Baby Names Book French Baby Names for your Little Trendsetter | French Baby Names for your Little Trendsetter |
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Are you looking for a baby name that helps your child stand out in a crowd? Giving your child a French baby name allows you to take that so-called simple "Anthony" or "Claudia" and make it more unique – Antoine or Claudine – so you get the name you like and your baby gets a stand-out moniker.
Since France is occasionally considered to have a laissez-faire attitude about some subjects, it may come as a surprise that they have some long-standing laws governing a child’s first name. A law instituted under Napoleon’s rule calls for Christian children to receive saints’ names, Jewish children to receive Old Testament names, and all children to receive names that won’t make them the subject of ridicule – determined at the discretion of officials who register the names. It goes without saying, whether you’re French or not, that you shouldn’t punish your child with a silly name! But otherwise, American baby-naming is as free as it comes. Without further ado, here are French names that might just suit your little mademoiselle or monsieur – English versions are in parentheses when the name may not automatically lend itself to translation. French Boy NamesAdrien, Aimé, Alain, Alexandre, Alexis, Alfred, Alphonse, Amaury, André (Andrew), Anton, Arnaud, Auguste, Augustin Benjamin, Benoît (Benedict), Bernard, Bertrand, Bertram, Bruno Charles, Christian, Christophe, Claude, Corentin Daniel, David, Denis, Didier, Dion, Dominique Édouard (Edward), Émile, Emmanuel, Éric, Étienne (Steven), Eugène Fabrice, Félix, Florian, Francis, François, Franck, Frédéric Gabriel, Gaston, Georges, Gérard, Gilbert, Gilles, Grégoire, Guillaume, Gustave Henri, Hervé, Honoré, Hugues (Hugo) Isaac, Ivo Jacques (James), Jean (John), Jérôme, Joseph, Jules, Julien Laurent, Léon, Louis, Luc (Luke), Lucas Marc, Marcel, Martin, Matthieu, Maurice (Morris), Michel Nicolas, Noël Odilon, Olivier Pascal, Patrick, Patrice, Paul, Philippe, Pierre (Peter) Raymond, Rémy, René, Richard, Robert, Roger, Roland Sébastien, Serge, Silvane, Stéphane Théodore, Théophile, Thibaut (Theobald), Thierry (Terry), Thomas, Timothée, Tristan Victor, Vincent, Virgile Xavier, Yves, Zacharie Get more French Boy Names and meanings here. French Girl NamesAdélaïde, Adèle, Adrienne, Agathe, Agnès, Aimée, Alexandrie, Alice, Amélie (Amelia), Anaïs, Anastasie, Andrée (Andrea), Anne, Anouk, Antoinette, Arnaude, Astrid, Audrey, Aurélie, Aurore Bernadette, Bernadine, Bertille, Blanche, Brigitte Camille, Capucine, Caroline, Catherine, Cécile, Céline, Chantal, Charlotte, Chloé, Christelle, Christiane, Christine, Claire, Clémence, Colette, Constance, Corinne Danielle, Denise, Diane, Dominique, Dorothée Édith, Éléonore, Élisabeth, Élise, Élodie, Émilie, Émmanuelle Felicité, Fleur, Florence, Françoise, Frédérique Gabrielle, Geneviève, Georgette, Germaine, Gisele Hélène, Héloïse, Henriette, Hortense Indra, Inès, Isabelle Jacqueline, Jeanne (Joan/Jean/Jane), Jeannine (Janine), Joséphine, Josette, Julie, Juliette Laetitia, Laure, Laurence, Lorraine, Louise, Luce (Lucy) Madeleine, Manon, Marcelle, Margaux, Marguerite, Marianne, Marie, Marine, Marthe, Martine, Maryse, Mathilde, Michèle, Monique Nathalie, Nicole, Noëlle, Noémi Océane, Odette, Odile, Olivie, Orianne, Orleans Patricia, Paulette, Pauline, Pénélope, Philippine Rachelle, Rébeque, Régine, Renée, Romaine Sabine, Salomé, Simone, Sophie, Stéphanie, Susanne, Sylvie Tenille, Thérèse, Thomasine Valentine, Valérie, Véronique, Victoire, Violette, Virginie Zénobie, Zoé Get more French Girl Names and meanings here
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Can’t decide between two names? Indulge in the popular French tradition of adding a hyphen and creating a more unique first name like Jean-Luc or Paul-Frédéric for a boy, and Amélie- Élisabeth or Geneviève-Marie for a girl.
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