Unique French Names
by Team NameslistPosted on: April 8th, 2023
- Montague
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Pointy hill, Residence name and Steep mountain
- Namesakes: Irish dean, Montague Browne, Irish Viscount, Montague Blundell, 1st Viscount Blundell
- Chaney
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Oak tree and Candle maker
- Namesakes: Chaney Kley (American actor)
- Léa
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Weary
- Namesakes: Léa Seydoux (Actress)
- Guilbert
- Origin: French and German
- Meaning: Bright desire
- Yann
- Origin: French and Hebrew
- Meaning: God's grace
- Namesakes: Composer, Yann Tiersen, Yann Sommer (Soccer Player)
- Marcellus
- Origin: French and Latin
- Meaning: Warlike, Young warrior and Martial
- Namesakes: Marcellus Bailey (Union Army officer) , Celly Cel
- Pernella
- Origin: Greek and French
- Meaning: Rock
- Ninon
- Origin: English, Hebrew and French
- Meaning: Grace, Girl and Form of Annie
- Namesakes: Ninon Vallin (French singer) , Ninon Hesse (art historian)
- Mélisande
- Origin: German, French and Greek
- Meaning: Honeybee
- Élie
- Bibi
- Origin: Persian, Latin and French
- Meaning: Lady, Delight and Life
- Namesakes: Bibi Andersson (Movie Actress) , Pop Singer, Bibi Bourelly
- Leontine
- Origin: French, Greek, English and Latin
- Meaning: Lion
- Namesakes: Dutch, Actress, Leontine Ruiters, Leontine van der Lienden (cyclist)
- Timothé
- Mignon
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Cute, Graceful and Dainty
- D'artagnan
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Bear hero
- Léonette
- Denise
- Origin: French
- Meaning: A follower of Dionysus, God of Nysa and Mythology
- Namesakes: Movie Actress, Denise Richards, TV Show Host, Denise Lewis
- Étienne
- Origin: Greek and French
- Meaning: Garland and Crown
- Gaston
- Origin: French and German
- Meaning: From Gascony, The foreigner and The guest
- Namesakes: Gastón Gaudio (Tennis Player) , Gastón Pauls (TV Actor)
- Neville
- Origin: French
- Meaning: New village
- Namesakes: Neville Brand (Movie Actor) , Football Player, Neville Gallimore
- Christiane
- Origin: French, German and Latin
- Meaning: Anointed, Follower of Christ and Feminine of Christian
- Namesakes: Journalist, Christiane Amanpour, TV Actress, Christiane Torloni
- Blaise
- Origin: English word name, Latin and French
- Meaning: Stutter, One who stutters and Lisp
- Namesakes: Blaise Pascal (Philosopher) , Blaise Matuidi (Soccer Player)
- Lowell
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Young wolf
- Namesakes: Lowell George (Rock Singer) , Radio Host, Lowell Thomas
- Axelle
- Origin: Scandinavian, French and Hebrew
- Meaning: Father is peace
- Namesakes: Axelle Red (Pop Singer) , Belgian, Actress, Axelle Carolyn
- Severin
- Origin: Latin and French
- Meaning: Severe, Serious and River in England
- Namesakes: Severin Freund (German, Skiing) , Swiss tennis coach, Severin Lüthi
- Gable
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Triangular feature in architecture and God is my strength
- Namesakes: Wrestler, Gable Steveson, Actress, Gable Carr
- Cherie
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Darling, Dear and Charity
- Namesakes: Cherie Currie (Pop Singer) , TV Actress, Cherie Johnson
- Paulette
- Origin: Latin and French
- Meaning: Small
- Namesakes: Paulette Goddard (Movie Actress) , Movie Actress, Paulette Braxton
- Tancréde
- Origin: German and Italian
- Pensée
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Thought
- Garson
- Origin: British and French
- Meaning: Fort, To protect and Son of Gar
- Parish
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Ecclesiastical locality
- Ivette
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Archer
- Namesakes: Ivette Vergara (TV Show Host) , Ivette Hernández (TV Show Host)
- Norris
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Man from the north and Northerner
- Namesakes: Basketball Player, Norris Cole
- Odilia
- Origin: Hebrew, German and French
- Meaning: Wealth, Fortunate or prosperous in battle and Praise God
- Namesakes: Odile of Alsace
- Françoise
- Origin: French, Latin and English
- Meaning: Free man and From France
- Namesakes: Wife, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
- Vérane
- Éliane
- Toussaint
- Origin: French
- Meaning: All saints
- Namesakes: French writer, Toussaint Rose, Toussaint Charbonneau
- Pascale
- Origin: French, Hebrew and English
- Meaning: Feminine version of Pascal, Passover and Child of Easter
- Namesakes: Pascale Hutton (TV Actress) , World Music Singer, Pascale Machaalani
- Gervaise
- Origin: French and German
- Meaning: Strong and Skilled with a spear
- Nanine
- Origin: English, French and Hebrew
- Meaning: He (God) has favored me and Full of grace
- Estelle
- Origin: French and Latin
- Meaning: Star
- Namesakes: Estelle Parsons (TV Actress) , Estelle Harris (Movie Actress)
- Marc
- Origin: Latin, French, English word name and Welsh
- Meaning: Male, Brave and Virile
- Valérie
- Origin: French
- Namesakes: Valérie Pécresse (Politician)
- Talon
- Origin: French word name and British
- Meaning: Bird claw
- Léon
- Origin: Greek
- Namesakes: Léon Blum
- Perrine
- Origin: Greek and French
- Meaning: Rock
- Namesakes: Perrine Pelen (alpine skier) , French mogul skier, Perrine Laffont
- Liliane
- Origin: English flower name, Latin and French
- Meaning: Innocence, Of Lily and Pledged to God
- Namesakes: Liliane Montevecchi (Stage Actress) , Liliane Bettencourt (Entrepreneur)
- Deveraux
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Riverbank
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