Double French names. How does name formation occur?
By naming a boy with a name of French origin, you take on great responsibility. The name for a person is the most important word in life, it shapes personality and can influence contacts with peers. We invite you to find out what French names men's are considered the most popular.
History of the origin of French names
French names in particular, double (triple) names are difficult to pronounce or remember. Sometimes it is impossible to understand who it belongs to - a woman or a man. This discrepancy occurs because in France, names are given in the same form for both girls and boys. To understand their meaning, you need to know their origins and look into history. French names for boys attract with graceful pronunciation and special charm. They differ from traditional names by their unusual sound.
In ancient times, representatives of the Russian nobility called their heirs with a “French accent.” Thus, they tried to improve the name. A striking proof of this phenomenon is the hero of Leo Tolstoy’s book - Peter (Pierre) Kirillovich Bezukhov. Orthodox name George took on a French meaning, like Georges. The same thing seems to be happening today, which is why parents don't want to give their sons traditional names. They are attracted to something especially original.
As for the origin of purely French names, they were formed under the influence of significant events that left their mark on history. For example, the male name Alan means beautiful, and Dion, Isaac, was dedicated to holy deities. The names Mark, Alphonse and Gilbert appeared during the German invasion of French lands. After the adoption of the law, according to which all newborns, without exception, had to be called by names from the church (Catholic) calendar.
It was then that they predominantly began to give Catholic names that were modern at that time. It was believed that in this way newborns “gained” the protection of their patron saints. Over time, borrowing stopped. Children began to be called with double and triple names in honor of their ancestors. Today the French are free to give the baby any name. Only some Catholic families still adhere to these traditions.
List of beautiful French names for boys
There are many immigrants from France creative people, famous poets, actors and artists. Apparently this fact left an imprint on their names; they came up with many beautiful-sounding options with a refined accent.
The proposed list of the most beautiful names for boys will make it easy to see this:
- Adrian
- Bastian
- Valerie
- Gilbert
- Didier
- Jerome
- Kamil
- Modest
- Noel
- Pascal
- Silestine
- Stephen
- Theodore
- Forest
- Florentine
- Emil
Looking for a beautiful name for a baby, parents begin to study their origin. It's hard to choose consonant name with fateful meaning. However, in the case of French names this problem does not arise; they are all beautiful and predetermine a happy destiny.
Rare male names of French origin
The determining criteria when choosing a male name for boys is consonance with the surname and patronymic. However, in modern society, the demand for rare, as opposed to common, names, variations has increased.
Rare, undeservedly forgotten popular French names:
- Amedi
- Easter
- North
- Perrin
- Ermenegild
- Philibert
- Amadiou
- Modger
When choosing rare options for boys, think about the meaning of the name and pay attention to their sound. No matter how rare it is, a child will live with this name all his life.
The most common male names in France and their meaning
Surely, many parents are interested in knowing what male names Today they are popular, directly in France itself. Judging by modern children, the vast majority of modern parents continue to call boys Daniel. It is still relevant, but not for France, where the fashion for names is completely different.
The most beautiful names for boys today look like this:
- Hugo - fidgety
- Alain - handsome
- Patrick - noble
- Pierre (Peter) - chief
- Mathis - God's gift
- Jean (Ivan) - merciful
- Michelle (Mikhail) - looks like God
- Augustine - venerable
- Christophe - bearer of Christ
- Christian - Christian
- Bernard - strong
- Arthur (Arthur) - bear man
- Eric - leader
- Frederic - defender
- Dionne - dedicated to Zeus
- Laurent - arrived from Laurentum
- Dominic - belonging to a lord
- Olivier - olive
- Thierry - King of Nations
- Francois - Frenchman
Lately, many people want to name a boy with a French name. Unfortunately, we cannot give a newborn two or three names, like the French. However, if parents have a desire to give the boy a French name, this is not prohibited.
Ancient and forgotten names
Recently there has been a tendency to name boys in an original way, bringing out old ones and many forgotten names with French roots.
- Barthelamew - son of the plowed earth, son of the fields
- Cola - winner of nations
- Pascal - Easter child
- Silestin - heavenly
- Eugene - beautiful, noble
- Raul - the wise wolf
The names presented in the lists are not always pure French origin, but they sound very beautiful.
Male names common in France often have Roman, Latin, Greek and Anglo-Saxon roots.
How to choose a name for a boy depending on his date of birth
Catholic, as well as Orthodox tradition, often based on the names of saints, in calendars based on date of birth. It is worth noting that Catholic and Orthodox calendar practically do not coincide. This is due to the split of churches that occurred in the 11th century. Therefore, French names include those mentioned in the Bible, as well as Germanic, Latin and English origin. When choosing a name, you can be content with the Catholic calendar of saints. The date is chosen on the day or close to the birth of the baby.
True Catholics do not allow their name to be distorted or shortened. However, depending on the country, the ease of pronunciation of a French name may vary. For example, Maximilian will be called Max more often, and Charlemagne - Charles.
We present to you two lists of popular names in different time in France. This is a list of 10 popular names when choosing a name for a newborn girl in France in 2009 and a list of popular names for 70 years (until 2006). Surprisingly, out of the top ten popular names for newborns, there is not a single name that was previously popular. Only the name Manon is at least somehow connected with previously popular names - it is one of the derivative forms of the name Marie.
Many people may be unfamiliar with the transcription of French names. So, for example, the name Anna, familiar to Russian ears, French read as Anne. This is due to the fact that the vowel “e” at the end of the word is not pronounced. Already, many French people use the “wrong” pronunciation for them.
As in many other languages, in French the derived forms of names periodically acquire independence. So the name Alexandrine (Alexandrine) has a more popular shortened version Sandrine (Sandrine). But this is typical for all languages of the world, so there is nothing surprising. In Russian names, for example, such a situation has developed today with the name Arina, a derivative of the name Irina.
French female names popular in 2009. Statistics on newborn names (10 names).
French female names have been popular for the last 70 years (until 2006).
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France, 2014–2015
State in Western Europe. The capital is Paris. It borders Spain, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. Population (at the end of 2014) – about 66 million people (all of France) / 64.2 million people (European France). At the beginning of 2011, there were 5.5 million immigrants in France. France also includes four overseas regions (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Reunion). Religious composition (2004 survey): Catholics - 64.3%, Protestants - 1.9%, Jews - 0.6%, Muslims - 4.3%, those who do not profess any religion - 27%. However, these data are approximate. According to other surveys, the distribution by denomination is different.
The most well-known site with data on name statistics in France is MeilleursPrenoms.com, which positions itself as the very first French site about names. Indeed, it has been around since 2000. In addition to data on the origin of names, there are lists of popular baby names by year, going back to 1900. For 2014, the twenty most common names. Data for 2013 are not provided. For the remaining years - the 200 most popular names.
The creator of this site is Stephanie Rapoport. She is the author of books on names, published regularly based on data from the National Institute of Statistics and economic research France (l"INSEE). Therefore, this site can be completely trusted. I will give the twenty most common names of 2014. Probably, the names on this site are arranged in descending order of frequency.
Top 20 names. France, 2014
Position number Male names Female names 1 Nathan Emma 2 Lucas Lola 3 Leo Chloe 4 Gabriel Inès 5 Timeo Lea 6 Enzo Manon 7 Louis Jade 8 Raphael Louise 9 Arthur Lena 10 Hugo Lina 11 Jules Zoé 12 Ethan Lilou 13 Adam Camille 14 Nolan Sarah 15 Tom Eva 16 Noah Alice 17 Théo Maëlys 18 Sacha Louna 19 Mael Romane 20 Mathis Juliette Another interesting resource with data by name - opendata.paris.fr, maintained by the City Hall of Paris. This site contains official data on the personal names that newborns receive in the French capital. They are grouped by year, starting from 2004. The most current data now is for 2015. Names are given whose frequency is higher than 4. In 2015, there were 646 male and 659 female such names. For each name, the frequency is given in absolute numbers. These materials, although limited to one city, are of undoubted interest for researchers of names.
Top 20 male names. Paris, 2015
Position number Name Frequency 1 Adam
Gabriel355
3552 Raphael 320 3 Paul 260 4 Louis 256 5 Arthur 245 6 Alexandre 226 7 Victor 208 8 Jules 205 9 Mohamed 185 10 Lucas 177 11 Joseph 170 12 Antoine 167 13 Gaspard 165 14 Maxime 152 15 Augustin 146 16 Oscar 133 17 Ethan 131 18 Leo 127 19 Leon 123 20 Martin 122 Top 20 female names. Paris, 2015
Position number Name Frequency 1 Louise 293 2 Alice 244 3 Chloe 206 4 Emma 178 5 Inès 175 6 Sarah 174 7 Jeanne 173 8 Anna 160 9 Adele 155 10 Juliette
Camille149
14911 Lea 143 12 Lina 142 13 Eva 140 14 Sofia 137 15 Charlotte
Victoria
Rose134
134
13416 Mila 132 17 Josephine 127 18 Manon 126 19 Zoé 118 20 Nina 115
You already know how different
Do you know which French names are most popular in France today?
Judging by the children in our yard, most Russian parents continue to think that names like Nicole, Sophie, Emily and Daniel are still relevant. Perhaps this is true for Russia, but in France there is a completely different fashion for names!
My little review French female and male names, which won the greatest sympathy in 2013 among French parents. With remarks, additions and digressions.
Female French names
- Emma (Emma) - I’m surprised how this name hasn’t set the French on edge yet? For 9 years now, the name Emma has topped the official ranking of the most popular female names!
- Lola (Lola) is a derivative of Louise. Of course, it sounds less formal and more playful, but little girls tend to grow up...
- Chloe - the name became widespread with the popularization of black American culture.
- Ines (Inez) - a derivative of Agnes of Latin American origin.
- Lea (Lea) - of course, there is no arguing about tastes... But since this is my blog, I will arrogate to myself the right to say what I think: the name is faceless and inexpressive. But the Franks like it... for like 11 years now.
- Jade
- Manon (Mano) is a derivative of Mari. Probably something like our “Mani” or “Marusya”, only for the French this is a noble option.
- Louise (Louise) is another truly French name in the “retro” style.
- Zoe (Zoe) - here the designation of the name saves the day, Zoe is translated as “Life”.
- Lilou (Lilu) - ahem.. name in honor main character"The Fifth Element"!
- Lena (Lena) - well, Russian parents are finally respected.
- Sarah (Sarah) - Sarochka... is it just me that does NOT have French associations with this name?
- Camille (Kamiy) - something like our Yul and Katya - alternative a win-win for all time.
- Maelys (Maelis) - an abbreviation name for “Marie? la fleur de Lys.” Anything is better than Vladlen or Kim...
- Lina (Lina) - diminutive of Angelina (by the way, this is my daughter’s name! Only here Lina as a diminutive did not catch on... And in 2011 this name was certainly not in the top)
- Eva (Eva) - Eva is now a very popular name in Russia.
- Louna (Moon)
- Clara (Clara)
- Alice (Alice) - well, the French have many variable forms: Alisya, Alison, Alice...
- Romane (Roman) is an inhabitant of Rome, that is, an analogue of the name Rimma.
Male French names
- Nathan (Nathan) - this name has been in the top five since 2005. The French brother of our Artyom.
- Lucas
- Leo (Leo) - Leva conquered the French with his brevity and character.
- Enzo (Enzo) - little Enzo, like Lilu, owe their name to the “seventh art”. Namely, the success of Luc Besson’s film “Abyss Blue”.
- Louis (Louis) - a successful move - a combination of brevity and royal flair!
- Gabriel (Gabriel) - when choosing this name fashion trend takes precedence over the understanding of Old Testament etymology.
- Jules (Jules) - the proper name of Julius Caesar became a hit and for some reason is now associated exclusively with France.
- Timeo (Timeo) ... and in general all male names ending with “o” are the latest in fashion.
- Hugo
- Arthur (Arthur)
- Ethan (Ethan)
- Raphael (Raphael) ... beautiful name, only adult Rafaels very often transform into “Rafs”.
- Mael is a Breton name meaning "Chief, Prince".
- Tom (Tom) - I prefer the full-sounding analogue of this name Thomas.
- Noah (Noah) - I hope that the fashion for such names will not come to us soon...
- Mathis (Matis)
- Theo (Theo)
- Adam...to balance Eve.
- Nolan
- Clement (Clement) is the namesake of our Voroshilov.
There are many beautiful and different French names...
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French surnames
French surnames
List of famous French surnames.
First French surnames appeared among representatives of high French society. Later, in 1539, a royal decree was issued, according to which every resident of France was assigned his family name, that is, a surname.
The French, like other peoples, used personal names, nicknames and derivatives of names and nicknames as surnames.
According to the royal decree, surnames were to be inherited and recorded in church and parish books. This royal decree of 1539 is considered official start appearance of French surnames. Aristocrats used the preposition de before their surname.
At first, according to French law, a child could only bear the father's surname, and the mother's surname could only be given to the child if the father was unknown. Now French legislation allows parents to decide for themselves whose surname the child will bear – the father’s surname or the mother’s surname. Also used double French surnames, which are written with a hyphen.
IN currently The following titles are used before using French names and surnames:
Mademoiselle (mademoiselle) - an appeal to unmarried woman, girl.
Madame (madam) - an appeal to a married, divorced or widowed woman. Plural– Mesdames (“medam”).
Monsieur (monsieur) - an address to a man.
Like all words in French, surnames have fixed stress on the end of the word.
French surnames (list)
Adan
Alain
Azoulay
Alcan
Amalrik
Anglade
Anen
Arbogast
Arias
Arno
Harcourt
Attal
Bazin
Bayo
Bastien
Bayle
Benard
Benoit
Bertlein
Blancart
Bonnard
Bonnier
Bosset
Beauchamp
Brossard
Boisselier
Boulanger
Bujeau
Valois
Valyan
Weber
Whenua
Viardot
Vilar
Villaret
Vidal
Villeret
Vienne
Gaben
Gallon
Galliano
Garrel
Guerin
Gobert
Godard
Gautier
Grosso
Not at all
Debussy
Deco
Delage
Delaunay
Delmas
Desmarais
Deneuve
Depardieu
Defosse
Dieudonné
DuBois
Ducret
Dumage
Dupre
Duplessis
Jacquard
Jamet
Jarre
Joncières
Julien
Iber
Cavelier
Camber
Campo
Katel
Catuaurus
Keratri
Clément
Collo
Corro
Crespin
Coypel
Curie
Labule
Lavello
Lavoine
Lacombe
Lambert
Lafar
Levasseur
Legrand
Ledoux
Lemaitre
Lepage
Lefebvre
Loconte
Lurie
Lully
Manodu
Martin
Morel
Mare
Maren
Marmontel
Marceau
Martini
Marouani
Marshall
Marchand
Matia
Merlin
Mero
Meriel
Messager
Messiaen
Milhaud
Monsigny
Monty
Moriah
Moss
Mouquet
Murai
Monsoon
Navarre
Necessary
Naseri
Nive
Noiret
Noir
Nuburger
Aubin
Ober
Obier
Riot police
Parisot
Pascal
Pesson
Perrin
Petit
Picard
Planel
Prejean
Ravel
Ramo
Rebel
Ribs
Reverdy
Revial
Reason
Richard
Rouge
Rousse
Roussel
Savar
Senier
Cerro
Sigal
Simon
Sokal
Sorel
Surcouf
Tayfer
Taffanel
Tom
Tomasi
Tortelier
Trintignant
Trial
Truffaut
Tournier
Tiersen
Ouvrard
Farsi
Philip
Francois
Frey
Fresson
Freel
Foucault
Chabrol
Sharby
Chaplain
Charlemagne
Chatillon
Shero
Ersan
Erran
Etex
The most common French surnames
Andre (Andre)
Bernard (Bernard)
Bertrand (Bertrand)
Bonnet
Vincent
Dubois
Dupont
Durand
Girard
Lambert
Leroy
Laurent)
Lefebvre)
Martin)
Martinez (Martinez)
Mercier
Michel
Morel
Moreau
Petit)
Robert)
Richard)
Roux)
Simon)
Thomas)
Francois)
Fournier)
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