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1200+ French Names (with Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Magdaleine
    • Bechette
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "little spade"
      • Description:

        Pronounced Beshette, this unfamiliar French appellation sounds fresh and feminine.
    • Ourson
      • Ambrette
        • Origin:

          French, word name
        • Description:

          Ambrette is the name of a French dessert pear, and also a West Indian hibiscus seed.
      • Christel
        • Danial
          • Guilette
            • Clarette
              • Bouvier
                • Origin:

                  French occupational name
                • Meaning:

                  "herdsman"
                • Description:

                  So tied to being Jacqueline Kennedy's maiden name that it's best saved for a girl.
              • Mariann
                • Elvéra
                  • Pennelope
                    • Bachelor
                      • Origin:

                        French
                      • Meaning:

                        "unmarried man"
                      • Description:

                        Bachelor feels more like a prediction than a name.
                    • Paméla
                      • Bernot
                        • Lucinde
                          • Ange
                            • Pépélope
                              • Frédéric
                                • Origin:

                                  French, from German
                                • Meaning:

                                  "peaceful ruler"
                                • Description:

                                  The chic French form of Frederick, Frédéric was popular in France in the middle of the 20th century. This is famously the French name of composer Frédéric Chopin (born Fryderyk Chopin).
                              • Anselme