Jehan the most popular masculine name tops the charts with 711 instances.

French female names medieval. Therefore parents believe that giving such to their kids will influence them positively. Unfortunately at this time I cannot give the relative percentages of these names as the main raw data has all the names. Medieval French boy names.

Handsome comely Old French Middle French oncle uncle. A boy playing with his kid laptop. Names from the Abbey of Auberive 1219-1244 by Constanza of Thamesreach.

Chrétien de Troyes Marie de France Jean Bodel and Christine de Pisan are just some of the authors Ive drawn from to make this list. Similar numbers can be found in the feminine names where Jehanne the most popular has 31 instances and Guillemette the second most popular has 6. Some names are not uncommon while others seem totally unique.

The medieval names below carry profound meaning. Latinized French Names from 12th and 13th C Parisian Cartularies by Aryanhwy merch Catmael A collection of given names and bynames from Latin records. Sendulla Medieval French the name was originally from a town in the champagne valley that does not exist any more because of World War I the towns name is forgotten and all we have about it is the name sendulla a young girl whom live there as a child.

This category has the following 18 subcategories out of 18 total. Unique French girl names gaining new attention in the US France and internationally include Darcy Delphine Elodie Fleur Maribel Oceane Ottilie Quincy Romilly Suzanne and. Some names seem to defy modern or Anglicized translations though and many of those Ive found in medieval French texts.

French renaissance name generator. The renaissance was a period of cultural and artistic rejuvenation in Europe and in France this happened from the 15th to 17th century. The next most common name Guillaume has only 193 in comparison.