List of French Baby Names Meanings

Dior

(DEE-or)

French Meaning: The name Dior is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Dior is: Related to D'Or meaning golden.

Meaning: Golden Origin: French

Disney

(DIZ-nee)

Disney Name Meaning. English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with the preposition d(e), for someone from Isigny in Calvados, France, named from the Romano-Gallic personal name Isinius (a Latinized form of Gaulish Isina) + the locative suffix -acum.

Meaning: Coming from Isigny Origin: English, French

Dorsey

(DAWR-see)

Dorsey Name Meaning. English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with the preposition d(e), from Orsay in Seine-et-Orne, France, recorded in the 13th century as Orceiacum, from the Latin personal name Orcius + the locative suffix -acum.

Meaning: From the village of Arcy Origin: French

Dozier

(DOH-zye)

Dozier Name Meaning. French (Huguenot): from Old French osier 'osier', 'willow', with the preposition d(e) 'from', applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a plantation of willows, or perhaps as a metonymic occupational name for a basket maker.

Meaning: Living near willows Origin: French

Drystan

(DRIS-tən)

Welsh Meaning: The name Drystan is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Drystan is: full of sorrow'.

Meaning: Filled with sadness Origin: French, Gaelic

Durant

(də-RANT)

Durant Name Meaning. French and English (Norman): from the Latin omen name Durandus, meaning 'enduring', which was in common use especially in the Jewish communities of southern France and from there spread out across France, into England, Italy, and the Iberian peninsula.

Meaning: Steadfast Origin: French, Latin

Dureau

(doo-RAW)

French Meaning: The name Dureau is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Dureau is: Strong.

Meaning: Hure's son Origin: French

Elroy

(EL-roi)

The name Elroy is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Elroy is: The King (from 'le roi'). Originally a surname, it is now more common as a first name.

Meaning: The king Origin: French

Esme

(EHZ-may)

Origin of the name Esme: Derived from the French esmé (loved), the past participle of the verb esmer (to love). Alternatively, some believe the name to be a variant of Aimé (beloved). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.

Meaning: Beloved one Origin: French

Esprit

(ES-prit)

C16: from French, from Latin spīritus a breathing, spirit1. Word Origin and History for esprit. n. 1590s, from Middle French esprit "spirit, mind," from Old French espirit, from Latin spiritus "spirit" (see spirit).

Meaning: Spirit Origin: French