The names listed here are used in France and other French-speaking regions. See also about French names.

ABEL   m   English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical
From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath"... [more]

ABSOLON   m   French
French form of ABSALOM

ACHILLE   m   French, Italian
French and Italian form of ACHILLES

ADAM   m   English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]

ADÉLAÏDE   f   French
French form of ADELAIDE

ADÈLE   f   French
French form of ADELA

ADELINE   f   French, English
Pet form of ADÈLE

ADOLPHE   m   French
French form of ADOLF

ADRIEN   m   French
French form of ADRIAN

ADRIENNE   f   French
French feminine form of ADRIAN

AGATHE   f   French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA

AGLAÉ   f   French
French form of AGLAIA

AGNÈS   f   French
French form of AGNES

AIMÉ   m   French
French masculine form of AMY

AIMÉE   f   French
French form of AMY

ALAIN   m   French
French form of ALAN

ALBERT   m   English, French, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch
From the Germanic name Adalbrecht which meant "bright nobility", composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ALBERTINE   f   French
French feminine form of ALBERT

ALDÉRIC   m   French
Variant of ALDRIC

ALDRIC   m   French
From a Germanic name, derived from the elements ald "old" and ric "ruler, power"... [more]

ALEXANDRE   m   French, Portuguese, Galician
French, Portuguese and Galician form of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXANDRIE   f   French
French feminine form of ALEXANDER

ALEXANDRINE   f   French, German
French elaborated form of ALEXANDRA... [more]

ALEXIS (1)   m   German, French, English, Ancient Greek
Form of ALEXIUS

ALFRED   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish
Derived from the Old English element ælf "elf" combined with ræd "counsel"... [more]

ALICE   f   English, French, Portuguese
Short form of the Old French Adelais, itself a short form of Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE)... [more]

ALINE   f   French, English
Pet form of ADELINE or a variant of EILEEN

ALISON   f & m   English, French
Medieval Norman form of ALICE... [more]

ALPHONSE   m   French
French form of ALFONSO

ALPHONSINE   f   French
French feminine pet form of ALFONSO

AMABLE   m   French
French masculine form of AMABEL

AMANDINE   f   French
French pet form of AMANDA

AMARANTE   f   French
French form of AMARANTHA

AMAURY   m   French
French form of AMALRIC

AMBRE   f   French
French form of AMBER

AMBROISE   m   French
French form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE).

AMÉDÉE   m   French
French form of AMADEUS

AMÉLIE   f   French
French form of AMELIA

ANAÏS   f   Provençal, Catalan, French
Provençal and Catalan form of ANNA

ANASTASIE   f   French
French form of ANASTASIA

ANATOLE   m   French
French form of ANATOLIUS

ANDRÉ   m   French, Portuguese
French and Portuguese form of ANDREW

ANDRÉE   f   French
French feminine form of ANDREW

ANGÈLE   f   French
French feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

ANGELINE   f   French
French pet form of ANGELA

ANGELIQUE   f   French
French form of ANGELICA

ANNE (1)   f   French, English, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Basque
French form of HANNAH... [more]

ANNETTE   f   French
French pet form of ANNE (1)

ANOUK   f   Dutch, French
Dutch and French pet form of ANNA

ANSELME   m   French
French form of ANSELM

ANTOINE   m   French
French form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTOINETTE   f   French
Feminine pet form of ANTOINE... [more]

ANTONIN   m   French
French form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO)... [more]

APOLLINAIRE   m   French
French form of APOLLINARIS

APOLLINE   f   French
French form of APOLLONIA

ARIANE   f   English, French, German
Variant of ARIANNE... [more]

ARIANNE   f   French
French form of ARIADNE

ARIENNE   f   French
French form of ARIADNE

ARISTIDE   m   French
French form of ARISTIDES

ARLETTE   f   French, English
Norman pet form of names beginning with the Germanic element arn "eagle"... [more]

ARMAND   m   French
French form of HERMAN

ARMEL   m   French
From Arthmael, which was possibly composed of the Celtic elements art "stone" and mael "prince"... [more]

ARMELLE   f   French
Feminine form of ARMEL

ARNAUD   m   French
French form of ARNOLD

ARNAUDE   f   French
French feminine form of ARNOLD

ARTHUR   m   English, French, Welsh Mythology
The meaning of this name is unknown... [more]

AUBERT   m   French
French variant of ALBERT

AUBIN   m   French
French form of ALBIN

AUDE   f   French
French feminine form of ALDO

AUGUSTE   m   French
French form of AUGUSTUS

AUGUSTIN   m   French
French form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE).

AURÈLE   m   French
French form of AURELIUS

AURÉLIE   f   French
French feminine form of AURELIUS

AURELIEN   m   French
French form of Aurelianus (see AURELIANO).

AURORE   f   French
French form of AURORA

AVRIL   f   French, English
Either a French form of APRIL or a form of EOFORHILD.

AXELLE   f   French
Feminine form of AXEL

BAPTISTE   m   French
Means "baptist" in French, originally deriving from Greek βαπτω (bapto) "to dip"... [more]

BARBARA   f   English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign"... [more]

BARNABÉ   m   French
French form of BARNABAS

BARTHÉLÉMY   m   French
French form of BARTHOLOMEW

BASILE   m   French
French form of BASIL (1)

BASTIEN   m   French
Short form of SÉBASTIEN

BAUDOUIN   m   French
French form of BALDWIN

BÉATRICE   f   French
French form of BEATRIX

BÉNÉDICTE   f   French
French feminine form of BENEDICT

BENJAMIN   m   English, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name בִנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand"... [more]

BENJAMINE   f   French
French feminine form of BENJAMIN

BENOIT   m   French
French form of BENEDICT

BENOITE   f   French
French feminine form of BENEDICT

BERNADETTE   f   French
French feminine form of BERNARD... [more]

BERNARD   m   English, French, Polish
Derived from the Germanic element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

BERNARDINE   f   English, French
Feminine form of BERNARD

BERTHE   f   French
French form of BERTHA

BERTRAND   m   French, English
Medieval form of BERTRAM

BLAISE   m   French
From the Roman name Blasius which meant "lisping" from Latin blaesus... [more]

BLANCHE   f   French, English
Means "white, fair" in French.

BLANDINE   f   French
French form of the Roman name Blandina, which was the feminine form of Blandinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Blandus which meant "charming" in Latin... [more]

BONIFACE   m   English, French
From the Late Latin name Bonifatius, which meant "good fate" from bonum "good" and fatum "fate"... [more]

BRICE   m   French, English
From the name Bricius, which was probably a Latinized form of a Welsh name derived from brych meaning "speckled"... [more]

BRIGITTE   f   German, French
German and French form of BRIDGET

BRUNO   m   German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French
Means "brown" from Germanic... [more]

CAMILLE   f & m   French
French feminine and masculine form of CAMILLA

CARINE   f   French, English
Variant of CARINA

CAROLE   f   French
French feminine form of CAROLUS

CAROLINE   f   French, English
French feminine form of CAROLUS

CATHERINE   f   English, French
English variant and French form of KATHERINE

CÉCILE   f   French
French form of CECILIA

CÉLESTE   f & m   French
French feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS

CÉLESTIN   m   French
French form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE).

CÉLESTINE   f   French
French feminine form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE).

CÉLINE   f   French
French feminine form of Caelinus (see CELINO)... [more]

CERISE   f   French
Means "cherry" in French.

CESAIRE   m   French
French form of CAESAR

CÉSAR   m   French, Spanish, Portuguese
French, Spanish and Portuguese form of CAESAR... [more]

CHANTAL   f   French, English
From a French surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stony place"... [more]

CHARLES   m   English, French
From the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word which meant "man"... [more]

CHARLINE   f   French
French feminine pet form of CHARLES

CHARLOT   m   French
French pet form of CHARLES

CHARLOTTE   f   French, English, German, Scandinavian
French feminine pet form of CHARLES... [more]

CHLOÉ   f   French
French form of CHLOE

CHRISTELLE   f   French
French pet form of CHRISTINE influenced by the sound of the name CRYSTAL.

CHRISTIAN   m   English, French, German
From a medieval Latin name that meant "Christian"... [more]

CHRISTIANE   f   German, French
German and French feminine form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIANNE   f   English, French
Feminine form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTINE   f   French, English, German, Scandinavian
French form and English, German and Scandinavian variant of CHRISTINA

CHRISTOPHE   m   French
French form of CHRISTOPHER

CLAIRE   f   French
French form of CLARA

CLARICE   f   English, French
From the Late Latin name Claritia, which was derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright, famous".

CLARISSE   f   French
French form of CLARICE

CLAUDE   m & f   French, English
French masculine and feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]

CLAUDETTE   f   French
French feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLAUDIE   f   French
French feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLAUDINE   f   French
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLÉMENCE   f   French
French feminine form of Clemens (see CLEMENT).

CLÉMENT   m   French
French form of CLEMENT

CLEMENTINE   f   French
French feminine form of CLEMENT

CLOTHILDE   f   French
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hlud "famous" and hild "battle"... [more]

COLETTE   f   French
Short form of NICOLETTE... [more]

COLINE   f   French
Short form of NICOLINE

COLOMBAIN   m   French
French form of Columbanus (see COLMÁN).

COLOMBE   f   French
French feminine form of COLUMBA

CÔME   m   French
French form of COSMO

CONSTANCE   f   English, French
Medieval form of CONSTANTIA... [more]

CONSTANT   m   English, French
From the Late Latin name Constans, which meant "constant, steadfast".

CONSTANTIN   m   French, Romanian
French and Romanian form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

CORALIE   f   French
Means "coral" from Latin coralium (see CORAL).

CORENTIN   m   Breton, French
Possibly means "hurricane" in Breton... [more]

CORIN   m   French
French form of QUIRINUS

CORINNE   f   French
French form of CORINNA

CORNÉLIE   f   French
French form of CORNELIA

COSETTE   f   French
Meaning unknown... [more]

COSME   m   French
French form of COSMO

CUNÉGONDE   f   French
French form of KUNIGUNDE... [more]

CYRILLE   m & f   French
French masculine and feminine form of CYRIL

DAMIEN   m   French
French form of DAMIAN

DANIEL   m   English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name דָנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]

DANIÈLE   f   French
French feminine form of DANIEL

DANIELLE   f   French, English
French feminine form of DANIEL

DAPHNÉ   f   French
French form of DAPHNE

DAVID   m   English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]

DELPHINE   f   French
French form of DELPHINA

DENIS   m   French, Russian, English, German
Medieval form of DIONYSIUS... [more]

DENISE   f   French, English
Feminine form of DENIS

DENNIS   m   English, French, German
Variant of DENIS

DÉODAT   m   French
French form of DEODATUS

DÉSIRÉ   m   French
Masculine form of DÉSIRÉE

DÉSIRÉE   f   French
Means "desired, wished" in French.

DIANE   f   French, English
French form of DIANA

DIANNE   f   French, English
Variant of DIANE

DIDIER   m   French
French form of DESIDERIO

DIEUDONNÉ   m   French
Means "given by God" in French.

DIEUDONNÉE   f   French
Feminine form of DIEUDONNÉ

DIMITRI   m   Russian, French
Variant of DMITRIY

DIODORE   m   French
French form of DIODORUS

DION   m   French, English, Ancient Greek
Short form of DIONYSIOS and other Greek names beginning with the Greek element Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS"... [more]

DOMINIQUE   f & m   French
French feminine and masculine form of DOMINIC

DONAT   m   French, Provençal, Catalan, Polish
French, Provençal, Catalan and Polish form of DONATO

DONATIEN   m   French
French form of DONATO

DONATIENNE   f   French
French feminine form of DONATO

DORIANE   f   French
French feminine form of DORIAN

DOROTHÉE   f   French
French form of DOROTHEA

EDGAR   m   English, French
Derived from the Old English element ead "rich, blessed" combined with gar "spear"... [more]

EDGARD   m   French
French form of EDGAR

ÉDITH   f   French
French form of EDITH

EDMOND   m   French
French form of EDMUND... [more]

ÉDOUARD   m   French
French form of EDWARD

EDWIGE   f   French
French form of HEDWIG

ELÉONORE   f   French
French form of ELEANOR

ÉLIANE   f   French
From the Roman family name Aelianus, which was probably derived from the Greek word ‘ηλιος (helios) meaning "sun"... [more]

ÉLIE   m   French
French form of ELIJAH

ÉLISABETH   f   French
French form of ELIZABETH

ÉLISE   f   French
French short form of ÉLISABETH

ÉLODIE   f   French
French form of ALODIA

ELOI   m   French
French form of Eligius (see ELIGIO).

ÉLOISE   f   French
French form of ELOISE

ELVIRE   f   French
French form of ELVIRA

EMELINE   f   French
Feminine form of EMIL

EMERIC   m   French
French form of EMMERICH

ÉMILE   m   French
French form of Aemilius (see EMIL)... [more]

ÉMILIE   f   French
French feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

ÉMILIEN   m   French
French form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).

EMMA   f   English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch
Derived from Germanic ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more]

EMMANUEL   m   Biblical, French, English
Means "God is with us" in Hebrew... [more]

EMMANUELLE   f   French
French feminine form of EMMANUEL

ERIC   m   English, French
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler"... [more]

ERMENEGILDE   m   French
French form of HERMENEGILDO

ERNEST   m   English, French, Slovene
Derived from Germanic eornost meaning "seriousness"... [more]

ERNESTINE   f   French, English
Feminine form of ERNEST

ESMÉ   m & f   French
Means "esteemed" or "loved" in Old French.

ESMÉE   f   French
Feminine form of ESMÉ

ESTHER   f   English, Jewish, French, Biblical
Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more]