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, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Arabic, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]

ADOLPHE   m   French
French form of ADOLF

ADRIEN   m   French
French form of ADRIAN

AIMÉ   m   French
From Old French Amé, the masculine form of Amée (see AMY).

ALAIN   m   French
French form of ALAN

ALBAN   m   German, French, English (Rare)
From the Latin name Albanus which meant "from Alba"... [more]

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

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, Catalan
Cognate of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXIS   m & f   German, French, English, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more]

ALFRED   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Dutch
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel"... [more]

ALPHONSE   m   French
French form of ALFONSO

AMABLE   m   French
French masculine form of AMABEL

AMAURY   m   French
French form of AMALRIC

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

AMÉDÉE   m   French
French form of AMADEUS

ANATOLE   m   French
French form of ANATOLIUS

ANDRÉ   m   French, Portuguese
French and Portuguese form of ANDREW

ANSELME   m   French
French form of ANSELM

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

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

APOLLINAIRE   m   French
French form of APOLLINARIS

ARISTIDE   m   French
French form of ARISTIDES

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]

ARNAUD   m   French
French form of ARNOLD

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

AUBERT   m   French
French variant of ALBERT

AUBIN   m   French
French form of ALBIN

AUGUSTE   m   French
French form of AUGUSTUS

AUGUSTIN   m   French, Czech, Romanian
French, Czech and Romanian form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AURÈLE   m   French
French form of AURELIUS

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

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

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

BENOIT   m   French
French form of BENEDICT

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

BERTRAND   m   French, English
French form of BERTRAM... [more]

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

BONIFACE   m   French, English (Rare)
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]

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

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

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

CÉLESTIN   m   French
French form of CAELESTINUS

CESAIRE   m   French
French form of CAESAR

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

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

CHARLOT   m   French
French diminutive of CHARLES

CHRISTIAN   m   English, French, German, Scandinavian
From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS)... [more]

CHRISTOPHE   m   French
French form of CHRISTOPHER

CLAIR   m   French, English
French form of Clarus (see CLARA).

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

CLÉMENT   m   French
French form of Clemens (see CLEMENT).

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

CÔME   m   French
French form of COSMAS

CONSTANT   m   French, English (Rare)
From the Late Latin name Constans, which meant "constant, steadfast"... [more]

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

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

CORIN   m   French
French form of QUIRINUS

COSME   m   Portuguese, French
Portuguese and French form of COSMAS

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]

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

DENIS   m   French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovene
From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of DIONYSIUS... [more]

DÉODAT   m   French
French form of DEODATUS

DÉSIRÉ   m   French
Masculine form of DÉSIRÉE

DIDIER   m   French
French form of DESIDERIO

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

DIMITRI   m   Russian, French
Variant of DMITRIY, using the Church Slavic spelling.

DIODORE   m   French
French form of DIODORUS

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

DORIAN   m   English, French
The name was first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891), which tells the story of a man whose portrait ages while he stays young... [more]

EDGAR   m   English, French
Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and gar "spear"... [more]

EDGARD   m   French
French form of EDGAR

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

ÉDOUARD   m   French
French form of EDWARD

ÉLIE   m   French
French form of ELIJAH

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

EMERIC   m   French
French form of EMMERICH

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

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

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

ENZO   m   Italian, French
The meaning of this name is uncertain... [more]

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

ERMENEGILDE   m   French
French form of HERMENEGILDO

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

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

ETHAN   m   Jewish, English, French, Biblical
Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew... [more]

ÉTIENNE   m   French
French form of STEPHEN

EUDES   m   French
Old French form of ODO... [more]

EUGÈNE   m   French
French form of EUGENE

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

ÉVARISTE   m   French
French form of EVARISTUS

EVRARD   m   French
French form of EVERARD

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

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

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

FÉLIX   m   French, Spanish
French and Spanish form of FELIX

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

FERNAND   m   French
French form of FERDINAND

FIACRE   m   French
French form of FIACHRA

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

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

FLORENTIN   m   French
French form of Florentinus (see FLORENTINA).

FLORIAN   m   German, Polish, French
From the Roman name Florianus, derived from Latin flos "flower"... [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]

FRÉDÉRIC   m   French
French form of FREDERICK

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

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

GAËL   m   French, Breton
Possibly a variant of GWENAËL

GAÉTAN   m   French
French 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

GEOFFROI   m   French
French form of GEOFFREY

GEORGES   m   French
French form of GEORGE

GÉRALD   m   French
French form of GERALD

GÉRARD   m   French
French form of GERARD

GÉRAUD   m   French
French form of GERALD

GERMAIN   m   French
French form of the Roman cognomen Germanus which meant "brother" in Latin... [more]

GERVAIS   m   French
French form of GERVASIUS

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

GHYSLAIN   m   French
Variant of GHISLAIN

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

GILLES   m   French
French form of GILES

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

GRÉGOIRE   m   French
French form of GREGORY

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]

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]

HENRI   m   French, Finnish
French and Finnish form of HENRY

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

HERCULE   m   French
French form of HERCULES

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

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]