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French names - Baby names with the origin French

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Pare {'Māori': 'an ornamental headband or carved lintel; an adornment', 'Indonesian': 'the word for bitter gourd / bitter melon (a vegetable)', 'French': "from Old French 'paré' meaning 'adorned' (used as a surname)"} French, Indonesian, Norman Unisex
Parie Derived from Persian Pari meaning "fairy" or "angelic being" French, Persian Girl
Parnele Diminutive of Petronilla - 'little Petronilla' (by extension sometimes associated with 'rock' via Petron- / Petra associations) English, French Girl
Parnelle Likely "rock" or "little rock" (linked to Peter/Petronilla) English, French, Irish Girl
Paryse Probably a modern respelling of Paris (from the city of Paris) or a variant of Persian Parisa meaning "like a fairy" (fairy-like). English, French Girl
Passebreul Passage or path by/through a small wood or grove French, Norman Boy
Passenger Traveler; one carried English, French, Latin Girl
Paten Likely either 'son/descendant of Pat/Patrick' if surname-derived, or taken from the liturgical word 'paten' meaning a small plate. English, French, Latin Unisex
Pauletta Little, small; humble (derived from the Latin name Paulus) French Girl
Paulot Diminutive of Paul - "little Paul"; from Latin Paulus meaning "small" or "humble" French Boy
Pavelle Little, small; humble (from Latin Paulus/Paul) French, Slavic Girl
Pearlette Little pearl English, French Girl
Peilla Unclear - likely a place-name-derived name (see Peilla in southern France) or possibly related to 'pearl' (Latin perla) or to the Greek place-name Pella; precise meaning unknown French Girl
Pellean Related to Peter (Greek petros) meaning "rock, stone"; as a diminutive implies "little Peter" or "little rock" French Boy
Perbon Possibly 'good Peter' or 'good rock' - a compound meaning combining 'rock' (Peter) and 'good' (bon). French Boy
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
Perette Little rock; diminutive form of Pierre/Peter French Girl
Perin From Persian/Turkish pari 'fairy' - 'fairy-like'; alternatively as a variant of French Perrin (diminutive of Pierre) - 'little rock'. English, French, Persian, Turkish Unisex
Perinne Rock, stone (diminutive form of Pierre/Peter) French Girl
Pernell Rock, little rock English, French Unisex
Peronel Associated with 'rock' (from Greek petros/Peter) - a diminutive sense: 'little rock' or 'little Peter' French Girl
Perrey Dweller by the pear tree; alternatively a form of Peter meaning 'rock' (if derived from Pierre) English, French Unisex
Perryn Rock; 'little rock' (diminutive of Peter) English, French Boy
Petita Little; small; "little one" Catalan, French, Spanish Girl
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
Philberte Very bright; much bright (very famous) French Girl
Philibirte Very bright, illustrious (from elements meaning 'much' + 'bright') French Girl
Philiburt From Old High German elements filu 'much' + beraht 'bright' - 'very bright' or 'very illustrious'. French, Germanic Boy
Phillberte Very bright, illustrious French Girl
Phillibirte Very bright French Girl
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
Phylibirte Very bright; illustrious French Girl
Pieret Little rock / little stone (diminutive of Peter) French Boy
Pierine Rock or stone (feminine form related to Peter) French, Italian Girl
Pierinne Rock, stone (feminine form derived from Peter) French, Italian Girl
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
Pierretta Little rock (diminutive of Pierre/Peter) French Girl
Pilou Rock, stone French, Greek, Latin Boy
Pinot Little pine; pinecone French Boy
Pipee No single established meaning; probably a pet form of Philippa (lover of horses) or derived from 'piper' (pipe player); often used as a playful nickname French Girl
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

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