1200+ French Names (with Meanings and Popularity)

Romantique French name invoking Debussy's haunting score for the opera Pelléas and Mélisande.

As with the more popular variant Odalys, this is a name which should be avoided due to its connection to Ottoman Empire harems and concubines. May we suggest Odette, Odelie, Odessa or Lyssa as better alternatives?

Chance has risen far on the baby-naming charts, but Hazard has a considerably more dangerous edge. It was the middle name of famed US naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry.

The sleek French version of Veronica has considerable class and chic.

Heard in Scotland, not in Schenectady.

One of those old-mannish names that sounds a lot fresher for a girl.

Pronounced Beecham, but still too fancy and fey. Likewise Beaufort (beautiful fort), Beaufoy (beautiful beech tree), and Beaumont (beautiful mountain).

If you're actually considering this as a name for your child, you must have had a glass too many. But it's an awesome name for a white cat.

Manette might be a fresh way to spin Mary or Marie, but popular French Manon has more grace and heft. Manet takes Manette in an artistic direction.

This, the simplest French female version of Paul, was brought into the U. S. mix by novelist Paule Marshall, whose roots are in the West Indies.

French form of Urban or Urbanus, borne by eight popes.

Peverell is the surname of a Harry Potter family.