French Baby Boy Names

A
AGRAMANT: myth name of a king of the Moors.

AGRICAN: "from the field"

ALERON: "knight"

ALEXANDRE: French form of Alexander, meaning "defends mankind."

ALGERNON: "bearded." Variant Algrenon exists.

ALOIN: "noble friend." Variant Aluin exists.

AMAURY: name of a count

ANSEL: "adherent of a nobleman." Variants include Acel, Ancil, and Ansell.

ARBER: "dealer of herbs."

ARCHAIMBAUD: "bold." Variants include Archambault, and Archenbaud.

ARCHARD: "powerful"

ARMAND: French form of Herman, meaning "soldier."

ARNAUD: "eagle ruler"

ARNO: "little eagle"

ARNOU: "eagle wolf." Variant Arnoux exists.

ARRIDANO: legend name of a ferocious bridge-ward.

ARTUS: "noble"

ASTOLPHO: legend name of he who tamed the Hippogriff.

AUBERT: "noble"

AUBIN: "fair"

AUBREY: Old French unisex name meaning "counsel from the elves; supernaturally powerful." Variants include Aubary, Aubery, Aubree (Fr.), Aubrette (Fr.), Aubrian, Aubrie, Aubry, and Aubury.

AUDRIC: "old, wise ruler." Variants include Aldrich, and Aldrick.

AURIVILLE: "from the gold town"

AVENALL: "lives near the oatfield." Variants include Aveneil, and Avenelle.

AVENT: "born during Advent." Variant Advent exists.

AYMON: legend name

B
BALISARDA: myth name of Roge'ro's horse, meaning "little head." Variants include Fronti'no, and Frontin.

BARRY: "lives at the barrier." Variant Barrie exists.

BARTLETT: "ploughman"

BAYARD: legend name

BEAUFORT: "from the beautiful fortress"

BELLAMY: "handsome." Variant Bell exists.

BELTANE: legend name

BERTRAND: "intelligent"

BEVIS: "from Beauvais." Variant Beauvais exists.

BRICE: Unisexual name. Either an Old English name meaning "noble," a Celtic name meaning "swift," or a French name meaning either "speckled" or "from Brieuxtown." Also a Greek myth name of one of the Danaids. Variant Bryce exists.

BRIGLIADORO: legend name

BRUCE: "from Brys." Variant Brys exists.

BURKETT: "from the little stronghold." Variant Burcet exists.

BURNELL: "reddish-brown hair." Variant Burel exists.

BURRELL: "reddish-brown skin"

BYRON: "from the cottage." Variant Buiron exists.

C
CAMPBELL: "from the beautiful field"

CAROLOS: "strong." Variants include Carel, Carlo, Carlos, and Carolus.

CHANDLER: "maker of candles." Variant Chanler exists.

CHANNING: "member of the bishop's council"

CHAPIN: "clergyman"

CHAPPELL: "from the chapel." Variant Chappel exists.

CHARLES: "manly." Variant Cearbhall exists.

CHARLOT: name of the son of Charlemagne

CHENEY: "from the oak wood"

CHRISTIEN: "Christian." Variant Cretien exists.

CLORIDAN: myth name

CLOVIS: name of a king

COURTLAND: "from the court." Variants include Cort, Court, Courtnay, Courtney, and Curt.

CURTIS: "courteous." Variants include Curcio, and Curtice.

D
DARCY: "from Arcy." Variant D'arcy exists.

DAVET: "beloved"

DELMAR: "mariner." Variant Delmer exists.

DENIS: "named for Saint Denys." Variants include Dennet, Dennis, and Denys.

DESIRE: "desired." Variant Didier exists.

DEXTER: name taken from heraldry

DONATIEN: "gift"

E
ELIOT: "believes in God." Variant Eliott, and Elliot.

ETIENNE: French form of Stephen, meaning "crowned."

F
FERRAGUS: legend name

FERRAU: legend name

FITZ: "son of"

FLETCHER: "feathers arrows"

FLORISMART: legend name

FLORUS: "flower"

FORREST: "from the woods"

FORTUN: "lucky." Variant Fortune exists.

FRONTINO: legend name

G
GAETAN: "from Gaete"

GANELON: legend name. Variant Gan exists.

GANO: legend name

GARLAND: "crowned in victory"

GASPAR: French form of Caspar, meaning "guardian of the treasure." Variant Gaspard exists.

GASTON: "from Gascony." Variant Gascon exists.

GAUTHIER: French form of Walter, meaning "strong warrior." Variant Gautier exists.

GEOFFREY: "divine peace"

GERMAIN: "German." Variant Germano exists.

GIFFORD: "chubby cheeks." Variant Guifford exists.

GILL: French form of Julius, meaning "youthful." Variant Gil exists.

GRADASSO: legend name

GRANVILLE: "from the large town." Variant Grenville exists.

GROSVENOR: "great hunter"

GUERIN: legend name

GUY: "guide"

H
HAMILTON: "from the mountain town"

HARBIN: "glorious warrior"

HARCOURT: "from the fortified farm"

HARDOUIN: name of a count

HENRY: "rules the home"

HUGH: "intelligent"

I
IGNACE: "fiery"

IVEN: "little archer"

J
JACQUES: French form of Jacob, meaning "supplanter." Variant Jacquelin exists.

JAVIER: "born in January"

JAY: "bluejay." Variant Jaye exists.

JEAN: French form of John, meaning "God is gracious."

JEAN BAPTISTE: named for John the Baptist

JEOFFROI: "divine peace." Variant Jeffrey exists.

JESPER: "jasper stone." Variant Jasper exists.

JULES: "youthful." Variants include Julian, and Jullien.

K
KAREL: "strong and masculine." Variants include Kaarle, Kaarlo, Kalle, Kalman, Karcsi, Kari, Karl, Karlens, Karlis, Karlitis, and Karoly.

KERMAN: "German"

L
LANCE: "servant." Variants include Lancelin, Lancelot, and Launcelot.

LANDERS: "from the grassy plain." Variant Landis exists.

LANGLEY: "Englishman." Variant L'angley exists.

LATIMER: "interprets Latin"

LEAL: "faithful"

LEGGET: "delegate"

LEON: "lion." Variants include Leocadie, Leodegrance, Leonce, and Leone.

LEROY: "regal"

LEVERETT: "young rabbit." Variant Leveret exists.

LORING: "from Lorraine"

LOTHAIR: "fighter"

LOUIS: "famous in war"

LOWELL: "little wolf." Variants include Louvel, Lovell, and Lowe.

LOYAL: "true"

LYLE: "from the island." Variant Lisle exists.

M
MALAGIGI: legend name

MALLORY: "ill-fated." Variant Mailhairer exists.

MANDEL: "makes garments." Variant Mantel exists.

MANVILLE: "from the great estate." Variant Manneville exists.

MARLON: "little falcon"

MARMION: "small one"

MARSHALL: "steward." Variants include Marsh, and Marshal.

MARSILIUS: legend name

MASLIN: "little Thomas." Variant Masselin exists.

MASON: "stone worker." Variant Masson exists.

MAYHEW: "gift of God." Variant Mahieu exists.

MEDORO: legend name

MELVILLE: "from Malleville." Variant Malleville exists.

MERCER: "merchant"

MERLE: "blackbird"

MERLIN: "falcon." Variant Merlion exists.

MICHEL: French form of Michael, meaning "God-like." Variant Michele exists.

MILLARD: "strong"

MONTAGUE: "from the pointed hill." Variant Montaigu exists.

MOORE: "dark-skinned." Variants include Moor, and More.

N
NAMO: legend name

NEVILLE: "from the new town." Variant Neuveville exists.

NOEL: "Christmas"

NORMAND: "from the north." Variants include Norm, and Norman.

NORRIS: "caretaker." Variants include Noreis, and Norice.

NOUEL: "a kernel"

O
OCTAVE: "born eighth"

ODO: name of a bishop

OGIER: legend name

OLIVER: legend name, possibly meaning "elf army."

OLIVIER: "from the olive tree"

ONFROI: "peaceful Hun"

ORSON: "little bear." Variant Ourson exists.

ORVILLE: "from the gold town"

P
PAGE: "attendant." Variants include Padgett, Paget, and Paige.

PAIEN: "name of a nobleman"

PARFAIT: "perfect"

PASCAL: "born on Easter." Variants include Pascual, and Pasquale.

PEPPIN: name of a king. Variant Pippin exists.

PERCY: "pierce." Variant Percival exists.

PERRIN: "rock." Variants include Perren, Perry, Perryn, and Pierre.

PEVERELL: "piper." Variants include Pepperell, and Piperel.

PHILIP: "loves horses." Variants include Philipe, and Philippe.

PIERPONT: "lives by the stone bridge." Variant Pierrepont exists.

PINABEL: legend name

PLATT: "from the flat land." Variant Plat exists.

POMEROY: "lives near the apple orchard." Pommeraie.

PORTER: "gatekeeper." Variants include Porteur, Portier.

PREWITT: "brave." Variants include Preruet, Pruet, Pruie, and Pruitt.

PRYOR: "head of a priory." Variant Priour exists.

Q
QUENNEL: "from the little oak tree." Variant Quesnel exists.

QUINCY: "from the place owned by the fifth son." Variant Quincey exists.

R
RABICAN: legend name

RANGER: "ward of the forest." Variant Rainger exists.

RAOUL: "wolf"

RAY: "regal." Variants include Rey, Roy, Royal, and Rui.

REMY: "rower." Variant Remi exists.

RENE: "reborn"

ROBERT: "bright, famous"

ROCH: "rock." Variants include Roche, and Rocke.

ROMAIN: "a Roman"

ROSLYN: "red-haired." Variants include Roselin, Roselyn, Roslin, Rosselin, Rosselyn, Rousse, Rousset, Rousskin, Ruff, Ruffe, Rush, Rushe, Rushkin, and Rust.

ROYCE: "son of Roy"

ROYDEN: "from the king's hill"

RULE: "famous wolf." Variants include Reule, and Ruelle.

RUSSELL: "reddish." Variant Roussel exists.

S
SABER: "sword"

SACRIPANT: legend name

SARGENT: "a squire"

SATORDI: "Saturn"

SAVILLE: "from the willow farm." Variant Sauville exists.

SCOVILLE: meaning unknown

SEARLAS: "manly." Variants include Searle, and Searlus.

SENAPUS: legend name

SENIOR: "lord of the manor." Variant Seignour exists.

SENNET: "wise." Variant Senet exists.

SEYMOUR: "from St. Maur"

SIDNEY: "from St. Denys." Variant Sydney exists.

SOMER: "born in summer"

SOMERVILLE: "from the summer estate." Variant Sumarville exists.

SOREN: "reddish-brown hair." Variants include Sorel, and Sorrell.

SUMNER: "a summoner"

T
TABOR: "tabard"

TALBOT: "bloodhound." Variant Talebot exists.

TALON: "sharp"

TAYLOR: "a tailor"

TEARLACH: "manly"

TELFORD: "works in iron." Variants include Taillefer, Telfer, Telfor, and Telfour.

THIERY: "rule of the people." Variants include Thibaud, and Tibault.

TOUSSAINT: "all saints"

TRAVERS: "from the crossroads." Variant Travis exists.

TROY: "curly-haired." Variant Troyes exists.

TURNER: "champion in a tournament"

TYSON: "son of a German." Variant Tyeis exists.

V
VACHEL: "little cow"

VADEN: meaning unknown

VAIL: "from the vale." Variant Vayle exists.

VALIANT: "brave"

VALLIS: "a Welshman." Variant Vallois exists.

VARDEN: "from the green hill." Variants include Vardan, Vardon, and Verddun.

VERNEY: "from the alder grove." Variant Vernay exists.

VERNON: "from Vernon"

VERRILL: "true." Variants include Verel, Verrall, Verrell, and Veryl.

VICK: "from the village." Variants include Vic, and Vicq.

W
WARRANE: "warden of the game"

WILLIAM: "determined protector"

WYATT: "guide." Variant Wiatt exists.

X
XARLES: "manly"

Y
YVES: "little archer"

YVON: "archer." Variant Yvet exists.

Z
ZDENEK: "follower of Saint Denys"

ZERBINO: legend name