1200+ French Names (with Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Purvis
    • Origin:

      French and English
    • Meaning:

      "providing food"
    • Description:

      This spelling does not dispel the "perv" connection.
  2. Pascale
    • Filia
      • Brunette
        • Vardar
          • Appolinia
            • Arnaut
              • Jeffroi
                • Cesarine
                  • Origin:

                    French feminine version of Caesar
                  • Description:

                    Cesarine is the French femininer version of Casear. It is used occasionally in French-speaking countries, including Belgium, Switzerland and Jersey.
                • Ronaldette
                  • Denes
                    • Sébastienne
                      • Hebert
                        • Colombain
                          • Villiers
                            • Origin:

                              French
                            • Meaning:

                              "town-dweller"
                            • Description:

                              Name with aristrocratic overtones.
                          • Cornelie
                            • Regia
                              • Gauther
                                • Nicholina
                                  • Candide
                                    • Origin:

                                      French from Latin
                                    • Meaning:

                                      "naive"
                                    • Description:

                                      The French version of Candida, and with no unfortunate medical connection, much more wearable. It has never been recorded in the US charts, but could be a charming alternative to names like Cosette, Celine, Celeste, or Constance. In France, although not common, it was used in small numbers in the 1970s and 1980s.