List of French Baby Names Meanings

Hammett

(HAM-it)

Thus the name would have been given to mean "son of Hamo". The prefix "Ham" may also be interpreted from the Anglo-Saxon "Ham" meaning flat, alluvial wetlands, so that Hammett would refer to "the son of one who lived by or near a low lying meadow".

Meaning: Son of Hamo Origin: French

Jenner

(JEN-ər)

Jenner Name Meaning. English (chiefly Kent and Sussex): occupational name for a designer or engineer, from a Middle English reduced form of Old French engineor 'contriver' (a derivative of engaigne 'cunning', 'ingenuity', 'stratagem', 'device').

Meaning: Cunning or ingenious Origin: English, French

Jewel

(JOOL)

Latin Meaning: The name Jewel is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Jewel is: Precious.

Meaning: Precious stone Origin: French

Justice

(JUS-tis)

Latin Meaning: The name Justice is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Justice is: Just; upright; righteous. Form of New Testament Biblical name Justus.

Meaning: Morally right Origin: French

Lafayette

(lah-fah-YEHT)

French Meaning: The name Lafayette is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Lafayette is: Surname. At the age of 20 the French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette went to fight for four years in the American Revolution.

Meaning: From La Hetire Origin: French

Lancelot

(LAN-sə-laht)

The name Lancelot is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Lancelot is: Servant. Also a : Land (from Old German) Lancelot was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and adulterous lover to Queen Guinevere.

Meaning: Servant Origin: French

Larue

(lah-ROO)

LaRue is a French topographic name for someone who lived beside a road, track, or pathway, Old French rue (Latin ruga 'crease', 'fold'), with the definite article la. It literally means "the street" in French. It is also a surname.

Meaning: The street Origin: French

Lattimer

(LAT-i-mər)

Lattimer Family History. Lattimer Name Meaning English: variant spelling of Latimer.

Meaning: Interpreter or Latin speaker Origin: English, French

Laur

(LAWR)

Laur Name Meaning. French: topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous laurel tree, Old French laur (Latin laurus). French: from a personal name of the same etymology, borne by various minor early saints, including a hermit, a martyr, and an abbot. German: variant of Lauer.

Meaning: Bay laurel tree Origin: French, Latin

Lavelle

(lə-VEHL)

Lavelle Name Meaning. Irish: adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Maoil Fhábhail 'descendant of Maolfhábhail', a personal name meaning 'fond of movement or travel'. English: from the common French place name Laval, from Old French val 'valley'.

Meaning: Valley Origin: French