270+ French Boy Names
- Blaize
Origin:
Variation of Blaise, FrenchMeaning:
"to lisp, stammer"Description:
A Blaise/Blaze hybrid that maintains neither the history of Blaise nor the wordiness of Blaze.
- Fayette
Origin:
Short form of Lafayette, FrenchMeaning:
"faith"Description:
Short form found in historical records, feels a tad feminine for modern times.
- Zachalie
Origin:
French variation of ZacharyDescription:
This is one you will get tired of explaining.
- Elisée
- Cheney
Origin:
Spelling variation of ChaneyMeaning:
"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:
FrenchMeaning:
"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:
FrenchMeaning:
"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:
FrenchMeaning:
"brave little one"Description:
Common surname rarely used as a first.
- Evrard
- Dumas
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"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:
FrenchMeaning:
"young blacksmith"Description:
And this sounds like the synthetic fabric washed with Fabrice.
- Janvier
- Burgundy
Origin:
French place-name; also color nameDescription:
Ron Burgundy was Will Ferrell's fictional helmet-haired newsman, but this color name is much more suited to a girl.
- Duvall
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"of the valley"Description:
Old-timey surname that's been very rarely used.
- Macaire
- Arséne
- Arnoux
- Parnell
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"little Peter"Description:
Likable choice for history-minded parents who might want to honor Irish patriot Charles Parnell.
- Adolphe
Origin:
French, variation of German AdolphMeaning:
"noble wolf"Description:
Still verboten, even with a French accent.
- Favre
Origin:
French occupational nameMeaning:
"ironworker"Description:
Surname of a fifteenth-century saint and a twenty-first-century quarterback, Brett Favre.