French Names

French names have a unique charm that combines elegance, history, and culture. Many classic names have Latin, Greek, or Germanic origins. Popular boys' names include Louis, Pierre, and Jacques, while girls' names include Marie, Camille, and Élise, reflecting France's rich ancestry. Modern names like Léo, Enzo, Manon, and Léa are becoming popular, combining global influences with French elegance.

Some names come from nature, such as Océane ("ocean"), while others celebrate historical personalities, like Napoleon. French naming conventions can contain hyphenated names, such as Jean-Luc or Anne-Sophie. French names, whether classic or contemporary, convey sophistication and remain popular globally.

French baby names and meanings with 4306 views and 25 likes. Our trending French names include Josephine, Dariel, Madelyn, Elliana, Elyse, Madilynn, Abbey, Josie, Avri, Anet, Brielle, Isabelle, Jeannette, Nancy, Shareen, Amya, Marnell, and Madilyn. Meaning in the same order are "God will increase, open, high tower, my God has answered me, God's promise, woman of Magdala, father of exaltation, God will add, of Aviva, he (God) has favored me, heroine of God, pledged to God, God is gracious, grace, A fertile plain, night rain, she rejoices, and of Magdala." For more information, please refer to the list of French names for girls and boys.

French Baby Girl and Boy Names

  1. Madelyn
    • Meaning: woman of Magdala, high tower
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Maddie or Maddy
  2. Ravel
    • Meaning: Ggod has healed, entangle, to undo
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Rav or Ravi
  3. Dariel
    • Meaning: from Airelle, open
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Dari or Dario
  4. Josephine
    • Meaning: she shall grow, she shall add, God will increase
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Josie or Jo
  5. Franklin
    • Meaning: land-owner of free but not noble birth, freeholder, freeman
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Frank or Frankie
  6. Marian
    • Meaning: beauty, grace, beloved, rebellious, star of the sea
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Mari or Rian
  7. Josie
    • Meaning: God increases, God will increase, God will add
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jo or Joey
  8. Bowser
    • Meaning: fine sir
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Bo or Bowo
  9. Elan
    • Meaning: zeal, ardor, beautiful orchid, fawn, the bright one, shining light, oak tree
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Eli or Lan
  10. Elliana
    • Meaning: moon, Light, Shining light, my God has answered me
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Ellie or Ella
  11. Celadon
    • Meaning: grayish green
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Celaeon or Celaric
  12. Elie
    • Meaning: God of help, my God helps, Yah is God, the Lord is my God
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Eli or Lia
  13. Brielle
    • Meaning: God is my strength, heroine of God
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Bri or Brie
  14. Oliver
    • Meaning: elf army, olive tree planter, olive tree
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Olivan or Olixor
  15. Rei
    • Meaning: clever, beautiful, light, ray of light, king, companion, friend
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Rey or Ryn
  16. Isabelle
    • Meaning: God is my oath, God is perfection, pledged to God
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Izzy or Bella
  17. Vardon
    • Meaning: green knoll
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: ChatGPT Said: Vardric or Vardion
  18. Abbey
    • Meaning: joyful father, father of exaltation
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Abby or Bey
  19. Madilyn
    • Meaning: tower, great, elegant, of Magdala
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Madi or Maddy
  20. Grant
    • Meaning: big, tall
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Granto or Granton
  21. Avri
    • Meaning: ruler of the elves, of Avery, father of many, of Abraham, April, of Avril, springtime, of Aviva
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Avr or Vri
  22. Madilynn
    • Meaning: tower, great, elegant, of Magdala, woman of Magdala
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Madi or Maddie
  23. Collin
    • Meaning: victory of the people, whelp, young hound, puppy
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Collo or Collix
  24. Beau
    • Meaning: handsome, beautiful
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Beazo or Bearyx
  25. Elyse
    • Meaning: my God is abundance, my God is an oath, God is my oath, God's promise
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Ely or Lyse
  26. Barry
    • Meaning: striped, spear, plunderer, white head, fair-haired
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Barroth or Barvian
  27. Denver
    • Meaning: from Anvers, green valley
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Denvik or Denvion
  28. Nancy
    • Meaning: pure, favored, grace
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Nan or Nanny
  29. Jasper
    • Meaning: precious stone, treasurer
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Jasrik or Jaspian
  30. Maturin
    • Meaning: a dark one
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Maturae or Maturiel
  31. Amya
    • Meaning: soft, tender, night rain
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Amy or Mya
  32. Donat
    • Meaning: given
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Don or Nato
  33. Verne
    • Meaning: protect, defend, spring, dweller among the ferns, from the alder tree grove
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Vernik or Vernaro
  34. Chevelle
    • Meaning: little horse, bold and beautiful, my God is a vow
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Chevy or Chev
  35. Gaspar
    • Meaning: master of treasure, treasure
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Gasp or Gaspa
  36. Dillon
    • Meaning: lion, sea, faithful, loyal
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Dillaro or Dillorin
  37. Josephina
    • Meaning: may he add, increaser
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jo or Jose
  38. Marques
    • Meaning: or lord of the borderlands, nobleman, dedicated to mars
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Marq or Marque
  39. Kree
    • Meaning: tribe name
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Kreei or Krei
  40. Rochel
    • Meaning: rock, ewe
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Roch or Roche
  41. Alan
    • Meaning: deer, handsome, little rock
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Alen or Alzo
  42. Tristyn
    • Meaning: sorrowful, sad
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Tristy or Trislo
  43. Alize
    • Meaning: trade winds, nobility, joyful
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Ali or Lize
  44. Roy
    • Meaning: king, red
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Royo or Royan
  45. Rubyn
    • Meaning: a son, behold, red, red stone, precious stone, of ruben, of ruby
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Ruby or Rub
  46. Madelle
    • Meaning: high tower, woman from magdala
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Maddie or Delle
  47. Colin
    • Meaning: young hound, victory of the people, cub, whelp
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Coli or Colo
  48. Jacki
    • Meaning: holder of the heel, supplanter
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Jack or Jackie
  49. Ysobel
    • Meaning: beautiful, God is my oath, God's promise
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Yso or Soby
  50. Allen
    • Meaning: handsome, little rock
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Ally or Allo
  51. Carmin
    • Meaning: song, poem, orchard, garden
    • Gender: Unisex
    • Nicknames: Car or Min
  52. Emmanuella
    • Meaning: God (is) with us
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Emma or Manu
  53. Tyron
    • Meaning: born from the yew tree, land of eoghan
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Ty or Tyro
  54. Rachelle
    • Meaning: ewe
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Rach or Chelle
  55. Kyson
    • Meaning: fiery spirit, son of the water, ocean, narrow strait, son of kyle
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Ky or Kysen
  56. Netty
    • Meaning: he (God) has favored me
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Nett or Netta
  57. Narciso
    • Meaning: daffodil, of narcissus
    • Gender: Boy
    • Nicknames: Naro or Ciso
  58. Elyssa
    • Meaning: noble-kind, my God is my oath
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Ely or Lyssa
  59. Janyne
    • Meaning: God is gracious
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jani or Janie
  60. Elanie
    • Meaning: shining light, sun ray, of helen, of Elaine, tree, of Elana
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Ela or Lani
  61. Joleen
    • Meaning: pretty, God will increase, God will add
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jo or Jolie
  62. Anett
    • Meaning: he (God) has favored me
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Annie or Nettie
  63. Jeannette
    • Meaning: God is gracious
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jeannette or Jaydin
  64. Nancye
    • Meaning: pure, favored
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Nancy or Naya
  65. Miel
    • Meaning: honey
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Mie or Mila
  66. Evaline
    • Meaning: island, desired, wished for, of Evelyn, animal, life, of Eva
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Eva or Evi
  67. Madelynne
    • Meaning: high tower, woman from Magdala
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Maddy or Lynne
  68. Michaella
    • Meaning: who is like God?
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Micha or Ella
  69. Jacky
    • Meaning: may God protect, supplanter, son of Jack
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jack or Jacy
  70. Jenette
    • Meaning: God is gracious
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jen or Jette
  71. Rachella
    • Meaning: little rock, ewe
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Rae or Chelle
  72. Jinette
    • Meaning: God is gracious
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jin or Nette
  73. Reshelle
    • Meaning: ewe
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Resh or Elle
  74. Sharie
    • Meaning: dearest, beloved, darling, forest, plain
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Shar or Arie
  75. Danice
    • Meaning: God is my Judge
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Dani or Nice
  76. Anet
    • Meaning: grace, he (God) has favored me
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Ani or Neti
  77. Jeany
    • Meaning: Jehovah has been gracious, my merciful God
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jean or Jea
  78. Dannette
    • Meaning: God is my Judge
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Dani or Danie
  79. Jolien
    • Meaning: pretty, God is gracious
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jolie or Jo
  80. Miguela
    • Meaning: who resembles God?
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Migi or Gela
  81. Danney
    • Meaning: God is my judge, of Danny
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Dan or Danni
  82. Jordane
    • Meaning: flow down, descender
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jordy or Dane
  83. Marnell
    • Meaning: sea, she rejoices
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Mar or Nell
  84. Jessye
    • Meaning: graced by Yahweh, God is gracious, root, ift
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jess or Jessie
  85. Shareen
    • Meaning: darling, dear, A fertile plain
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Shay or Ree
  86. Rushelle
    • Meaning: little rock, ewe
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Rush or Shelly
  87. Jeaneen
    • Meaning: God is gracious
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jean or Jeanie
  88. Chartreuse
    • Meaning: charterhouse
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Charty or Charzo
  89. Constance
    • Meaning: steadfastness
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Conzy or Conzae
  90. Alina
    • Meaning: noble, light
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Elspira or Elspen
  91. Yazmin
    • Meaning: gift from God, jasmine flower
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Yazmira or Yazmina
  92. Azura
    • Meaning: heaven, sky blue, blue semi-precious stone, lapis lazuli, azure
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Azurina or Azurielle
  93. Iwona
    • Meaning: yew
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Iwi or Wona
  94. Karolin
    • Meaning: free man
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Karo or Karla
  95. Amoura
    • Meaning: love
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Amour or Amora
  96. Nadie
    • Meaning: wise, hope
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Nad or Nadi
  97. Maryrose
    • Meaning: bitterness, wished for child, beloved, star of the sea, rose
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Mary or Rose
  98. Mimi
    • Meaning: lovliness, wonderful, sea of bitterness
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Mim or Mims
  99. Jenina
    • Meaning: god is gracious
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Jeni or Jen
  100. Annaelle
    • Meaning: he (god) has favored me
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Annie or Elle
  101. Elanna
    • Meaning: tree, light, torch, sun ray
    • Gender: Girl
    • Nicknames: Ellie or Lana

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