Bienvenue Bébé !: 173 French names for your baby

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.
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  • 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."
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  • 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".
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  • 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".
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  • 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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