Old-French boy names
Most popular names
- Wyatt Brave, Little Warrior #37 in US
- Marshall Horse, Servant, Caretaker #325 in US
- Clark Cleric, Scribe, Scholar #364 in US
- Seymour Saint Maur place tailor #416 in US
- Curt Courteous #654 in US
- Norris Northerner from northern lands #721 in US
- Harve Army battle warrior form #768 in US
- Melville Mill settlement habitation place #856 in US
- Rollin Famous power warrior roll #895 in US
- Gaylord High-spirited, Lively #936 in US
- Mortimer Dead sea or still water place #973 in US
- Cornell horn like or strong #1074 in US
- Leeroy Royal #1387 in US
- Curtiss Courteous #1489 in US
- Percival Pierce the Veil #1502 in US
- Hervey warrior of the battle #1513 in US
- Burke Fortress, From the Fortress #1628 in US
- Raynard strong counselor wise warrior #1654 in US
- Clarke Scholar #1666 in US
- Chaney Oak Wood #1724 in US
- Vere true and faithful one #2046 in US
- Leverett young hare rabbit animal #2055 in US
- Burk From the Fortress #2188 in US
- Algernon bearded one or noble warrior #2247 in US
- Renard Fox or clever one #2339 in US
- Cheyne Oak Wood #2736 in US
- Lancelot Attendant #3941 in US
- Orvill golden eagle gold town #4696 in US
- Granvil great village farmland #4725 in US
- Trayton From the Settlement Near the Forest #5102 in US
- Travers From the Crossroads #5921 in US
- Kurtiss Courteous #6284 in US
- Garris Fortress #6870 in US
- Joscelin Member of the Gauts tribe or Gothic people #7282 in US
- Gaylor Lively #7435 in US
- Nevil From the New Town #7808 in US
- Cheney Oak Wood #8941 in US
- Quennel From by the Oak Tree #10011 in US
- Chayne Oak Wood #10088 in US
- Traeton From the Settlement Near the Forest #13965 in US
- Bali Stewardship #16424 in US
- Traiton From the Settlement Near the Forest #18504 in US
- Berke From the Fortress #20474 in US
- Bevis Bull #27323 in US
- Quennell From by the Oak Tree #30112 in US
- Birk From the Fortress #33210 in US
Old-French boy names come from Norman nobility and the language spoken in medieval France before it hardened into modern French. They carry titles, trades, and the surnames of the conquerors — Wyatt was a warrior's watchman, Marshall commanded the king's household, and Clark marked a man who could read and write. These names moved across the English Channel with William and his descendants, embedding themselves so deeply that you'd swear they were English.
Seymour traces back to Saint-Maur, a place in Normandy. Curt strips down the courtly Curtis to something sharper. What makes them Old-French is the shape of them, the way they sat on the tongue before time smoothed them into something else. Each name here shows its meaning and origin, so you can trace the Norman hand in English naming.