LOUVEL: Old Norman French byname derived from a diminutive form of the word lou "wolf," hence "little wolf."LUC: Norman French form of Latin Lucas, meaning "from Lucania."
LUCIEN: French form of Roman Latin Lucianus, meaning "light."MACAIRE: French form of Latin Macarius, meaning "blessed."MAINARD: Norman French form of German Meinhard, meaning "strong and hardy."MAINFRED: Norman French form of German Manfred, meaning "strong peace."MALGIER: Norman French form of German Malger, meaning "work-spear."MARC: Short form of French Marceau, meaning "defense" or "of the sea." Compare with another form of Marc.MARCEAU: French form of Latin Marcus, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."MARCEL: French form of Roman Latin Marcellus, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."MARCELLIN: French form of Roman Latin Marcellinus, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."MARCELON: Diminutive form of French Marcel "defense" or "of the sea," hence "little one of the sea."MARIN: French form of Roman Latin Marinus, meaning "of the sea."MARROK: Possibly a French form of Latin Marcus, meaning "defense" or "of the sea." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a knight who was also a werewolf. In Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, "Death of Arthur," (1469-1470), there is a single line mentioning this knight; it reads as follows: "Sir Marrok the good knyghte that was betrayed with his wyf for she made hym seven yere a werwolf." MARTIN: French form of Roman Latin Martinus, meaning "of/like Mars." Compare with another form ofMartin.MATHIEU: French form of Hebrew Mattithyah, meaning "gift of God."MATHIS: French and German form of Greek Mattathias, meaning "gift of God."MATTHIEU: Variant spelling of French Mathieu, meaning "gift of God."MAUGER: Short form of Norman French Amauger, meaning "work-spear."MAUGIER: Variant form of Norman French Mauger, meaning "work-spear."MAURICE: Contracted form of Roman Latin Mauricius, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor." Introduced to Britain by the Normans. Infrequently used by the French and English.MAXENCE: French form or Roman Latin Maxentius, meaning "the greatest."MAXIME: French form of Latin Maximus, meaning "the greatest." MAXIMILIEN: French form of Roman Latin Maximilianus, meaning "the greatest rival."MICHEL: French form of Greek Michaēl, meaning "who is like God?"MILUN: French form of Latin Milon, meaning "little soldier." MODESTE: French form of Roman Latin Modestus, meaning "moderate, sober."MOISÉ: Old French form of Hebrew Moshe, meaning "drawn out."NAPOLEON: French form of Italian Napoleone, a very rare name borne by a short emperor (5'6"), probably meaning "elf, dwarf, Nibelung (son of the mist)."NARCISSE: French form of Latin Narcissus, possibly meaning "numbness; sleep."NAZAIRE: French form of Latin Nazarius, meaning "of Nazareth."NEL: Norman French form of Scandinavian Njal, meaning "champion."NICODÈME: French form of Latin Nicodemus, meaning "victory of the people."NICOLAS: French form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning "victor of the people."NIHEL: Anglo-Norman French form of Middle English Nigel, meaning "champion."NOÉ: French form of Greek Noe, meaning "rest."NOËL: French name derived from Latin natalis dies, meaning "day of birth."NORBERT: Old French name composed of the Germanic elements nord "north" and berht "bright, famous," hence "bright northman" or "famous northman."ODA: Old French form of German Otto, meaning "wealthy." Compare with feminine Oda.ODILON: French form of German Odo, meaning "wealthy."OLIVIER: Of Norman French origin, thus ultimately of Germanic origin, probably from German Alfihar, meaning "elf army." The name was first used as a character name in the French epic La Chanson de Roland.ONESIME: French form of Latin Onesimus, meaning "profitable, useful."ONFROI: Norman French form of Norman Germanic Hunfrid, meaning "giant peace."OTES: Norman French name derived from German Otto, meaning "wealthy."PAPILLION: French name derived from the word papillon, meaning "butterfly."PASCAL: French name derived from Latin Paschalis, meaning "Passover; Easter." This name was popular with early Christians, mainly given to sons born at Easter time.PASCHAL: Variant spelling of French Pascal, meaning "Passover; Easter."PATRICE: Medieval French form of Latin Patricius, meaning "patrician; of noble descent."PAUL: English and French form of Latin Paulus, meaning "small." In the bible, this is the name of the author of the 14 epistles of the New Testament.PÉPIN: Old French name, possibly derived from the word pepin/pipin, meaning "seed of a fruit."PERCEVAL: Variant spelling of French Percevel, meaning "pierced valley."PERCEVEL: French name based on Celtic Peredur (of unknown meaning), but composed of the Old French elements perce(r) "to pierce" and val "valley," hence "pierced valley." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the pure and innocent knight of King Arthur's court who was known as "the Welshman." He succeeded in the quest for the Holy Grail. PERRIN: Pet form of French Pierre, meaning "rock, stone."PHILBERT: Variant spelling of French Philibert, meaning "very bright."PHILIBERT: Variant spelling of French Filibert, meaning "very bright."PHILIPPE: French form of Latin Philippus, meaning "lover of horses."PIERRE: French form of Latin Petrus, meaning "rock, stone."PIERRES: Older form of French Pierre, meaning "rock, stone."PONS: French form of Roman Latin Pontius, meaning "of the sea; seaman."QUENTIN: Old French form of Latin Quintinus, meaning "fifth."QUINTIN: Variant spelling of Old French Quentin, meaning "fifth."QUINTON: Variant spelling of Old French Quentin, meaning "fifth." Compare with another form ofQuinton.RAIMOND: Old French form of Frankish German Raginmund, meaning "wise protector."RAIMUND: Norman French form of German Raginmund, meaning "wise protector."RAINIER: French form of German Rainer, meaning "wise warrior."RAOUL: Old French form of German Radulf, meaning "wise wolf."RAPHAËL: French form of Hebrew Rephael, meaning "healed of God" or "whom God has healed."RAULF: Norman French contracted form of German Radulf, meaning "wise wolf."RÉGIS: French occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old French régir ("to rule or manage"), hence "manager, ruler."REINALD: Old French form of German Reinhold, meaning "wise ruler."RÉMI: Variant spelling of French Rémy, meaning "oarsman."RÉMY: French form of Roman Latin Remigius, meaning "oarsman."RENARD: Variant spelling of Old French Renart, meaning "wise and strong."RENART: Old French form of Old High German Reginhard, meaning "wise and strong."RENAUD: Variant spelling of Norman French Reynaud, meaning "wise ruler."RENÉ: French form of Latin Renatus, meaning "reborn."REYNAUD: Variant spelling of Norman French Reynold, meaning "wise ruler."REYNOLD: Norman French form of Old Norse Rögnvaldr, meaning "wise ruler."RICHAUD: Norman French form of Latin Ricardus, meaning "powerful ruler."RICHE: Medieval French name of Germanic origin, used as a short form of longer names beginning with Rich-, meaning "power."ROBERT: Norman French form of Latin Robertus, meaning "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.ROCH: French form of Italian Rocco, meaning "rest."RODOLPH: Variant spelling of French Rodolphe, meaning "famous wolf."RODOLPHE: French form of Latin Rudolphus, meaning "famous wolf."RODRIGUE: French form of Old High German Hrodric, meaning "famous power."ROGIER: French form of Latin Rogerius, meaning "famous spear." ROLAND: Norman French form of German Hrodland, meaning "famous land." ROLANDE: Variant spelling of Norman French Roland, meaning "famous land."ROMAIN: French form of Latin Romanus, meaning "Roman."ROUL: Old Norman French form of German Radulf, meaning "wise wolf."ROUSEL: Old French byname for a red-head, composed of the word rous "red," and a diminutive suffix, hence "little red one."SACHA: French form of Russian unisex Sasha, meaning "defender of mankind."SACHEVERELL: Old Norman French surname transferred to forename use, derived from the place name Saute-Chevreuil, meaning "roe-buck leap."SALOMON: Medieval Latin form of Greek Solomōn, meaning "peaceable." In use by the French.SÉBASTIEN: French form of Latin Sebastianus, meaning "from Sebaste."SÉRAPHIN: French form of Latin Seraphinus, meaning "burning one" or "serpent."SERGE: French form of Latin Sergius, possibly meaning "sergeant." SÉVÈRE: French form of Roman Latin Severus, meaning "stern."SÉVERIN: French form of Roman Latin Severinus, meaning "stern."SIMON: English and French form of Greek Simōn, meaning "hearkening." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of many characters, including a sorcerer and a brother of Jesus. It is often confused with Simon (2).STÉPHANE: French form of Latin Stephanus, meaning "crown."STUART: French form of English Stewart, meaning "house guard; steward." In use by the English and Scottish.SYLVAIN: French form of Roman Silvanus, meaning "from the forest."SYLVESTRE: French form of Latin Silvester, meaning "from the forest."TELESPHORE: French form of Latin Telesphorus, meaning "bearing fruit."THÉO: Short form of French Théodore, meaning "gift of God."TH�ODORE: French form of Latin Theodorus, meaning "gift of God."THÉOPHILE: French form of Latin Theophilus, meaning "friend of God."THIBAULD: Old French form of Middle Latin Theobaldus, meaning "people-bold."THIBAULT: Variant spelling of Old French Thibauld, meaning "people-bold."THIERRI: Norman French form of Visigothic Thiudereiks, meaning "first of the people; king of nations."THIERRY: Variant spelling of Norman French Thierri, meaning "first of the people; king of nations."TIMOTHÉE: French form of Latin Timotheus, meaning "to honor God."TOUSSAINT: French name meaning "all saints."TRISTAN: French form of Welsh Drystan, probably meaning "riot, tumult." The change in spelling is due to association with the French word triste, meaning "sad." In Arthurian legend, this was the name of aKnight of the Round Table. He was the son of Blancheflor and Rivalen (Isabelle and Meliodas in later versions), and the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall. He is the hero of the story Tristan and Iseult, in which he is sent to Ireland to fetch Isolde to wed the king but falls in love with her on their return. TRISTAND: Variant spelling of French Tristan, probably meaning "riot, tumult."TRISTRAM: Variant form of French Tristan, probably meaning "riot, tumult."TRYSTAN: Variant spelling of French Tristan, probably meaning "riot, tumult."URBAIN: French form of Roman Latin Urbanus, meaning "of the city."VALENTIN: French form of Latin Valentinus, meaning "healthy, strong." Compare with other forms ofValentin.VALÈRE: French form of Roman Latin Valerius, meaning "to be healthy, to be strong." VALÉRIAN: French form of Roman Latin Valerianus, meaning "to be healthy, to be strong."VALÉRY: French name composed of the Germanic elements walah "foreign" and ric "power," hence "foreign power."VEILLANTIF: French form of Italian Vegliantino, meaning "the little vigilant one."VINCENS: French name derived from Latin Vincentius, meaning "conquering."VIVIEN: French name derived from Roman Latin Vivianus, meaning "alive, animated, lively." Compare with feminine Vivien.WALTIER: Variant form of Old French Gautier, meaning "ruler of the army."WILLELM: Norman French form of Old High German Wilhelm, meaning "will-helmet."YVAIN: French form of Old Breton Even and Middle English Ywain, meaning "well born." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a Knight of the Round Table, also known by the Welsh name Owain.YVES: French form of German Yvo, meaning "yew tree." Yvon shares the same etymology.YVON: French form of German Yvo, meaning "yew tree." Yves shares the same etymology.ZACHARIE: French form of Hebrew Zekaryah, meaning "whom Jehovah remembered."
