This French name means the king which is its literal translation le roi.

Popular french names in the 1800s. Derived from French clou meaning nail referring to someone who made or sold nails. The census takers in 1860 seemed to know more French than the ones in 1850 but since many of the names were unfamiliar to them and since many of the people were not literate they had to guess at the spelling. This is a list of the given names recorded for at least 50 000 persons in France 1900-2006 and the year when the name was most popular.

306 rows Nicolas has 18 instances while its diminutive Colin with 74 instances is the 4th most. 36 rows Categories. Given names are typically fashionable for 10-20 years and it is often possible to guess a persons approximate.

From a diminutive of given name Nicolas. Posted 27 March 2009 - 0807 PM. In Hebrew Levi means joined or attached.

From the medieval given name of Biblical origin meaning twin. The most common French last names for people born between 1891 and 1990 were. Along with Emma and Elisa other French girl names from Frances Top 100 list of 1900 include Estelle Eva Zelia Sidonie Clarisse Lucile Celina and Émilie.

The most common given names in France 1900-2006. Leon is a French baby name that means lion. Names in France in the 1800s.

For example many names ending in an -on or -an sound he rendered with the ending -eau. Names in bold occurred at least 200 000 times. James name Jasper given name Jean male given name Jean-André.