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French names - Baby names with the origin French

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Nycole Victory of the people French, Greek Girl
Nymue The Lady of the Lake - an enchantress, a guardian/mentor figure in Arthurian tales French Girl
Oberen Possibly 'from above' or 'upper'; alternatively linked to Oberon meaning 'elf‑ruler' (from Germanic Alberich). French Boy
Oberin Elf ruler; king of the fairies French, Germanic Boy
Ocan Likely 'one who knows' or 'understanding' if from Turkish Okan; alternatively 'ocean' if from Océan French Boy
Octavie-Elise From Latin 'eighth' + Hebrew-derived 'pledged to God' (combined meaning: 'eighth' and 'pledged to God') French Girl
Octavie-Louise 'Eighth' (Octavie) + 'famous/renowned warrior' (Louise) French Girl
Oddett Little/young bearer of wealth; associated with wealth or fortune French Girl
Odeleta Probably 'little praise' (from Odelia, Hebrew 'I will praise the Lord') or 'little wealth/fortunate one' (from Odette, Germanic 'wealth/fortune') French Girl
Odelett Diminutive of Odette - 'little wealthy one' or 'little fortune' French Girl
Odelette Diminutive of Odette/Oda - 'little wealth' or 'small fortune; prosperous' French Girl
Odelin Little wealthy or prosperous one; fortunate French Unisex
Odeta Wealth, fortune (diminutive: "little wealth") French Girl
Odetta Derived from 'aud' meaning wealth/fortune - prosperous, fortunate French Girl
Odettah Wealth, riches; prosperous, fortunate French Girl
Odylle Wealth; fortune; prosperous heritage French Girl
Ogier From Germanic elements meaning 'wealth, fortune' (od/ot) + 'spear' (gar/ger) - 'fortunate/wealthy spear' or 'spear of fortune'. French Boy
Oilibhear Olive tree French, Irish Boy
Olianne Blend of 'olive' (peace) and 'Anne' (grace) - roughly 'graceful/peaceful one'. English, French Girl
Olier Derived from Olivier/Oliver - 'olive tree' or 'olive-bearing' French Boy
Olinde Uncertain. Likely place-name derived or a variant of names such as Olindo/Olinda; no single widely attested meaning French Boy
Oliphant From Old French olifant meaning 'elephant' or an ivory horn made from an elephant's tusk French Boy
Oliveria Derived from 'olive'/'olive tree' - symbolizing peace and fruitfulness; feminine form of Oliver/Olivia French Girl
Olivet Olive tree; Mount of Olives Biblical, French Girl
Ondyne Water nymph; wave French, Latin Girl
Onorine Honor, honorable, honored French Girl
Oralie Likely 'golden' (from Aurelia/Oralia) or 'light' (from Ora) French Girl
Oree Either 'my light' (Hebrew) or 'edge/border' (French) English, French, Hebrew Unisex
Oreel Possibly 'light of God' (Hebrew) or 'golden' (Latin); modern invented form French, Hebrew, Latin Unisex
Orele Possibly 'light of God' (from Hebrew Orel) or associated with 'golden' (from Latin/French Aurelius/Aurelia) French, Hebrew, Latin Girl
Orelle Either "golden" (if linked to Aurelia) or "God's light" / "light of God" (if from Hebrew Orel); also used as a French feminine/place name. French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin Girl
Orguelleuse Proud French Girl
Oribel Possibly 'beautiful light' or 'light and beautiful' French Girl
Orielle Likely 'golden' (from Latin/Catalan roots such as aureolus/oriol) or, alternatively, 'my light' when linked to Hebrew 'Ori' Catalan, French Girl
Orlandeau "Famous throughout the land" (derived from Germanic elements for 'fame' and 'land') French Boy
Orlean 'From Orléans' (denoting origin from the French city Orléans) French Unisex
Orval Golden valley French Boy
Orvelle From the 'golden town' or 'golden village' English, French Boy
Orvil Golden town; golden settlement English, French Boy
Orvile From the golden town French, Norman Boy
Orville 'golden town' or 'gold town' French Boy
Orvyle From a 'golden town' (or = gold + ville = town) French Boy
Orvyll Golden town French Boy
Ouen Wealth/fortune + friend - "wealthy/fortunate friend" Breton, French, Germanic Boy
Ourson Little bear; bear cub; teddy bear French Boy
Ovidie Of the sheep French, Latin Girl
Pacifique Peaceful French Boy
Pansia Associated with the pansy flower; thought, remembrance French Girl
Papy Affectionate term meaning "grandfather" or "little father" French Boy
Parc Park; enclosed area or preserve French Unisex

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