Norman French Boy Names
Norman French male names draw from Old French used in Normandy and England after 1066, with Norse and Germanic elements. A clear masculine marker is the patronymic Fitz-, meaning son of, seen in surnames like Fitzhugh that occasionally inform boy names. Masculine diminutives in -et also appear in forms later Anglicized as Barrett from Baret. Many male names originated as Norman surnames based on places or families, then shifted into given-name use in English.
Modern boy usage favors surname-style choices and standardized spellings, while historical variants survive. Examples in use today include Barrett, Quinton, Devereaux, Algernon, Mortimer, Seimour, Melville, Colville, Harcourt, and Lamont.
Showing 42
of 42 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | River; game preserve | English, Norman French, Old Celtic | Boy | 10,619 #1 | |
| Quinton | Derived from Latin 'Quintus' meaning 'fifth'. | Latin, Norman French | Boy | 3,493 #2 | |
| Lamont | From the mountain | Norman French, Scottish | Boy | 742 #3 | |
| Darell | Originally 'from Airelle' (a place); later associated with 'beloved'. | Norman French | Boy | 733 #4 | |
| Barret | Originally a surname of Norman/Old French origin; often associated with 'bear-like' or 'bear strength' and also linked to Old French 'barat' meaning 'dispute' or 'quarrel'. | English, Irish, Norman French | Boy | 247 #5 | |
| Richmond | Rich hill | English, Norman French, Old French | Boy | 185 #6 | |
| Devereaux | From Évreux | Norman French | Boy | 123 #7 | |
| Barett | Mighty as a bear | English, Irish, Norman French | Boy | 60 #8 | |
| Deveraux | Toponymic: 'from Évreux' (a town in Normandy) | Norman French | Boy | 33 #9 | |
| Mortimer | Place name meaning 'dead sea' or 'still/stagnant water' | Norman French | Boy | 24 #10 | |
| Melville | From the Norman place-name Malleville, often interpreted as 'bad town' or 'bad settlement'. | Norman French | Boy | 19 #11 | |
| Darrelle | Originally a Norman surname meaning 'from Airelle' (a place name); later adopted as a given name. | Norman French | Boy | 11 #12 | |
| Algernon | Originally a nickname meaning 'with moustaches' or 'whiskered' | Norman French | Boy | 5 #13 | |
| Faran | Iron-grey | English, Latin, Norman French, Old French | Boy | 3 #14 | |
| Baret | Multiple possible origins - often associated with 'bear/strength' or from Old French meaning related to a cap/strife; exact meaning uncertain | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Brus | From Brix; associated with brushwood or a wooded place | Norman French, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Cateret | Likely a surname-derived name from a place or family called Cateret/Carteret; specific meaning uncertain - possibly locational or, less likely, linked to Catherine ('pure') | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Colvill | From Colleville: 'Col(a)/Col's town' or 'settlement of Cola' (derived from a Norman personal name) | Norman French, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Colville | Settlement or town of Koli (Koli's town) | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Devery | From Évreux | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Dick | Brave ruler | English, Germanic, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Fitsroi | Son of the king | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Fitz hugh | Son of Hugh (Hugh = 'heart, mind, spirit') | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Glanvil | From the estate or settlement called Glanville - essentially 'Glan's farm/settlement' or 'dweller at Glanville'. | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Glanvill | Toponymic - 'from Glanville' (a place-name of Norman origin) | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Glanville | From the Norman place-name Glanville - 'Glan's estate/town' (Glan + villa = estate) | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Granvile | From a place-name meaning "large town" or "great town" | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Granvyll | From Granville - 'large town' (from French grand 'large' + ville 'town') | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Harcourt | From the placename Harcourt - literally the 'court' or estate associated with the Harcourt family or person (i.e., 'Harcourt's estate') | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Huet | Diminutive of Hugh - 'little Hugh' (related to 'heart/mind/spirit') | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Jeffaree | Pledge of peace; God's peace | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Joscelin | Derived from a Germanic tribal/personal name meaning 'member of the Gauts' or 'little Goth' | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Malvill | From the place-name Malleville; literally 'mal' (bad) + 'ville' (town/settlement) | French, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Mauger | From Old Germanic elements meaning 'council' + 'spear' - essentially 'counsel-spear'. | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Mortymer | From the 'dead sea' or 'still/stagnant water' (toponymic) | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Mountgomery | Gumaric's hill (hill of Gomeric) | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Nervill | From the 'new town' (new settlement) | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Paynel | From the medieval surname Paynel/Payn, originally meaning 'pagan' or 'rustic' (derived from Latin 'paganus'); later used as a family name-turned-forename. | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Perren | Diminutive of Peter - 'little rock' or 'little stone' | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Pierrepont | Stone bridge (from French pierre 'stone' + pont 'bridge'), originally a locational surname | Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Seimour | From Saint-Maur (a place name); sometimes interpreted as 'sea mouth' or 'marsh' | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Traylor | From Trelly | English, Norman French, Scottish | Boy | — |
Norman French Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Norman French-origin name in our dataset.
42
Names in this origin
8
With data in 2024
1,835
Births 2024
1,991
Peak year 2018