French Boy Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | From the beech forest | French | Boy | — | |
| Lafayettte | Little beech grove | French | Boy | — | |
| Lafaytte | From the little beech grove | French | Boy | — | |
| Lafe | Diminutive/nickname of Lafayette - 'little beech grove' or 'from the beech forest'. | French | Boy | — | |
| Lafrance | From/of France; denotes association with France | French | Boy | — | |
| Lamare | From the pond / of the marsh or sea | French | Boy | — | |
| Lamarr | From the marsh; the pond | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Lambrett | From elements meaning 'land' + 'beraht' (bright/famous) - 'bright or famous land' | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Lamund | Derived from the Germanic 'mund' meaning 'protection' - 'protector' or 'protected'. | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Lancel | Likely 'servant' or 'little lancer/spearman' (associated with Lancelot) | French | Boy | — | |
| Lancelin | Diminutive of 'Lance' - 'little lance' or young spearman | French, Norman | Boy | — | |
| Lancelott | Often interpreted as "little lancer" (young spear-bearer); some sources also link it to a word for "servant/vassal" | French | Boy | — | |
| Lancilot | Likely 'little servant' (diminutive of Old French ancel); sometimes associated with 'lance' due to similarity to Lancelot | French | Boy | — | |
| Lancilott | Variant of Lancelot - associated with the Arthurian knight; meaning is uncertain but often rendered as 'servant' or interpreted as 'little lance'. | French | Boy | — | |
| Lancylott | From Lancelot: traditionally 'little servant' or 'servant'; also associated with a lance-bearing Arthurian knight | French | Boy | — | |
| Landrey | Ruler of the land | French | Boy | — | |
| Landri | Ruler of the land / land ruler | French | Boy | — | |
| Landrue | From Germanic elements land (land) + ric (ruler) - "ruler of the land" | French | Boy | — | |
| Landryc | Ruler of the land | French | Boy | — | |
| Laquentin | Derived from Quentin/Quintinus, meaning 'fifth' or 'fifth-born'; 'La' is a stylistic prefix | French, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Larent | 'from Laurentum' - figuratively 'crowned with laurel' or 'laurelled' | French | Boy | — | |
| Larramie | From the branchy/wooded place; originally a French surname/place name | French | Boy | — | |
| Lasall | Derived from French 'la salle' meaning 'the hall' or 'the room' | French | Boy | — | |
| LaSalle | From the hall; the manor | French | Boy | — | |
| Lascel | Probably surname-derived or invented; likely associated with 'lance'/'lancer' (i.e., 'little lance' or 'lance-bearer') or with the place-name/surname Lascelles. | French | Boy | — | |
| Latravers | From the crossing; 'one who crosses' or associated with a crossing/bridge | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Launcelot | Uncertain - possibly 'little lance' or a diminutive/derivative related to 'lance' (etymology debated) | French | Boy | — | |
| Launcelott | Probably 'servant' or 'little servant' (associated with the Arthurian knight Lancelot) | French | Boy | — | |
| Launcelotte | Probably 'little lance' or 'servant' (exact etymology uncertain) | French | Boy | — | |
| Launfal | Uncertain - a medieval name borne by a knight in Arthurian lais (Lanval/Launfal); likely Breton in origin with no agreed modern meaning. | Breton, French | Boy | — | |
| Laurant | From Laurentum; 'laurelled' or 'crowned with laurel'. | French | Boy | — | |
| Laval | From the valley / the valley | French | Boy | — | |
| Le Beau | The handsome / the beautiful (one) | French | Boy | — | |
| Learoy | The king | French | Boy | — | |
| LeBron | Brown-haired one | African American, French, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| LeCharles | Derived from Charles, meaning "free man" or "man" | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Leger | Spear of the people | French | Boy | — | |
| Legran | The great; the tall | French | Boy | — | |
| Legrand | The great; the large/tall | French | Boy | — | |
| LeGrande | The great; the large/tall | French | Boy | — | |
| Lelande | From the moor; meadowland/heath (place name) | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Lemar | Dweller by the sea, pond, or marsh | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Lemarr | From 'le maire' meaning 'the mayor' - associated with leadership or authority | French | Boy | — | |
| Lemmont | The mountain; hill | French | Boy | — | |
| Lemond | Either 'the world' (from French) or 'protector' (from Germanic -mund) | French | Boy | — | |
| Lemont | The mountain | French, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Leodegan | People's warrior (from elements leod 'people' + degan 'warrior, young man') | Breton, English, French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Leonet | Little lion (diminutive of Léon - 'lion') | French | Boy | — | |
| Leory | The king | French | Boy | — | |
| Leroi | The king | French | Boy | — |
French Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.
726
Names in this origin
110
With data in 2024
10,115
Births 2024
153,791
Peak year 1966