1200+ French Names (with Meanings and Popularity)

Hilaire, a name that has rarely been exported out of its native France, was originally bestowed in honor of the fourth century bishop and theologian St. Hilaire of Poitiers.

An English surname derived from the French place name Beauvais, which in turn comes from the name of an ancient Gaulish tribe, the Bellovaci.

This spelling does not dispel the "perv" connection.

Ambrette is the name of a French dessert pear, and also a West Indian hibiscus seed.

So tied to being Jacqueline Kennedy's maiden name that it's best saved for a girl.

Glitzy and pretentious.