270+ French Boy Names

Here, it's strictly for girls, though Celine Dion's boy Rene-Charles reminded us of its masculine origins.

Highly unlikely philosophical choice.

Strictly for the girls.

The least usable of the Three Musketeers names.

A historic name seeing some modern use among French-speaking parents.

A happy combination of several desirable genres: it's a word name, it has a foreign accent, and it has a highly virtuous meaning. And few other parents will be bold enough to choose it.

A name that is truly honored in France, as the name of several saints, artists like Daumier, and writers like Balzac.

Hugh plus.

Likable choice for history-minded parents who might want to honor Irish patriot Charles Parnell.

Has the two-syllable sound so popular for boys, though adding an apostrophe -- and turning it into D'Anton -- changes the name entirely.

It's unusual, but that may be its best feature.

An intriguing but challenging choice, because of possible confusion with all the Terry-type names.

Strongly connected to Elie Wiesel — Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate, and author of the influential book Night.

Dapper-sounding choice with old American roots (Dabney Cosby was a 19th century Virginian architect who worked with Thomas Jefferson on some of that state's most iconic buildings). Dabney Montgomery was Martin Luther King Jr's bodyguard, giving this name yet more American history depth. Dab is a sweet nickname option for this name.