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French names - Baby names with the origin French

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Lornee Likely 'from Lorraine' (region in France) or a feminine form of Lorne English, French, Scottish Girl
Lorraina From Lorraine; 'land of Lothar' French Girl
Lorrane From Lorraine; derived from elements meaning 'fame' + 'army' (realm of Lothar) French Girl
Lorreen From Lorraine (region); ultimately related to 'famous army' via Lothar French Girl
Lorrian Possibly 'laurelled' (from Latin laurus) or 'from Lorraine' (a region in France) English, French Unisex
Lorrianne Variant of Lorraine - 'from Lorraine'; as a compound (Lori + Anne) can be read as 'laurel grace'. French Girl
Lorriene From the region of Lorraine (land of Lothar) French Girl
Lorring From the region of Lorraine; ultimately 'land of Lothar' (Lothar = 'famous army' or 'famous ruler') French Girl
Loryanne Combines 'laurel' (from Laura/Lori) and 'grace' (from Anne) - roughly 'laurel of grace' or 'victorious grace.' English, French Girl
Lorymer Occupational name meaning maker or seller of bridles and horse gear English, French Boy
Loryng Probably ‘from Lorraine’ or ultimately from Latin Laurentius meaning ‘from Laurentum’ / ‘laurelled’ (modern respelling/variant) English, French Girl
Lorynne From Lorraine (the region named for Lothar) French Girl
Loryse Probably 'laurel' (symbol of victory) or a modern blended name combining Lori and Elise English, French Girl
Lou-Adriane 'Renowned/famous warrior' (Lou) + 'from Adria'/'dark' (Adriane) French Girl
Lou-Lou Affectionate pet form of Lou; 'little/beloved Lou' - linked to Louis/Louise meaning 'famous/renowned warrior'. French Unisex
Loucile Light French Girl
Loucille Little light / light French Girl
Louellen Blend of Louise ('famous warrior') and Ellen/Helen ('light') - 'renowned light' English, French Girl
Louis-Jean Combines 'famous warrior' (Louis) and 'God is gracious' (Jean). French Boy
Louisa-Mae Renowned/famous warrior (Louisa) + 'May' (Mae), referring to the month or the Roman goddess Maia French, Germanic, Latin Girl
Louisane From Louis (“famous, renowned warrior”) + Anne (“grace, favor”) - roughly “renowned/famous and graceful.” French Girl
Louisetta Famous warrior English, French, Italian Girl
Louisiana Land of Louis French Girl
Lourde From Lourdes - associated with the Marian shrine/Our Lady of Lourdes French Girl
Lourdette Little one of Lourdes; associated with Our Lady of Lourdes (devotional/locational) French Girl
Lourdez From Lourdes; associated with the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of Lourdes) French, Spanish Girl
Lourdus From Lourdes; associated with the Virgin Mary and the Marian shrine - 'of/from Lourdes' French Girl
Lourice Probably related to Louis/Louise - 'famous, renowned (in battle)' (meaning uncertain/attributed) French Girl
Louvain From the city of Leuven (Louvain) in Belgium French Unisex
Louvinia Likely 'famous warrior' if derived from Louis/Louise; alternatively treated as a variant of Lavinia, whose original meaning is uncertain/Etruscan. English, French Girl
Louyn Likely 'famous warrior' (from Louis) or 'light' (from Lucien) English, French Boy
Louyz Famous warrior / renowned in battle French Boy
Louyza Famous warrior; renowned in battle French Girl
Louyze Famous or renowned warrior French Girl
Loyale Faithful, loyal, steadfast English, French Unisex
Loyce Either "more desirable" (if from Lois) or "famous warrior" (if related to Louis/Loïc) English, French Unisex
Loye Varies by origin. In English/French contexts often locational or a variant of Loy; when related to Louis/Eloy it can carry the sense 'famous in battle' (from Louis). In Yoruba usage it may function as an element in longer names associated with honor or leadership. English, French Boy
Loyle From the island / island dweller French Boy
Loys Renowned/famous warrior French Boy
Loysette Diminutive meaning "little Louis" (from Louis: "famous in battle") French Girl
Loysse Famous in battle; renowned warrior French Girl
Loïsy Probably a French variant of Lois or Louise - 'desirable' (Lois) or 'famous/famous warrior' (Louise). French Girl
Lucelle Light (diminutive: "little light") French Girl
Luciena Light (from Latin 'lux') French Girl
Lucinde Light, illumination French Girl
Luciole Firefly; literally 'little light' or 'glow' French Girl
Lucyl Light French, Latin Girl
Ludoisia Famous warrior; renowned in battle. French Girl
Ludovine Famous warrior French Girl
Luella-Faye Combines Luella ('renowned/famous warrior') and Faye ('fairy' or 'faith'); overall sense: 'renowned warrior with fairy-like charm.' English, French Girl

French name popularity over time

Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.

3,013
Names in this origin
361
With data in 2024
41,820
Births 2024
374,591
Peak year 1949