“boron”
From French · Turkish
Boy1 syllableLikely
Origin
16 Names of French Origin
16 published names carry a French part in our data: 11 girl names, 3 boy names and 2 unisex names. 1 have a Documented meaning, 3 a Likely one and 12 an Editorial one, and the label is shown on every card.
French names are used most in Turkish, Kazakh and Tatar, and they fall most often under the themes flowers, leadership and nobility and life and soul. Browse the full list below, filter it, or read how French names came into Turkic naming.
16 names
- “bouquet”From French · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “jewel case”From French · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “magnolia”From French · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “melody (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase)”From French · TurkishGirl3 syllablesLikely
- “mouse”From French and fro and Latin and Ancient Greek and Middle Persian and Sanskrit and ine-pro and English · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “honour, dignity”From French · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “honourable hero”From French and Turkic · TurkishBoy3 syllablesEditorial
- “orchid”From French · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “princess”From French · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “mignonette (flower)”From French · Tatar, BashkirGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “siren”From French · TurkishGirl2 syllablesLikely
- “sonata”From French · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “tulle moon”From French and Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “soul of tulle”From French and Persian · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “God is gracious”From Russian and French · KazakhGirl2 syllablesEditorial
What counts as a French name here
A published name belongs to this page when any part of its origin label matches the word "french". Labels that also mention another language, for example Arabic + Turkic, count here too.
11 of the 16 names have only French parts. The other 5 combine French with Persian (2), Turkic (2) and Greek (1), so they also appear on those origin pages.
Which languages use French names
French names are recorded most often for Turkish (14 names), Kazakh (1 names) and Tatar (1 names). In all, 4 languages have at least one French name in our data. A name used in several languages is counted once for each, so these numbers add up to more than 16.
Language buttons appear above the list when a language has at least 12 French names.
What French names mean
By documented meaning theme, French names fall most often under flowers (1), leadership and nobility (1), life and soul (1) and moon (1). Of the 16 names, 1 (6 percent) have a Documented meaning, 3 are Likely and 12 are Editorial.
Building blocks that recur in these names include alp (brave, heroic); each one links to its own page with the other names that use it.
Girl, boy and unisex French names
The list holds 11 girl names, 3 boy names and 2 unisex names. Gender is recorded per language, so a name that is unisex in one language can be used for one gender only in another; the table on each name page shows this.
Example French names
A short selection of published names of French origin, such as Müge, Tülay and Ecrin, with documented meanings first. Open any card to read the meaning, the origin sentence and the sources.
- “mouse”From French and fro and Latin and Ancient Greek and Middle Persian and Sanskrit and ine-pro and English · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “tulle moon”From French and Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “jewel case”From French · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “orchid”From French · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “melody (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase)”From French · TurkishGirl3 syllablesLikely
- “honourable hero”From French and Turkic · TurkishBoy3 syllablesEditorial
- “boron”From French · TurkishBoy1 syllableLikely
- “mignonette (flower)”From French · Tatar, BashkirGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “bouquet”From French · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
Questions and answers
What is a French name on this site?
A published name whose origin record names French. Right now that is 16 names, and the number changes when names are published or corrected.
How many French names are girl names or boy names?
11 are girl names, 3 are boy names and 2 are unisex. The gender shown is the one recorded in our data, and it can differ between languages.
Which language has the most French names?
Turkish has the most, with 14 names, followed by Kazakh (1). These counts show how many names we have researched for each language, not how common the names are.
Are French-origin names also used as Turkic names?
Yes, when our data records them for a Turkic language. The French origin only describes where the root of the name comes from, and the spelling follows the language that uses it.
Do French names mix with other origins?
Yes: 5 of 16 names combine French with another origin, most often Persian (2 names). They appear on every origin page they belong to.
How reliable are the meanings of French names here?
1 of 16 have a Documented meaning backed by a cited source, 3 are Likely, and 12 come from our own editorial research. The label is shown on every name card and name page.
Where can I read more about French names?
Open a name page to see the origin sentence, its sources and the spellings we have recorded. The Sources and methodology page explains how we label meanings.
Data & methodology
This page is built from the origin records of published names: 16 names match the French pattern, and 5 of them also carry another origin. 16 names have a meaning label.
- Published names
- 17,111 (17,111 with a meaning)
- Documented
- 7,386 · cited source
- Likely
- 376 · composed or plausible
- Editorial
- 9,349 · our own research
- Languages
- 10
- Sources listed
- 3,863
- Names on this page
- 16
- Languages
- 4
- Last data update
- 1 November 2026
Read more in Sources and methodology and the Editorial policy.
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