270+ French Boy Names

  1. Blaize
    • Origin:

      Variation of Blaise, French
    • Meaning:

      "to lisp, stammer"
    • Description:

      A Blaise/Blaze hybrid that maintains neither the history of Blaise nor the wordiness of Blaze.
  2. Fayette
    • Origin:

      Short form of Lafayette, French
    • Meaning:

      "faith"
    • Description:

      Short form found in historical records, feels a tad feminine for modern times.
  3. Zachalie
    • Origin:

      French variation of Zachary
    • Description:

      This is one you will get tired of explaining.
  4. Elisée
    • Cheney
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Chaney
      • Meaning:

        "oak tree"
      • Description:

        Strong, solid surname name. For many this name will be inextricably linked with former Vice President Dick Cheney - a hinderance or a virtue, depending on your political leanings.
    • Bevis
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "from Beauvais"
      • Description:

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

        French
      • Meaning:

        "skilled with a spear"
      • Description:

        Unusual saint's name rarely heard outside Roman Catholic rectories until it made an appearance on a reality-TV show; has an attractive French feel.
    • Prewitt
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "brave little one"
      • Description:

        Common surname rarely used as a first.
    • Evrard
      • Dumas
        • Origin:

          French
        • Meaning:

          "of the little farm"
        • Description:

          The name of the great French novelist, author of the timeless The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, would make a surprising middle name choice.
      • Fabron
        • Origin:

          French
        • Meaning:

          "young blacksmith"
        • Description:

          And this sounds like the synthetic fabric washed with Fabrice.
      • Janvier
        • Burgundy
          • Origin:

            French place-name; also color name
          • Description:

            Ron Burgundy was Will Ferrell's fictional helmet-haired newsman, but this color name is much more suited to a girl.
        • Duvall
          • Origin:

            French
          • Meaning:

            "of the valley"
          • Description:

            Old-timey surname that's been very rarely used.
        • Macaire
          • Arséne
            • Arnoux
              • Parnell
                • Origin:

                  French
                • Meaning:

                  "little Peter"
                • Description:

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

                  French, variation of German Adolph
                • Meaning:

                  "noble wolf"
                • Description:

                  Still verboten, even with a French accent.
              • Favre
                • Origin:

                  French occupational name
                • Meaning:

                  "ironworker"
                • Description:

                  Surname of a fifteenth-century saint and a twenty-first-century quarterback, Brett Favre.