Félicitations! If you are pregnant and looking for a name for your baby, you might consider choosing one in another language to give it a unique and special touch.
They say that French is the language of love, so if you are looking for a name full of this feeling, we share 173 French names for your baby .
French names for girl
- Adelaide: of Germanic origin, it means “of noble lineage”.
- Adrienne: French form of Adriana, it means “she who comes from the sea”.
- Agathe: in Spanish Ágata, means “good, virtuous, kind.”
- Agnès: in Spanish Inés, it means “caste”.
- Aimée: means “beloved”.
- Alizée: in Spanish Alicia, variant of Adelaide.
- Amandine: means “adorable, worthy of love”.
- Amélie: French form of Amelia, means “work”.
- Angèle: Angela in Spanish, means “sent from God.”
- Anne: French form of Ana, means “that one with grace and compassion”. In France the name Anne followed by a hyphen is used for compound names such as Anne-Marie or Anne-Sophie .
- Anouk: Variante de Ana.
- Béatrice: French form of Beatrice, it means “that which makes you happy”.
- Bérénice: means “the one who bears the victory”.
- Bernadette: means “the one who is a warrior”.
- Blanche: means “white, fair”.
- Brigitte: in Spanish Brígida, means “powerful, strong”.
- Camille: French form of Camila, means “noble”.
- Carole: French feminine form of Carlos, means “manly”.
- Cécile: French form of Cecilia, it means “who is nearsighted, blind”.
- Céline: means “heaven, divine”.
- Charlotte: in Spanish Carlota, variant of Carole.
- Chlóe: means “green bud”. Variant in French: Clóe .
- Clarice: in Spanish Clara, it means “bright, clear.”
- Clémence: means “clemency”. Variant in French: Clémentine .
- Coraline: means “coral”.
- Colette: means “victory of the people”.
- Delphine: means “dolphin”.
- Dominique: unisex name, means “of the Lord”.
- Edith: means “one who fights for wealth”.
- Eléonore: in Spanish Leonor, means “who has honor”.
- Elise: French diminutive of Elizabeth, it means “God is my oath” or “dedicated to God”. Variant in French: Lise .
- Elodie: in Spanish Elodia, means “wealth of others”.
- Estée: means “star”.
- Estelle: variant of Estée.
- Florence: means “prosperous, flourishing”.
- Gabrielle: Gabriela in Spanish, means “devoted to God.”
- Geneviève: means “she who is white like the foam of the sea”.
- Georgette: means “farmer, who works the land”.
- Géraldine: means “strong”.
- Gisèle: means “promise”.
- Hélène: in Spanish Elena, means “that one that burns or shines”.
- Ingrid: means “beautiful”.
- Irina: means “peace”.
- Isabelle: in Spanish Isabel, it means “God is my oath” or “dedicated to God”.
- Jacqueline: means “to impersonate.”
- Joanne: French feminine variant of Juan, means “God is merciful”.
- Jolie: means “beautiful”.
- Jósephine: French feminine form of José.
- Julie: in Spanish Julia, it means “descendant of Jupiter”.
- Juliette: in Spanish Julieta, variant of Julie.
- Justine: means “fair, reasonable”.
- Laetitia: means “joy, happiness”.
- Léa: means “strong, brave”.
- Léonore: variant of Eléonore.
- Lorette: in Spanish Laura, it means “laurel”.
- Louisa: in Spanish Luisa, feminine form of Luis, means “warrior”. Other variants in French: Louise, Louisette .
- Lucie: in Spanish Lucía, means “light”. Variant in French: Lucile .
- Lydie: of Greek origin, it means “of Lydia”.
- Lys: means “lily”.
- Madeleine: French diminutive form of Magdalena, means “bitter”. Other variants in French: Magalie, Magdalene.
- Margaux: from the Latin Margarita, it means “pearl”. Other variants in French: Margarette, Marguerite, Marjorie .
- Marie: means “eminence, exalted”. Other variants in French: Marion, Maureen .
- Mathilde: means “strength in battle”. Variant in French: Maude .
- Maxine: means “the greatest”.
- Mélanie: means “black, dark”.
- Mélissandre: of Germanic origin, it means “strength, determination”.
- Mélodie: means “melody”.
- Mine: means “fish”.
- Nadine: means “hope”.
- Noelle: feminine form of Noel, means “Christmas”.
- Odette: means “wealth”.
- Ophélie: In Spanish Ofelia, it means “help”.
- Paulette: means “little”.
- Pauline: diminutive of Paula, means “humble”.
- Renée: French feminine form of René, means “born again, risen”.
- Rosalie: French variant of Rosa, it means “that one that is beautiful like a rose”. Other variant in French: Rose, Roseline, Roselyne .
- Roxanne: means “bright, dawn”.
- Sandrine: in Spanish Sandra, short form of Alessandra, means “defender of humanity”.
- Séléne: of Greek origin, it means “moon”.
- Simone: French feminine form of Simon, means “God has heard”.
- Solange: means “religious, solemnity”.
- Suzette: Susana in Spanish, means “lily”.
- Sylvie: means “wood, forest”.
- Tabatha: of Aramaic origin, it means “gazelle”.
- Thérèse: means “she who is an expert in the house”. Variant in French: Tessa .
- Valérie: means “to be strong”.
- Véronique: means “true image”.
- Viviane: means “alive”. A variant of this name is Vivien.
- Violette: means “that which is violet in color”.
- Zoé: of Greek origin, it means “life”.
French names for boy
- Adrien: in Spanish Adrián, means “the one who comes from the sea”.
- Albert: French form of Alberto, it means “one who shines for his nobility”.
- Alexandre: means “defender of men”.
- Alphonse: in Spanish Alfonso, it means “warrior prepared for combat.”
- André: in Spanish Andrés, it means “virile man”.
- Armand: means “strong and courageous man”.
- Auguste: French variant of Augustus, it means “one who has been consecrated by the augurs.”
- Bastian: short form of Sebastián, it means “venerable”.
- Bernard: means “fearless and bearlike warrior”.
- Bruno: means “brown”.
- Casper: means “treasurer”.
- Charles: means “man”.
- Christophe: in Spanish Cristóbal, it means “the one who sustains Christ”.
- Claude: in Spanish Claudio, means “that walks with difficulty”.
- Damien: means “that tames”.
- Dominique: unisex name, means “of the Lord”.
- Edmond: means “rich protector.”
- Edouard: in Spanish Eduardo, it means “guardian of wealth”.
- Elliot: means “God in the highest”.
- Émile: in Spanish Emilio, means “rival”.
- Emmanuel: means “God is with us”.
- Étienne: French form of Esteban, means “crown”.
- Eugene: means “well born”.
- Fabien: in Spanish Fabián, means “bean, grain of wheat”.
- Fabrice: means “craftsman”.
- Felix: means “lucky, successful”.
- Fernand: in Spanish Fernando, it means “one who is daring, daring and willful”.
- Francis: in Spanish Francisco, it means “French”.
- François: variant of Francis.
- Frédéric: means “the one who imposes peace”.
- Gaspard: in Spanish Gaspar, means “the one who guards the goods of God”.
- Gaston: means “foreigner”.
- Gautier: means “ruler of the army”.
- Gérard: means “brave guardian”.
- Grégoire: in Spanish Gregorio, of Greek origin, means “the one who is awake, vigilant, alert”.
- Guillaume: means “one who is a determined protector”.
- Gustave: means “staff of the Goths”.
- Henri: in Spanish Enrique, it means “he who is the head of the household.”
- Honoré: means “honor”.
- Hugo: means “heart, mind and spirit”. Variant in French: Ugo .
- Jacques: means “one who follows God”.
- Jean: in Spanish Juan, it means “God is merciful”. In France the name Jean together with a hyphen is used for compound names such as Jean-Claude, Jean-Louis, Jean-Luc, Jean-Michel or Jean-Paul .
- Jérémie: means “God has risen”.
- Jules: means “descendant of Jupiter”. Variant in French: Julien.
- Laurent: in Spanish Lorenzo, means “awarded or laureate”.
- Léon: means “lion”. Variant in French: Lionel .
- Léopold: means “people”.
- Louis: in Spanish Luis, means “warrior”.
- Luc: means “light”. Variant in French: Lucien .
- Marc: in Spanish Marcos, means “manly, masculine”.
- Marcel: in Spanish Marcelo, derived from Mars, the god of war in Roman mythology.
- Marius: means “man”.
- Mathias: means “gift of God”. Other variants in French: Mathieu, Mathis, Matthieu .
- Maxime: in Spanish Máximo, means “the greatest”. Variant in French: Maximilien
- Michel: in Spanish Miguel, it means “one who is like God”.
- Nicolas: means “victory of the people”.
- Normand: means “man of the north”.
- Octave: means “the eighth”.
- Olivier: means “the olive tree”.
- Pascal: in Spanish Pascual, means “relative to Easter”.
- Patrice: means “noble”.
- Paul: means “small, humble”.
- Philippe: in Spanish Felipe, means “friend of the horses”.
- Pierre: in Spanish Pedro, means “stone, rock”.
- Raphael: of Hebrew origin, it means “God has healed”.
- Rémy: derived from the Latin Remigius, means “rower”.
- Renaud: means “strong decision”.
- Robin: short for Robert, it means “brilliant fame”.
- Rodolphe: means “the famous wolf”.
- Romain: means “Roman”.
- Sébastien: Variant of Bastian.
- Simon: means “has heard”.
- Stéphane: means “crown”.
- Théodore: means “gift of God”. Other variants in French: Téo, Théo .
- Timothée: French form of Timothy, it means “God who honors”.
- Tristan: diminutive of Drust in old French, means “tumult”.
- Victor: means “winner”.
- Vincent: of Latin origin, it means “to conquer”.
- Walter: of Germanic origin, it means “ruler of the army”.
- Wilfried: means “wishing for peace”.
- Yannick: diminutive of Yann, Breton form of Juan. It means “God is merciful.”
- Yvan: French variant of Juan.
- Yves: means “yew”.
With these ideas you can say: welcome baby!
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