Names in French for women. Bright and unusual female French names

Male French names are one of the most beautiful and harmonious sounding. Alain Delon, Bertrand Blier, Mathilde Seigner... Their pronunciation reflects all the charm of France, its sophistication and attractiveness. In this article, we will look at how French male names were formed, and what preceded this.

From the history

The formation of names in France was greatly influenced by constant wars and invasions by foreign conquerors. In the era of the ancient Gauls, Greek, Jewish and Celtic Abraham, Isaac and so on were popular). After the invasion of the Romans and Germans on French lands, the Roman ones (Arthur, Julius) and (Karl, Wilhelm) became widespread. In the 18th century, a law was passed that names must be assigned from the Catholic calendar of saints. But it did not last long, and until now the French are free to name children at their discretion. Based on this, it is safe to conclude that male French names are a reflection of the rich history of France.

How does naming happen?

According to French traditions, the name consists of three parts, and the main person is free to choose himself. Male French names are assigned according to the following scheme: the first part is the name of the grandfather on the father's side, the second part is the name of the grandfather on the mother's side, the third part is the name of the saint who patronizes the born. If another boy appears in the family, then he is already given the names of his great-grandfathers on the paternal and maternal lines. French male names, the list of which is presented below, are now actively used by people of all nationalities.

Name	Meaning
Adelard	noble power
Alain	Beautiful
Alphonse	ready to do anything for his goal
Amadoer	attractive
Andre	warrior man
Arman	brave and courageous person
Bernard	bass bear
Blaise
Vivien	alive, active
Weilr	strong man
Gaston	from Gascony
Gilbert	pledge
Gauthier	army manager
Gustave	meditating
Dion	Zeus (the god of thunder from Greek mythology)
Desiree	desired
Joseph	multiplying
Dominic	lordly
jean	good god
Jacques	displacer
Jerome	holy name
Ilbert	bright battle
Camille	attendant in a church
Cyprian	a native of Cyprus
Claude	lame
Christoph	Christ the bearer
Lionel	lion boy
Ledger	spear people
Leonard	lion strong
loter	man fighter
Louis	famous warrior
Lucian	easy
Maximilian	biggest
Marselon	little warrior
Mathis	god's gift
Maurice	black man
Napoleon	lion of naples
Nicholas	victory of the people
Nichel
Noel	god's birthday
Oberon	elf bear
Olivie	elf army
Audric	ruler
Pascal	easter baby
Pyrrhus	rock, stone
Raul	old and wise wolf
Raphael	God
Renard	wise and strong
Rodrigue	famous authority
Salomon	man from the world
Sylvester	man from the forest
Stephen	crown
Theodore	a gift from God
Thierry	king of nations
Fabrice	master
Fernand	ready to ride
Philip	horse lover
Franc	free
Horace	eagle eye
Charles	Human
Amery	home manager
Emil	competitor
yurben	city ​​dweller

Beautiful French male names are popular all over the world. Often, even in our country, you can find a person with a French name.

French names are beautiful and original, they have their own complex but interesting history. Among them are especially popular, containing fashionable options today, as well as the names of saints. The latter are not only attractive, but are also talismans that protect their owner throughout life.

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French names for girls and men are especially popular in many countries of the world. Therefore, you can often meet people with beautiful names originally from France, no matter what country or city you are in. These names sound harmonious and melodious, give their owner a touch of exoticism, romance and elegance.

Features of French names

Names in France appeared a very long time ago - the period is calculated in tens of centuries. Over time, the names have changed, which was influenced by both historical events and fashion trends. In France, during the time of Gaul, among the nicknames there were a large number of Greek and Celtic ones, later Jewish names also appeared on the territory of the state.

In the Middle Ages, when the German conquerors came to the country, Germanic nicknames appeared, and already in the 18th century a law was created requiring parents to call babies the names of people who somehow belonged to the church. Soon, foreign nicknames lost their relevance, as citizens preferred to give Catholic or truly French ones. Today, such laws have lost their force, and the French give their babies any names.

Choosing a name today, parents adhere to European rules: a person can have one or two names and a single surname. Many citizens continue to observe traditions and prefer the nicknames of saints. Often a child receives two personal names. This is done in order to give the baby the patronage of two saints at once. However, in life, a person uses only one name that he likes the most. This approach is considered practical - that's what the French say. If a citizen after the age of majority decides to change a commonly used nickname, he can use any of his names. Thus, he can avoid paperwork and a long process of replacing documents.

Another interesting feature of French names is polite treatment. A title is often used for this. If your interlocutor is a man, you should say “Monsignor”, ​​but if the appeal is directed to an unmarried lady, you can tactfully say “Mademoiselle”, if we are talking about a divorced or married woman - “Madame”. However, today everything is much simpler, and the young girl is always addressed as “Mademoiselle”, and to the older ladies “Madame”. By the way, addressing a person only by name in France is a sign of ignorance and illiteracy. This is only allowed in the circle of family or friends.

State law also states that every citizen can have two names. The first is used as a personal, for use at school, work and in other areas of life. The second fits into the documents.

But according to the traditions of the country, children are given three names:

1. The first-born male will be named after the grandfather by the father's family, then the second name is given, in honor of the grandfather by the mother's family, then the name of the saint is used (chosen and given on the day of baptism).
2. The first-born females are called by the name belonging to the grandmother in the female line, then - the second grandmother in the male gender, the third nickname is chosen from the names of the saints.
3. The second boy in the family is named in honor of the great-grandfather by the father's family, then the maternal great-grandfather, the third invariably - in honor of the saint.
4. The youngest girl is given the name of her great-grandmother by mother, the second - by her great-grandmother by father, the third - by the name of a saint.

French female names

The names of French women are distinguished by their beauty and melody. In Catholic families, a woman necessarily has three names, the last of which refers to the saint commemorated on the day of baptism. Parents believe that the third nickname gives the daughter a protector who will accompany her throughout her life and help her avoid difficulties and problems.

If a woman has three names, this does not mean that she will be called differently. It will be called the main one, recorded in the identity document. When a girl becomes an adult, she can change her primary name to whatever her parents gave her.

In modern France, Russian names are again in fashion. The most popular include: Adele, Elvira, Camilla, Violeta. In turn, the French offer everyone their beautiful names, which are called babies all over the world:

• Amelie;
• Veronica;
• Irene;
• Carolina;
• Claire;
• Katherine;
• Monica;
• Morion;
• Celine;
• Sylvia;
• Jeannette;
• Emma.

The above list contains not only French names. So, the name Jeannette has Jewish roots, Veronica - Greek. There are a lot of borrowed names, all of them are used by many modern parents.

French names for men

Men, just like women, receive three names at birth: the main, the second and the nickname of the saint. Boys are called by the names of their fathers and grandfathers - traditions are rarely observed, and not all parents want to give European, American and other names to their sons.

The most popular names for the representatives of the strong half include:

• Gin;
• Michelle;
• Philip;
• Alain;
• Patrick;
• Pierre;
• Nicolas;
• Christoph;
• Christian;
• Daniel.

Also popular are Bernard, Eric, Frederic Laurent, Stefan, Pascal, David, Gerard, Julien, Olivier, Jacques.

In the country, many people use double names, for example, Jean-Pierre, Paul-Henry, Anna-Laura, Marie-Louise. Both words are written with a hyphen and belong to the same gender. But there are times when two words are used, masculine and feminine. For a man, the first name is masculine, for example, Jean-Marie, for a girl - feminine - Anna-Vincent. It is worth knowing that if the name of your interlocutor consists of two parts, this is how you should address him: Jean-Pierre, Anna-Laura, etc.

Many names for the weaker sex are formed from male ones, to which the suffixes "ette", "ine" and others are added. Often such additions affect the pronunciation: Armand - Armand, Daniel - Danielle.

A little about surnames. They first appeared in the 16th century. Then the king ordered all citizens to choose their own surnames. She could be the name of the father of the family (Bernard, Robert, Henry and others). A second word was added to the name, denoting a character trait, features of appearance, a settlement (large, low, dark, swarthy).

french boy names

The French language is considered one of the most melodic and beautiful among all existing ones. The names for young male citizens are also distinguished by euphony. This is due, first of all, to the origin of the names, which was influenced by historical events, the Catholic faith and other factors.

Some of the most popular boy names today are:

Alphonse Aler Georges Amadoer Jules Ambroise Henry Louis Anselm Luke Antoine Lucian Apollinaire mathis Armel Maurice Astor Napoleon Athanase Noel Basil Auguste

Benezet Pascal Baudouin Patrice Vivienne Percival Guyon Pierre Gilbert Raul Gauthier Roland Didier Silestin Jacques Timothy Jean Thierry Gerard Fernand Germain

french girl names

The French are believing Catholics, giving children several names, one of which has a church connotation. This applies to both boys and girls. The chosen patron is especially important for the latter, because women are considered weak and tender, so more men need the strength of a protector.

Traditionally, girls are called a way: the first name is from grandmothers in both the female and male lines. The second is dictated by the day when the baby was baptized.

The second girl in the family receives the names of great-grandmothers plus the name of the saint. Despite the fact that this tradition is many years old, today's youth adheres to it with pleasure. However, among the parents there are also fashion lovers who are ready to reward their daughter with any name they like. Both Russian and European unusual names are popular, for example, Dylan, Kilian, Ocean, Ains.

Beautiful French names and their meaning

France is the owner of hundreds of beautiful, euphonious names. Every year the list is updated with new options.

Beautiful female names:

• Emma is one of the top names that has not left the first place for ten years. In France, every 7th newborn girl is called this way.
• Lolita or Lola - formed from Luisa. A beautiful, playful name, not suitable for little girls, but most welcome - for adults, business women.
• Chloe - came into fashion during the popularization of Negro culture.
• Lea - at first glance, an inexpressive name, but despite this, it is in demand among the French.
• Mano - derived from Mari. A noble name by French standards.
• Louise is a "retro" name that sends us back half a century.
• Zoya - used not only in Russia, but also in France. It translates as "life".
• Lilu or Lilia is an interesting name that evokes associations with a fairy-tale country.
• Lena is a familiar name that the French call their babies today.
• Sarah is a Jewish name that has been in vogue for decades.
• Kamiy is a name for all times, winning in all situations.
• Lina - formed from Angelina.
• Eve is the name of Adam's girlfriend, and therefore always remains in demand.
• Alice - has a number of options: Alicia, Alice, etc.
• Rima is the ruler of Rome.

Beautiful male names:

• Nathan - a leading place in the hit parade of male names. More than ten children are in the first places. If your name is Artem and you are going to France, know that they will call you Nathan there!
• Enzo is a nickname that owes its popularity to the famous film masterpiece from Luc Besson - the film "The Blue Abyss".
• Louis - brevity and royal charm in one nickname.
• Gabrielle is a new fashion trend that many couples who have become parents use today.
• Jules is a proper name that belonged to Julius Caesar. But today this nickname is associated with France.
• Arthur is the name of a great king and is now popular among boys.
• Timeo - names ending in "o" - the squeak of fashion.
• Rafael is a beautiful name for a little boy, adult men with this name are called Rafas.
• Mael - the nickname means something like "boss", "royal person".
• Adam - especially for Eve.

Popular French names

In recent years, Russians do not choose native Russian names, but prefer foreign ones, including French ones. They can be heard more and more often in educational institutions, kindergartens, and medical institutions. Among the popular ones are Daniel, Adele, Anabel, Anais, Ismina, Marcel, Margot, Marietta, Mathieu, Thomas, Emil.

When choosing a name for a baby, do not be too lazy to get acquainted with its meaning, because both the French and we believe that a popular name will bring good luck to the baby, and a nickname denoting a bright character trait, a magical symbol, natural forces, will give happiness, health and well-being!

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French surnames

French surnames

List of famous french surnames.

The first French surnames appeared among representatives of high French society. Later, in 1539, a royal decree was issued, according to which, for each inhabitant of France, his family name, that is, his surname, was assigned.

As surnames, the French, like other peoples, used personal names, nicknames and derivatives of names and nicknames.

According to the royal decree, surnames were to be inherited and recorded in parish books. This royal decree of 1539 is considered the official beginning of the emergence of French surnames. Aristocrats used the preposition de before the surname.

At first, under French law, a child could only bear the father's surname, and the mother's surname could only be given to a child if the father was unknown. Now French law allows parents to decide for themselves whose surname the child will have - the surname of the father or the surname of the mother. Also used double french surnames, which are written with a hyphen.

At the moment, the following titles are placed before the use of French names and surnames:

Mademoiselle (mademoiselle) - an appeal to an unmarried woman, a girl.

Madame (madame) - an appeal to a married, divorced or widowed woman. The plural is Mesdames ("honey").

Monsieur (monsieur) - an appeal to a man.

Like all words in French, surnames have fixed stress at the end of a word.

French surnames (list)

adan

Alain

Azule

Alkan

Amalric

Anglade

Anen

Arbogast

Arias

Arno

Harcourt

Attal

Bazin

Baio

Bastien

Bayle

Benard

Benoit

Bertlein

Blanchard

Bonnard

Bonnier

Bosset

Beauchamp

Brossard

boisselier

Boulanger

Bugeaud

Valois

Vaillant

Weber

Venua

viardot

Vilar

Villaret

Vidal

Villeret

Vienne

Gabin

Gallon

Galliano

Garrel

Guerin

Gobert

Godard

Gauthier

Grosso

Not at all

Debussy

deco

delage

Delaunay

Delmas

Demarais

Deneuve

Depardieu

Defosse

Dieudonné

dubois

Ducret

Dumage

Dupre

Duplessis

Jacquard

Jamet

jarre

jonsiere

Julien

Iber

Cavelier

Camber

campo

katel

Catuaur

Keratri

Clement

Collo

Korro

Crespin

Kuapel

Curie

Laboulet

Lavello

Lavoine

Lacombe

Lambert

Lafar

Levasseur

Legrand

Ledoux

Lemaitre

Lepage

Lefebvre

Loconte

Lurie

Lully

Manodu

Martin

Morel

Mare

Maren

Marmontel

Marceau

Martini

Marouani

marshal

Marchand

Matia

Merlin

Mero

Meriel

Message

Messiaen

Millau

monsigny

Monty

Moriah

moss

Muke

Murai

Monsoon

Navarre

Necessary

Naseri

Niva

Noiret

noir

Newburger

Aubin

Ober

Ob

Omon

Parisot

Pascal

Pesson

Perrin

petit

Picard

planel

Prezhan

Ravel

Ramo

Rebel

ribs

Reverdy

Revial

Reason

Richard

Rouge

Rousse

Roussel

Savar

Seigner

Cerro

Sigal

Simon

Sokal

Sorel

Surkuf

Typher

Taffanel

Tom

Tomasi

Tortellier

Trintignant

Trial

Truffaut

Tournier

Tiersen

Ouvrard

Farsi

Philip

Francois

Frey

Fresson

Freel

Foucault

Chabrol

Sharby

Chaplain

Charlemagne

Chatillon

Shero

Ersan

Erran

Etex

The most common French surnames

Andre (Andre)

Bernard (Bernard)

Bertrand (Bertrand)

Bonnet

Vincent (Vincent)

Dubois (Dubois)

DuPont

Durand (Duran)

Girard (Girard)

Lambert (Lambert)

Leroy

Laurent (Laurent)

Lefebvre (Lefevre)

Martin (Martin)

Martinez (Martinez)

Mercier (Mercier)

Michel (Michelle)

Morel (Morel)

Moreau (Moro)

Petit (Petit)

Robert)

Richard (Richard)

Roux (Ru)

Simon (Simon)

Thomas)

Francois (Francois)

Fournier (Fournier)

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France, 2014-2015

SELECT YEAR 2014–2015 2009–2011

State in Western Europe. The capital is Paris. It borders with Spain, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. Population (at the end of 2014) - about 66 million people (all of France) / 64.2 million people (European France). At the beginning of 2011, there were 5.5 million immigrants in France. France also includes four overseas regions (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Reunion). Religious composition (2004 survey): Catholics - 64.3%, Protestants - 1.9%, Jews - 0.6%, Muslims - 4.3%, professing no religion - 27%. However, these data are approximate. According to other surveys, the distribution by confession is different.

The best-known data site for name statistics in France is MeilleursPrenoms.com, billing itself as the very first French name site. Indeed, it has existed since 2000. In addition to data on the origin of names, there are lists of popular names of newborns by year, starting from 1900. For 2014, the twenty most common names. Data for 2013 are not provided. For the rest of the years - the 200 most popular names.

The creator of this website is Stephanie Rapoport. She is the author of books on names that are published regularly based on data from the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Research of France (l "INSEE). Therefore, this site can be completely trusted. I will give the twenty most frequent names of 2014. Probably the names on this site are in descending order frequencies.

Top 20 names. France, 2014

Position number	Male names	Women's names
1	Nathan	Emma
2	Lucas	Lola
3	Leo	Chloé
4	Gabriel	Ines
5	Timeo	Lea
6	enzo	Manon
7	Louis	Jade
8	Raphael	Louise
9	Arthur	Lena
10	Hugo	Lina
11	Jules	Zoe
12	Ethan	Lilou
13	Adam	Camille
14	Nolan	Sarah
15	Tom	Eva
16	noah	Alice
17	Theo	Malys
18	Sacha	Louna
19	Mael	Romane
20	mathis	Juliette

Another interesting name data resource is opendata.paris.fr, maintained by the Paris City Hall. This site has official data on personal names given to newborns in the French capital. They are grouped by year, starting in 2004. The most current data is now for 2015. Names are given, the frequency of which is higher than 4. In 2015, there were 646 such names for men and 659 for women. For each name, the frequency is given in absolute numbers. These materials, although limited to one city, are of undoubted interest to researchers of names.

Top 20 male names. Paris, 2015

Position number	Name	Frequency
1	Adam Gabriel	355 355
2	Raphael	320
3	Paul	260
4	Louis	256
5	Arthur	245
6	Alexandre	226
7	Victor	208
8	Jules	205
9	Mohammed	185
10	Lucas	177
11	Joseph	170
12	Antoine	167
13	Gaspard	165
14	Maxime	152
15	Augustine	146
16	Oscar	133
17	Ethan	131
18	Leo	127
19	Leon	123
20	Martin	122

Top 20 female names. Paris, 2015

Position number	Name	Frequency
1	Louise	293
2	Alice	244
3	Chloé	206
4	Emma	178
5	Ines	175
6	Sarah	174
7	Jeanne	173
8	Anna	160
9	Adele	155
10	Juliette Camille	149 149
11	Lea	143
12	Lina	142
13	Eva	140
14	Sofia	137
15	Charlotte Victoria Rose	134 134 134
16	Mila	132
17	Josephine	127
18	Manon	126
19	Zoe	118
20	Nina	115

You already know how different

Do you know what French names are most popular in France today?

Judging by the kids in our yard, most Russian parents continue to think that such names as Nicole, Sophie, Emily and Daniel are still relevant. Perhaps this is true for Russia, but in France there is a completely different fashion for names!

My little review French female and male names, which won the most sympathy in 2013 from French parents. With remarks, additions and digressions.

French female names

1. Emma (Emma) - I wonder how this name has not yet set the French on edge? For 9 years now, the name Emma has topped the official ranking of the most popular female names!
2. Lola (Lola) - a derivative of Louise. Of course, it sounds less formal and more playful, but little girls tend to grow up ...
3. Chloe (Kloe) - the name has become widespread with the popularization of black American culture.
4. Ines (Ines) - a derivative of Agnes of Hispanic origin.
5. Lea (Lea) - of course, they don’t argue about tastes ... But since this is my blog, I’ll arrogate to myself the right to say what I think: the name is faceless and inexpressive. But the Franks like it ... for 11 years now.
6. Jade (Jade)
7. Manon (Mano) is a derivative of Mari. Probably something like our "Mani" or "Marusya", only the French - this is a noble option.
8. Louise (Louise) is another truly French name in the retro style.
9. Zoe (Zoe) - here the designation of the name saves the situation, Zoe is translated as "Life".
10. Lilou (Lilu) - ahem .. a name in honor of the main character of the "Fifth Element"!
11. Lena (Lena) - well, finally respected and Russian parents.
12. Sarah (Sarah) - Sarochka ... only this name evokes NOT French associations for me?
13. Camille (Kamiy) - something like our Yul and Kat - an alternative win-win option for all time.
14. Maelys (Maelis) - the name is an abbreviation of "Marie? la fleur de Lys. Anything is better than Vladlen or Kim ...
15. Lina (Lina) - diminutive of Angelina (By the way, that’s my daughter’s name! Only here Lina didn’t take root as a diminutive... And in 2011 this name was even more so not in the top)
16. Eva (Eva) - Eve is a very popular name in Russia today.
17. Louna (Moon)
18. Clara (Clara)
19. Alice (Alice) - well, here the French have many variant forms: Alicia, Alison, Alice ...
20. Romane (Roman) - an inhabitant of Rome, that is, an analogue of the name Rimma.

Male French names

1. Nathan (Nathan) - this name has been in the top five of the top since 2005. The French brother of our Artyom.
2. Lucas (Luke)
3. Leo (Leo) - Lyova conquered the French with brevity and specificity.
4. Enzo (Enzo) - little Enzo, like Lilu, owe their name to the "seventh art". Namely, the success of Luc Besson's film "The Blue Abyss".
5. Louis (Louis) - a coup - a combination of brevity and royal flair!
6. Gabriel (Gabriel) - when choosing this name, the fashion trend takes precedence over the understanding of the Old Testament etymology.
7. Jules (Jules) - the proper name of Julius Caesar became a hit and for some reason is now associated exclusively with France.
8. Timeo (Timeo) ... and in general all male names ending in "o" - the latest fashion.
9. Hugo (Hugo)
10. Arthur (Arthur)
11. Ethan (Ethan)
12. Raphael (Rafael) ... a beautiful name, only adult Rafaelis very often reincarnate as Rafs.
13. Mael (Mael) is a Breton name meaning "Chief, Prince".
14. Tom (Tom) - I prefer the full-sounding analogue of this name Thomas.
15. Noah (Noah) - I hope that the fashion for such names will not come to us soon ...
16. Mathis (Mathis)
17. Theo (Theo)
18. Adam (Adam) ... to balance Eve.
19. Nolan (Nolan)
    
20. Clement (Clement) is the namesake of our Voroshilov.

Many French names are beautiful and different ...

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