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Colonial Language in: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, C.A.R., Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eq. Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Seychelles, Senegal, Togo, Mauritius, Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Laos, Cambodia, and a bunch of Caribbean & S. Pacific Islands.

Girls' Names French Form(s) Boys' Names French Form(s)
Agnes Agnès Alexander Alexandre
Alexandra Alexandrine, Sandrine Andrew André
Alice Adélaïde, Alice, Adèle Anthony Antoine
Anastasia Renée Charles Charles
Andrea Andrée Christopher Christophe
Angela Angeline, Angélique Daniel Daniel
Ann Anne David David
Antonia Antoinette Dennis Denis
Barbara Barbre Edward Edouard
Beatrice Béatrice Eugene Eugène
Bianca Blanche Francis François
Brigid Brigitte Frederick Frédéric
Carol(ine) Charlène, Caroline, Charlotte Gabriel Gabriel
Catherine Catherine George Georges
Cecilia Cécile Gerald Gérard
Christina Christine Gregory Gregoire
Clare Claire Henry Henri
Dorothy Dorothée Isaac Isaac
Elizabeth Elisabeth, Isabelle, Élise, Lisette James, Jacob Jacques
Emily Émilie, Amélie Joachim Joachim
Esther Esther, Estelle John Jean
Eve Ève Joseph Joseph
Frances Françoise, Francine Julian Julien
Grace Grâce Justin Just, Justin
Helen Hélène Laurence Laurent
Jaclyn Jacqueline Leonard Léonard
Jane Jeanne, Jeannette Louis Louis, Ludovic
Josephine Josephine Luke Luc
Judith Judit Mark Marc
Julia Julie Martin Martin
Laura Laure, Laurence Matthew Matthieu
Lily Liliane Michael Michel
Louise Louise Nicholas Nicolas
Lucy Lucille, Lucie Paul Paul
Madeline Madeleine Peter Pierre
Margaret Marguerite Philip Phillipe
Martha Marthe Ralph Raoul
Mary Marie Richard Richard
Michaela Michelle, Micheline Robert Robert
Natalie Nathalie, Noëlle Samuel Samuel
Nicole Nicole, Nicolette Sebastian Sebastien
Paula Pauline Simon Simon
Rachel Rachelle Stephen Stephane, Etienne
Rose Rose Theodore Théodore
Sophie Sophie Thomas Thomas
Stephanie Stéphanie Timothy Timothée
Susan Susanne Victor Victor
Teresa Thérèse Vincent Vincent
  William Guillaume
  Zachary Zacharie

More French Names

Girls

Adèle - Germanic "noble" (originally a short form of names beginning with Adal-)
Amandine - Latin, "worthy of love"
Amélie - Germanic, "work" (originally a short form of names beginning with Amal-)
Anaïs - This is a Provençal and Catalan form of Anna.
Anne-Marie - blend of Anne and Marie
Aurélie - Latin "gold"
Aurore - Latin "dawn"
Camille - probably of Etruscan origin-- meaning unknown (Camilla)
Chantal - "stony"
Chloé - Greek "green shoot"
Christelle - Greek, derived from Christine, "Christian"
Claudine - Latin, "lame"
Coraline - an elaboration of "coral" (the gemstone)
Corinne - from Greek, "maiden"
Denise - derived from the name of the god Dionysus
Dominique - Latin "of the Lord" (originally given to babies born on Sunday)
Doriane - feminine form of Dorian -- a name first coined by Oscar Wilde for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray
Élodie - derived from Gothic elements meaning "other, foreign" and"riches, wealth."
Emmanuelle - Hebrew "God with us"
Florine - Latin "flower." Derived from Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.
Geneviève - from a Gaulish name that possibly means "tribeswoman"
Gisèle - Germanic, "hostage; pledge"
Inès - Spanish form of Agnes (Greek, "holy")
Irène - Greek, "peace"
Justine - Latin "just; fair"
Lauriane - Latin "laurel"
Léa - Hebrew, "weary"
Line - originally a short form of names ending in -line. Most popular in Québèc.
Lucile- Latin "light"
Maéva - Tahitian "I love you"
Manon - pet form of Marie
Marcelle - derived from the name of the god Mars
Marie-Louise - combination of Marie and Louise.
Marine - Latin "of the sea" or else represents an elaboration of Marie. (Marina)
Marlène - combination of Maria and Magdalene.
Martine - derived from the name of the god Mars
Mathilde - Germanic, "strength in battle" (Matilda)
Mélanie - Greek, "black"
Mireille - most likely derived from Latin "to admire"
Monique - unknown. Most likely of Phonecian origin (Monica)
Morgane - feminine of Morgan, a Welsh name possibly derived from words meaning "circle; completeness" and "sea."
Mylène - shortened form of Marie-Hélène
Noémie - Hebrew, "pleasantness" (Naomi)
Océane - "ocean"
Odette - Feminine of Odo, which is a short form of names beginning from a Germanic word meaning "wealth, fortune"
Odile- Feminine of Odo, which is a short form of names beginning from a Germanic word meaning "wealth, fortune" (Odelia)
Ophélie - invented by Shakespeare, possibly based on the Greek word for "help" (Ophelia)
Perrine - feminine form of Pierre (Peter)
Roxane - from a Persian or Bactrian name meaning "dawn"
Simone - Hebrew "god has heard." Feminine form of Simon.
Solange - Latin "religious."
Solène - Latin "religious."
Sylvie - Latin "forest"
Tiphaine - Greek, "manifestation of God"
Véronique - Greek, "victory bringer"
Viviane - Latin, "alive"
Yvette - "yew"
Yvonne - "yew"

Boys

Adrien - from Latin, "of Hadria place name]" (Adrian)
Alain - meaning is uncertain, perhaps derived from Celtic elements meaning "handsome" or "rock" (Alan)
Alexis - Greek, "helper; defender"
Alphonse - Germanic, "noble and ready"
Axel - Hebrew "my father is peace" (Absalom)
Baptiste - "baptist"
Bastien - short form of Sebastian
Benoît - Latin "blessed" (Benedict)
Bernard - Germanic "bear"
Bertrand - Germanic, "bright raven"
Cédric - Invented by Sir Walter Scott for his novel Ivanhoe. Possibly based on Cerdic, a name coming from the Welsh name Caradog, meaning 'beloved.'
Christian - Latin "a Christian"
Claude - Latin, "lame"
Clément - from Latin, "mild"
Corentin - Breton, "hurricane"
Didier - Latin "longing, desire"
Dominique - Latin "of the Lord" (originally given to babies born on Sunday) (Dominic)
Dorian - a name first coined by Oscar Wilde for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray
Émile - Latin "rivel"
Flavien - Latin "golden; yellow-haired"
Florian - from Latin, "flowering"
Gaël - possibly derived from Breton Gwenaël, meaning "blessed & generous)
Gaëtan - Latin "from Caieta" (place in Italy)
Gaston - either from Germanic elements meaning "stranger" or a French term for someone from Gascony.
Gauthier - Germanic "ruler of the army" (Walter)
Gilles - Greek via Latin "young goat" (Giles)
Guy - Germanic, derived from names beginning with widu "wood" or wid "wide."
Jean-Claude - Jean (form of John) + Claude (Latin, "lame")
Jean-Luc -Jean (form of John) + Luc (form of Luke)
Jean-Pierre -Jean (form of John) + Pierre (form of Peter)
Jérémie - Hebrew, "god has uplifted" (Jeremy, Jeremiah)
Jérôme - Greek, "sacred name"
Loris - Latin "laurel" (Lawrence)
Lucien - Latin "light"
Ludovic - Medieval form of Ludwig, derived from Germanic "famous warrior" (Louis)
Marcel - - derived from the name of the god Mars
Maurice - Latin "dark"
Maxime - Latin "greatest" (Maximus)
Olivier - from Germanic, possibly "elf army"
Pascale - Latin, "Easter"
Quentin - Latin "fifth"
Ranier - Germanic, from words meaning "advice" + "army"
Raphaël - Hebrew "God has healed"
Réjean - Quebecois - not sure of the meaning
Rémi, Rémy - Latin "oarsman"
Renaud - composed of Germanic words meaning "advice" +"rule" (Reynold)
René - "re-born"
Roger - Germanic "famous spear"
Roland - Germanic "famous land"
Romain - Latin "from Rome"
Sébastien - Greek "from Sebastia" (place name which may mean "venerable")
Serge - possibly from Latin "servant"
Sylvain - Latin "forest"
Tanguy - from Breton elements meaning "fire" + "warrior"
Thibault - from Germanic words meaning "bold" and "people" (Theobald)
Thierry - Germanic "ruler of the people" (Theodoric)
Toussaint - "all saints"
Valentin - Latin "strong, vigourous, healthy"
Yanis - form of John
Yves - "yew"
Note: the names listed are from lists of popular names in Québèc and in France. Some names are more popular in one region or the other.

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