French Submitted Names

French names are used in France and other French-speaking regions. See also about French names.
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Etevenard m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Swiss-French derivative of Étienne found in the late 1600s.
Éthel f French (Rare)
French form of Ethel.
Etiene f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Brazilian and French variant of Étienne. While the name is Masculine in French-Influenced Africa, in Brazil, this name is typically feminine.... [more]
Étoile f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French étoile "star" (ultimately via Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla).
Étyinne m Picard
Picard form of Étienne.
Eulade m Medieval French, French (African), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Euladius. Eulade of Nevers was a Pre-congregational saint and first bishop of the Diocese of Nevers in France.
Eulair m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Eulaire.
Euloge m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Eulogius (see Eulogios).
Eunicien m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Eunikianos via its latinized form Eunicianus.
Eunoïque m French (Archaic)
French form of Eunoikos via its latinized form Eunoicus.
Euphraisie f French
French form of Euphrasia.
Euphrône m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Euphronios via its latinized form Euphronius.
Euphrosène f Norman
Norman form of Euphrosyne.
Eusèbe m French (Rare)
French form of Eusebius.
Eutrope m & f French (Rare)
French form of Eutropius and Eutropia.
Éva f French (Modern)
French form of Eva or a variant of Ève
Évaëlle f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Éva and names ending in -ëlle, such as Maëlle and Gaëlle.
Évangèle m & f French (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Evangelos.
Évangélique f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from the French adjective évangélique meaning "evangelical". In other words, this name is the French feminine form of Evangelicus.... [more]
Évangéliste m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Evangelista. A known bearer of this name was the French clergyman and bishop Jean-Évangéliste Zaepffel (1735-1808).
Évanne f Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern)
Feminine form of Evan. This name is also sometimes considered a combination of Éva and Anne 1.
Evatte f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ève and Eva found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and in the Swiss area around Montreux up until the late 1600s.
Évelise f French (Rare)
Combination of Ève and Lise.
Evena f Breton, French (Modern), French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of the Breton name Even.
Évode m French
French form of Evodius and Evodus, Masculine form of Évodie.
Évodie f Biblical French, French (Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Euodia via its latinized form Evodia.
Evroul m Norman
Variant of Evroult.
Evroult m Norman
Norman form of Ebrulf.
Ewen m French, Breton
Come from Erwan or Eoghan. Ewen is quite popular in French with 13000 people using this name in 2023.
Exaucé m French (African, Rare)
From the past participle of exaucer meaning "to fulfill/grant the wish of a prayer."
Expédit m French
French form of Expeditus.
Exupérance m & f French
French form of both Exuperantius and Exuperantia.
Eymond m French (Archaic)
Variant of Aymon recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up to the 1700s.
Ézéchias m French, Biblical French
French form of Hezekiah via it's Latinized form Ezechias.
Ézéchiel m French
French form of Ezekiel.
Ezélie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Ezelias, which is a variant spelling of Eselias, the hellenized form of the Biblical Hebrew given name Atsalyahu... [more]
Ézéquiel m French
French form of Ezekiel.
Ezibel f French (Archaic)
Local variant of either Isabelle or Élisabeth found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the mid-1600s.
Ézilda f French (Quebec)
Québecois form of Ezilda.
Ezilda f Norman, French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole
Norman feminine name of unknown etymology, possibly linked to the given name Isolde.
Fabiette f French (African, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Fabien.
Fadette f French, Literature
French novelist George Sand gave it to the main character of one of her best-known novels La Petite Fadette in the 1840s.
Fallou m Western African, French (African)
This name is of Senegalese origin.
Falotte f French (Archaic)
Local name of uncertain origin and meaning found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
Fanchon f French, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Diminutive of Françoise. It may have developed from the Breton name Fañchenn, the feminine form of Fañch... [more]
Fanchonette f French (Cajun, Archaic)
Diminutive of Fanchon in use in the 1700s.
Fanélie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French elaboration of Fanny, which is used as a diminutive of both Stéphanie and Françoise in French.
Fanette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Romani
Diminutive of Fanny via the variant Fany.
Fantin m French (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
French and Russian form of Fantinus.
Fauve f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French fauve. As a noun, fauve means "tawny-coloured animal" and, by extension, " big cat (such as a lion or lynx); beast, wild animal (especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory)"... [more]
Fayard m French
Transferred use of Fayard.
Febrinie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
A common Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.
Félice f French
French variant of Félicie (see Felicia).
Félicette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French feminine form of Félix and probably also a diminutive of Félicité.... [more]
Félicia f French, Corsican
French form of Felicia, also used in Corsica.
Félicitaé f Norman
Norman form of Felicity.
Féline f French (Rare), Dutch
French feminine form of Felinus.
Félis m Norman
Norman form of Felix.
Félonise f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a feminization of the French surname Félon, which is derived from the medieval French legal term félon "perjured", ultimately from Latin fallere "to deceive; to cheat; to disappoint; to fail".... [more]
Fénelon m French
Transferred 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).
Féréolle f Norman
Norman feminine form of Ferreolus.
Ferland m French
The name of the football player Ferland Mendy currently playing for Real Madrid.
Ferréol m French
French form of Ferreolus.
Février m French
Transferred use of the surname Février.
Fibrenie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
Rare Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.
Fidèle m French (Rare)
French form of Fidel.
Fifine f Walloon, Picard
Walloon diminutive of Djozefine and Picard diminutive of Joséphine.
Fiston m French (African)
Most Commonly used In Congo.
Flamine f French (Rare)
French form of Flaminia.
Fleurdelys f French (Rare)
From the name of the common heraldic charge in the shape of a lily, particularly associated with the French monarchy. It is derived from French fleur de lis meaning "lily flower".
Fleurien m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Florien (strictly masculine) and Dutch variant of Fleurine (strictly feminine).
Fleury m French
Masculine form of Fleur. This was the name of an 11th-century prince of France, a son of Philip I.
Flipe m Walloon, Picard, Guernésiais
Walloon, Guernésiais and Picard form of Philippe.
Fllavie f Norman
Norman form of Flavia.
Fllipin m Norman
Norman form of Philip.
Fllocé m Norman
Variant of Floscé'.
Floranne f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
This given name can be a variant form of Floriane or Florianne as well as a combination of any name starting with Flor- with Anne 1.... [more]
Florantine f Picard
Picard form of Florentine.
Floréal m French
Derived from the name of the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word floreus, meaning "flowery".
Florélie f French (Rare)
Elaboration of Flore.
Florentien m & f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florentianus (strictly masculine) and Dutch variant of Florentine (predominantly feminine).
Florestan m French (Rare), German (Rare), Theatre, Literature, Polish (Archaic)
Obscure southern French name probably derived from Latin florescere "to flower; to put forth blooms".... [more]
Florestine f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole
French feminine form of Florestan. This was borne by Princess Florestine of Monaco (1833-1897), daughter of the Monegasque prince Florestan I.
Floriant m Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Literature, Arthurian Cycle
Variant form of Florian, which was probably influenced by the related name Florent. Alternatively, this name may have been derived from a contraction of the French adjective florissant meaning "flourishing".... [more]
Floribert m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin florens "prosperous, flourishing" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
Floride f & m French (Rare), French (African), Italian (Rare), Walloon (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
French form of Floridus (for men) and Florida (for women), but the name is most often encountered on women.... [more]
Florien m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florianus (see Florian) and Dutch variant of Florine.... [more]
Florinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florinda and Dutch variant of Florinda.
Floscé' m Norman
Norman form of Floscellus.
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.
Foy f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Derived from (Old) French foi "faith", this is the French vernacular form of Fides.
Franchoés m Picard
Picard form of François.
Francia f Spanish, South American, French
From Latin Francia meaning "France" (see Francia). Also compare France 1.
Francilla f Antillean Creole, French (Caribbean)
Latinate variant of Francille, or a diminutive of names such as Francia or France 1 using the Latin feminine diminutive suffix -illa... [more]
Francinette f French, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Francine, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. In other words, one could say that this name is a double diminutive of Françoise.
Francise f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Francis.
Françoise-Xavière f French
Combination of Françoise and Xavière, modeled as the feminine form of François-Xavier... [more]
François-Régis m French
Combination of François and Régis. It is used in honor of Saint Jean-François Régis (1597-1640), who is known as John Francis Regis in English.... [more]
Francy m & f Dutch, English, French, German
Variant of Francie.
Fraunçouès m Norman
Cotentinais Norman and Âogeroun Norman form of Francis.
Fraunçouèse f Norman
Feminine form of Fraunçouès.
Frebenie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
A common Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.
Frédéri m Norman
Norman form of Frederick.
Frédéris m Norman
Norman form of Frederick.
Frédo m French (Rare)
Short form of names containing the element -fred-.
Fréwisse f French
French form of Frideswide and variant of Frésende and Frévisse
Fridolin m Medieval German, German, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Archaic), Romansh
Diminutive of Frid or Frido, which are both a short form of masculine names that contain the Germanic element frid or fridu meaning "peace", such as Friedrich and Gottfried... [more]
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".... [more]
Front m French (Archaic)
French form of Fronto.
Frontin m Bosnian, Bulgarian, French (Archaic), Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bosnian, 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, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Greek, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of Fronto.
Fructueux m French (Rare)
Means "fruitful," from Latin fructuōsus.
Fulcran m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Archaic)
French and English form of Folcram. Saint Fulcran (died 13 February 1006) was a French saint. He was bishop of Lodève.
Fursy m French (Belgian, Rare), Picard, History (Ecclesiastical)
French and Picard form of Fursey via Latinized Furseus.
Fuschien m Picard
Picard form of Fuscien.
Fuscienne f French (African, Rare)
French form of Fusciana, itself the feminine form of Fuscianus.
Gab f French (Rare)
Short form of Gabrielle.
Gabard m French (Caribbean, Rare), Haitian Creole
Possibly 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".... [more]
Gabie f French
Diminutive of Gabrielle.
Gabrié m Jèrriais, Norman
Jèrriais and Cotentinais Norman form of Gabriel.
Gaëtanelle f French (Belgian)
Feminine diminutive form of Gaëtan.
Galilée m French
French form of Galilaeus (see Galileo).
Garan m French
In Irish or Gaelic, Garan means gelding. In French, Garan means guards or guardian.
Gaspardine f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Either a diminutive or an elaboration of Gasparde, which is the feminine form of Gaspard.
Gatien m French, French (Belgian), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of the Latin name Gatianus, which is of unknown origin. Early on it has been conflated with Gratianus. This was the name of the first bishop of Tours (3rd century).
Gaudence m & f French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gaudentius (for males) and Gaudentia (for females).
Gaudens m Dutch (Rare), French (Archaic), French (African)
Dutch form of Gaudentius and French variant of Gaudence. Also compare Gaudenz.
Gaufrey m Norman
Norman form of Geoffroy.
Geffrai m Norman
Variant of Geffray.
Geffray m Norman, Jèrriais
Norman and Jèrriais form of Geoffrey.
Gélike f Picard
Hypocoristic of Angélique.
Gélique f Norman
Short form of Angélique.
Géméline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely derived from Latin Gemella. Compare the English name Gemelle.
Genavive f French (?)
The feminine name Genavive is used in Australian. Other countries in which name Genavive being used are French.
Généreuse f French (Archaic)
French form of Generosa, recorded up until the 1600s.
Genève f French (Quebec, Rare)
French cognate of Geneva. The name coincides with the place name Genève.
Génie f Picard
Short form of Ugénie.
Génîn f Norman
Diminutive of Génie.