List of French Baby Names Meanings

Laverne

(lə-VURN)

From a surname which was derived from a French place name, ultimately derived from the Gaulish word vern meaning "alder". It is sometimes associated with the Roman goddess Laverna or the Latin word vernus "of spring".

Meaning: Alder tree Origin: French

Lebaron

(lə-BAR-ən)

Lebaron Name Meaning. French (Le Baron): status name from baron, 'vassal', 'nobleman', from Germanic (Frankish) ber 'man', 'warrior', that is, a knight who owed service. This name would also have denoted a servant in the household of a baron.

Meaning: The warrior Origin: English, French

Leroy

(LEE-roi)

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

Meaning: King Origin: French

Lever

(LEHV-ər)

Lever Name Meaning. nickname for a fleet-footed or timid person, from Old French levre 'hare' (Latin lepus, genitive leporis).

Meaning: Fleet footed Origin: French

Leverett

(lehv-ə-REHT)

French Meaning: The name Leverett is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Leverett is: Young rabbit.

Meaning: Fleet footed Origin: French

Lockhart

(LAHK-hahrt)

Lockhart Name Meaning. Scottish: of uncertain origin, probably from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements loc 'lock', 'bolt' + hard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'. English: occupational name for a herdsman in charge of a sheep or cattlefold, from Old English loc 'enclosure', 'fold' + hierde 'herd(er)'.

Meaning: Fresh water fish Origin: French, Germanic

Lorand

(lo-RAHN)

The different meanings of the name Lorand are: French meaning: Crowned with laurel. Hungarian meaning: Famous country, crowned with Laurel.

Meaning: Famous land Origin: French, Germanic

Lorin

(LAWR-ən)

English Meaning: The name Lorin is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Lorin is: From the place of laurel trees. Famous Bearer: conductor Lorin Maazel (born 1930).

Meaning: Laurel tree Origin: French, Latin

Loring

(LAWR-ing)

The different meanings of the name Loring are: French meaning: From Lorraine. German meaning: Famous in war. Teutonic meaning: Son of the famous warrior. A man from Lorraine, a former French province (now part of Alsace*Lorraine)

Meaning: Son of a well known warrior Origin: French, Germanic

Lourdes

(LAWRDZ)

Origin of the name Lourdes: Transferred use of a Basque place-name meaning "craggy slope." Lourdes, a town in southwestern France, was popularized as a given name after St. Bernadette experienced visions of the Virgin Mary there in 1858.

Meaning: From Lourdes Origin: French