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  1. GILBERT: Modern English and French form of German Gisilbert, meaning "pledge-bright." 
  2. GILLES: French form of English Giles, meaning "kid, young goat."
  3. GODARD: Old form of Norman French Goddard, meaning "God-strong."
  4. GODDARD: Norman French form of Old English Godehard, meaning "God-strong."
  5. GOSSE: Old French form of Germanic Gozzo, meaning "good" or "god."
  6. GRATIEN: French form of Roman Gratianus, meaning "pleasing, agreeable."
  7. GREGOIRE (Grégoire): French form of English Gregory, meaning "watchful; vigilant."
  8. GUARIN: French form of Germanic Warin, meaning "protection, shelter."
  9. GUARINOT: Pet form of French Guarin, meaning "protection, shelter." 
  10. GUILBERT: Norman French form of English Gilbert, meaning "pledge-bright."
  11. GUILLAUME: French form of English William, meaning "will-helmet."
  12. GUSTAVE: French form of Latin Gustavus, meaning "meditation staff."
  13. GUY: French name of Norman origin, derived from the Germanic element witu, meaning "wood." 
  14. GWENAEL (Gwenaël): "Holy and generous." French name composed of the Breton elements gwenn "fair, holy, white" and hael "generous."
  15. HAMELET: Old French name, a diminutive form of the German word hamel "little village," itself a diminutive of ham "village," hence Hamelet is a double diminutive name meaning "little little village." 
  16. HAMNET: "Little home." Diminutive form of Norman French Hamon "home." Said by some sources to be a variant of Hamelet, meaning "little little village." Shakespeare gave this name to his son.
  17. HAMON: Old Norman French form of Germanic Heimo meaning "home."
  18. HERCULE: French form of Latin Hercules, meaning "glory of Hera."
  19. HERVE (Hervé): French form of Breton Haerveu, meaning "battle worthy."
  20. HILAIRE: Variant of French Alaire, meaning "joyful; happy." 
  21. HONORE (Honoré): French form of Latin Honorus, meaning "honor, valor."
  22. HORACE: English and French form of Roman Horatius, meaning "has good eyesight."
  23. HUGUES: French name of Germanic origin, derived from the element hug, meaning "heart," "mind," or "spirit."
  24. IGNACE: French form of Latin Ignatius, possibly meaning "unknowing."
  25. ILBERT: Norman French form of German Hilbert, meaning "battle-bright."
  26. IRENE (Iréné): French form of Latin Ireneus, meaning "peaceful."
  27. ISAIE (Isaïe): French form of Isaiah, meaning "God is salvation."
  28. ISIDORE: English and French form of Greek Isidoros, meaning "gift of Isis."
  29. IVES: Variant of French Yves, meaning "yew tree."
  30. JACQUES: French form of Jacob and James, both meaning "supplanter."
  31. JASMIN: French masculine form of English Jasmine, meaning "jasmine flower."
  32. JEAN: Modern form of Old French Jehan, meaning "God is gracious."
  33. JEAN-BAPTISTE: French compound name consisting of Jean "God is gracious" and Baptiste "baptist."
  34. JEANNOT: Pet form of French Jean, meaning "God is gracious."
  35. JEHAN: Old French form of John, meaning "God is gracious."
  36. JEREMIE (Jerémié): French form of Hebrew Jeremiah, meaning "appointed by the Lord.
  37. JÉRÔME: French form of Greek Hieronymos, meaning "holy name."
  38. JOËL: French form of Joel, meaning "Yahweh is God."
  39. JORI: French Provençal form of George, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
  40. JOSCELIN: Old Norman French name derived from the name of a Germanic tribe, Gautzelin, meaning "Gaut." 
  41. JOSEPH: English and French biblical form of Hebrew Yosef, meaning "(God) shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son." 
  42. JOSUE: French and Spanish form of Joshua, meaning "God is salvation."
  43. JOURDAIN: French form of English Jordan, meaning "flowing down."
  44. JULES: French form of Roman Julius, possibly meaning "soft-bearded," a symbolic reference to "youth."
  45. JULIEN: French form of Roman Julianus, possibly meaning "soft-bearded," a symbolic reference to "youth."
  46. JUSTE: French form of Latin Justus, meaning "fair, just."
  47. LAMMERT: Dutch, French and German form of Lambert, meaning "land-bright."
  48. LANCE: Old French form of Germanic Lanzo, meaning "land."
  49. LAURENCE: English and French name derived from Roman Laurentius, meaning "of Laurentum."
  50. LAURENT: French form of Roman Laurentius, meaning "of Laurentum."
  51. LAURENTIN: French name derived from Roman Laurentinus, meaning "of Laurentum."
  52. LAZARE: French form of Greek Lazarus, meaning "my God has helped."
  53. LEANDRE (Léandre): French form of Latin Leander, meaning "lion-man." 
  54. LEGER (Legér): French form of German Luitger, meaning "people-spear."
  55. LÉON: French form of Latin Leo, meaning "lion."
  56. LÉONARD: French form of German Leonhard, meaning "lion-strong."
  57. LEONCE (Léonce): French form of Latin Leontius, meaning "lion-like."
  58. LEONIDE (Léonide): French form of Greek Leonidas, meaning "lion's son."
  59. LÉOPOLD: French form of Leopold, meaning "people-bold."
  60. LIONEL: Pet form of French Léon, meaning "lion." 
  61. LOTHAIRE: French form of German Lothair, meaning "people's warrior."
  62. LOUIS: French form of German Ludwig, meaning "famous warrior." 
  63. LOUP: French form of Latin Lupus, meaning "wolf."
  64. LUC: French form of English Luke, meaning "from Lucania."
  65. LUCIEN: French form of Roman Lucianus, meaning "light."
  66. MACAIRE: French form of Latin Macarius, meaning "blessed."
  67. MARC: French form of Latin Marcus, meaning "warlike."
  68. MARCEL: French form of Roman Marcellus, meaning "warlike."
  69. MARCELLIN: French name derived from Roman Marcellinus, meaning "warlike."
  70. MARCELON: Diminutive form of French Marcel "warlike," meaning "little warrior."
  71. MARIN: French form of Roman Marinus, meaning "of the sea."
  72. MARTIN: English, French and German form of Latin Martinus, meaning "of/like Mars."
  73. MATHIEU: French form of Matthew, meaning "gift of God."
  74. MATHIS: French and German form of Greek Matthias, meaning "gift of God."
  75. MATTHIEU: Variant of French Mathieu, meaning "gift of God."
  76. MAUGER: Norman French form of Norman Malger, meaning "council spear."
  77. MAUGIER: Variant of Norman French Mauger, meaning "council spear."
  78. MAURICE: French form of Latin Mauricius, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  79. MAXENCE: French form or Roman Maxentius, meaning "the greatest."
  80. MAXIME: French form of Latin Maximus, meaning "the greatest." 
  81. MAXIMILIEN: French form of Roman Maximilianus, meaning "the greatest."
  82. MICHEL: French form of Michael, meaning "who is like God?"
  83. MODESTE: French form of Roman Modestus, meaning "moderate, sober."
  84. MODESTINE: Pet form of French Modeste, meaning "moderate, sober."
  85. MORRIS: Medieval form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  86. NAPOLEON: French form of Italian Napoleone, a very rare name borne by a short emperor (5'6"), usually translated as "lion of Naples" but only because of its association with Italian Napoli "Naples" and leone "lion." Etymologists now believe the name to be of Germanic origin, from elvish Nibelungen "sons of the mist," the name of a race of dwarfs; thus, a more accurate translation for our short emperor's name would be "elf, dwarf, Nibelung."
  87. NARCISSE: French form of Latin Narcissus, possibly meaning "numbness; sleep."
  88. NAZAIRE: French form of Latin Nazarius, meaning "from Nazareth."
  89. NICHOLAS: English and French name derived from Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people." 
  90. NICODEME (Nicodème): French form of Latin Nicodemus, meaning "victory of the people."
  91. NIEL: Norman French form of Scandinavian Njal, meaning "champion."
  92. NIHEL: Variant of Norman French Niel, meaning "champion."
  93. NOE (Noé): French form of Noah, meaning "rest."
  94. NOEL: From the French name for "Christmas," nael, which is a contracted form of Latin natalis dies, meaning "God's birthday."
  95. ODA: Old French form of German Audo, meaning "wealthy."
  96. ODILON: French form of Norman Odo, meaning "wealthy."
  97. OLIVIER: Of Norman French origin, thus ultimately of Germanic origin. It is probably a form of Old Norse Alfihar, meaning "elf army," The name was first used as a character name in the French epic La Chanson de Roland.
  98. ONESIME: French form of Latin Onesimus, meaning "beneficial."
  99. OSANNE: French form of Hebrew unisex Hosanna, meaning "deliver us."
  100. OTES: Norman French name derived from German Otto, meaning "wealthy."
  101. OZANNE: French form of Hebrew unisex Hosanna, meaning "deliver us."
  102. PAPILLION: French name derived from the word papillon, meaning "butterfly."
  103. PASCAL: French name derived from Latin Paschalis, meaning "child of Easter." This name was popular with early Christians, mainly given to sons born at Easter time.
  104. PASCHAL: Variant of French Pascal, meaning "child of Easter."
  105. PATRICE: French form of Patrick, meaning "nobleman."
  106. PEPIN (Pépin): Old French name, possibly derived from the word pepin/pipin, meaning "seed of a fruit."
  107. PERCEVAL: Variant of French Percevel, meaning "pierced valley."
  108. PERCEVEL: "Pierced valley." French name based on Celtic/Welsh Peredur, but composed of the Old French elements perce(r) "to pierce" and val "valley." This is the name of the pure and innocent knight of King Arthur's Round Table who succeeded in the quest for the Holy Grail. 
  109. PERRIN: Pet form of French Pierre, meaning "rock; stone."
  110. PHILBERT: Variant of French Philibert, meaning "very bright/famous."
  111. PHILIBERT: Old form of French Filibert, meaning "very bright/famous."
  112. PHILIPPE: French form of English Philip, meaning "lover of horses."
  113. PIERRE: French form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
  114. PONS: French form of Roman Pontius, meaning "seaman."
  115. RAIMUND: Norman French form of German Raginmund, meaning "wise protector."
  116. RAINIER: French form of Norman Rayner, meaning "wise warrior."
  117. RAOUL: French from of German Ralph, meaning "wise wolf."
  118. RAPHAËL: French form of Raphael, meaning "God has healed."
  119. REGIS (Régis): French occupational surname transferred to forename use, itself from Old French régir, meaning "to rule or manage."
  120. REINMUND: Norman French form of English Raymond, meaning "wise protector."
  121. REMI (Rémi): Variant of French Rémy, meaning "oarsman."
  122. REMY (Rémy): French form of Roman Remigius, meaning "oarsman."
  123. RENARD: French and Polish form of English Reynard, meaning "wise and strong."
  124. RENAUD: French form of English Reynold, meaning "wise ruler."
  125. RENE (René): French form of Latin Renatus, meaning "reborn."
  126. REYNAUD: French form of English Reynold, meaning "wise ruler."
  127. ROBERT: "Famous." Originally a French name of German origin, derived from the elements hrod "fame" and berht "bright, famous." 
  128. ROCH: French form of Italian Rocco, meaning "rest."
  129. RODOLPH: Variant of French Rodolphe, meaning "famous wolf."
  130. RODOLPHE: French form of Latin Rudolphus, meaning "famous wolf."
  131. RODRIGUE: French form of English Roderick, meaning "famous power."
  132. ROGER: "Famous spear." English and French name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements hrod "fame" and gar/ger "spear." 
  133. ROLAND: Norman French form of Germanic Hrodland, meaning "famous land." 
  134. ROLANDE: Variant of Norman French Roland, meaning "famous land."
  135. ROMAIN: French form of Roman Romanus, meaning "Roman."
  136. ROUL: Old French form of Scandinavian Rolf, meaning "famous wolf."
  137. ROUSEL: "Little red one." Old French nickname derived from the word rous "red," and combined with a diminutive suffix.
  138. SACHA: French form of Russian unisex Sasha, meaning "defender of mankind."
  139. SALOMON: French form of Solomon, meaning "man of peace."
  140. SEBASTIEN (Sébastien): French form of Roman Sebastianus, meaning "from Sebaste," a town in Asia Minor. 
  141. SERAPHIN (Séraphin): French form of Latin Seraphinus, meaning "burning one."
  142. SERGE: French form of Roman Sergius, possibly meaning "servant."
  143. SEVERE (Sévère): French form of Roman Severus, meaning "stern."
  144. SÉVERIN: French form of Roman Severinus, meaning "stern."
  145. STEPHANE (Stéphane): French form of Greek Stephanos, meaning "crown."
  146. SYLVAIN: French form of Roman Silvanus, meaning "from the forest."
  147. SYLVESTRE: French form of English Sylvester, meaning "from the forest."
  148. TELESPHORE: French form of Greek Telesphoros, meaning "bearing fruit."
  149. THÉO: Nickname for French Théodore, meaning "gift of God."
  150. THÉODORE: French form of English Theodore, meaning "gift of God."

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