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Prénoms masculins français
Looking for a name to use in French class, or inspiration for naming your baby? This list includes more than 100 common French boys names, along with sound files, English equivalent(s), and literal meaning, if any. The (parentheses) indicate any diminutives. When there are are two different spellings on the same line but only one is hyperlinked, the pronunciation for those two spellings is identical.
| French Name | English | Literal meaning |
| Adrien | Adrian | |
| Aimé | "loved" | |
| Alain | Alan, Allen | |
| Alexandre | Alexander | |
| Alexis | ||
| Alfred | Alfred | |
| Alphonse | Alfonso | |
| Amaury | ||
| André | Andrew | |
| Antoine | Anthony | |
| Anton | ||
| Arnaud | ||
| Arthur | Arthur | |
| Auguste, Augustin | Augustus | "noble" |
| Benjamin | Benjamin | "youngest" |
| Benoît | Benedict | "blessed" |
| Bernard | Bernard | |
| Bertrand | Bertrand, Bertram | |
| Bruno | ||
| Charles, (Charlot) | Charles, (Charlie) | |
| Christian | ||
| Christophe | Christopher | |
| Daniel | Daniel | |
| David | David | |
| Denis | Dennis | |
| Didier | ||
| Édouard | Edward | |
| Émile | Emile | |
| Emmanuel | Emmanuel | |
| Éric | Eric | |
| Étienne | Steven | |
| Eugène | Eugene | |
| François | Francis | |
| Franck | Frank | |
| Frédéric | Frederick | |
| Gabriel | Gabriel | |
| Gaston | ||
| Georges | George | |
| Gérard | Gerald | |
| Gilbert | Gilbert | |
| Gilles | Giles | |
| Grégoire | Gregory | |
| Guillaume, (Guy) | William, (Bill) | |
| Gustave | ||
| Henri | Henry | |
| Honoré | "honored" | |
| Hugues | Hugo | |
| Isaac | Isaac | |
| Jacques, (Jacquot) | James, (Jimmy) | |
| Jean, (Jeannot) | John, (Johnny) | |
| Jérôme | Jerome | |
| José | Joseph | |
| Joseph | Joseph | |
| Jules | Julius | "guy, bloke" (archaic) |
| Julien | Julian | |
| Laurent | Laurence | |
| Léon | Leon, Leo | |
| Louis | Louis, Lewis | |
| Luc | Luke | |
| Lucas | Lucas | |
| Marc | Mark, Marcus | |
| Marcel | Marcel | |
| Martin | Martin | |
| Matthieu | Matthew | |
| Maurice | Morris | |
| Michel | Michael | |
| Nicolas | Nicholas | |
| Noël | "Christmas" | |
| Olivier | Oliver | "olive tree" |
| Pascal | ||
| Patrick, Patrice | Patrick | |
| Paul | Paul | |
| Philippe | Philip | |
| Pierre | Peter | "stone" |
| Raymond | Raymond | |
| Rémy, Rémi | ||
| René | "reborn" | |
| Richard | Richard | |
| Robert | Robert | |
| Roger | Roger | |
| Roland | Roland | |
| Sébastien, (Bastien) | Sebastian | |
| Serge | ||
| Stéphane | Stephen | |
| Théodore | Theodore | |
| Théophile | Theophilus | |
| Thibaut, Thibault | Theobald | |
| Thierry | Terry | |
| Thomas | Thomas | |
| Timothée | Timothy | |
| Tristan | Tristan, Tristram | |
| Valéry | ||
| Victor | Victor | |
| Vincent | Vincent | |
| Xavier | Xavier | |
| Yves | Ives | |
| Zacharie | Zachary | |
More French first names
- Introduction to French names
- Prénoms masculins – Names for boys
- Prénoms féminins – Names for girls
- Prénoms unisexes – Unisex names
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