What are some examples of french names?

Answer 1

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, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek

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, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian,Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew

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

Diminutive 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, Catalan

French and Catalan form of AGNES

AIMÉ m French

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

AIMÉE f French

French form of AMY

ALAIN m French

French form of ALAN

ALAN m English, Scottish, Breton, French

The meaning of this name is not known for certain... [more]

ALBAN m German, French, Albanian, English (Rare)

From the Roman cognomen Albanus which meant "from Alba"... [more]

ALBERT m English, French, German, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic

From the Germanic name Adalbert, which was 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, Ancient Germanic

From a Germanic name, derived from the elements ald "old" and ric "ruler, power"... [more]

ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology

Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXANDRE m French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan

Cognate of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXANDRIE f French (Rare)

French variant of ALEXANDRA

ALEXANDRINE f French, German

French and German elaborated form of ALEXANDRA... [more]

ALEXIS m & f German, French, English, Greek, 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]

ALICE f English, French, Portuguese, Italian

From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE)... [more]

ALINE f French, English

Medieval short form of ADELINE... [more]

ALISON f English, French

Norman French diminutive of Aalis (see ALICE)... [more]

ALIX f French

Medieval French variant of ALICE

ALPHONSE m French

French form of ALFONSO

ALPHONSINE f French

French feminine diminutive of ALFONSO

AMABLE m French (Archaic)

French form of AMABILIS

AMANDINE f French

French diminutive of AMANDA

AMARANTE f French (Rare)

French form of AMARANTHA

AMAURY m French

French form of AMALRIC

AMBRE f French

French cognate 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 Andreas (see ANDREW).

ANDRÉE f French

French feminine form of ANDREW

ANGÈLE f French

French feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

ANGELINE f French

French diminutive of ANGELA

ANGELIQUE f French, Dutch

French form of ANGELICA

ANNABELLE f English, French

Variant of ANNABEL... [more]

ANNE (1) f French, English, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque

French form of ANNA... [more]

ANNETTE f French, English

French diminutive of ANNE (1)... [more]

ANOUK f Dutch, French

Dutch and French diminutive of ANNA

ANSELME m French

French form of ANSELM

ANTOINE m French

French form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTOINETTE f French

Feminine diminutive of ANTOINE... [more]

ANTONIN m French

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

APOLLINAIRE m French (Rare)

French form of APOLLINARIS... [more]

APOLLINE f French

French form of APOLLONIA

ARIANE f French, German

French form of ARIADNE

ARIANNE f French

Variant of ARIANE

ARIEL m & f Biblical, Hebrew, English, French, Biblical Greek

Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]

ARIELLE f French

French feminine form of ARIEL

ARISTIDE m French, Italian

French and Italian form of ARISTIDES

ARLETTE f French

Norman diminutive 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 (Rare)

French feminine form of ARNOLD

ARSÈNE m French

French form of ARSENIOS

ARTHUR m English, French, German, Dutch, Welsh Mythology

The meaning of this name is unknown... [more]

ASTRID f Scandinavian, German, French

Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR... [more]

ATHÉNAÏS f French

French form of ATHENAIS

AUBERT m French

French variant of ALBERT

AUBIN m French

French form of ALBINUS

AUDE f French

French feminine form of ALDO

AUGUSTE m French

French form of AUGUSTUS

AUGUSTIN m French, Czech, Romanian, Croatian

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

AUGUSTINE (2) f French, German

French feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AURÈLE m French

French form of AURELIUS

AURÉLIE f French

French feminine form of AURELIUS

AURÉLIEN m French

French form of AURELIANUS

AURORE f French

French form of AURORA

AVRIL f French (Rare), English (Rare)

French form of APRIL

AXELLE f French

Feminine form of AXEL

BABETTE f French

French diminutive of ELIZABETH

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, Croatian, Late Roman

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, Dutch, Biblical

From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (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

BÉRENGÈRE f French

French form of BERENGARIA

BERNADETTE f French, English

French feminine form of BERNARD... [more]

BERNARD m English, French, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Ancient Germanic

Derived from the Germanic element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

BERNARDINE f French

French feminine form of BERNARD

BERTHE f French

French form of BERTHA

BERTILLE f French

French diminutive of BERTHA

BERTRAND m French, English, Ancient Germanic

Derived from the Germanic elements beraht meaning "bright" and rand meaning "rim (of a shield)"... [more]

BLAISE m French

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

BLANCHE f French, English

From a medieval French nickname meaning "white, fair"... [more]

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... [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 Gaulish name meaning "speckled"... [more]

BRIGITTE f German, French

German and French form of BRIDGET

BRUNO m German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Ancient Germanic

Derived from the Germanic element brun meaning "brown"... [more]

CALIXTE m French

French form of CALLISTUS

CAMILLE f & m French

French feminine and masculine form of CAMILLA

CAPUCINE f French

Means "nasturtium" in French.

CARINE f French

French form of CARINA (1)

CAROLE f French

French feminine form of CAROLUS

CAROLINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch

French feminine form of CAROLUS

CATHERINE f French, English

French form of KATHERINE, and also a common English variant.

CÉCILE f French, Dutch

French form of CECILIA

CÉLESTE f & m French

French feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS

CÉLESTIN m French

French form of CAELESTINUS

CÉLESTINE f French

French feminine form of CAELESTINUS

CÉLINE f French

French feminine form of CAELINUS... [more]

CERISE f French

Means "cherry" in French.

CÉSAIRE m French

French form of CAESARIUS

CÉSAR m French, Spanish, Portuguese

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

CHANTAL f French, English, Dutch

From a French surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stony"... [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 diminutive of CHARLES

CHARLOT m French

French diminutive of CHARLES

CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch

French feminine diminutive of CHARLES... [more]

CHLOÉ f French

French form of CHLOE

CHRISTELLE f French

French diminutive of CHRISTINE

CHRISTIAN m English, French, German, Scandinavian

From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS)... [more]

CHRISTIANE f German, French

German and French feminine form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch

French form of CHRISTINA, as well as a variant in other languages.

CHRISTOPHE m French

French form of CHRISTOPHER

CLAIR m French, English

French form of Clarus (see CLARA).

CLAIRE f French, English

French form of CLARA

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 variant of CLAUDE

CLAUDINE f French

Feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLÉMENCE f French

French feminine form of Clementius (see CLEMENT).

CLÉMENT m French

French form of Clemens (see CLEMENT).

CLEMENTINE f French

French feminine form of CLEMENT

CLOÉ f French

French form of CHLOE

CLOTHILDE f French

Variant of CLOTILDE

CLOTILDE f French

French form of the Germanic name Chlotichilda 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

COLOMBE f French

French feminine form of COLUMBA

CÔME m French

French form of COSMAS

CONSTANCE f English, French

Medieval form of CONSTANTIA... [more]

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).

CORALIE f French

Means "coral" from Latin corallium (see CORAL).

CORENTIN m Breton, French

Possibly means "hurricane" in Breton... [more]

CORIN m French

French form of QUIRINUS

CORINNE f French, English

French form of CORINNA... [more]

CORNEILLE m French (Archaic)

French form of CORNELIUS

CORNÉLIE f French

French form of CORNELIA

COSETTE f French

Meaning unknown... [more]

COSME m Portuguese, French

Portuguese and French form of COSMAS

CUNÉGONDE f French

French form of KUNIGUNDE... [more]

CYRIELLE f French

French feminine form of CYRIL

CYRIL m English, Czech, Slovak, French

From the Greek name Κυριλλος (Kyrillos) which was derived from Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord"... [more]

CYRILLE m & f French

French form of CYRIL, sometimes used as a feminine form.

DAMIEN m French

French form of DAMIAN

DANIEL m English, Hebrew, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Biblical, Biblical Greek

From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]

DANIÈLE f French

French feminine form of DANIEL

DANIELLE f French, English

French feminine form of DANIEL... [more]

DAPHNÉ f French

French form of DAPHNE

DAVID m English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Biblical,Biblical Latin

From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved"... [more]

DÉBORA f Spanish, Portuguese, French

Spanish, Portuguese and French form of DEBORAH

DELPHINE f French

French form of DELPHINA

DENIS m French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Romanian, Croatian

From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of DIONYSIUS... [more]

DENISE f French, English, Dutch

French feminine form of DENIS

DÉODAT m French

French form of DEODATUS

DÉSIRÉ m French

Masculine form of DÉSIRÉE

DÉSIRÉE f French

French form of DESIDERATA... [more]

DIANE f French, English

French form of DIANA, also regularly used in the English-speaking world.

DIANNE f French, English

Variant of DIANE

DIDIER m French

French form of DESIDERIO

DIEUDONNÉ m French

Means "given by God" in French, used as a French form of DEUSDEDIT.

DIEUDONNÉE f French

Feminine form of DIEUDONNÉ

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

DOMITILLE f French

French form of DOMITILLA

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

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]

DORIANE f French

French feminine form of DORIAN

DOROTHÉE f French

French form of DOROTHEA

EDGAR m English, French

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

EDGARD m French

French form of EDGAR

ÉDITH f French

French form of EDITH

EDMÉ m French (Archaic)

Short form of EDMOND

EDMÉE f French (Rare)

Feminine form of EDMÉ

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

Probably from Aeliana, the feminine form of the Roman name Aelianus, which was derived from the Roman family name AELIUS... [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

ÉLOÏSE f French

French form of ELOISE

ELVIRE f French

French form of ELVIRA

EMELINE f French

French form of Amelina (see EMMELINE).

ÉMERIC 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).

ÉMILIENNE f French

French feminine form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).

EMMA f English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic

Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more]

EMMANUEL m Biblical, French, English

From the Hebrew name עִמָּנוּאֵל ('Immanu'el) meaning "God is with us"... [more]

EMMANUELLE f French

French feminine form of EMMANUEL

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]

ERNESTINE f French, German, English

Feminine form of ERNEST

ESTELLE f English, French

From an Old French name which was derived from Latin stella, meaning "star"... [more]

ESTHER f English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Hebrew (Anglicized), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek

Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more]

ETHAN m English, Hebrew (Anglicized), French, Biblical, Biblical Latin

Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew... [more]

ÉTIENNE m French

French form of STEPHEN

EUGÈNE m French

French form of Eugenius (see EUGENE).

EUGÉNIE f French

French form of EUGENIA... [more]

EULALIE f French

French form of EULALIA

EUPHRASIE f French

French form of EUPHRASIA

EUSTACHE m French

French form of Eustachius (see EUSTACE).

Answer 2

The French names are Belle , Mariane , Jacques , Alizee , Alain and so on , a lot of the French names can be got from Google and other websites .

Answer 3

Antionette, Theo, Louis, Pierre, Gaille

Answer 4

Didier