|
Given Name and Variants |
Diminutives |
Origin and Meaning
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| Abelard |
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| Adalard, Alard, Allard |
|
Noble + hardy |
| Adalbert |
|
Noble + bright |
| Adhemar |
|
Noble + fame |
| Adolphe |
|
Noble + wolf |
| Albéric |
Albe |
Elf + power |
| Albert, Aubert |
|
Noble + bright |
| Aldo |
|
Ald old or adal noble |
| Alfred |
|
Elf + counsel |
| Alphonse |
|
Noble + ready |
| Amaël |
|
Amal work |
| Aymar, Aymer, Aymeric, Amar, Amaury |
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| Anselme, Anthèlme |
|
Divinity + helmet |
| Archembault |
|
Genuine + brave |
| Armand, Armond, Amand |
|
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| Arnaud, Arnaut, Arnold, Arnould |
|
Eagle + ruler |
| Aubin |
|
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| Baudoin, Baudouin, Baldwin |
|
Brave + friend |
| Béranger, Bérenger |
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| Bernard, Barnard |
Bernardin, Bernon |
Bear + hardy |
| Bertrand, Bertram |
|
Bright + raven |
| Berthille |
|
Swe, Bright |
| Berthou |
|
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| Billes |
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| Brice, Brieux, Briac |
|
Lat Bricius, from Gaulish 'speckled' |
| Bruno, Bruny |
|
Brown |
| Charles |
Charlot, Charley, Charly |
Free man |
| Curtice, Curtis |
|
OF curteis 'courteous' |
| Dagobert |
|
Day + bright |
| Degarré |
|
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| Edgar, Edgard |
|
Prosperity + spear |
| Edmond |
|
Properity + protection |
| Édouard, Eduard |
Eddy |
Prosperity + hardy |
| Égide, Giles, Gilles |
|
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| Egmont |
|
Edge (of a sword) + protection |
| Eldore |
|
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| Éric |
|
ON 'always' or 'alone' + ruler |
| Ermengild |
|
Whole + sacrifice |
| Ernest |
|
Seriousness, battle |
| Esmond |
|
Grace + protection |
| Évrard, Evraud |
|
Boar + hardy |
| Ferdinand, Fernand |
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| Frédéric |
|
Peace + ruler |
| Gailard |
|
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| Gaston, Gatien |
|
gast stranger |
| Gautiér, Gualtiére |
|
Rule + army |
| Geoffroi, Geoffroy, Jeoffroi |
|
District, traveller or pledge + peace |
| Gérald, Girauld |
|
Spear + rule |
| Gérard, Géraud, Girard, Giraud, (Gellért, Hungarian) |
|
Spear + hard |
| Ghislain |
|
Gisil pledge |
| Godefroi, Godofroi |
|
God or good + peace |
| Guilbert, Gilbert |
|
Pledge + bright |
| Guillaume |
|
Will + helmet |
| Gustave |
Tatave |
ON Gautr (a tribe) + staff |
| Guy |
Guyon |
Witu wood or wit wide |
| Henri |
|
Home + ruler |
| Herbert |
|
Army + bright |
| Hubert |
|
heart/mind + bright |
| Hugh, Hughes, Hughues, Hugo, Hugues |
|
Heart/mind/spirit |
| Joscelin |
|
From Gaut (tribe) |
| Lambert |
|
Land + bright |
| Lance |
|
Land |
| Léger, Léodegar |
|
People + spear |
| Léo, Léon |
Lionel |
lion |
| Léonard |
|
Lion hardy |
| Léopold |
|
People + brave |
| Lothaire |
|
Fame + army |
| Louis, Clovis, Ludovic |
|
Fame + warrior |
| Norbert |
|
North + bright |
| Nordine |
|
North + |
| Odilon |
|
Form of Otto from od riches |
| Ogier |
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| Olivier |
|
Cognate of Olaf (or olive tree) |
| Onfroi |
|
Warrior + peace |
| Rainier, Raynier |
|
Advice + army |
| Raoul |
|
Counsel + wolf |
| Raymond |
|
Advice + protection |
| Renaud, Rénauld, Renald, Reynald, Reynaud, Regnault, Regnaut |
|
Advice + hard hardy and wald ruler |
| Richard |
Riquet |
Power + hardy |
| Robert |
Robin |
Fame + bright |
| Roch |
|
Hrok rest |
| Roderic, Rodrigue |
|
Fame + power |
| Rodolphe |
|
Fame + wolf |
| Roger |
|
Fame + spear |
| Roland |
|
Fame + land |
| Thibaud, Thibault, Thibaut, Thebault |
|
People + bold |
| Thièrry |
|
People + power |
| Yves, Yve |
Yvon |
Iv yew |