1200+ French Names (with Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Barthélemy
    • Ambrette
      • Origin:

        French, word name
      • Description:

        Ambrette is the name of a French dessert pear, and also a West Indian hibiscus seed.
    • Fidèle
      • Lucrèce
        • Sigfroi
          • Claudien
            • Ulisses
              • Saby
                • Épiphanie
                  • Origin:

                    French word name
                  • Meaning:

                    "realization"
                  • Description:

                    You could just spell it epiphany, but that's so much more pedestrian. It's also a holiday name, à la Christmas and Easter: the Epiphany marked the visitation of the Three Wise Men to Baby Jesus.
                • Josephe
                  • Origin:

                    French feminine variation of Joseph, Hebrew
                  • Meaning:

                    "Jehovah increases"
                  • Description:

                    Josephe is much less well-known in the English-speaking world than Josephine or Joanna. English speakers might have trouble with its similarity to the male Joseph.
                • Chablis
                  • Origin:

                    French place- and wine name
                  • Description:

                    Chardonnay's twin sister.
                • Bibiane
                  • Lacrosse
                    • Origin:

                      French
                    • Meaning:

                      "the cross"
                    • Description:

                      Could be used by fans of the game...or the Wisconsin city, but far from the easiest of names to carry.
                  • Lac
                    • Florentin
                      • Marthe
                        • Prudenzia
                          • Bernardin
                            • Hilaire
                              • Guilbert