French Boy Names
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of 726 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percee | Derived from Percy (a Norman/English surname/place name) - 'of Percy' or loosely 'piercer' (by association with Percival/'pierce the valley'); may also echo Perseus, the mythic hero. | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Percevale | Possibly "pierce the valley" (Old French) or, via Welsh, "hard spear". | French | Boy | — | |
| Percivale | "pierce the valley" (commonly interpreted as 'one who pierces the valley') | French | Boy | — | |
| Perryn | Rock; 'little rock' (diminutive of Peter) | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Peverell | Little pepper / peppery one (diminutive of 'pepper') | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Phelot | Likely a diminutive form meaning 'little Phil' or 'son/little one of a Phil- name' (exact meaning uncertain) | French | Boy | — | |
| Philiburt | From Old High German elements filu 'much' + beraht 'bright' - 'very bright' or 'very illustrious'. | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Philliburt | Very bright; much-bright, illustrious | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Phillip Calvin McGraw | {'first': 'lover of horses', 'middle': 'bald or bald-headed (from Calvinus)', 'surname': "patronymic 'son of' a Gaelic ancestor (likely an anglicized form related to MacRaith/MacCraith, often rendered as McGrath/McGraw)"} | French, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Pieret | Little rock / little stone (diminutive of Peter) | French | Boy | — | |
| Pierre-Henri | Combination of 'Pierre' (rock) and 'Henri' (home ruler) - roughly 'rock / stone, ruler of the home.' | French | Boy | — | |
| Pierre-Laurent | Combination of 'Pierre' (rock) and 'Laurent' (laurelled / from Laurentum). | French | Boy | — | |
| Pierrel | Rock, stone | French | Boy | — | |
| Pilou | Rock, stone | French, Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Pinot | Little pine; pinecone | French | Boy | — | |
| Pippin | Pippin = 'little seed' or 'pippin (small apple)'; diminutive sense 'little one' or derived from Pepin | French | Boy | — | |
| Pique | Derived from French 'pique' (from verb piquer) meaning 'point/pike' or 'to prick, sting'; also associated with a feeling of pique (irritation/pride). | Catalan, French, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Pirou | From the place Pirou; alternatively associated with the name Peter meaning 'rock' | French | Boy | — | |
| Pitof | Unknown | French | Boy | — | |
| Pom | Apple | French, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Pomaroy | Place-name meaning 'apple orchard' (by extension 'orchard'); sometimes folk-interpreted as 'royal orchard'. | French | Boy | — | |
| Porteur | Carrier, bearer | French | Boy | — | |
| Portier | Occupational name meaning 'porter' or 'doorman/gatekeeper'. | French | Boy | — | |
| Prince Laurent | Prince + Laurent (from Laurentum / crowned with laurel) - essentially "prince crowned with laurel" or "prince from Laurentum" | French, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Quesnel | Little oak / from the place of oaks | French | Boy | — | |
| Raenard | From Germanic elements meaning 'strong/brave counsel'; later associated with the fox through medieval fables | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rahan | Uncertain - possibly “ascending/to rise” if linked to Sanskrit Rohan; meaning varies by origin and usage. | French, Gaelic, Indian, Irish, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Regnaud | Counsel + rule - 'wise counsel' or 'ruler's adviser' | French | Boy | — | |
| Rems | Likely a short form of Remus/Remy/Remington; associated with 'oarsman' or 'rower' (from Latin remex/Remigius) or a modern diminutive. | English, French, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Renard | Originally 'strong/brave counsel' (Germanic); later associated with 'fox' because of the literary character Reynard the Fox | French | Boy | — | |
| Renars | Counsel-strong | French, Germanic, Latvian | Boy | — | |
| Renault | Derived from elements meaning 'counsel' + 'rule' - interpreted as 'wise ruler' or 'ruler's counsel' | French | Boy | — | |
| Rene | Born again; reborn | French | Boy | — | |
| René-Charles | Reborn (René) + free man (Charles) | French | Boy | — | |
| Reynaldo | Counsel-ruler - 'wise' or 'mighty' ruler | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rheaume | Derived from a French surname; exact original meaning uncertain - likely locational or patronymic | French | Boy | — | |
| Robart | Bright fame | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Robien | Bright fame | French | Boy | — | |
| Rondeau | 'little round' - originally referring to a round dance or a short musical/poetic form | French | Boy | — | |
| Rondel | Little round object; roundel (also a type of short poem or small round shield) | French | Boy | — | |
| Roschdy | Right guidance | Arabic, French | Boy | — | |
| Rossell | Little red(-haired) one; alternatively 'rose' or 'from the headland' depending on origin | French, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Roussan | Red-haired; 'the red one' | French | Boy | — | |
| Roye | Either 'red' (red-haired) or 'king', depending on origin | English, French, Irish, Norman, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Ruffe | Red-haired - derived from Latin 'rufus' meaning 'red' or 'red-haired'; also used as an English surname and the name of a small freshwater fish | French | Boy | — | |
| Rychmont | Rich hill / rich mountain | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Sale | Varies by origin: from Arabic roots it can mean 'righteous' or 'virtuous' (if from Saleh/Salih); as a surname it may relate to 'sallow' (willow) trees or a place name; as a diminutive of Salvatore/Salvador it associates with 'savior.' | Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Sales | Of the halls; from the manor or from a place called Salles | French, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Seigneur | Lord; feudal lord or master | French | Boy | — | |
| Shel | Shelf valley | English, French, Hebrew, Old English | 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