French-root Baby Names
13 French-root names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 13 baby names with a french-root feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
French-root Girl Names
Lavonne#10976 in the U.S.A coined name joining the La- prefix to Vonne (from Yvonne, a French name from the Germanic ele▶Chantell#13788 in the U.S.Chantell is an American spelling of Chantelle, the elaborated form of Chantal. Chantal comes fr▶Shawntel#14618 in the U.S.Shawntel is an American respelling of Chantel (Chantal), a French name from a southern place-na▶Desaray#16149 in the U.S.Desaray is an American respelling of Desiree, the French name meaning 'desired, longed-for', fr▶Janeane#16378 in the U.S.Janeane is a variant spelling of Janine or Jeannine, French diminutives of Jeanne, the feminine▶Shantae#17603 in the U.S.Shantae is a modern spelling in the Shante/Chante family, from the French chante, 'sung' (the p▶DsireA streamlined respelling of Desire/Desiree, from the French/Latin desiderare, 'to long for' — s▶
French-root Boy Names
Lisle#6651 in the U.S.Lisle is a variant of Lyle, from the Norman French de l'isle, 'of the island' or 'from the isla▶Franchot#6889 in the U.S.Franchot is a French surname pressed into service as a first name, understood as a diminutive o▶Orvil#9221 in the U.S.Orvil is a variant spelling of Orville, a name popularized by the novelist Fanny Burney and gen▶Dorrell#9947 in the U.S.Dorrell is a variant of Darrell or Durrell, an English surname carried from the Norman French d▶Royan#10632 in the U.S.Royan reads as an elaboration of Roy, which comes from the Old French roi, 'king' (and, in Scot▶Delmas#11296 in the U.S.Delmas is a surname-turned-given-name, most plausibly from the Occitan/southern-French del mas,▶
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What are popular French-root baby names?
Popular French-root baby names include Lisle, Franchot, Orvil, Dorrell, Royan, Lavonne. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 13 French-root baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.