rare), French (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the second part of the place name יְהוָה יִרְאֶה‎ (YHWH yir'e) in the land of Moriah, meaning either "the Lord sees" (also "will see" or "will see to it") or "the Lord will provide," so named by Abraham after God provided a ram to sacrifice in place of his son Isaac.
Jôachin m Norman
Norman form of Joachim.
Joachin m French
French form of Joachim.
Joannice m French (Rare)
French form of Ioannikios via Joannicius.
Joanny m French (Rare)
French variant of Joannes.
Jobst m Low German, French, Czech
North German form of Jodocus, altered by association with Job.
Joffre m French (Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Joffre. It was popularised during World War I thanks to French marshal Joseph Joffre, best known for his regrouping of the retreating allied armies that led to the defeat the Germans at the First Battle of the Marne in September of 1914.
Joffré m French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Joffre.
Jofroi m Medieval French, Anglo-Norman, French (Belgian, Rare)
Medieval French and Anglo-Norman variant of Geoffroy. Jofroi is a 1934 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol.
Jonael m English (American, Modern), German (Modern, Rare), French (Modern)
A modern coinage formed from the biblical name Jona and the Hebrew name element El "Lord (God)".
Jonathas m Biblical (All), Literature, Popular Culture, English (Archaic), French (Archaic), German (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
This is a form of Jonathan that is used in older translations of the Bible. It ultimately comes from Ionathas, which is the form found in both the Septuagint and the Vulgate.... [more]
Jordann m French
Variant of Jordan.
Jordy m Dutch, French (Modern, Rare)
Dutch variant of Jordi as well as a French borrowing of this name. This is the more common spelling in the Netherlands.
Jore m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of George.
Jores m Norman
Cotentinais Norman variant of Jore.
Jorges m Picard
Picard form of Georges.
Joric m Dutch (Rare), French (Modern), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Dutch variant of Jorick as well as a French borrowing of this name.
José' m Norman
Norman form of Joseph.
Joséf m Picard
Picard from of Joseph.
Joséphin m French (Archaic)
French diminutive of Joseph.
Jospin m French (African)
Archaic northern French diminutive of Josse.
Jourdin m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Jourdin.
Jullien m French
Variant of Julien, much rarer
Julot m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Jules 1.
Juvénal m French
French form of Juvenal via Latin Iuvenalis.
Kélian m French (Modern)
French form of Kelian.
Kendji m French
French form of Kenji.... [more]
Kevine f & m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form as well as a masculine variant of Kevin.
Kintin m Picard
Picard form of Quintinus.
Kléber m French (Quebec), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Québécois form of Kleber as well as a Brazilian variant of Cléber.
Kleber m French
Transferred use from the German surname Kleber, borne by the Alsatian Jean-Baptiste Kléber who was a general in the French revolutionary wars.
Klébert m French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Klebert.
Kolia m Georgian (Rare), French (Rare), Russian
Georgian and French form of Kolya as well as an alternate transcription of this Russian name.
Laël m French
French form of Lael.
Laetare m French (Quebec, Rare)
From the Latin word laetare "rejoice! (imperative)". It is the name of the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional Latin entrance (Introit) for the Mass of the day: "Laetare Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Jerusalem").
Landon m Medieval French, French
French form of Lanzo (see Lance).
Lâorent m Norman
Norman form of Laurent.
Laurian m English, Romanian, French, Provençal
English, French, Provençal and Romanian form of Laurianus.
Lefils m Haitian Creole, French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Lefils.
Léger m French (Rare), Haitian Creole
French form of Leutgar. Saint Léger, Bishop of Autun was a 7th-century Frankish martyr.
Léioun m Norman
Rouenneis and Cotentinais Norman form of Léon.
Lénaïc m & f French
Variant of Lénaïk.
Lénaïk f & m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Lenaig.
Lény m French (Modern)
French form of Lenny.
Lenzo m Italian, French
Diminutive of Lorenzo.
Léonardo m French
French form of Leonardo.
Léonet m French (Archaic)
Archaic diminutive of Léon.
Léonin m Medieval French, French (Modern)
French form of Leoninus. Léonin (fl. 1135s–1201) was the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably French, probably lived and worked in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral and was the earliest member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony and the ars antiqua style who is known by name... [more]
Leoninus m Medieval Latin, French (Rare)
He is a music master in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. He is better known under the name Léonin. This name can still be worn by some men.
Léoniu m & f French, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Leoní Portuguese (Brazilian), Léonide French, Leanid Belarusian, Leonidas Greek, Leonida Italian, Leonius Latin/Late Roman
Leonus m French (Rare, Archaic)
Latinate elaboration of Leon.
Lestan m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Shortened form of a Norman personal name, either Leodstan or Leofstan. The involved name elements are LEOD "people", LEOF "love", and STAN "stone".
Leu m French, History (Ecclesiastical), Walloon
French variant and Walloon form of Loup.
Leurint m Picard
Picard form of Laurent.
Lévite m French (Acadian, Rare)
Derived from the French noun lévite meaning "Levite" (as in, a descendant of Levi).... [more]
Lexaundre m Norman
Norman form of Alexander.
Lexis m Norman
Norman form of Alexis.
Lèyonârd m Picard
Picard form of Léonard.
Léyoun m Norman
Norman short form of Napoleon.
Lézin m French (Archaic), French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole, History (Ecclesiastical)
This name was/is usually given in honor of Saint Lézin, a 6th-century bishop of Angers, France. His name is said to be derived from Latin Licinius.
Libère m French
French form of Liberius.
Liébert m French
French form of Leutbert via it's Latinized form Lietbertus.
Liham m French (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Liam.
Lilyan f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Lilian, as well as a French masculine form.
Lin m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Ukrainian form of Linus.
Live m French
French form of Livius and masculine form of Livie (see Livy 1).
Lix m English, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Felix and Félix.
Loïck m Breton, French
Gallicized spelling of a Breton variant of Loïc.
Loïs m French, French (Belgian)
Truncated form of Aloïs.
Louca m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Luca 1, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.
Louisot m Norman
Diminutive of Louis.
Louisotin m Norman
Diminutive of Louisot.
Lucain m French (Rare)
French form of Lucanus (see Lucan).
Lucenzo m French (Modern)
Possibly derived from Galician lucenza meaning "dawning; twilight; translucency". Alternatively, it may be a combination of Lucas, Lúcio or Luciano with Lorenzo... [more]
Lucet m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Luce.
Lucin m French (Rare)
French form of Lucinus.
Ludéric m French (Rare)
French form of Liutric, but there are instances where it can also be a form of Chlodoric.
Ludovi m Norman
Norman form of Ludwig.
Ludovique f & m French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French feminine form of Ludovic. This name is unisex in Belgium and the Netherlands, with the balance between the sexes more equal in Belgium than in the Netherlands (where there are more female bearers than male bearers).
Lydéric m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Liutric via one of its medieval Dutch forms (see Liederik).... [more]
Lylian f & m English (Rare), Estonian (Rare), French
English and Estonian feminine and French masculine variant of Lilian.
Mabille m & f French (Rare)
derived from the Old French word “mabile,” meaning “mable” or “mable stone.”
Mabire m Norman
Norman form of Mabille.
Macé m Medieval French, Norman
Old Norman and medieval French (and as such recorded in 15th-century Paris) form of Mathieu.
Maé m & f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mahé, also used as a feminine name.
Maëlo m French (Modern)
Elaboration of Maël.
Mage f & m French
Transferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.
Magloire m & f French, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French masculine and feminine form of Maglorius (see Maglorio).
Magne m French (Archaic)
French form of Magnus.
Maïus m French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
A rare Acadian name. Possibly derived from the Latin name for the month of May mensis Maius.
Maixent m French, Provençal
Poitevin and Provençal form of Maxence.
Malou m & f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malo, originally derived from Maclou. This is also used as a feminine name.
Mamert m Polish, Provençal, French, German (Rare)
French, German, Polish and Provençal form of Mamertus.
Manoé m French (Modern)
Allegedly a contraction of Emmanuel and Noé.
Maquieu m Norman, Guernésiais
Rouenneis Norman and Guernésiais form of Matthieu.
Marcou m Medieval French, French, Walloon
French diminutive of Marc (as -ou is a French masculine diminutive suffix) as well as a variant form of Marcoulf (perhaps via Marcoul), which is the original French form of Marculf.... [more]
Marcouf m Medieval French, French (Rare)
Variant form of Marcoulf, which is the original French form of Marculf. This given name is barely in use in France today, so it mostly survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there as well).... [more]
Marquard m Dutch, German, French
Dutch, German and French form of Marcward.
Maryan m French
Gallicized form of Polish Marian 2.
Maryvon m French (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Yvon.
Massiré m French (African)
French form of Massire, a french footballer got this name: Massiré Kanté.
Mathurin m Breton, French
French and Breton form of Maturinus and thus ultimately derived from maturus, literally "timely" (also "mature, ripe, grown"). This name was borne by a 3rd-century saint who was responsible for spreading the gospel in the district of Sens, France.
Matisse m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Matisse. The surname was most famously borne by the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who is likely the reason behind the popularity of Matisse as a given name in the 21st century.... [more]
Matiu m Picard, Gascon
Picard and Gascon form of Matthew.