French Boy Names
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of 726 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordin | Surname-based name with uncertain exact meaning; probably a diminutive or patronymic from an old personal name (e.g., Bordinus) or related to variants like Bourdin/Borden | French | Boy | — | |
| Bouli | UNKNOWN | French | Boy | — | |
| Bovy | Likely a surname-origin name; possibly occupational or locational (uncertain) - may be linked to cattle-herding or a place name | French | Boy | — | |
| Brademagus | Uncertain. Likely a medieval compound combining an element such as 'brad/brand' (Old English/Germanic 'broad' or 'brand' = sword/fire) with Latin 'magus' ('wise man, magician'), yielding a speculative meaning like 'magical/wise warrior' or 'broad magician'. | French | Boy | — | |
| Breat | Breton; person from Brittany | French | Boy | — | |
| Breaux | From a French surname or place name; original meaning uncertain | French | Boy | — | |
| Breten | Person from Brittany; Breton | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Bretin | Briton / from Brittany (often taken as 'little Briton') | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Brient | High, noble | French, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Bruhier | From the heather / briar; dweller near a heath | French | Boy | — | |
| Bunyon | Surname-derived name; exact original meaning is uncertain - possibly linked to Old French 'bon' (good) or to a personal/place name | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Burdet | Little bird (diminutive of 'bird') | French | Boy | — | |
| Burgaud | Of the town/borough; dweller of a fortified place | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Burin | Varies by origin. In Thai contexts often derived from Pali/Sanskrit with connotations of prosperity, greatness, or nobility; in French it literally means 'chisel'. | French, Thai | Boy | — | |
| Burrol | Originally a surname meaning "brown" or "brown-haired", from Old French 'burel' (a coarse brown cloth or brown color). | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Cab | A short form or nickname with no independent meaning - commonly derived from names like Cabot, Jacob, or Abraham | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Calumet | Ceremonial smoking pipe; 'peace pipe' | French | Boy | — | |
| Camillien | Attendant at a religious service; acolyte | French | Boy | — | |
| Capel | Related to a chapel; originally a locational name meaning 'dweller by the chapel' | English, French, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Cardin | Surname-derived; possibly 'principal' or 'pivotal' (from 'cardinal') or linked to a place/word for thistle | French | Boy | — | |
| Celestin | Heavenly, celestial | French | Boy | — | |
| Chandonn | Likely a modern compound of Chandra (moon) + Donn (brown/chief) - roughly 'moon lord' or 'brown moon'. | French, Gaelic, Irish, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Chanton | Song or singer; can be read as 'little song' (diminutive) | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Chantre | Singer; a cantor or precentor (church singer) | French | Boy | — | |
| Chapin | From Old French 'chapin' meaning 'shoe' - originally an occupational or nickname for a maker or wearer of shoes | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Charrel | Free man | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Chaton | Kitten (young cat) | French | Boy | — | |
| Chawn | God is gracious | French | Boy | — | |
| Chesson | Originally a surname meaning 'dweller by the oak (oak grove)' or 'from the place called Chesson'. | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Chestien | 'From the camp/fort' (from Chester); alternatively, if influenced by Christian, 'follower of Christ'. | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Cheval | Horse | French | Boy | — | |
| Chevalier | Knight; horseman; gentleman | French | Boy | — | |
| Chevalyer | Knight; horseman | French | Boy | — | |
| Childebert | Battle-bright | French, Germanic, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Chilperic | Kingly helper | French, Germanic, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Claudet | Diminutive of Claude; from Latin Claudius meaning "lame" or "limping" | French | Boy | — | |
| Clawde | From the Roman family name Claudius, meaning "lame" or "limping". | French | Boy | — | |
| Clef | Key; pitch sign | English, French, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Clerc | Clerk; scribe; clergyman; scholar | French | Boy | — | |
| Clodion | Diminutive of Claude (from Latin Claudius, historically 'lame') or derived from the Germanic Chlodio meaning 'famous' - broadly 'little Claude' / 'of Chlodio' | French | Boy | — | |
| Cluny | From Cluny, the town/abbey in Burgundy; a locational/place name | French | Boy | — | |
| Colbert | From Germanic elements likely 'kol' (a personal element, possibly 'coal') + 'bert' ('bright') - roughly 'coal-bright' or 'bright/famous'. | French | Boy | — | |
| Colle | Either 'coal/dark-haired' (as a variant of Cole) or 'hill' (from Italian 'colle'); used as a rare given name or surname-derived name. | English, French, Italian | Boy | — | |
| Coluche | No lexical meaning | French, Greek, Italian | Boy | — | |
| Colvile | Settlement or farmstead of Kol; often interpreted as 'Kol's village' or 'coal town' | French, Norman | Boy | — | |
| Corb | Likely 'raven' (from Old French corbin); in Irish contexts may derive from old personal/epithet elements (sometimes associated with chariot/war imagery). | French, Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Corbeau | Raven or crow; often evokes intelligence, mystery, and omen symbolism | French | Boy | — | |
| Corbet | Little raven | French | Boy | — | |
| Corbie | Crow, raven | French, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Cordelle | Originally a surname meaning 'maker or seller of cord/rope'; occasionally linked to heart-related forms through Cordelia | English, 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