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

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

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

IRÉNÉE   m   French
French form of IRENEUS

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]

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

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.

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

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]

JOËL   m   French
French form of JOEL

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]

JOSUE   m   Spanish, French
Spanish and French form of JOSHUA

JOURDAIN   m   French
French form of JORDAN

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

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

JUSTE   m   French
French form of JUSTUS

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

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

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

LAURENTIN   m   French
French form of LAURENTINUS

LAZARE   m   French
French form of LAZARUS

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

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

LÉOPOLD   m   French
French form of LEOPOLD

LIONEL   m   French
Diminutive of LÉON

LOÏC   m   French, Breton
Breton form of LOUIS

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]

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).

LUCIEN   m   French
French form of LUCIANUS

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

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

MAËL   m   French, Breton
Means "chief" or "prince" in Celtic... [more]

MARC   m   French, Catalan, Welsh
French, Catalan and Welsh form of MARK

MARCEL   m   French, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German
Form of MARCELLUS

MARCELLIN   m   French
French form of MARCELLINUS

MARIN   m   French, Romanian
French, Romanian and Croatian form of MARINUS

MARIUS   m   Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Romanian
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"... [more]

MARTIN   m   English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]

MATHIAS   m   French, German, Scandinavian
Variant of MATTHIAS

MATHIEU   m   French
French form of MATTHEW

MATHIS   m   German, French
German and French form of MATTHIAS

MATTHIAS   m   Greek, German, Scandinavian, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Variant of Matthaios (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot... [more]

MATTHIEU   m   French
Variant of MATHIEU

MAURICE   m   English, French
From the Roman name Mauritius, a derivative of MAURUS... [more]

MAXENCE   m   French
French form of the Roman name Maxentius, a derivative of Latin maximus "greatest"... [more]

MAXIME   m   French
French form of MAXIMUS

MAXIMILIEN   m   French
French form of Maximilianus (see MAXIMILIAN).

MICHEL   m   French, German
French form and German diminutive of MICHAEL... [more]

MODESTE   m   French
French form of MODESTUS

MODESTINE   m   French
French diminutive of MODESTUS

MORGAN (1)   m & f   Welsh, English, French
From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle"... [more]

NARCISSE   m   French
French form of NARCISSUS

NATHAN   m   English, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "giver" in Hebrew... [more]

NAZAIRE   m   French
French form of Nazarius (see NAZARIO).

NICÉPHORE   m   French
French form of NIKEPHOROS

NICHOLAS   m   English, French
From the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and λαος (laos) "people"... [more]

NICODÈME   m   French
French form of NICODEMUS

NICOLAS   m   French
French form of NICHOLAS

NOÉ   m   French, Spanish, Portuguese
French, Spanish and Portuguese form of NOAH (1)

NOËL   m   French
Means "Christmas" in French... [more]

ODILON   m   French, Portuguese
French diminutive of AUDO

OLIVIER   m   French, Dutch
French and Dutch form of OLIVER

ONÉSIME   m   French
French form of ONESIMUS

OSANNE   f & m   French
French form of HOSANNA

OZANNE   f & m   French
French form of HOSANNA

PASCAL   m   French, German
From the Late Latin name Paschalis, which meant "relating to Easter" from Latin Pascha "Easter", which was in turn from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesach) "Passover"... [more]

PASCHAL   m   French (Rare)
Variant of PASCAL

PATRICE   m   French
French form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

PATRICK   m   Irish, English, French, German
From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman"... [more]

PAUL   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Romanian, Biblical
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin... [more]

PHILBERT   m   French (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of PHILIBERT

PHILIBERT   m   French
Early variant of FILIBERT altered by association with Greek φιλος (philos) "dear, beloved"... [more]

PHILIPPE   m   French
French form of PHILIP

PIERRE   m   French
French form of PETER... [more]

PIERRICK   m   Breton, French
Breton diminutive of PIERRE

PONS   m   French
French form of PONTIUS

PROSPER   m   French, English
From the Latin name Prosperus, which meant "fortunate, successful"... [more]

QUENTIN   m   French, English
French form of the Roman family name Quintinus, which was originally derived from QUINTUS... [more]

RAINIER   m   French
French form of RAYNER

RAOUL   m   French
French form of Radulf (see RALPH).

RAPHAËL   m   French
French form of RAPHAEL

RAPHAEL   m   German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafa'el) which meant "God has healed"... [more]

RAYMOND   m   English, French
From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector"... [more]

RÉGIS   m   French
From a surname meaning "ruler" in Provençal... [more]

RÉMI   m   French
Variant of RÉMY

RÉMY   m   French
French form of the Latin name Remigius, which was derived from Latin remigis "oarsman"... [more]

RENARD   m   French (Rare), Polish (Rare)
French and Polish form of REYNARD... [more]

RENAUD   m   French
French form of REYNOLD... [more]

RENÉ   m   French, German, Slovak, Czech
French form of RENATUS... [more]

REYNAUD   m   French
French form of REYNOLD

RICHARD   m   English, French, German, Czech, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

ROBERT   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ROCH   m   French, Polish
French and Polish form of ROCCO

RODOLPH   m   English (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of RUDOLF

RODOLPHE   m   French
French form of RUDOLF

RODRIGUE   m   French
French form of RODERICK

ROGER   m   English, French, German, Swedish
Means "famous spear" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ger "spear"... [more]

ROLAND   m   English, French, German, Polish
Means "famous land" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and land... [more]

ROMAIN   m   French
French form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROSAIRE   m   French
Means "rosary" French.

SACHA   m & f   French
French form of SASHA

SALOMON   m   French, Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
French, Scandinavian, Finnish and Polish form of SOLOMON

SAMUEL   m   English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard"... [more]

SÉBASTIEN   m   French
French form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SÉRAPHIN   m   French
French form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERGE   m   French
French form of SERGIUS

SÉVÈRE   m   French
French form of SEVERUS

SÉVERIN   m   French
French form of SEVERINUS

SIMON   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Σιμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard"... [more]

STÉPHANE   m   French
French form of STEPHEN

SYLVAIN   m   French
French form of SILVANUS

SYLVESTRE   m   French
French form of SILVESTER

TELESPHORE   m   French
French form of the Greek name Τελεσφορος (Telesphoros) which means "bringing fulfillment" or "bearing fruit"... [more]

THEIRN   m   French
Possibly a Cajun French form of THEODORE

THÉO   m   French
Short form of THÉODORE

THÉODORE   m   French
French form of THEODORE

THÉOPHILE   m   French
French form of THEOPHILUS

THIBAULT   m   French
French form of THEOBALD

THIERRY   m   French
French form of THEODORIC

THOMAS   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name תָּאוֹמָא (Ta'oma') which meant "twin"... [more]

TIMOTHÉE   m   French
French form of TIMOTHY

TOUSSAINT   m   French
Means "all saints" in French.

TRISTAN   m   Welsh, English, French, Celtic Mythology
Old French form of the Pictish name Drustan, a diminutive of DRUST... [more]

ULRICH   m   German, French, Ancient Germanic
Means "prosperity and power" from Germanic uodal "heritage" combined with ric "power"... [more]

URBAIN   m   French
French form of Urbanus (see URBAN).

VALENTIN   m   Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALÈRE   m   French
French form of VALERIUS

VALÉRY   m   French
Derived from the Germanic elements walha "foreign" and ric "power"... [more]

VESPASIEN   m   French
French form of Vespasianus (see VESPASIAN).

VICTOR   m   English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Late Roman
Roman name meaning "victor" in Latin... [more]

VINCENT   m   English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Slovak
From the Roman name Vincentius, which was from Latin vincere "to conquer"... [more]

VIVIEN (1)   m   French
French form of Vivianus (see VIVIAN).

WINOC   m   Breton, French
Variant of GWENNEG

XAVIER   m   English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)
Derived from the Basque place name Etxaberri meaning "the new house"... [more]

YANICK   m & f   Breton, French
Masculine and feminine diminutive of YANN

YANN   m   Breton, French
Breton form of JOHN

YANNIC   m & f   Breton, French
Masculine and feminine diminutive of YANN

YANNICK   m & f   Breton, French
Masculine and feminine diminutive of YANN

YVES   m   French
Medieval French form of IVO (1)... [more]

YVON   m   French
Medieval diminutive of YVES

ZACHARIE   m   French
French form of ZECHARIAH