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 Ines, 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 : Variant of Ana.
- Béatrice : French form of Beatrice, it means “she who makes 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, 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 “pretty”.
- 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 “she who 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 supports 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 heights”.
- 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 “the one 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, it 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!