Popular and traditional French names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 85 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel | Breath | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Adélaïde | Noble kind | 👧 Girl | French |
| Adèle | Noble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Adeline | Noble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Adi | First; Noble; Jewel; Ornament | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hebrew |
| Adriana | From Hadria | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Adrien | From Hadria | 👦 Boy | French |
| Adrienne | From Hadria | 👧 Girl | French |
| Agathe | Good | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aimee | Beloved | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ainhoa | After the Marian shrine of Ainhoa | 👧 Girl | Basque |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Aitor | The legendary patriarch of the Basques | 👦 Boy | Basque |
| Akim | God will establish (Joachim) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Alain | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | French |
| Alan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Alban | From Alba; White | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Albane | From Alba; White | 👧 Girl | French |
| Alberto | Noble and bright | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Aldo | Old; Wise | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Alexandre | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | French |
| Alexandrine | Defender of people | 👧 Girl | French |
| Alexia | Defender | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Alice | Noble; Of noble kind | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Aline | Noble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Alizée | Trade wind | 👧 Girl | French |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Amaia | The end; High place | 👧 Girl | Basque |
| Amanda | Worthy of love | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Amandine | Worthy of love | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amaury | Work power; Ruler | 👦 Boy | French |
| Ambre | Amber | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amélie | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amie | Beloved | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Anaelle | Grace (Anne + Ella) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Anaïs | Grace (from Anne) | 👧 Girl | Breton |
| Ander | Manly (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | Basque |
| Andree | Manly; Brave | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ange | Angel | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Angele | Angel | 👧 Girl | French |
| Angeline | Little angel | 👧 Girl | French |
| Angelique | Angelic | 👧 Girl | French |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Annabelle | Grace; Lovable | 👧 Girl | French |
| Anne | Grace | 👧 Girl | French |
| Anne-Laure | Grace and laurel | 👧 Girl | French |
| Anne-Marie | Grace and Mary | 👧 Girl | French |
| Anne-Sophie | Grace and wisdom | 👧 Girl | French |
| Annette | Grace (Anna) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Annick | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Antoine | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | French |
| Antoinette | Priceless (Anthony) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Antônia | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👧 Girl | Portuguese |
| Apolline | Of Apollo | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ari | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ariane | Most holy (Ariadne) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ariel | Lion of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Arielle | Lion of God | 👧 Girl | French |
| Aristide | Best; Excellent | 👦 Boy | French |
| Arlette | Eagle | 👧 Girl | French |
| Armand | Soldier; Army man | 👦 Boy | French |
| Armelle | Stone princess | 👧 Girl | French |
| Arnau | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | Catalan |
| Arnaud | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | French |
| Arthur | Bear; Noble (the legendary king) | 👦 Boy | English, French, Portuguese |
| Asaf | Gatherer | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Aude | Wealth; Prosperity | 👧 Girl | French |
| Augustin | Venerable; Majestic | 👦 Boy | French |
| Aurelia | Golden | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Aurélie | Golden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Aurélien | Golden | 👦 Boy | French |
| Auriane | Golden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Aurore | Dawn | 👧 Girl | French |
| Avigail | My father's joy (Abigail) | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Avraham | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Avril | April | 👧 Girl | French |
| Axelle | Father of peace | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ayala | Doe; Gazelle | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Aymeric | Home ruler | 👦 Boy | French |