1200+ French Names (with Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Ouen
    • Flore
      • Guilette
        • Fabrice
          • Origin:

            French, from Latin
          • Meaning:

            "skilled craftsman"
          • Description:

            There are plenty of French guys named Fabrice, but here, it sounds more like a laundry product.
        • Clarette
          • Darrell
            • Origin:

              French
            • Meaning:

              "dear one, beloved"
            • Description:

              Once exclusively male name, Daryl Hannah made the Darrell spelling just as appropriate for girls -- and maybe even more feminine than masculine these days.
          • Nynette
            • Elvéra
              • Séraphine
                • Domitilla
                  • Origin:

                    Italian feminine diminutive of Roman family name Domitius, Latin
                  • Meaning:

                    "tamed"
                  • Description:

                    Domitilla is the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Vespasianus and the mother of the emperors Titus and Domitianus. There is a Santa Domitilla with catacombs in Rome named after her.
                • Villiers
                  • Origin:

                    French
                  • Meaning:

                    "town-dweller"
                  • Description:

                    Name with aristrocratic overtones.
                • Vinciane
                  • Ivonne
                    • Origin:

                      French variation of Yvonne
                    • Description:

                      The I freshens up this name.
                  • Doré
                    • Origin:

                      French
                    • Meaning:

                      "gilded"
                    • Description:

                      Glitzy and pretentious.
                  • Ambrette
                    • Origin:

                      French, word name
                    • Description:

                      Ambrette is the name of a French dessert pear, and also a West Indian hibiscus seed.
                  • Ange
                    • Thomasine
                      • Morgaine
                        • Bichette
                          • Origin:

                            French
                          • Meaning:

                            "little doe"
                          • Description:

                            Charming Gallic possibility but with some obvious playground problems.
                        • Maximilien
                          • Origin:

                            French, from Latin
                          • Meaning:

                            "greatest"
                          • Description:

                            Like Maximilian, but with an attractive French twist.