French Submitted Names

French names are used in France and other French-speaking regions. See also about French names.
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Apollonie f French, Medieval Baltic
French and medieval Latvian form of Apollonia.
Apsandre m French
French form of Apsander.
Arcade m & f French (Rare), French (African), Arthurian Cycle
French masculine and feminine form of Arcadius.... [more]
Arcadie f French (Archaic)
French form of Arcadia. It was borne by Arcadie Claret (1826-1897), a mistress of King Leopold I of Belgium.
Archelas m French (Quebec)
Name of archon of Delphi in the second and third centuries, B.C.E.
Arcilia f American (Hispanic, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Quebec)
Hispanic variant of Arcelia, Southern variant of Arcelia and Acadian and Québécois variant of Arcélia.
Arduin m English, French
English and French form of Hardwin via its latinized form Arduinus. Also see Arduino.... [more]
Argine f Popular Culture, French (Rare)
Argine is the name of the Queen of Clubs on French playing cards. While the names on other cards are recognisable figures from history or mythology, Argine is more obscure, it is explained as an anagram of the Latin word regina "queen".
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]
Aricie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Aricia used by Jean Racine in his play 'Phèdre' (1677).
Arilda f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Acadian, Archaic)
Saint Arilda is an obscure female saint from Oldbury-on-Severn in the English county of Gloucestershire who probably lived in the 5th or 6th century. She may have been of either Anglo-Saxon or Welsh origin.
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.
Aristéa f French, Theatre
Feminine form of Aristaeus. This is the name of a character in Vivaldi's opera L'Olimpiade (1734).
Aristippe m French
French form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.
Arletty f French (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an adoption of the stage name of Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty. Arletty was a French actress, singer, and fashion model... [more]
Armance f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Literature
Variant form of Armande, which was influenced or inspired by Latin, in that French names ending in -ce usually come from Latin names ending in -tius (for males) and -tia (for females)... [more]
Armantine f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Rare variant of French Armandine historically found in the Poitou-Charentes region.
Armaund m Norman
Norman form of Armand.
Armeline f Breton (Gallicized), French
Semi-Gallicized variant of Armela and French feminine form of Armel.
Arnauld m French
Variant of Arnaud.
Arnault m French
Variant of Arnauld.
Arnique f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.... [more]
Arnould m French, French (Belgian), Flemish
Northern and Eastern French variant of Arnaud.
Arsace m Italian, French
French and Italian form of Arsaces.
Arsende f Gascon (Archaic), Picard (Archaic)
Gascon and Picard form of Arsendis.
Arvelle f French, English
Feminine form of Arvel.
Asclépiade m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Asklepiades via it's Latinized form Asclepiades.
Aselle f French (Rare)
French form of Asella. This name is not to be confused with Axelle.
Assomption f French (Rare)
Derived from French assomption "assumption". This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven (compare Asunción).
Astrée f & m French (Rare)
French form of Astraea and Astraeus.
Athanaïse f Picard
Picard form of Athénaïs.... [more]
Athanasie f French (Archaic)
French feminine form of Athanasius.
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.
Audélia f French, Jewish
Both a French elaboration of Aude and a variant of Odélia. In the Jewish community, however, this name is considered and used as a variant of Odelia 2.
Audoir m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Audoire.
Audrélie f French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of either Audrey or Aude and Aurélie.
Audry m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Aldric via Audric.
Auduin m French
French form of Alduin and/or Odwin.
Aulaire f French (Archaic), Provençal
Early vernacular form of Eulalia, which survives in the French place name Saint-Aulaire, given in reference to the popular Spanish saint Eulalia of Mérida.
Aundré m Norman
Norman form of Andrew.
Aungèle f Norman
Norman form of Angela.
Aungélina f Norman
Norman form of Angelina.
Aunqùaire m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Ansgar.
Aure f French (Rare)
French form of Aurea and Aura.... [more]
Auriane f French
Variant of Oriane.
Aurinda f Portuguese, French
Possibly a variant of the Spanish name Laurinda, meaning "laurel tree".
Auriol m & f French (African, Rare), English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Auriol. As a feminine name, it may be derived from Auriel.
Automne f French (Modern, Rare)
From French automne meaning "autumn, fall". This name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of English Autumn.
Ave f Picard
Picard form of Ava 3.
Avénie f Breton (Gallicized, Rare), French (Rare)
French variant of Awen. Saint Avénie was a sister of the 9th-century Achaean saint Benoît of Massérac.
Avit m Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Occitan
Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Occitan form of Avitus.
Axalia f English (American, Rare), French (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be a variant of Axelia. There have also been cases in which the name appears to be a corruption of Azalia.
Aya f Spanish, French (Modern), Basque (Gallicized)
Spanish and Gallicized form of Basque Aia.
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".
Aymeline f French, English
Possibly a variant of Emeline.
Aymone f French
Feminine form of Aymon.... [more]
Azaire m French (Cajun), American (South), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare and archaic French form of Azariah.
Azalée f French, American, Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
French form of Azalea. See also Azélie; as a French given name, the form Azélie appears to be more common (in French-Canadian, Louisiana Creole French regions).... [more]
Azeline f French, Medieval French
Possibly a variant of Azalaïs.
Azelle f French (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a feminization of Azel.
Azilda f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Azilda is a town in Ontario named after one of the first female pioneers to settle there, Azilda Bélanger (née Brisebois), who was known for her healing abilities.
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.
Barbelle f French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Barbe (compare also Bärbel).
Barnabée f French (Rare)
Feminine version of Barnabé.
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.
Bathylle f French (Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Bathilde.
Batisse m Walloon, Picard
Walloon and Picard form of Baptiste.
Baudoin m French
French form of Balduin.
Baudouine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Baudouin.
Baudry m Medieval French, French (Belgian)
Variant form of Baldéric via the form Baudric.
Béa f French (Rare)
Short form of Béatrice, hardly ever used as a given name in its own right.
Béat m French (Archaic)
French form of Beatus.
Béata f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Beata.
Béatriche f Norman
Norman form of Béatrice.
Béatrix f French
French form of Beatrix.
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.
Béline f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre, History
Gallicized form of Belina. It was used by Molière in his play 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), where it belongs to the wife of Argan.
Bélise f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Gallicized form of Belisa. This name was used on one of the characters in Molière's play Les Femmes savantes (1672).
Bellerose f French
Means "Beautiful rose" in French.
Bellotte f Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French belle meaning "beautiful". This is the name of Laidronette's sister in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The Green Serpent.
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.
Berenilde f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Rare)
Portuguese and French form of Bernhild.... [more]
Berguitta f French
French spelling of Bergita.... [more]
Bernarde f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Bernard. Marie-Bernarde Soubirous was the birth name of Saint Bernadette.
Bernoard m Germanic, French
Germanic variant of Bernward and French variant of Bernouard.
Berte f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Berta as well as a French variant of Berthe.
Berthoumine f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Archaic southern French feminine form of Berthoumieu, a southern French form of Barthélémy.
Bertin m French (Quebec), French (Archaic), Provençal
French and Provençal form of Bertinus.
Bertine f Dutch, French (Rare), Norwegian, Flemish, Walloon
Diminutive of Berte as well as a short form of names ending in -bertine.
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.
Bethléem f French (Archaic)
French form of Bethlehem, which is the name of the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It appears that the given name Bethléem has always been very rare. I came across it in the Belgian civil registry (when I was doing genealogical research), where Bethléem was the name of an 18th-century French-speaking Belgian woman who was married, had 8 children between 1729-1748 and ultimately died in 1779.
Bétry f French (Archaic)
Local variant of Béatrix found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.
Bibiane f French (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French, German and Dutch form of Bibiana.
Bienaimé m French (Rare)
Means "well-beloved" in French (compare Aimé, Buonamico).
Bienvenu m French
French form of Benvenuto.
Biette f French (Rare), Medieval French, History
Perhaps from Bietta, the Romansch form of Beata. ... [more]
Binjamin m Picard
Picard form of Benjamin.
Blais m French
Variant of Blaise
Blaisine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Blaise.
Bllauche f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Blanche.
Blondell f French
Means "little blonde one".
Bluette f French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic)
Derived from French bluet, a variant of bleuet, "cornflower".
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.
Bouone f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Bonne.
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.
Brithney f French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Britney.
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.
Brunone f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Brunon found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1700s.
Caline f French (Modern, Rare, ?)
A feminine variation of the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos). It also resembles the french word "câlin(e)" (affectionate).
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.
Camilee f French, English
Variant and feminine form on the name Camillus.
Camillien m French (Quebec)
Probably a variation of Camilien, which is the French form of Camilianus.
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