It seems that lately I've been hearing a whole lot about France, (a side effect of my Les Mis, A Tale of Two Cities, and Scarlet Pimpernel obsession), so I thought that I may as well compile a list of French names for your character-naming pleasure, since I haven't added France to my name list collection yet. Unfortunately, I can't really say that most of these names are French in origin, since many of them have roots in the Bible, or other parts of Europe, and are therefore simply "Frenchified" versions of more traditionally recognized names—but they are French in usage. For example, Élie is the French form of Elijah. However, if French names aren't really for you, I've compiled lists of several other ethnicities, encompassing a wide range from Hebrew to Irish. • Male and Female English Names • Male and Female Hebrew Names • Male and Female Irish Names • Male and Female Norwegian Names I'll be posting the feminine side of this list in October. Enjoy! A Adélard – noble; brave; hardy Adolphe – noble wolf Aimé – beloved Alain – little rock; handsome Aldéric – old; ruler; power Alexandre – defending men Amable – lovable Amand – lovable; worthy of love Amaury – work; labor; power Ambroise – immortal Amédée – love of God Anatole – sunrise André – manly Antonin – ? Armand – army man Armel – bear; prince Aubin – white; bright Auguste – great; venerable Aurèle – golden; gilded Aurélien – golden; gilded B Baptiste – baptist Basile – king Bastien – from Sebaste Benoît – blessed Bérenger – bear; spear Blaise – lisping Brice – speckled C
Calixte – most beautiful Camille – ? Casimir – to destroy; peace; world Célestin – of the sky; heavenly Césaire – hairy Charlot – man Christophe – bearing Christ Claude – lame; crippled Clément – merciful; gentle Corin – spear Corneille – horn D Damien – to tame Deniel – form of Daniel; God is my judge Désiré – desired; wished Diodore – gift of Zeus Dominique – of the Lord E Edgard – wealth; fortune; spear Edmé – wealth; fortune; protection Edmond – wealth; fortune; protection Édouard – rich guard Élie – form of Elijah; my God is YAHWEH Éloi – to choose Émeric – power Émile – rival Émilien – rival Étienne – crown Eugène – well-born Évariste – well-pleasing F Fabien – bean Félicien – lucky; successful Fernand – journey; daring; brave Firmin – firm Flavien – golden-haired Florent – prosperous; flourishing Florentin – prosperous; flourishing Florian – flower Francis – Frenchman Francisque – Frenchman François – Frenchman Frédéric – peaceful ruler G Gabin – ? Gaspard – treasurer Gaston – stranger; guest Gautier – ruler of the army Gauvain – ? Georges – farmer; earthworker Gérald – ruler of the spear Germain – brother Gervais – spear Ghyslain – hostage; pledge Gratien – grace Grégoire – watchful; alert H Henri – home ruler Hervé – battle-worthy Hilaire – cheerful Honoré – esteemed; distinguished; honored J Jacques – supplanter Jean – form of John; YAHWEH is gracious Jérémie – form of Jeremiah; YAHWEH will exalt Joffrey – ? Josse – lord Jules – ? Julien – ? Juste – just Justin – just L Laurent – from Laurentum Laurentin – from Laurentum Lazare – my God has helped Léandre – lion; man Léo – lion Léon – lion Léonce – lion Léopold – people; bold Loan – light Lothaire – famous army Louis – famous; war; battle Loup – wolf Luc – form of Luke; from Lucania Lucien – light M Mael – chief; prince Marcelin – ? Matéo – form of Matthew; gift of YAHWEH Mathéo – form of Matthew; gift of YAWHEH Mathys – form of Matthew; gift of YAHWEH Maurice – dark-skinned Maxime – greatest Maximilien – greatest Mickaël – who is like God? Moïse – son; deliver N Napoléon – sons of mist Nathanaël – God has given Nicolas – victory of the people Noël – Christmas O Octave – eighth Odilon – fatherland; wealth; fortune Olivier – ? P Pascal – relating to Easter Patrice – nobleman Philippe – friend of horses Pièrre – stone R Rainier – advice; army Raphaël – God heals Régis – ruler Rémi – oarsman; rower Renard – fox René – born again S Sébastien – from Sebaste Séraphin – fiery ones Sévère – stern Séverin – stern Sixte – scraped; polished; sixth Sylvain – wood; forest Sylvestre – of the forest T Théophile – friend of God Thierry – ruler of the people Timothé – honoring God Toussaint – all saints Tristan – ? V Valère – to be strong Valérian – to be strong Vivien – alive Y Yann – form of John; YAHWEH is gracious Yannic – form of John; YAHWEH is gracious Yezekael – lord; prince; generous Yoann – form of John; YAHWEH is gracious Yves – yew Z Zacharie – form of Zechariah; YAHWEH remembers Names taken from Behind the Name.
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