French Baby Names

Double-barrelled names are very popular in France. They are usually composed of two names from the same gender; i.e., Jean-Pierre, Paul-Henri or Marie-Élise. Many masculine names can be made feminine with the addition of an e at the end. When this occurs with a boy name that already ends in an E, the male/female distinction is apparent only in spelling, not pronunciation. For example, Aimé (masculine) and Aimée (feminine) are pronounced the same way.

Below are a selection of the most popular French baby names, visit our baby names search to search by initial or gender.

Acelin	Male	French	Noble.
Adele	Female	French	Noble. Also see Adelaide.
Agate	Female	French	A precious stone.
Aimee	Female	French	Beloved. A form of Amy.
Aimon	Male	French from Teutonic	A house.
Alavda	female	French	lark
Algernon	Male	French	With whiskers, bearded.
Amarante	female	French	flower name
Amy	Female	Old French	Beloved. Also a nickname from Amelia.
Ancelin	Female	Old French	A spear attendant. The feminine form of Lancelot.
Angevin	female	French	angel of wine
Ansel	Male	Old French	A nobleman's follower.
Armand	Male	French	Of the army.
Armande	Male	French	Of the army.
Armelle	Female	French/Celtic	A princess.
Armynel	Female	French	A woman of the army. The feminine form of Armand.
Arnett	Male	French	A little eagle.
Aubert	Male	French	Noble and illustrious.
Aubin	Male	French	Fair complexioned. A saint's name.
Audric	Male	French	An old, wise ruler.
Aveline	Female	Old French	From a placename. Also see Evelyn.
Avenall	Male	Old French	A dweller in the Oat field.
Avice	Female	French	Warlike.
Avril	Female	French	From April, the first month in the Roman calendar, and the beginning of spring. French form of April.
Ayer	Male	Old French	An heir.
Azura	Female	Old French	From the Persian for blue sky.
Bailey	Male	Old French	A bailiff or administrative official.
Bari	male	French, Celtic, Welsh	spear thrower, son of Harry, marksman
Bari	female	French, Celtic, Welsh	spear thrower, son of Harry, marksman
Baron	Male	Old French	A nobleman.
Baudouin	Male	French	A brave friend or protector.
Bayard	Male	Old French	With reddish-brown hair.
Bayley	Male	Old French	A bailiff or administrative official.
Beau	Male	French	Handsome or beautiful. A boy or girl's name.
Beau	Female	French	Handsome or beautiful. A boy or girl's name.
Beaumont	Male	Old French	A beautiful hill or mountain.
Beauregard	Male	Old French	Beautiful, handsome.
Bebe	male	French	baby
Bebe	female	French	baby
Belda	Female	French	A beautiful lady.
Belina	Female	French	A goddess.
Bellamy	Male	Old French	A handsome friend.
Belle	Female	French	Beautiful. Also a nickname from Annabel, Arabella, Belinda, Isabel and Isabella.
Berang￨r	female	French	courage of a bear
Berenger	male	French	courage of a bear
Bernadette	Female	French from Teutonic	As brave as a bear. The feminine form of Bernard. Generally a Catholic name.
Bevis	Male	French	After the city of Beauvais, meaning a beautiful outlook or view.
Blanche	Female	Old French	Fair-haired, or of a fair complexion. Also see Bianca and Blondelle.
Blondelle	Female	French	The little blond or fair one. Also see Bianca and Blanche.
Boden	male	Old French	herald
Bogart	Male	Old French/Teutonic	A strong bow.
Bonamy	Male	French	A good friend.
Bonar	Male	Old French	Kind and gentle.
Bonner	Male	Old French	Gracious, gentle.
Boone	male	Latin, French	good
Boswell	male	Old French	forested town
Boyce	Male	Old French	From the wood, or forest.
Briand	male	French	castle
Brier	female	French	heather
Brigitte	Female	French/German	Strong, spirited. An ancient Celtic goddess. From the name Bridget.
Bruce	Male	Old French	Woods.
Burgess	Male	Old French from Teutonic	The citizen of a town.
Burnell	Male	Old French	The little brown-haired one.
Burnet	Male	Old French	The brown one. Also a plant name.
Butler	Male	Old French	The head servant.
Cable	male	Old French	rope
Cain	Male	Hebrew/Old French	The son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel. Old French: Battlefield. Also see Cane.
Callia	Female	French	Beautiful.
Caron	female	French	pure
Carvell	Male	Old French	The marshy estate, or the estate of the spearman.
Case	male	Old French	chest
Celie	Female	French	The blind one, or the sixth. The feminine form of Cecil. Also see Sheila.
Cerise	Female	French	Cherry red.
Cesar	Male	French	The name of the famous Roman emperor.
Challis	Male	Old French	A ladder or stairs.
Chance	Male	Old French	A church official or chancellor. A boy or girl's name.
Chance	Female	Old French	A church official or chancellor. A boy or girl's name.
Chancey	Male	Old French	A church official or chancellor.
Chandler	Male	Old French	Candle maker.
Chanel	Female	French	The name of a famous perfume.
Chaney	Male	Old French	From the Oak grove.
Channing	Male	Old French	A canon.
Chantal	Female	French	From a family name meaning stone or boulder. The name has also come to mean a little singer.
Chapin	male	Old French	clergyman
Chase	Male	Old French	The hunter.
Chaucer	Male	Old French	A bootmaker.
Chauncey	Male	Old French	A church official or chancellor.
Cheney	Male	Old French	From the Oak grove.
Cher	Female	French	The beloved one.
Cherish	Female	Old French	The treasured one.
Chevalier	male	French, Old English	knight, chase, hunt
Chevy	Male	French	From chevalier, meaning knight.
Cheyney	Male	Old French	From the Oak grove.
Ciel	male	French	from heaven
Cinderella	Female	French	A maiden of the cinders or ashes.
Ciprien	Male	French	A man from the island of Cyprus.
Claire	Female	French	Bright and famous. Also See Clarice.
Clarabelle	Female	Latin/French	Bright and beautiful. From Clan and Belle.
Clarice	Female	French from Latin	The little brilliant one. Also See Clue.
Clark	Male	Old French	A cleric or scholar. Also see Cleary.

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