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1. ABSOLON: French form of Absalom, meaning "my father is peace." 
2. ACHILLE: French and Italian form of Latin Achilles, meaning either "pain" or "lipless."
3. ADELARD: French form of Old German Adalhard, meaning "noble strength." 
4. ADNET: French form of Adam, meaning "earth."
5. ADNOT: French form of Adam, meaning "earth."
6. ADOLPHE: French form of German Adolf, meaning "noble wolf."
7. ADRIEN: French form of Latin Hadrianus, meaning "from Hadria."
8. AIMÉ: Masculine form of French Aimée, meaning "much loved."

9. AIMERI: Variant of Norman French Aimeric, meaning "home-ruler."

10. AIMERIC: Norman French form of Old Middle High German Haimirich, meaning "home-ruler." 

11. AIMERY: French form of Norman French Aimeri, meaning "home-ruler." 

12. ALAIN: French form of Alan, meaning "handsome." 
13. ALAIRE: French name of Latin origin, meaning "joyful; happy." 
14. ALEXANDRE: French, Galician, and Portuguese form of Alexander, meaning "defender of mankind."
15. ALISON: Old French form of English Alice, meaning "noble sort." Sometimes used as a male name.
16. ALPHONSE: French form of Alfonso, meaning "noble and ready."
17. AMABLE: French masculine form of Amabel, meaning "lovable."
18. AMADIEU: French form of Roman Latin Amadeus, meaning "to love God."
19. AMADOUR: French name meaning "lovable." 
20. AMAURI: Variant of French Amaury, meaning "work-power."
21. AMAURY: French form of Old German Amalric, meaning "work-power."
22. AMBROISE: French form of Latin Ambrosius, meaning "immortal."
23. AMEDEE (Amédéé): French form of Latin Amadeus, meaning "to love God."
24. ANATOLE: French form of Latin Anatolius, meaning "east" and "sunrise."
25. ANDRE (André): French form of Andrew, meaning "man; warrior."
26. ANDRION: This French name can be found in An Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris, by Colm Dubh. It is a form of Adrian, meaning "from Hadria."
27. ANSELME: French form of German Anselm, meaning "God-protection."
28. ANTOINE: French form of Roman Antonius, possibly meaning "invaluable." 
29. ANTONIN: French form of Roman Antoninus, possibly meaning "invaluable." 
30. APOLLINAIRE: French form of Greek Apollinaris, possibly meaning "destroyer."
31. ARISTIDE: French form of Latin Aristides, meaning "excellence."
32. ARMAND: French form of German Harmand, meaning "bold/hardy man."
33. ARMEL: French name derived from Celtic Arthmael, meaning "stone prince."
34. ARNAUD: French form of German Arnold, meaning "eagle power."
35. ASCE: Old French name, derived from German Azzo, meaning "noble at birth."
36. ASTOR: French and German name derived from the Occitan element astor, meaning "goshawk," itself from Latin acceptor, a variant of accipiter, meaning "hawk." The name was originally a derogatory nickname for men with hawk-like, predatory characteristics. 
37. ATHANASE: French form of Greek Athanasios, meaning "immortal."
38. AUBEN: Variant of French Aubin, meaning "from Alba."
39. AUBERON: French name of Germanic origin. Possibly from adal "elf" and ber(n) "bear," thus "elf bear." 

40. AUBERT: French form of English Albert, meaning "bright nobility."

41. AUBIN: French form of English Alban, meaning "from Alba."

42. AUDRIC: French form of German Aldrick, meaning "old ruler; long time ruler."

43. AUGUSTE: French form of Roman Augustus, meaning "venerable."

44. AUGUSTIN: French form of Roman Augustinus, meaning "venerable."

45. AURELE (Aurèle): French form of Roman Aurelius, meaning "golden."

46. AURELIEN: French form of Roman Aurelianus, meaning "golden."

47. AYMERIC: Variant of Norman French Aimeric, meaning "home-ruler."

48. BAPTISTE: French name derived from the Greek word bapto, meaning "to dip."
49. BARNABE (Barnabé): French form of Barnabas, meaning "son of exhortation." 
50. BARTHELEMY (Barthélemy): French form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
51. BARTHOMIEU: French Provençal form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
52. BASILE: French form of English Basil, meaning "king."
53. BASTIEN: Nickname for French Sebastien, meaning "from Sebaste."
54. BAUDOUIN: French form of English Baldwin, meaning "brave friend."
55. BEDOIER (Bédoier): French form of English Bedivere, possibly from proto-Celtic *bod(o)-wid-r, meaning "grave-knower," inferring "one who knows (Arthur's) grave."
56. BENEZET (Bénézet): French Provençal form of Benedict, meaning "blessed."
57. BENOIT (Benoît): French form of Benedict, meaning "blessed."
58. BERNARD: English and French form of German Bernhard, meaning "bold as a bear." 
59. BLAISE: French name derived from the Roman name Blasius, meaning "talks with a lisp." 
60. BONIFACE: English and French surname transferred to forename, derived from Italian Bonifacio, meaning "good destiny/fate."
61. BRICE: English and French form of Scottish Bryce, meaning "pied, spotted, speckled." 
62. CAÏN: French form of biblical Cain, meaning "lance, spear," probably used as a derogatory nickname for a treacherous person.
63. CAMILLE: French unisex form of feminine Roman Camilla, meaning "attendant (for a temple)."
64. CELESTIN (Célestin): French form of Latin Caelestinus, meaning "heavenly."
65. CESAIRE: French form of Roman Caesar, meaning "hairy."
66. CESAR (César): French and Spanish form of Roman Caesar, meaning "hairy."
67. CHARLEMAGNE: From French Charles le Magne, meaning "Charles the Great."
68. CHARLES: English and French name derived from German Karl, meaning "man."
69. CHARLOT: French pet form of Charles, meaning "man."
70. CHRISTOPHE: French form of Christopher, meaning "Christ-bearer." 
71. CLAUDE: French unisex name derived from Roman Claudius, meaning "lame."
72. CLÉMENT: French form of Latin Clemens, meaning "gentle and merciful."
73. CLOVIS: French name derived from German Hlodovic, meaning "famous warrior."
74. COLOMBAIN: French form of Latin Columbanus, meaning "dove."
75. COLOMBE: French unisex form of Latin Columba, meaning "dove."
76. COME (Côme): French form of Italian Cosmo, meaning "order, beauty."
77. CONSTANTIN: French and Romanian form of Roman Constantinus, meaning "steadfast."
78. CORENTIN: Breton/French name of Celtic origin, probably meaning "hurricane, tempest." 
79. CORIN: French form of Roman Quirinus, meaning "men together."
80. CORNEILLE: French form of Roman Cornelius, meaning "horn."
81. COSME: French form of Italian Cosmo, meaning "order, beauty."
82. CYPRIAN: Variant of French Cyprien, meaning "from Cyprus."
83. CYPRIEN: French name derived from Latin Cyprianus, meaning "from Cyprus."
84. CYRILLE: French unisex form of English Cyril, meaning "lord."
85. DAMIEN: French form of English Damian, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
86. D'ARTAGNAN (pronounced dar-tan-yun): "From Artagnan." French habitational surname transferred to forename use via Alexandre Dumas' fictional musketeer character. The French form of the name is d'Artagnan; the English form is D'Artagnan (capital "D").
87. DEGARE (Degaré): From the medieval romance Sir Degaré, probably derived from the French word égaré, meaning "strayed, lost." 
88. DENIS: French form of Dennis, meaning "follower of Dionysos."
89. DEODAT (Déodat): French form of Deodatus, meaning "given to God."
90. DESIRE (Désiré): French name meaning "desired." 
91. DIDIER: French form of Desiderio, meaning "longing."
92. DIEUDONNE (Dieudonné): French name meaning "God-given."
93. DIODORE: French form of Latin Diodorus, meaning "gift of Zeus."
94. DION: French nickname for various longer names of Greek origin which contain the element Dio-, meaning "Zeus."
95. DOMINIQUE: French unisex form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
96. DONAT: Catalan, French, Provençal and Polish form of Latin Donato, meaning "given (by God)."
97. DONATIEN: French form of Donato, meaning "given (by God)."
98. EDGARD: French form of Anglo-Saxon Eadgard, meaning "Rich spear."
99. EDMOND: French form of English Edmund, meaning "protector of prosperity."
100. EDOUARD (Édouard): French form of English Edward, meaning "guardian of prosperity."
101. ELIE (Élie): Old French form of Elijah, meaning "the Lord is my God."
102. ELOI: French and Portuguese form of Spanish Eloy, meaning "to choose."
103. EMERY: English and French name derived from German Emaurri, meaning industrious-power."
104. EMILE (Émile): French form of German Emil, meaning "rival."
105. EMILIEN (Émilien): French form of Latin Aemilianus, meaning "rival."
106. ENEAS (Enéas): French and Portuguese form of Greek Aeneas, meaning "praise."
107. ERMENEGILDE: French form of Portuguese/Spanish Hermenegildo, meaning "immense tribute."
108. ESME (Esmé): Old French unisex name meaning "esteemed, loved."
109. ETIENNE (Étienne): French form of Greek Stephanos, meaning "crown."
110. EUDES: Variant of Old Norman French Eudo, meaning "child." 
111. EUDO: Old Norman French form of Scandinavian Eutha, meaning "child." This name and its variants are often confused with Odo, Otto, and Audo. 
112. EUDON: Variant of Old Norman French Eudo, meaning "child." 
113. EUGÈNE: French form of Eugene, meaning "well born."
114. EUSTACHE: "Good harvest/stability." Old French name which is a blend of two Greek names: Eustakhios "good harvest" and Eustathios "good stability."
115. EVARISTE (Évariste): French form of Latin Evaristus, meaning "well-pleasing."
116. EVRARD: French form of English Everard, meaning "strong as a boar."
117. FABIEN: French form of Latin Fabianus, meaning "like Fabius." 
118. FABRICE: French name derived from Roman Fabricius, meaning "craftsman."
119. FELICIEN: French form of Roman Felicianus, meaning "lucky."
120. FELICITE (Félicité): French form of Latin Felix, meaning "lucky."
121. FÉLIX: French form of Latin Felix, meaning "lucky."
122. FERNAND: French form of Visigothic Ferdinand, meaning "journey-prepared."
123. FERRAND: Old French form of Visigothic Ferdinand, meaning "journey-prepared."
124. FERRANT: Variant of French Ferrand, meaning "journey-prepared."
125. FIACRE: French form of Irish Fiachra, meaning "raven."
126. FILIBERT: French form of German Filbert, meaning "very bright/famous."
127. FIRMIN: French name derived from Latin Firminus, meaning "firm."
128. FLORENTIN: French form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
129. FOLQUET: Provencal form of French Foulques, meaning "tribe."
130. FOREST: French form of English Forrest, meaning "lives in/by an enclosed wood."
131. FOULQUES: French form of English Fulke, meaning "tribe."
132. FRANCK: French form of Frank, meaning "free."
133. FRANCOIS (François): French form of English Francis, meaning "free."
134. FREDERIC (Frédéric): French form of English Frederick, meaning "peaceful ruler."
135. FRERY: Middle French pet form of Frédéric, meaning "peaceful ruler."
136. GAETAN (Gaétan): French form of Roman Caietanus, meaning "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
137. GASCON: From the Old French ethnic name denoting someone "from Gascony."
138. GASPARD: French form of Gaspar, meaning "treasure bearer." 
139. GASTON: A later form of French Gacson, meaning "from Gascony." 
140. GAUTHIER: Variant of French Gautier, meaning "ruler of the army."
141. GAUTIER: French form of German Walther, meaning "ruler of the army."
142. GAWAIN: Arthurian legend name of a Knight of the Round Table. It is the Norman French form of Welsh Gwalchgwyn, meaning "white hawk." 
143. GEOFFROI: French form of English Geoffrey, probably meaning "God's peace." 
144. GEORGES: French form of English George, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
145. GÉRALD: French form of English Gerald, meaning "spear ruler."
146. GÉRARD: French form of Gerard, meaning "spear brave."
147. GERAUD (Géraud): French form of English Gerald, meaning "spear ruler."
148. GERMAIN: French form of Roman Germanus, meaning "brother."
149. GERVAIS: French form of English Gervase, meaning "spear servant."
150. GERVAISE: Norman French form of Old German Gervas, meaning "spear servant."

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