Popular and traditional French names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of France. 693 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amandine | Worthy of love | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ambre | Amber | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amélie | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Anaïs | Grace (from Anne) | 👧 Girl | Breton |
| Ander | Manly (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | Basque |
| Ange | Angel | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Angele | Angel | 👧 Girl | French |
| Angeline | Little angel | 👧 Girl | French |
| Angelique | Angelic | 👧 Girl | French |
| Anne | Grace | 👧 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 |
| Antônia | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👧 Girl | Portuguese |
| Ari | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ariane | Most holy (Ariadne) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Arlette | Eagle | 👧 Girl | French |
| Armand | Soldier; Army man | 👦 Boy | French |
| Arnau | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | Catalan |
| Arnaud | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | French |
| Asaf | Gatherer | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Aude | Wealth; Prosperity | 👧 Girl | French |
| Augustin | Venerable; Majestic | 👦 Boy | French |
| Aurélie | Golden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Aurélien | Golden | 👦 Boy | French |
| Aurore | Dawn | 👧 Girl | French |
| Avraham | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Baptiste | Baptiser | 👦 Boy | French |
| Bastien | Venerable; Revered (Sebastian) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Benoît | Blessed | 👦 Boy | French |
| Berenice | Bringer of victory | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Bernadette | Brave as a bear | 👧 Girl | French |
| Bernard | Brave as a bear | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Bertrand | Bright raven | 👦 Boy | French |
| Binyamin | Son of the right hand (Benjamin) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Blaise | Stammering; After St Blaise | 👦 Boy | French |
| Blanche | White | 👧 Girl | French |
| Blandine | Flattering; Gentle | 👧 Girl | French |
| Brice | Speckled | 👦 Boy | French |
| Brigitte | Exalted one (Bridget) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Capucine | Nasturtium | 👧 Girl | French |
| Carine | Pure; Beloved | 👧 Girl | French |
| Carl | Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Carole | Free woman | 👧 Girl | French |
| Caroline | Free woman | 👧 Girl | French |
| Cassandra | Shining upon man | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Catherine | Pure | 👧 Girl | French |
| Cécile | After St Cecilia | 👧 Girl | French |
| Celia | Heavenly | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Céline | Heavenly | 👧 Girl | French |
| Chana | Grace (Hannah) | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Chantal | Stone; Song | 👧 Girl | French |
| Charlène | Free woman | 👧 Girl | French |
| Charles | Free man | 👦 Boy | French |
| Charly | Free man (Charles) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Charmaine | Song; Charm | 👧 Girl | French |
| Christelle | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | French |
| Christiane | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | French |
| Christine | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | French |
| Christophe | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | French |
| Claire | Clear; Bright | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clarisse | Bright; Famous | 👧 Girl | French |
| Claude | Lame (Roman family name Claudius) | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Claudine | From the Roman family name Claudius | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clémence | Mercy; Gentleness | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clément | Merciful; Gentle | 👦 Boy | French |
| Colette | Victory of the people | 👧 Girl | French |
| Constance | Constancy; Steadfast | 👧 Girl | French |
| Coralie | Coral; Maiden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Corentin | Hurricane; After St Corentin of Brittany | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Corine | Maiden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Corinne | Maiden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Cynthia | From Mount Kynthos (a name of Artemis) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Cyril | Lordly | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Cyrille | Lordly | 👦 Boy | French |
| Dalila | Delicate (Delilah) | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Damien | To tame; Subdue | 👦 Boy | French |
| Dan | He judged; Judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Danielle | God is my judge | 👧 Girl | French |
| Dany | God is my judge (Daniel) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Daphne | Laurel | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Deborah | Bee | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Delphine | Dolphin; From Delphi | 👧 Girl | French |
| Denis | Devoted to Dionysus | 👦 Boy | French |
| Denise | Devoted to Dionysus | 👧 Girl | French |
| Desiree | Desired | 👧 Girl | French |
| Diane | Divine | 👧 Girl | French |
| Didier | Desired | 👦 Boy | French |
| Dimitri | Devoted to Demeter | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Dina | Judgement (Dinah); Faith (Arabic); Judged; Vindicated | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, Arabic |
| Dominique | Of the Lord | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Dorian | From Doris (the Dorians) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Doris | From Doris; Of the sea | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Dvora | Bee (Deborah) | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Edmond | Wealthy protector | 👦 Boy | French |
| Edouard | Wealthy guardian | 👦 Boy | French |
| Edwige | Rich in war | 👧 Girl | French |
| Elaine | Bright; Shining light | 👧 Girl | French |
| Eliane | Of the sun | 👧 Girl | French |
| Elie | My God is the Lord (Elijah) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Élise | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | French |
| Eliyahu | My God is the Lord (Elijah) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Elodie | Foreign riches | 👧 Girl | French |
| Emeline | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Emilie | Rival; Eager | 👧 Girl | French |
| Emmanuelle | God is with us | 👧 Girl | French |
| Emy | Beloved | 👧 Girl | French |
| Enora | Honour | 👧 Girl | Breton |
| Erwan | After St Ivo; Yew | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Estelle | Star | 👧 Girl | French |
| Esther | Star (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Étienne | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Evelyne | Desired; Wished-for | 👧 Girl | French |
| Fabien | Bean grower | 👦 Boy | French |
| Fabienne | Bean grower | 👧 Girl | French |
| Fabrice | Craftsman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Fanny | Frenchwoman; Free (Frances) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Flora | Flower; The goddess of flowers | 👧 Girl | Latin |