270+ French Boy Names

A seraph is a heavenly, angelic being from Ancient Jewish scripture. The Hebrew word literally translates to "the burning one." It can also be considered a diminutive of the name Seraphim.

Loose, lean, and lanky cowboy-sounding names have become a recent trend, but how about the name of a real one--the Singing Cowboy Gene. Autry might be thought of as a masculine spin on the fashionable Audrey or a fresher version of Austin or Auden.

Some other cowboy surnames from the Golden Age of movie and TV westerns: Boone, Boyd, Cody, Corrigan, Gibson, Hart, Holt, Houston, McCoy and Renaldo.

The y makes it seem more like a name and less like an animal, but it's still not as appealing as several Leo choices.

Variation of Terence.

Might make a worthy masculine spin on either of the uber popular Emma or Emily.

Soft, amber-hued herbal and autumnal name that's used most often to describe the color of a horse. The proper spelling: Sorrel.

Truly offbeat, but just on the brink of outré.

This name feels warmer and more human-appropriate in its longer version, but still retains that breezy feel. Trivia tidbit: Zephyrinus was a Jewish pope.

Francois is the ultimate sophisticated French name.

Nathaniel is a wonderful classic name and Nathanael, which may be an ancient Greek or Hebrew form, is appealing and has gravitas but may prove needlessly confusing in the modern world.

Unisex option Dominique peaked for boys at Number 170 in 1991, perhaps due to the popularity of basketball player Dominique Wilkins. It's one of the most truly gender-neutral baby names right now.

A name that looks intriguing and masculine on paper, but is, unfortunately, a homonym for a girl's name.

Beach boy name of the 1960s, Darrell is still a presence on the charts and may graduate into a stately surname name.

An everyday name in France, a charismatic possibility here.

What life Hadrien and Hadrian enjoy today, they owe to Adrian along with the revival of ancient Roman names in general. Hadrian was a 2nd century Roman emperor famous for his wall.

Truly original yet not strange name ripe for the plucking by the adventurous baby namer. Aurelius works too.

This is the French form of Lazarus, which recently has been rising from the dead – it's popular on Nameberry, and was used for his son by musician Trent Reznor. Lazare might be familiar to some via the Gare Saint-Lazare train station in Paris.

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

Somehow more modern and likable than Morris or Doris.