the etymology and history of first names
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French Names
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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]
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