This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is French.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Hélan m French (Archaic)Archaic French name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
Hémont m French (Archaic)Local name of uncertain origin and meaning recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1700s.
Hoche m Norman, PicardOf uncertain origin and meaning. The name first appeared in various medieval texts, particularly in present-day Belgium, which leads certain academics to believe that this name might be a variant of
Hugues.
Joffre m French (Rare), EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Joffre. It was popularised during World War I thanks to French marshal Joseph Joffre, best known for his regrouping of the retreating allied armies that led to the defeat the Germans at the First Battle of the Marne in September of 1914.
Kleber m FrenchTransferred use from the German surname
Kleber, borne by the Alsatian Jean-Baptiste Kléber who was a general in the French revolutionary wars.
Laetare m French (Quebec, Rare)From the Latin word
laetare "rejoice! (imperative)". It is the name of the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional Latin entrance (Introit) for the Mass of the day: "Laetare Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Jerusalem").
Laveran m FrenchThe surname Laveran probably became popular as a first name thanks to the French Nobel Prize in Medicine Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. Laveran discovered that protozoan parasites were the causative agent of malaria.
Léonin m Medieval French, French (Modern)French form of
Leoninus. Léonin (fl. 1135s–1201) was the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably French, probably lived and worked in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral and was the earliest member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony and the ars antiqua style who is known by name... [
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Mabille m & f French (Rare)derived from the Old French word “mabile,” meaning “mable” or “mable stone.”
Mage f & m FrenchTransferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.
Marcouf m Medieval French, French (Rare)Variant form of
Marcoulf, which is the original French form of
Marculf. This given name is barely in use in France today, so it mostly survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there as well).... [
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Mathurin m Breton, FrenchFrench and Breton form of
Maturinus and thus ultimately derived from
maturus, literally "timely" (also "mature, ripe, grown"). This name was borne by a 3rd-century saint who was responsible for spreading the gospel in the district of Sens, France.
Matisse m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Matisse. The surname was most famously borne by the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who is likely the reason behind the popularity of Matisse as a given name in the 21st century.... [
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Mayeul m French, History (Ecclesiastical)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin
maius "the month of may" and a diminutive of Germanic names containing the element
mag, a variant of
megin meaning "strength"... [
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Merci f & m French (African, Rare)Occasionally used in reference to the French word
merci "gratitude; thanks", as evidenced by combination names like
Dieu-Merci ("Thank you, God").