French Baby Names

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Angelika

Girl

French German Greek

Angel. 'Like an angel. Like an angel.

Angelina

Girl

French Spanish Greek Italian Latin

Angel. Feminine form of Angel, meaning messenger or angel. In 1535, Italian Saint Angela Merici, founded the Ursuline order of nuns at Brescia. An Italian diminutive of the Greek Angela meaning angel or messenger. Angel; Messenger.

Angeline

Girl

French Greek Italian Latin

A French form of the Greek Angela meaning angel or messengerAngel. Feminine form of Angel, meaning messenger or angel. In 1535, Italian Saint Angela Merici, founded the Ursuline order of nuns at Brescia. An Italian diminutive of the Greek Angela meaning angel or messenger. Angel; Messenger.

Angelique

Girl

French Greek Latin

A variant of Angelica meaning angelic. Angel; Like an angel. Angel. Angel; Like an angel. From angelicus meaning angelic.

Anne

Girl

English French Hebrew Literary

Variant of Hebrew Hannah: Favor. Grace. French spelling of English Ann, a variant of Hannah introduced to Britain in the 13th century. Favour or grace. Prayer. God has favoured me. Variant of Hannah. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry VIII, where it belongs to anne Bullen, Katharine's Maid of Honour, afterwards Queen. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Mistress Anne Page, daughter to Mistress Ford. 'Richard III' Lady Anne, widow of Edward, afterwards married to the Duke of Gloucester.

Annette

Girl

English French Hebrew

A variant of Hannah introduced to Britain in the 13th century, made popular in the 14th century by the cult of St Anne. The form of the name varies with fashion:. Variant of Anne meaning Little Ann. Variant of Hebrew 'Hannah' meaning 'Favor. Grace. '. Grace.

Ansel

Boy

English French German Teutonic

God's protection. Variant of Anseim: Introduced from Germany by 11th century St Anselm, who became Archbishop of Canterbury. Adherent of a nobleman. God's protection. Divine helmet.

Ansell

Boy

English French German

God's protection. Variant of Anseim: Introduced from Germany by 11th century St Anselm, who became Archbishop of Canterbury. Adherent of a nobleman. God's protection.

Anselm

Boy

French Teutonic

Follower; one who follows a nobleman. Divine helmet.

Antoine

Boy

English French Latin

Highly praiseworthy. From a Roman clan name. In the 17th century, the spelling Anthony was associated with the Greek anthos meaning flower. A french form of the English Anthony which is derived from a Roman clan name meaning highly praiseworthy. Beyond praise.

Antoinette

Girl

English French Latin

Highly praiseworthy. From a Roman clan name. In the 17th century, the spelling Anthony was associated with the Greek anthos meaning flower. Beyond praise. French feminine form of Anthony generally associated with French queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, guillotined during the French Revolution. Praiseworthy. Feminine of Anthony.

Apollina

Girl

French Greek

Gift from Apollo. From Apdlo.

Aramis

Boy

French

Fictional swordsman: (ambitious and filled with religious aspirations) from Alexander Dumas's Three Musketeers.

Arber

Boy

French Latin

Dealer of herbs. Sells herbs.

Archard

Boy

Anglo-Saxon French German

Sacred. Powerful. Strong.

Archer

Boy

English French Latin

Bow, a bowman. Derived from a surname of Latin origin borne by skilled Middle Ages archers. It has been used occasionally as a first name since the 19th century. An English surname. A bowman. An English surname. Bowman.

Ariane

Girl

French Greek

Very holy. Variant of the Greek Mythological Ariadne, who aided Theseus to escape from the Cretan labyrinth. Holy one.