French Names
French names divide into two histories. Some are Latin worn smooth by a thousand years of French speech; others are Germanic names brought by the Franks and kept in French mouths — which is why a great many of the most French-sounding names on the list are not Latin at all.
Languages behind these names
Latin
Hebrew
Germanic
Greek
uncertain
French
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Françoise Françoise is a girl's name meaning a Frenchwoman, the feminine of François.French 402,296 births
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Claudine Claudine is a French girl's name meaning lame, from a Roman family name.French 170,774 births
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Raymonde Raymonde is the French feminine of Raymond, meaning protecting counsel.French 164,932 births
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Agathe Agathe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning simply "good," from agathos.French 63,897 births