Database for French names mentioned below. We have meanings to go with the name when looking for French baby names.
French Names and Meaning
Adora – beloved one
Alavda – lark
Aleron – knight armor
Algernon – mustachioed
Amarante – flower name
Ancel – diety, servent, divine Helmt
Andrew – manly, valiant, courageous
Angevin – angel of wine
Armand – of the army
Audric – old and wise rule
Babette – stranger,lovely
Bailey – bailiff, fortification, able
Bari – spear thrower, son of Harry, marksman
Barry – spear thrower, son of Harry, Marksman
Bayard – bay horse, red-brown hair
Beau – handsome, beautiful
Beaumont – from the beautiful mountain
Bebe – baby
Bedelia – strength
Bellamy – handsome friend
Belle – beautiful
Belle, Bella – Beautiful
Berenger – courage of a bear
Boden – herald
Bogart – strong as a bow
Bonamy – good friend
Boswell – forested town
Boyce – woodland
Bret – Native of Brittany
Briand – castle
Brie – region in France
Brier – heather
Bruce – thicket, woodlands
Byron – from the cottage, bear
Cable – rope
Campbell – beautiful field
Carel – strong
Caresse – beloved
Carissa – Tender Touch
Caron – pure
Carrie, Caroline – Song of Joy
Case – chest
Chancellor – secretary
Chandler – candle maker
Chanel – canal
Chaney – oak-wood
Chantal – a song, stony place
Chapin – clergyman
Charlene – Small Beauty
Charlotte – petite and feminine
Chase – hunter
Cheney – from the oak forest
Cheryl – beloved, dear
Chevalier – knight, chase, hunt
Ciel – from heaven
Corbin – raven, black hair
Crescent – one who creates
Cyprien – cypriot
Dacio – from arcy
Darell – Beloved
Dartagnan – leader
Deja – before
Delano – of the night
Delmar – Mariner
Demi – half, small
Destinee – destiny
Destry – war horse
Diamanta – like a diamond
Dominique – Belonging to God
Donatien – gift
Doreen – golden
Dori – Golden-Haired
Drew – sturdy, vision
Egil – the edge or point, a sting
Elaine – light
Elise – Form of Elizabeth
Elita – special one
Eliza – The Chosen
Elle – woman, girl
Eloise – intelligent, smart
Etienne – Estienne, Ettie, Etta
Fantine – childlike
Fawne – young deer
Faye – fairy
Fayme – held in high esteem
Felicite – fortunate
Flannery – sheet of metal, flat land
Fleur – Flower
Forest – out of the woods
Foster – forest keeper
Frank – Free
Franklin – free man
Fraser – strawberry
Frasier – Strawberry
Gareth – gentle; enclosure; watchful
Garland – wreath
Gay – merry
Gaye – Lighthearted
Gaylord – brave strength
Geneva – juniper berry
Genevieve – white wave
Germain – from Germany; bud
Ghislaine – sweet pledge
Granville – from the big town
Grosvenor – Mighty Huntsman
Guy – guide; wood or wide
Hamlin – little home-lover
Harcourt – Residence Name
Iolanthe – violet
Jaimie – I love
Jamari – warrior
Javier – January, enlightened
Jean – God is gracious
Jeanne – Form of Joan
Jenay – name of a plant
Jolie – pretty, merry
Alavda – lark
Aleron – knight armor
Algernon – mustachioed
Amarante – flower name
Ancel – diety, servent, divine Helmt
Andrew – manly, valiant, courageous
Angevin – angel of wine
Armand – of the army
Audric – old and wise rule
Babette – stranger,lovely
Bailey – bailiff, fortification, able
Bari – spear thrower, son of Harry, marksman
Barry – spear thrower, son of Harry, Marksman
Bayard – bay horse, red-brown hair
Beau – handsome, beautiful
Beaumont – from the beautiful mountain
Bebe – baby
Bedelia – strength
Bellamy – handsome friend
Belle – beautiful
Belle, Bella – Beautiful
Berenger – courage of a bear
Boden – herald
Bogart – strong as a bow
Bonamy – good friend
Boswell – forested town
Boyce – woodland
Bret – Native of Brittany
Briand – castle
Brie – region in France
Brier – heather
Bruce – thicket, woodlands
Byron – from the cottage, bear
Cable – rope
Campbell – beautiful field
Carel – strong
Caresse – beloved
Carissa – Tender Touch
Caron – pure
Carrie, Caroline – Song of Joy
Case – chest
Chancellor – secretary
Chandler – candle maker
Chanel – canal
Chaney – oak-wood
Chantal – a song, stony place
Chapin – clergyman
Charlene – Small Beauty
Charlotte – petite and feminine
Chase – hunter
Cheney – from the oak forest
Cheryl – beloved, dear
Chevalier – knight, chase, hunt
Ciel – from heaven
Corbin – raven, black hair
Crescent – one who creates
Cyprien – cypriot
Dacio – from arcy
Darell – Beloved
Dartagnan – leader
Deja – before
Delano – of the night
Delmar – Mariner
Demi – half, small
Destinee – destiny
Destry – war horse
Diamanta – like a diamond
Dominique – Belonging to God
Donatien – gift
Doreen – golden
Dori – Golden-Haired
Drew – sturdy, vision
Egil – the edge or point, a sting
Elaine – light
Elise – Form of Elizabeth
Elita – special one
Eliza – The Chosen
Elle – woman, girl
Eloise – intelligent, smart
Etienne – Estienne, Ettie, Etta
Fantine – childlike
Fawne – young deer
Faye – fairy
Fayme – held in high esteem
Felicite – fortunate
Flannery – sheet of metal, flat land
Fleur – Flower
Forest – out of the woods
Foster – forest keeper
Frank – Free
Franklin – free man
Fraser – strawberry
Frasier – Strawberry
Gareth – gentle; enclosure; watchful
Garland – wreath
Gay – merry
Gaye – Lighthearted
Gaylord – brave strength
Geneva – juniper berry
Genevieve – white wave
Germain – from Germany; bud
Ghislaine – sweet pledge
Granville – from the big town
Grosvenor – Mighty Huntsman
Guy – guide; wood or wide
Hamlin – little home-lover
Harcourt – Residence Name
Iolanthe – violet
Jaimie – I love
Jamari – warrior
Javier – January, enlightened
Jean – God is gracious
Jeanne – Form of Joan
Jenay – name of a plant
Jolie – pretty, merry
Lacy – place name
Lance – knight’s attendant; land
Laverna – Vernal or Springlike
Laverne – from the alder grove, spring-like
Leala – loyal one
Leroy – the king
Liana – vine, to bind; youth
Linette – linnet bird, flaxen
Linus – flaxen-haired
Lionel – young lion
Lyle – island
Mabel – my fair maid; lovely
Macy – from Matthew’s land; club
Magnolia – a flower
Mala – bad one; meeting hall
Marcel – little hammer
Margot – Variant of Margaret
Marguerite – Pearl
Marian – Form of Mary
Marianne – little Mary
Marie – Form of Mary
Marjorie – pearl
Marlon – little hawk
Marshall – keeper of the horses; steward
Marvelle – miracle
Maslin – little twin
Mason – stoneworker
Maurice – moorish; dark; moor land
Mercy, Merci – Compassionate
Michelle – Feminine of Michael
Mignon – dainty, petite
Montague – steep mountain
Montgomery – mountain hunter
Mortimer – still water
Musetta – a ballad
Neville – from the new farmland
Noel – Christmas
Noelle – Born on Christmas
Norman – man from the north
Norris – Caretaker
Odelette – Little Song
Odetta – melody
Odette – happy home
Odil – rich
Olive – kind one; olive tree, peace
Oliver – kind one; olive tree, peace
Orane – rising
Oriel – golden, angel of destiny
Orville – from the golden village
Page – young attendant
Pansy – thought
Papillon – butterfly
Pascal – born at Easter
Pascale – born at Easter
Percival – pierce the veil
Percival, Percy – The Valley-Piercer
Pierre – Form of Peter
Porter – gatekeeper, carrier
Prewitt – valiant one
Purvis – provide
Quennel – dweller by the oak tree
Quennell – Small Oak
Questa – Searcher
Quincy – estate belonging to Quintus
Quiterie – tranquil
Raissa – thinker; rose
Rance – a kind of Belgian marble
Ranger – dweller in the field
Ray – kingly
Remy – from Rheims
Riva – river
Rochelle – from the little rock
Roslin – little red-haired one
Roy – regal one, red
Ruby – red gem
Rush – red-haired
Russel – red-haired; fox-like
Sargent – officer, to serve
Searlait – petitet
Seaton – from Baron’s estate; sea town
Sennett – wise one
Seymour – marshy land near the sea; taylor
Shannelle – channel
Shantay – enchanted
Sigourney – daring king
Sinclair – Saint Clair
Sinjon – Saint John
Solange – rare juwel
Soleil – sun
Sumner – summoner
Sydney – from city of St. Denis
Talbot – reward
Tayce – silence
Taylar – to cut
Tempest – storm
Tiffany – appearance of God
Tracy – path, road
Travis – crossing
Travis, Travers – At the Crossing
Troilus – place name
Troy – place name
Tyson – son of a German, son of Ty
Vachel – cow tender
Vail – from the valley
Valeray – valor, strong
Valerie – valor, strong
Vallis – From Wales
Varden – from the green hill
Vardon – Green Knoll
Vedette – Watch Tower
Verney – Alder Grove
Vernon – alder tree, springlike
Voletta – The Veiled
Warren – watchman, game keeper, enclosure, from La Varenne
Yvonne – Young Archer
Lance – knight’s attendant; land
Laverna – Vernal or Springlike
Laverne – from the alder grove, spring-like
Leala – loyal one
Leroy – the king
Liana – vine, to bind; youth
Linette – linnet bird, flaxen
Linus – flaxen-haired
Lionel – young lion
Lyle – island
Mabel – my fair maid; lovely
Macy – from Matthew’s land; club
Magnolia – a flower
Mala – bad one; meeting hall
Marcel – little hammer
Margot – Variant of Margaret
Marguerite – Pearl
Marian – Form of Mary
Marianne – little Mary
Marie – Form of Mary
Marjorie – pearl
Marlon – little hawk
Marshall – keeper of the horses; steward
Marvelle – miracle
Maslin – little twin
Mason – stoneworker
Maurice – moorish; dark; moor land
Mercy, Merci – Compassionate
Michelle – Feminine of Michael
Mignon – dainty, petite
Montague – steep mountain
Montgomery – mountain hunter
Mortimer – still water
Musetta – a ballad
Neville – from the new farmland
Noel – Christmas
Noelle – Born on Christmas
Norman – man from the north
Norris – Caretaker
Odelette – Little Song
Odetta – melody
Odette – happy home
Odil – rich
Olive – kind one; olive tree, peace
Oliver – kind one; olive tree, peace
Orane – rising
Oriel – golden, angel of destiny
Orville – from the golden village
Page – young attendant
Pansy – thought
Papillon – butterfly
Pascal – born at Easter
Pascale – born at Easter
Percival – pierce the veil
Percival, Percy – The Valley-Piercer
Pierre – Form of Peter
Porter – gatekeeper, carrier
Prewitt – valiant one
Purvis – provide
Quennel – dweller by the oak tree
Quennell – Small Oak
Questa – Searcher
Quincy – estate belonging to Quintus
Quiterie – tranquil
Raissa – thinker; rose
Rance – a kind of Belgian marble
Ranger – dweller in the field
Ray – kingly
Remy – from Rheims
Riva – river
Rochelle – from the little rock
Roslin – little red-haired one
Roy – regal one, red
Ruby – red gem
Rush – red-haired
Russel – red-haired; fox-like
Sargent – officer, to serve
Searlait – petitet
Seaton – from Baron’s estate; sea town
Sennett – wise one
Seymour – marshy land near the sea; taylor
Shannelle – channel
Shantay – enchanted
Sigourney – daring king
Sinclair – Saint Clair
Sinjon – Saint John
Solange – rare juwel
Soleil – sun
Sumner – summoner
Sydney – from city of St. Denis
Talbot – reward
Tayce – silence
Taylar – to cut
Tempest – storm
Tiffany – appearance of God
Tracy – path, road
Travis – crossing
Travis, Travers – At the Crossing
Troilus – place name
Troy – place name
Tyson – son of a German, son of Ty
Vachel – cow tender
Vail – from the valley
Valeray – valor, strong
Valerie – valor, strong
Vallis – From Wales
Varden – from the green hill
Vardon – Green Knoll
Vedette – Watch Tower
Verney – Alder Grove
Vernon – alder tree, springlike
Voletta – The Veiled
Warren – watchman, game keeper, enclosure, from La Varenne
Yvonne – Young Archer
