French Baby Names
1457 French names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 1457 French baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
French Girl Names
Madellyn#16667 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Madelyn/Madeline, from Magdalene ('of Magdala,' often read 'high tower')Madilyne#16698 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Madelyn/Madeline, from Magdalene ('of Magdala,' often read 'high tower')Maella#16703 in the U.S.A modern coinage blending Mae (a form of Mary/May) with the diminutive -ella, echoing Mabella aMarcille#16714 in the U.S.Marcille is a short, elegant form of Marcella, a feminine name from the Roman Marcus (linked toMazarine#16766 in the U.S.Mazarine is a French colour word for a deep, rich blue - the 'Mazarine blue,' named for CardinaMozelle#16868 in the U.S.A vintage American name, a form of Mozella/Mozelle, variously linked to the Moselle river/regioNaielle#16886 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining a Naia-/Nai- sound with the French diminutive -elle. It has no single Nathanaelle#16913 in the U.S.A French feminine of Nathanael/Nathaniel, from the Hebrew Netan'el, 'God has given.' Elegant anNicholette#16942 in the U.S.A feminine form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nike, 'victory,'Novelle#16957 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Nova ('new') and the word novel ('new; a story'), finished with the FrNoelly#16962 in the U.S.Noelly is an elaboration of Noelle, the feminine of the French Noel — 'Christmas', from the LatRemee#17074 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Remi/Remy, a French name from Latin Remigius ('oarsman; remedy'), borne Royelle#17130 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing 'royal' (from Latin regalis) finished with the French feminine -elle. Rosealie#17139 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Rosalie, from the Latin rosa ('rose') by way of French — a soft, floral cMatisse#17143 in the U.S.Matisse is a French surname best known from painter Henri Matisse. As a first name it reads artQuinci#17187 in the U.S.Quinci respells Quincy, an English surname taken from Norman French place-names such as CuinchyLaverne#17225 in the U.S.A French name, usually explained from la verne, 'the alder' or 'alder grove' — a place name turSeleen#17237 in the U.S.A modern respelling of the sound shared by Celine (French, from Latin Caelina, 'heavenly') and Marieliz#17258 in the U.S.A compound of Marie (from Miriam) and Liz (from Elizabeth, 'my God is an oath; abundance'). A jSophiamarie#17285 in the U.S.A modern double name pairing Sophia (Greek, 'wisdom') with Marie (a French form of Mary, of debTaelor#17355 in the U.S.Taelor is a respelling of Taylor, an English occupational surname from Norman French tailleur, Tracie#17426 in the U.S.A form of Tracy, from an English surname and Norman place name (linked to a Gallo-Roman name, 'Souleen#17437 in the U.S.A modern coinage close in sound to Celine and Suleen, with a soft -leen ending. No single documVianne#17476 in the U.S.Vianne reads as a French-styled blend — the Vi- of Vivianne or Viviane joined to Anne — and is Yakelin#17531 in the U.S.A Spanish-influenced respelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques (James/Jacob), frYvaine#17580 in the U.S.Yvaine is best known as the name of the fallen star in Neil Gaiman's novel Stardust and the filYve#17581 in the U.S.A short form of Yvonne (or the masculine Yves), from a Germanic element meaning 'yew' — the wooVivienna#17591 in the U.S.An elaborated form of Vivienne/Vivian, from the Latin vivus ('alive; lively'), stretched with aMerle#17896 in the U.S.Merle comes from French merle, 'blackbird.' A vintage unisex name, worn by actress Merle OberonSidonie#18090 in the U.S.A French name meaning 'of Sidon,' the ancient Phoenician port; a feminine form of Sidonius. TheJuliete#18112 in the U.S.A spelling of Juliet, a French diminutive of Julia (from Julius, 'youthful; devoted to Jove'). AdelisseA modern coinage in the Adela/Adelis family, with a soft French-styled -isse ending; by the AdeAelysA medieval French form of Alice (Adelais/Aalis), ultimately from the Germanic 'adal', 'noble'. BellamereA modern coinage built from the French belle mere ('beautiful mother'; also 'mother-in-law; steDezariA modern coinage echoing Desiree, from the French desiree, 'desired; longed for,' restyled withDsireA streamlined respelling of Desire/Desiree, from the French/Latin desiderare, 'to long for' — sIslamarieA joined name pairing Isla (Scottish, 'island') with Marie (French form of Mary). Simply a two-IvoniA modern form or coinage echoing Yvonne (French, from a Germanic root meaning 'yew'), styled wiLillietteA modern coinage joining Lily (the flower) with the French diminutive -ette ('little'), readingLuneFrom the French lune, 'moon' (from Latin luna). A soft, celestial word-name in one beat. Noted MadleenA trimmed respelling of Madeline, from Magdalene ('of Magdala,' often read 'high tower'); also NirelleA modern coinage pairing a Ni- opening with the French-flavored -elle ending seen in Danielle aReuelleA feminine elaboration of Reuel, from the Hebrew for 'friend of God' (rea, 'friend,' + El, 'GodReychellA respelling of Rachelle, a French elaboration of Rachel, from the Hebrew for 'ewe' (a female sSelyneA modern spelling echoing Selene (Greek, 'moon'; the moon-goddess) and Celine (French, from LatSolaneA modern name close in sound to the French Solene (of debated root, often tied to the sun or to
French Boy Names
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 froCascadeThe 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 LouisEspoirThe 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 MaKelyanKelyan (also Kelian, Kellian) is a modern French given name that grew popular in France from thOsierOsier is the English word, taken from French osier, for a willow whose long flexible shoots are
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Popular French baby names include Madellyn, Madilyne, Maella, Marcille, Mazarine, Mozelle. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 1457 French baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.