Félicitations! If you are pregnant and are 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 you 173 french names for your baby.
French names for girl
- Adelaide: of Germanic origin, means "of noble lineage".
- Adrienne: Adriana's French form means "the one that comes from the sea".
- Agathe: In Spanish, Ágata means "good, virtuous, kind."
- Agnès: In Spanish Inés, means "caste".
- Aimee: It means "beloved."
- Alizée: in Spanish Alicia, variant of Adelaide.
- Amandine: It means "adorable, worthy of love."
- Amélie: French form of Amelia, means "work."
- Angèle: In Spanish Angela, means "sent from God."
- Anne: Ana's French form means "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: Ana's variant.
- Béatrice: Beatriz's French form means "the one that makes happy".
- Berenice: it means "the one that takes the victory".
- Bernardette: 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, means "that is short-sighted, blind."
- Céline: means "heaven, divine."
- Charlotte: in Spanish Carlota, variant of Carole.
- Chloe: means "green sprout". French variant: Clóe.
- Clarice: In Spanish Clara, means "bright, clear."
- Clémence: means "clemency." French variant: 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, it means "he has honor."
- Elise: Elizabeth's diminutive French, means "God is my oath" or "dedicated to God." French variant: Lise.
- Elodie: in Spanish Elodia, means "wealth of others."
- Estée: means "star."
- Estelle: Estée variant.
- Florence: means "prosperous, flourishing."
- Gabrielle: in Spanish Gabriela, means "devotee of God".
- Geneviève: means "one that is white as the foam of the sea".
- Georgette: It means "farmer, who works the land."
- Géraldine: It means "strong."
- Gisèle: It means "promise."
- Hélène: in Spanish Elena, it means "one that burns or shines."
- Ingrid: it means beautiful".
- Irina: It means "peace."
- Isabelle: In Spanish Isabel, it means "God is my oath" or "dedicated to God."
- Jacqueline: means "supplant."
- Joanne: French female variant of Juan, means "God is merciful."
- Jolie: It means "pretty."
- Jósephine: French feminine form of José.
- Julie: in Spanish Julia, means "descendant of Jupiter".
- Juliette: in Spanish Julieta, variant of Julie.
- Justine: It means "fair, reasonable."
- Laetitia: It means "joy, happiness."
- Read: It means "strong, brave."
- Leonore: Eléonore variant.
- Lorette: in Spanish Laura, means "laurel".
- Louisa: in Spanish Luisa, feminine form of Luis, means "warrior". Other variants in French: Louise, Louisette.
- Lucie: In Spanish Lucia means "light." French variant: Lucile.
- Lydie: of Greek origin, means "de Lidia".
- Lys: means "lily."
- Madeleine: French diminutive form of Magdalena, means "bitter." Other variants in French: Magalie, Magdalene.
- Margaux: from the Latin Margarita, means "pearl". Other variants in French: Margarette, Marguerite, Marjorie.
- Marie: means "eminence, excellent." Other variants in French: Marion, Maureen.
- Mathilde: means "strength in battle." French variant: Maude.
- Maxine: It means "the biggest."
- Mélanie: means "black, dark".
- Mélissandre: of Germanic origin, means "strength, determination."
- Mélodie: means "melody".
- Mine: means "fish."
- Nadine: It means "hope."
- Noelle: Noel's feminine form means "Christmas."
- Odette: means "wealth."
- Ophélie: In Spanish, Ofelia, means "help."
- Paulette: It means "small."
- Pauline: diminutive of Paula, means "humble".
- Renée: René's French feminine form means "born again, resurrected."
- Rosalie: Rosa's French variant means "one that is beautiful as a rose". Other variant in French: Rose, Roseline, Roselyne.
- Roxanne: It means "bright, dawn."
- Sandrine: in Spanish Sandra, short form of Alessandra, means "defender of humanity".
- Séléne: of Greek origin, means "moon."
- Simone: Simon's French feminine form means "God has heard."
- Solange: means "religious, solemnity."
- Suzette: in Spanish Susana, means "lily".
- Sylvie: means "wood, forest".
- Tabatha: of Aramaic origin, means "gazelle".
- Thérèse: means "one who is an expert in the house". French variant: Tessa.
- Valérie: means "be strong."
- Véronique: means "true image".
- Viviane: It means "alive." A variant of this name is Vivien.
- Violette: means "one that is violet."
- Zoe: of Greek origin, means "life."
French names for children
- Adrien: in Spanish Adrian, means "one who comes from the sea".
- Albert: Alberto's French form means "he who shines for his nobility."
- Alexandre: means "defender of men."
- Alphonse: In Spanish Alfonso means "warrior prepared for combat."
- Andre: in Spanish Andrés, means "manly man."
- Armand: means "strong and courageous man".
- Auguste: French variant of Augustus, means "one who has been consecrated by the augurs".
- Bastian: Sebastian's short form means "venerable."
- Bernard: means "fearless and bearlike warrior".
- Bruno: means "brown."
- Casper: means "treasurer".
- Charles: means "man."
- Christophe: in Spanish Cristóbal, means "he who sustains Christ".
- Claude: Claudio, in Spanish, means "who walks with difficulty."
- Damien: means "who tames".
- Dominique: Unisex name means "of the Lord."
- Edmond: means "rich protector."
- Edouard: in Spanish Eduardo, means "guardian of wealth."
- Elliot: means "God on high."
- Émile: In Spanish Emilio, means "rival."
- Emmanuel: It means "God is with us."
- Étienne: French form of Stephen, means "crown."
- Eugene: means "well born."
- Fabien: in Spanish Fabian, means "bean, wheat grain".
- Fabrice: means "craftsman".
- Felix: It means "lucky, successful."
- Fernand: in Spanish Fernando, means "one who is daring, bold and willing."
- Francis: In Spanish, Francisco means "French."
- Francois: Francis variant
- Frédéric: means "he who imposes peace".
- Gaspard: In Spanish, Gaspar means "he who keeps the goods of God."
- Gaston: means "foreigner".
- Gautier: means "army rule."
- Gérard: means "brave guardian."
- Grégoire: in Spanish Gregorio, of Greek origin, means "he who is awake, vigilant, alert".
- Guillaume: means "he who is a determined protector".
- Gustave: means "personal of the goths".
- Henri: in Spanish Enrique, means "the one who is head of household".
- Honoré: means "honor."
- Hugo: It means "heart, mind and spirit." French variant: Ugo.
- Jacques: means "the one who follows God."
- Jean: In Spanish Juan, means "God is merciful." In France the name Jean next to a script is used for compound names like Jean-Claude, Jean-Louis, Jean-Luc, Jean-Michel or Jean Paul.
- Jérémie: It means "God has risen."
- Jules: means "descendant of Jupiter." French variant: Julien
- Laurent: in Spanish Lorenzo, means "awarded or laureate".
- Lion: means "lion." French variant: Lionel.
- Léopold: means "people."
- Louis: in Spanish Luis, means "warrior".
- Luc: means "light." French variant: 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: It means "gift of God." Other variants in French: Mathieu, Mathis, Matthieu.
- Maxime: In Spanish Máximo, it means "the greatest". French variant: Maximilien
- Michel: in Spanish Miguel, means "the 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 Paschal, it means "relative to Easter."
- Patrice: means "noble."
- Paul: It means "small, humble."
- Philippe: In Spanish, Felipe means "friend of the horses."
- Pierre: in Spanish Pedro, means "stone, rock".
- Raphael: of Hebrew origin, means "God has healed."
- Rémy: Derived from the Latin Remigius, it means "rower."
- Renaud: means "strong decision."
- Robin: diminutive of Robert, means "brilliant fame".
- Rodolphe: means "the famous wolf".
- Romain: means "roman".
- Sébastien: Bastian variant.
- Simon: means "has heard."
- Stéphane: means "crown."
- Theodore: means "gift of God." Other variants in French: Téo, Théo.
- Timothée: French form of Timothy, means "God who honors."
- Tristan: diminutive of Drust In ancient French, it means "tumult."
- Victor: means "winner."
- Vincent: of Latin origin, means "to conquer".
- Walter: of Germanic origin, means "army rule."
- Wilfried: It means "wishing for peace."
- Yannick: diminutive of Yann, Breton form of Juan. It means "God is merciful."
- And they go: French variant of Juan.
- Yves: It means "yew."
With these ideas you can say: bienvenue bébé!
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