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

EUGÈNE   m   French
French form of Eugenius (see EUGENE).

EUGÉNIE   f   French
French form of EUGENIA... [more]

EULALIE   f   French
French form of EULALIA

EUSTACHE   m   French
French form of Eustachius (see EUSTACE).

ÉVARISTE   m   French
French form of EVARISTUS

ÈVE   f   French
French form of EVE

EVE   f   English, French, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chawah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live"... [more]

EVELINE   f   English, French
Variant of EVELINA

ÉVELYNE   f   French
French form of EVELINA

EVRARD   m   French
French form of EVERARD

FABIEN   m   French
French form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).

FABIENNE   f   French
French feminine form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).

FABIOLA   f   Italian, Spanish, French, German, Ancient Roman
Diminutive of FABIA... [more]

FABRICE   m   French
French form of the Roman family name Fabricius, which was derived from Latin faber "craftsman"... [more]

FAUSTINE   f   French
French feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO).

FÉLICIE   f   French
French form of FELICIA

FELICIEN   m   French
French form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).

FELICIENNE   f   French
French feminine form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).

FÉLIX   m   French, Spanish
French and Spanish form of FELIX

FERDINAND   m   German, French, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, English, Ancient Germanic
From Ferdinando, the old Spanish form of a Germanic name composed of the elements farði "journey" and nanð "daring, brave"... [more]

FERNAND   m   French
French form of FERDINAND

FERNANDE   f   French
French feminine form of FERDINAND

FIACRE   m   French
French form of FIACHRA

FIFI   f   French
Diminutive of JOSÉPHINE

FIRMIN   m   French
From the Late Latin name Firminus which meant "firm"... [more]

FLAVIE   f   French
French feminine form of FLAVIUS

FLEUR   f   French, Dutch, English (Rare)
Means "flower" in French... [more]

FLEURETTE   f   French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of FLEUR

FLORE   f   French
French form of FLORA

FLORENCE   f & m   English, French
From the Latin name Florentius or the feminine form Florentia, which were derived from florens "prosperous, flourishing"... [more]

FLORENT   m   French
French masculine form of Florentius (see FLORENCE).

FLORENTIN   m   French
French form of FLORENTINUS

FLORETTE   f   French (Rare)
French diminutive of FLORA

FLORIAN   m   German, Polish, French
From the Roman name Florianus, a derivative of FLORUS... [more]

FLORIANNE   f   French
French feminine form of FLORIAN

FLORINE   f   French
French diminutive of FLORA

FRANCE   f   French
From the name of the country, sometimes considered a feminine form of FRANK (1) or short form of FRANÇOISE, both of which are ultimately related to the name of the country.

FRANCETTE   f   French
Feminine diminutive of FRANÇOIS

FRANCINE   f   French, English
Feminine diminutive of FRANÇOIS

FRANCIS   m & f   English, French
English form of the Late Latin name Franciscus which meant "Frenchman"... [more]

FRANCISQUE   m   French
French variant of Franciscus (see FRANCIS), now somewhat archaic.

FRANCK   m   French
French form of FRANK (1)

FRANÇOIS   m   French
French form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS)... [more]

FRANÇOISE   f   French
Feminine form of FRANÇOIS

FRANK (1)   m   English, German, Dutch, French
From a Germanic name which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks... [more]

FRÉDÉRIC   m   French
French form of FREDERICK

FRÉDÉRIQUE   f   French
French form of FREDERICA

FULBERT   m   French
From the Germanic elements folk "people" and beraht "bright"... [more]

GABRIEL   m   French, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "strong man of God"... [more]

GABRIELLE   f   French, English
French feminine form of GABRIEL... [more]

GAËL   m   French, Breton
Possibly a variant of GWENAËL

GAËLLE   f   French, Breton
Possibly a variant of GWENAËLLE

GAÉTAN   m   French
French form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).

GAETANE   f   French
French feminine form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).

GASPARD   m   French
French form of JASPER

GASTON   m   French
Possibly means either "stranger" from Germanic or "of Gascony" from French... [more]

GAUBERT   m   French
French form of the Germanic name Waldebert, composed of the elements wald "rule" and beraht "bright"... [more]

GAUTIER   m   French
French form of WALTER

GENEVIÈVE   f   French
From Genovefa, a Gaulish name possibly meaning "tribe woman"... [more]

GEOFFROY   m   French
French form of GEOFFREY

GEORGES   m   French
French form of GEORGE

GEORGETTE   f   French
French feminine form of GEORGE

GEORGINE   f   French
French feminine form of GEORGE

GÉRALD   m   French
French form of GERALD

GÉRALDINE   f   French
French feminine form of GERALD

GÉRARD   m   French
French form of GERARD

GÉRAUD   m   French
French form of GERALD

GERMAIN   m   French
French form of GERMANUS

GERMAINE   f   French
French feminine form of GERMAIN... [more]

GERVAIS   m   French
French form of GERVASIUS

GERVAISE   f   French (Rare)
French feminine form of GERVASIUS

GHISLAIN   m   French
Derived from the Germanic element gisil meaning "hostage" or "pledge"... [more]

GHISLAINE   f   French
Feminine form of GHISLAIN

GHYSLAIN   m   French
Variant of GHISLAIN

GIGI   f   French
French diminutive of GEORGINE or VIRGINIE

GILBERT   m   English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisil "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright"... [more]

GILBERTE   f   French
French feminine form of GILBERT

GILLES   m   French
French form of GILES

GINETTE   f   French, English (Rare)
Diminutive of GENEVIÈVE or VIRGINIE

GISÈLE   f   French
French form of GISELLE

GISELLE   f   French, English (Modern)
Derived from the Germanic word gisil meaning "hostage" or "pledge"... [more]

GODELIEVE   f   French, Dutch
French form of a Germanic name meaning "god's love" from god "god" and liob "love".

GRATIEN   m   French
French form of Gratianus (see GRATIAN).

GRÉGOIRE   m   French
French form of GREGORY

GUENIÈVRE   f   French
French form of GUINEVERE

GUILLAUME   m   French
French form of WILLIAM

GUSTAVE   m   French
French form of GUSTAV... [more]

GUY   m   English, French
Norman French form of WIDO... [more]

GWENAËL   m   French, Breton
Means "blessed and generous" from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and hael "generous"... [more]

GWENAËLLE   f   French, Breton
Feminine form of GWENAËL

GWENDOLINE   f   Welsh, English (British), French
Variant of GWENDOLEN

HANNAH   f   English, Hebrew, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace"... [more]

HECTOR   m   English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek ‘Εκτωρ (Hektor), which was derived from ‘εκτωρ (hektor) "holding fast", ultimately from εχω (echo) meaning "to hold, to possess"... [more]

HÉLÈNE   f   French
French form of HELEN

HÉLOÏSE   f   French
French form of ELOISE

HENRI   m   French, Finnish
French form of HENRY

HENRIETTE   f   French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
French feminine diminutive of HENRY

HERBERT   m   English, German, French, Slovene, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and beraht "bright"... [more]

HERCULE   m   French
French form of HERCULES

HERMINE   f   German, French
German and French feminine form of HERMAN, or perhaps HERMINIUS.

HERVÉ   m   French
French form of HARVEY

HILAIRE   m   French
French form of HILARIUS

HIPPOLYTE (2)   m   French
French form of HIPPOLYTOS

HONORÉ   m   French
French form of HONORATUS... [more]

HONORINE   f   French
French form of Honorina, a feminine form of the Roman name Honorinus, a derivative of HONORIUS... [more]

HORACE   m   English, French
English and French form of HORATIUS, and the name by which the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus is commonly known those languages... [more]

HORTENSE   f   French, English
French feminine form of Hortensius (see HORTENSIA).

HUBERT   m   English, German, Dutch, French, Polish
Means "bright heart", derived from the Germanic elements hug "heart, mind" and beraht "bright"... [more]

HUGUES   m   French
French form of HUGH

HUGUETTE   f   French
Feminine form of HUGUES

HUMBERT   m   German, French, English (Rare)
Means "famous warrior", derived from the Germanic elements hun "warrior, bear cub" and beraht "famous"... [more]

HYACINTHE   m & f   French
French masculine and feminine form of HYACINTHUS

IGNACE   m   French
French form of IGNATIUS

INÈS   f   French
French form of INÉS

IRÈNE   f   French
French form of IRENE

IRÉNÉE   m   French
French form of IRENEUS

IRIS   f   Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, French
Means "rainbow" in Greek... [more]

ISABEL   f   Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German
Medieval Provençal form of ELIZABETH... [more]

ISABELLE   f   French, English, German
French form of ISABEL

ISIDORE   m   English, French, Hebrew
From the Greek name Ισιδωρος (Isidoros) which meant "gift of Isis", from the name of the Egyptian goddess ISIS combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift"... [more]

JACINTHE   f   French
French feminine form of HYACINTHUS

JACQUELINE   f   French, English
French feminine form of JACQUES, also commonly used in the English-speaking world.

JACQUES   m   French
French form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JACQUETTE   f   French (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of JACQUES

JASMIN (2)   m   French
French masculine form of JASMINE

JASON   m   English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to heal"... [more]

JEAN (1)   m   French
French form of Jehan, the Old French form of Iohannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JEAN-BAPTISTE   m   French
Combination of JEAN (1) and BAPTISTE, referring to Saint John the Baptist.

JEANETTE   f   French, English
Variant of JEANNETTE

JEANINE   f   French, English
Variant of JEANNINE

JEAN-MARIE   m   French
Combination of JEAN (1) and MARIE

JEANNE   f   French, English
Modern French form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JEANNETTE   f   French, English
Diminutive of JEANNE

JEANNINE   f   French, English
Diminutive of JEANNE

JEANNOT   m   French
Diminutive of JEAN (1)

JÉRÉMIE   m   French
French form of JEREMIAH

JÉRÔME   m   French
French form of JEROME

JOACHIM   m   French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Contracted form of JEHOIACHIN or JEHOIAKIM... [more]

JOCELINE   f   French
French form of Joscelin (see JOCELYN).

JOËL   m   French
French form of JOEL

JOËLLE   f   French
French feminine form of JOEL

JOSÉE   f   French
French feminine form of JOSEPH

JOSEPH   m   English, French, German, Biblical
From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add"... [more]

JOSÈPHE   f   French
French feminine form of JOSEPH

JOSÉPHINE   f   French
French feminine form of JOSEPH... [more]

JOSETTE   f   French
Diminutive of JOSÉPHINE

JOSIANE   f   French
Diminutive of JOSÉPHINE

JOSUE   m   Spanish, French
Spanish and French form of JOSHUA

JOURDAIN   m   French
French form of JORDAN

JUDITH   f   English, Hebrew (Anglicized), French, German, Spanish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehudit) meaning "woman from Judea", Judea being an ancient region in Israel... [more]

JULES (1)   m   French
French form of JULIUS... [more]

JULIANE   f   French, German
French and German feminine form of JULIAN

JULIE   f   French, English
French form of JULIA... [more]

JULIEN   m   French
French form of Iulianus (see JULIAN).

JULIENNE   f   French
French feminine form of Iulianus (see JULIAN).

JULIETTE   f   French
French diminutive of JULIE

JUSTE   m   French
French form of JUSTUS

JUSTIN   m   English, French, Slovene
From the Latin name Iustinus, which was derived from JUSTUS... [more]

JUSTINE   f   French, English
French feminine form of Iustinus (see JUSTIN)... [more]

KEVIN   m   English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth"... [more]

LAETITIA   f   Late Roman, French
Original form of LETITIA, as well as the French form.

LAMBERT   m   German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements land "land" and beraht "bright"... [more]

LAURE   f   French
French form of LAURA

LAURENCE (2)   f   French
French feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURENT   m   French
French form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURENTIN   m   French
French form of LAURENTINUS

LAURENTINE   f   French
Feminine form of LAURENTIN

LAURETTE   f   French
French diminutive of LAURA

LAZARE   m   French
French form of LAZARUS

LÉA   f   French
French form of LEAH

LÉANDRE   m   French
French form of LEANDER

LÉO   m   French
French form of LEO

LÉON   m   French
French form of LEON

LÉONARD   m   French
French form of LEONARD

LÉONCE   m   French
French form of LEONTIOS

LÉONE   f   French
French feminine form of LEON

LÉONIDE   m & f   French
French masculine and feminine form of LEONIDAS

LÉONIE   f   French
French feminine form of LEONIUS

LÉONNE   f   French
Feminine form of LÉON

LÉONTINE   f   French
French form of LEONTINA

LÉOPOLD   m   French
French form of LEOPOLD

LILIAN   f   English, French
Variant of LILLIAN

LILIANE   f   French
French form of LILLIAN

LILIANNE   f   French (Rare)
Variant of LILIANE

LIONEL   m   French
Diminutive of LÉON

LISE   f   French, Scandinavian, English
Short form of ELISABETH or ELIZABETH

LISETTE   f   French, English
Diminutive of ÉLISABETH

LOÏC   m   French, Breton
Breton form of LOUIS

LORETTE   f   French
Variant of LAURETTE

LOTHAIRE   m   French
French form of LOTHAR

LOU   f & m   English, French
Short form of LOUISE or LOUIS

LOUIS   m   French, English, Dutch
French form of Ludovicus, the Latinized form of LUDWIG... [more]

LOUISE   f   French, English, Dutch
French feminine form of LOUIS

LOUP   m   French
French form of the Late Latin name Lupus which meant "wolf"... [more]

LUC   m   French
French form of LUKE

LUCAS   m   English, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Biblical Latin
Latin form of Loukas (see LUKE).

LUCE   f   Italian, French
Italian and French variant of LUCIA... [more]

LUCETTE   f   French
Diminutive of LUCIE

LUCIE   f   French, Czech
French and Czech form of LUCIA

LUCIEN   m   French
French form of LUCIANUS

LUCIENNE   f   French
Feminine form of LUCIEN

LUCILE   f   French, English
Variant of LUCILLE

LUCILLE   f   French, English
French form of LUCILLA... [more]

LUCINDE   f   French
French form of LUCINDA

LUCRÈCE   f & m   French
French form of both LUCRETIA and its masculine form Lucretius.

LUDIVINE   f   French
Possibly from a Germanic name formed of the elements liut "people" and win "friend"... [more]

LUDOVIC   m   French
Medieval Latinized form of LUDWIG... [more]

LYDIE   f   French
French form of LYDIA