French baby names 

A list of female and male baby names from France, sorted alphabetically with information about their meanings and origins

French Names for Girls

ABELIA: French feminine form of Abel, meaning "herdsman." 

ABELLE: French feminine form of Abel, meaning "herdsman." 

ADÉLAÏDE: French name derived from German Adalheidis, meaning "noble sort," from athel "noble" and haidu "kind; sort."

ADELAIS: French form of English Adelaide, meaning "noble sort."

ADÈLE: Nickname for French Adélaïde, meaning "noble."

ADÉLIE: Elaborated form of French Adèle, meaning "noble."

ADELINE: Pet form of French Adèle, meaning "noble."

ADILENE: Variant of French Adeline, meaning "noble."

ADRIENNE: French feminine form of English Adrian, meaning "from Hadria."

AGACE: French form of Agatha, meaning "good."

AGATE: Old French jewel name, meaning "agate."

AGNÈS: French form of English Agnes, meaning "chaste; holy."

AIMÉE: French name, derived from the French word aimée, meaning "much loved."

ALAINA: Feminine form of French Alain, meaning "beautiful, handsome."

ALAYNA: Variant of French Alaina, meaning "beautiful, handsome."

ALBERTINE: French feminine form of English Albert, meaning "bright nobility."

ALEXANDRIE: French feminine form of Alexander, meaning "defender of mankind."

ALEXANDRINE: French form of English Alexandrina, meaning "defender of mankind."

ALIENOR: "Foreign; the other." Old Provençal name, sometimes mistaken for a derivative of Helen, but actually of Germanic origin, from the element ali, meaning "foreign, other."

ALINE: Nickname for French Adeline, meaning "noble."

ALISON: Old French unisex form of English Alice, meaning "noble sort." 

ALPHONSINE: French feminine form of Spanish Alfonso, meaning "noble and ready."

AMANDINE: French form of English Amanda, meaning "lovable."

AMARANTE: French form of English Amarantha, a flower name meaning "unfading."

AMBRE: French form of English Amber, meaning "amber."

AMÉLIE: French form of Amelia, meaning "work."

AMORETTE: French name meaning "little love." 

ANAIS (Anaïs): French form of Anna, meaning "favor; grace."

ANASTAISE: Variant of French Anastasie, meaning "resurrection."

ANASTASIE: French form of Latin Anastasia, meaning "resurrection."

ANDREE (Andrée): French feminine form of Andrew, meaning "man; warrior."

ANETTE: Variant of French Annette, meaning "favor; grace."

ANGELE (Angèle): French feminine form of Latin Angelus, meaning "angel, messenger."

ANGELINE: French diminutive form of Angèle, meaning "angel, messenger."

ANGELIQUE: French form of Italian Angelica, meaning "angelic."

ANNE: French form of Hebrew biblical name Hannah, meaning "favor; grace."

ANNETTE: French diminutive form of Anne, meaning "favor; grace."

ANTOINETTA: Variant of French Antoinette, possibly meaning "invaluable."