French Boy Names
718 french boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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French boy names carry an easy, understated cool — refined without trying too hard. The favorites lead: Beau, Archer, Tristan and Remy.
For polish there’s Andre, Royce, Louie and Quincy, while Calvin, Daxton, Dax and Noel feel modern and sharp.
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Cantrell#12449 in the U.S.Cantrell is an English and French surname carried into use as a given name; its deeper etymolog▶Armonie#12452 in the U.S.Armonie reads as a modern name drawn from 'harmony' (French harmonie), meaning 'accord; balance▶Levert#12462 in the U.S.Levert is a surname of French origin, most plausibly from le vert, 'the green' (a nickname for ▶Deandrae#12473 in the U.S.A form of DeAndre, joining the De- prefix with Andre (from Greek Andreas, 'manly; brave'). The ▶Athos#12477 in the U.S.Athos is best known as one of the Three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel and as the name of▶Audric#12484 in the U.S.Audric is a Germanic name joining 'aud' ('old; wealth') with 'ric' ('ruler; power'), often read▶Aurelien#12489 in the U.S.Aurelien is the French form of Aurelian (Latin Aurelianus), from aureus ('golden'). It carries ▶Bonaventure#12491 in the U.S.From the Latin Bonaventura, 'good fortune; good luck' (bona, 'good,' + ventura, 'fortune; what ▶Deondray#12493 in the U.S.Deondray is an expanded spelling of Deondre or Deandre, names that pair the fashionable De- pre▶Beaudie#12529 in the U.S.Beaudie reads as a modern, affectionate form built on Beau (French for 'handsome; beautiful') w▶Beaudry#12530 in the U.S.Beaudry is a French surname of Germanic origin, tied to elements meaning 'bold' and 'ruler; pow▶Corday#12542 in the U.S.Corday is a surname-style given name, drawn from the French surname Corday (of place-name origi▶Boudreaux#12551 in the U.S.Boudreaux is a Cajun/French surname, common in Louisiana, from a Norman-French personal name (a▶Boyer#12553 in the U.S.Boyer is a French occupational surname, from a word for a herdsman or carter (one who drives ox▶Charle#12563 in the U.S.Charle is a shortened or truncated form of Charles, itself from the Germanic 'karl', meaning a ▶Terral#12576 in the U.S.Terral is a spelling variant of Terrell, an English surname of Norman French origin. Its source▶Darelle#12579 in the U.S.Darelle extends Darell or Darrell with a decorative -e/-elle ending; the parent name is an Engl▶Caillou#12581 in the U.S.Caillou is a French word meaning 'pebble' or 'small stone'. As a given name in the U.S. it is c▶Claud#12592 in the U.S.An English spelling of Claude, from the Roman family name Claudius, based on Latin claudus, 'la▶Darvell#12592 in the U.S.Darvell is best read as a variant in the Darrell family, a surname from the Norman French place▶Camille#12598 in the U.S.Camille is a French name from Latin Camillus/Camilla, a word for a young attendant at religious▶Antwoin#12619 in the U.S.Antwoin is a phonetic respelling of Antoine, the French form of Anthony; Anthony comes from the▶Chastin#12620 in the U.S.A modern given name, read as a respelling of the French surname Chastain (from 'chataigne', 'ch▶Cheick#12625 in the U.S.A West African (Francophone) spelling of the Arabic honorific 'Sheikh' ('chief; elder; learned ▶Demarquis#12653 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining the De- prefix with Marquis (a French noble title, 'a nobleman ranking▶Burnell#12656 in the U.S.Burnell comes from an Anglo-Norman surname, Brunel, a diminutive of brun, 'brown,' so 'little b▶Demont#12658 in the U.S.Demont reads as an American De- name built on the French-looking 'de mont', 'of the mountain', ▶Cortney#12659 in the U.S.A spelling of Courtney, from the French place/surname Courtenay, or from 'court + nose' ('short▶Curtiss#12666 in the U.S.A spelling of Curtis, from Old French 'curteis', 'courteous; refined; well-bred'. Originally a ▶Dorsey#12666 in the U.S.Dorsey is a surname turned given name, from the Norman French d'Orsay ('from Orsay', a place ne▶Deston#12667 in the U.S.Deston is a modern boy's name most often read as a form of Destin, from the French destin meani▶Dionne#12692 in the U.S.From Dione, a figure in Greek myth (a Titaness, mother of Aphrodite in some tellings); the Fren▶Daschel#12694 in the U.S.A spelling of Dashiell, an anglicized French surname (possibly from 'de Chiel' or a Huguenot na▶Demi#12715 in the U.S.A short form of Demetrius ('devoted to Demeter'), or from French 'demi' ('half'). Used here for▶Percell#12734 in the U.S.Percell is a spelling variant of the surname Purcell, from the Old French pourcel, 'little pig'▶France#12738 in the U.S.France, as a boy's name, is either the place name of the country France or a surname and short ▶Dieudonne#12742 in the U.S.Dieudonné is a French name meaning 'God-given' (Dieu, 'God,' plus donné, 'given') — the French ▶Danton#12747 in the U.S.Danton is best known as a French surname, famously borne by the revolutionary Georges Danton, a▶Dominiq#12752 in the U.S.Dominiq reads as a modern -iq respelling of Dominique/Dominic, from Latin dominicus, 'of the Lo▶Dreu#12772 in the U.S.Dreu reads as a French-flavored respelling of Drew — itself a short form of Andrew, from Greek ▶Imarion#12871 in the U.S.Imarion reads as a modern American name joining an I- opening to Marion, a French pet form of M▶Gabrielle#12875 in the U.S.Gabrielle is the French feminine form of Gabriel, from the Hebrew 'God is my strength'. It is o▶Granville#12896 in the U.S.From the English aristocratic surname Granville, itself from Norman French place names meaning ▶Griezmann#12901 in the U.S.A surname carried into given-name use through the fame of the French footballer Antoine Griezma▶Daryle#12903 in the U.S.Daryle is a spelling of Darrell or Daryl, from the Norman French d'Airelle ('from Airelle'), a ▶Jermone#12953 in the U.S.Jermone reads as a variant blending Jerome, from Greek Hieronymos, 'sacred name', with the soun▶Jarmaine#12964 in the U.S.Jarmaine is an a-vowel respelling of Jermaine, from the French Germain, in turn from the Latin ▶Ives#12991 in the U.S.Ives is an English surname from the medieval given name Ivo, of Germanic origin from a word for▶Ivon#12993 in the U.S.Ivon is read either as a spelling of French Yvon (a diminutive of Yves, from the word for the y▶Janvier#13040 in the U.S.The French word for 'January,' from the Latin Januarius (the month of Janus); also the name of ▶Jeanbaptiste#13086 in the U.S.The French compound name Jean-Baptiste, 'John the Baptist': Jean (John, from Hebrew Yochanan, '▶Jermayne#13101 in the U.S.A spelling of Jermaine, itself from the French Germain and Latin germanus, 'brother' (and, by a▶Jewels#13111 in the U.S.A word name from 'jewels' (precious stones, from Old French joel), and a homophone of Jules — t▶Judens#13153 in the U.S.A Haitian given name in the French-Latin style common there, most likely built from a Jud- elem▶Yvon#13188 in the U.S.Yvon is a French masculine name, a relative of Yves, both drawn from the Germanic 'iwa,' meanin▶Kortney#13210 in the U.S.Kortney is a K-spelled variant of Courtney, an English surname of Norman-French origin, from th▶Lemond#13268 in the U.S.Lemond reads as the Le- prefix joined to -mond, echoing Lamont. Lamont comes from a Norse-deriv▶Kerlens#13269 in the U.S.A Haitian given name of the creative -lens/-vens family (Kerlens, Kervens, Wilkens). It likely ▶Laroy#13269 in the U.S.Laroy is a variant spelling of Leroy, which comes straight from the French phrase le roi, 'the ▶Kervenson#13271 in the U.S.A Haitian given name that extends Kervens with the -son ending common in Haitian naming (as in ▶Khartier#13289 in the U.S.A modern American coinage that reads as a Kh- respelling of Cartier — a French surname for a ca▶Lasalle#13302 in the U.S.Lasalle comes from the French la salle, 'the hall' or 'the room,' originally a place or occupat▶Levelle#13303 in the U.S.Levelle is a form of Lavelle, joining the fashionable Le-/La- prefix to a -velle element. Lavel▶Kourage#13332 in the U.S.Kourage is a K- respelling of the English word courage, which came through Old French corage fr▶Landri#13365 in the U.S.Landri is a modern respelling of Landry, a French surname from the Germanic name Landric — land▶Lazare#13380 in the U.S.Lazare is the French form of Lazarus, itself a Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Eleazar, 'God▶Lens#13386 in the U.S.Lens is very rare as a given name. It is read variously as a clipping of Leonard or Lennox, as ▶Leonnel#13388 in the U.S.Leonnel is a spelling of Lionel — an Old French diminutive of Leon, from Latin leo, 'lion'. The▶Lewie#13394 in the U.S.Lewie is a friendly spelling of Louie, the pet form of Lewis and Louis. Both descend from the G▶Lionell#13401 in the U.S.Lionell is a double-l spelling of Lionel, an Old French diminutive of Leon, from Latin leo, 'li▶Montay#13440 in the U.S.Montay is a late-twentieth-century American coinage pairing the French-flavored Mont- element (▶Marque#13449 in the U.S.Marque is a French-looking spelling read like 'Mark'; it sits in the Marcus/Marquis family, whe▶Markeese#13458 in the U.S.Markeese belongs to the American family of names built on Marquis — the French noble title, fro▶Marrion#13463 in the U.S.Marrion is a double-r spelling of Marion, originally a French diminutive of Marie — a name whos▶Marzel#13468 in the U.S.Marzel is a modern respelling of Marcel — the French form of Latin Marcellus, 'little Marcus', ▶Noal#13491 in the U.S.Noal is a variant spelling of Noel, which comes from the Old French 'noel', itself from Latin '▶Levell#13536 in the U.S.Levell reads as a variant of Lavell or Lowell. Lowell is a French-English surname from 'lou' (w▶Marquize#13550 in the U.S.Marquize is a spelling variant of Marquis or Marquise, taken from the French noble title marqui▶Mardoche#13613 in the U.S.Mardoche is the French/Haitian form of Mordecai, the Hebrew name of the hero of the Book of Est▶Markee#13616 in the U.S.Markee is a phonetic spelling read either as Markie, a pet form of Mark - from Latin 'Marcus', ▶Markeis#13617 in the U.S.Markeis is a modern American respelling in the Marquis family - Marquis being the French noble ▶Morrell#13617 in the U.S.Morrell is a surname turned given name, from the Old French morel, a byname for someone dark-ha▶Odilon#13642 in the U.S.A French name from Germanic Odilo, a diminutive of the element od/aud, 'wealth; fortune; inheri▶Patrice#13647 in the U.S.The French form used for men, from the Latin patricius, 'noble; patrician' — the masculine coun▶Phillipe#13654 in the U.S.Phillipe is a spelling that mixes the English Philip with the French Philippe, doubling the l. ▶Page#13680 in the U.S.From the English occupational surname Page, 'a page; a young attendant in a noble household' (O▶Ruffin#13684 in the U.S.Ruffin is a French and English surname derived from Rufinus, a diminutive of the Latin Rufus, '▶Piers#13692 in the U.S.The Norman and medieval English form of Peter, from Old French Piers, ultimately Greek petros, ▶Raoul#13731 in the U.S.Raoul is the French form of Ralph, from the Germanic Radulf — rad ('counsel') plus ulf ('wolf')▶Reynard#13758 in the U.S.Reynard comes from the Germanic Reginhard — ragin ('counsel; advice') plus hard ('brave; strong▶Rhoyal#13766 in the U.S.Rhoyal is a modern respelling of the word name Royal, from Old French roial and Latin regalis, ▶Leonce#13772 in the U.S.Leonce is the French form of the Latin Leontius, drawn from the Greek leon, lion; it was borne ▶Rodin#13786 in the U.S.Rodin is a French surname, generally traced to a diminutive of a Germanic name on the element h▶Romain#13790 in the U.S.Romain is the French form of the Latin Romanus, 'Roman; of Rome'. It has been used in France si▶Raynier#13804 in the U.S.A form of Rayner (Rainier), from Germanic elements often read as 'wise army; counsel-warrior' -▶Sable#13815 in the U.S.From the English word sable, borrowed through Old French from a Slavic word for the marten whos▶Rhemy#13820 in the U.S.A modern respelling that echoes Remy (from Latin Remigius, 'oarsman'); as spelled it reads as a▶Sylvain#13822 in the U.S.The French Sylvain, from the Latin Silvanus (silva, 'forest') — 'of the forest; woodland.' Silv▶Theophile#13847 in the U.S.Theophile is the French form of Theophilus, from the Greek 'theos' (god) and 'philos' (loved, f▶Ulysse#13902 in the U.S.Ulysse is the French form of Ulysses, itself the Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus - the w▶Stephane#13908 in the U.S.Stephane is the French form of Stephen (French Stephane, accented Stephane), a boy's name from ▶Travious#13951 in the U.S.Travious is a modern American coinage that elaborates Travis with an ornate -ious ending (as in▶Reynier#14048 in the U.S.A Dutch and French form of Rayner, from the Germanic ragin, 'counsel; wisdom,' and hari, 'army'▶Verdell#14135 in the U.S.Verdell is an American coined name most plausibly built from the French 'vert', 'green', the ro▶Traver#14170 in the U.S.Traver is a first-name use of the surname Travers, which comes through Old French traverse, a c▶Yvenson#14180 in the U.S.A Haitian name built on French Yves or Yven, from a Germanic root meaning 'yew' (the wood of bo▶Zacharie#14183 in the U.S.The French form of Zachariah, from Hebrew Zekharyah, 'the Lord remembers' or 'the Lord has reme▶AimesA respelling of the surname Ames, from the Old French amis, 'friend.' A crisp one-beat surname-▶AmoureA modern name echoing the French amour, 'love.' It carries the sense of love through that echo,▶AymonA form of the old Germanic name Haimo (Hamon, Aymon), from 'haim' ('home'). Aymon is famous fro▶CascadeThe English word 'cascade' — a small, steep waterfall — from the Italian 'cascata' (via French)▶DreauxA French-styled spelling, echoing Dreux, a town in France, and the -eaux ending common in Louis▶EspoirThe French word espoir, 'hope,' used as a name. A luminous virtue name.▶GloireThe French word gloire, 'glory' — often used as a Christian praise-name in Francophone Africa. ▶JamaisFrom the French jamais, 'never; ever' — used here as a modern given name for its sound. Stated ▶JeanmarieJeanmarie is a two-name compound of the French Jean ('God is gracious,' the French John) and Ma▶KelyanKelyan (also Kelian, Kellian) is a modern French given name that grew popular in France from th▶OsierOsier is the English word, taken from French osier, for a willow whose long flexible shoots are▶
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Popular French boy names include Beau, Archer, Tristan, Remy, Andre and Calvin. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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