Are you looking for a uniquely French name for a new feline addition? We have collated a list of 270 classic French names, food, places, and notable French people to help you find the perfect name for your cat.
Name |
Meaning |
Gender |
Achille | Thin lipped | Male |
Adele | Noble (French form of Adelaide) | Female |
Adeline | Noble (French diminutive of Adele) | Female |
Aimée | Beloved | Female |
Alizée | Trade wind | Female |
Allura | To entice | Female |
Alouette | Lark | Female |
Alphonse | Noble | Male |
Amélie | Work (French form of Amelia) | Female |
André | Strong and manly | Male |
Angelique | French diminutive of Angela | Female |
Annabelle | Loving | Female |
Annette | Grace | Female |
Anse | Cove | Male |
Antoinette | Priceless one | Female |
Arielle | Lion of God | Female |
Arlette | Honour, noble | Female |
Armand | Soldier | Male |
Aramis | French literary name | Male |
Aubin | Blonde | Male |
Aubrey | Elf ruler | Female |
Avril | French variation of April | Female |
Axelle | Father of peace | Female |
Ballou | From Bellou | Male |
Basile | Regal | Male |
Bastien | Person from the ancient city of Sebastien | Male |
Beau | Handsome | Male |
Beauchamp | Beautiful field | Female |
Beline | Goddess | Female |
Bellamy | Fine friend | Female |
Belle | Beautiful (short form of Isabelle) | Female |
Benilde | Good | Female |
Benoît | Blessed | Male |
Bertille | Heroine | Female |
Bertrand | Magnificent crow | Male |
Bevis | Son of Evan | Male |
Bijou | Jewel | Female |
Blaise | To lisp, stammer | Male |
Blanche | White | Female |
Bleu | Blue | Unisex |
Bonaparte, Napoleon | French military leader | Male |
Bouvier | Herdsman | Male |
Bretton | From Brittany | Male |
Brielle | Hunting grounds | Female |
Brigitte | Strength | Female |
Cadeau | Gift | Female |
Camille | Young ceremonial attendant | Female |
Cantrelle | Song | Female |
Caprice | Impulsive change of mind | Female |
Cecile | Feminine form of Cecil | Female |
Celine | Heavenly | Female |
Cerise | Cherry | Female |
Chandler | Candle maker | Male |
Chanel | Dweller near the canal | Female |
Chaney | Oak tee | Male |
Chantal | Boulder | Female |
Chantilly | White | Female |
Charlot | French nickname for Charles | Male |
Chat | Cat | Male |
Chase | To hunt | Male |
Chatte | Cat | Female |
Cher | Beloved | Female |
Cherie | Darling | Female |
Ciel | Sky | Female |
Cinderella | Little ash girl | Female |
Citron | Lemon | Female |
Claiborne | Boundary with clover | Male |
Claude | Lame | Male |
Claudette | Feminine form of Claude | Female |
Clementine | Mild, merciful | Female |
Coco (Chanel) | French fashion designer | Female |
Colette | People of victory, famous French author and cat lover | Female |
Coralie | Coral | Female |
Corbeau | Raven | Unisex |
Corinne | Maiden | Female |
Cosette | Little thing | Female |
Croix | Cross | Male |
Curtis | Polite | Female |
Cyrille | Lordly | Male |
Damica | Open, friendly | Female |
Darcy | Dark one | Unisex |
Darrell | Dear one | Male |
Dax | French place name | Male |
Delmore | Of the sea | Male |
Delphine | Dolphin | Female |
Delroy | Servant of the king | Male |
Desi | Desired | Female |
Diggory | Lost one | Male |
Dimanche | Sunday | Male |
Doré | Gilded | Female |
Dory | Gift of God | Female |
Drury | Dear one | Male |
Dumas | Of the little farm | Male |
Duval | Of the valley | Male |
Edwige | War | Female |
Elise | Pledged to God | Female |
Elodie | Foreign riches | Female |
Eloise | Healthy, wide | Female |
Emmanuelle | God is with us | Female |
Emmeline | Work (French form of Emma and Emily) | Female |
Eponine | French literary name | Female |
Ermine | Weasel | French |
Esmé | Beloved | Female |
Estelle | Star | Female |
Etienne | Garland, crown (French form of Stephen) | Male |
Étoile | Star | Female |
Eulalie | Sweet speaking | Female |
Fabienne | Bean grower | Female |
Fabron | Young blacksmith | Male |
Faron | Handsome servant | Male |
Fayette | Faith | Male |
Fermin | Strong | Male |
Fifi | Diminutive of Josephine | Female |
Fleur | Flower | Female |
Florin | Flower, flourishing | Male |
Fort | Strong | Male |
François | French variation of Francis | Male |
Frostine | Freezing | Female |
Gable | Triangular feature in architecture | Male |
Gabrielle | God is my strength | Female |
Gage | Oath | Male |
Garnet | Pomegranate | Female |
Garson | To protect | Male |
Gaspard | Bringer of treasure | Male |
Gay | Joyful | Female |
Gaylord | Brisk, high spirited | Male |
Genevieve | Tribe woman | Female |
Geraldine | Ruler with a spear | Female |
Germaine | From Germany | Male |
Gervaise | Skilled with a spear | Male |
Ghislaine | Pledge | Female |
Harriet | Estate ruler | Female |
Héloïse | Healthy, wide | Female |
Henrietta | Estate ruler | Female |
Hervé | Battle worthy | Male |
Isabelle | Pledged to God | Female |
Janvier | January | Female |
Jeune | Young | Female |
Jolie | Pretty | Female |
Josephine | Jehovah increases | Female |
Juliet | Youthful, downy haired | Female |
Julienne | Youthful | Female |
Juliette | Little Julia | Female |
Justine | Fair | Female |
Lafayette | Faith | Male |
Lanier | Wool worker | Male |
Laurent | French form of Lawrence | Male |
Laverne | Spring like | Female |
Lazare | God is my helper | Male |
Leandre | Lion-man | Male |
Lebron | Brown haired one | Male |
Leelee | Short form of Liliane | Female |
Leroy | The king | Male |
Liana | To climb a vine | Female |
Lilou | Pet form of Liliane | Female |
Linnet | Flaxen haired | Female |
Lionel | Young lion | Female |
Lisette | Pledged to God | Female |
Lorraine | From the province of Lorraine | Female |
Lucida | Lucid, clear | Female |
Lucien | Light | Male |
Lucille | Light | Female |
Luis | Renowned warrior | Male |
Lunette | Warrior | Female |
Lyle | Someone who lives on an island | Male |
Madeline | French form of Magdalen | Female |
Maelle, Mael | Chief or prince | Female |
Maison | House | Male |
Mallory | Unfortunate | Female |
Manette | Diminutive of Marie | Female |
Marcel | Little warrior | Male |
Marceline | Little warrior | Female |
Marcellus | Young warrior | Male |
Mardi | Tuesday | Female |
Margaux | French spelling variation of Margo | Female |
Margot | French diminutive of Margaret | Female |
Marguerite | French diminutive of Margaret | Female |
Marian, Marianne | Star of the sea, grace | Female |
Martine | Warlike | Female |
Mauve | Mauve coloured | Female |
Mercer | Merchant | Female |
Merle | Blackbird | Male |
Miette | Pearl, little one | Female |
Mignon | Delicate | Female |
Mimi | Diminutive of Mary, Mirium | Female |
Minette | Star of the sea, kitten | Female |
Minou | Kitty | Female |
Mirabelle | Marvellous | Female |
Mireille | To admire | Female |
Monique | Advisor | Female |
Montague | Pointy hill | Male |
Nadine | Hope (French form of Nadia) | Female |
Neville | New town | Male |
Ninon | Grace | Female |
Noel | Christmas | Male |
Noelle | Christmas | Female |
Noely | Variation of Noel | Female |
Norris | Northerner | Male |
Nouvel | New | Male |
Odette | Wealthy | Female |
Odilia | Wealth, fortune | Female |
Olivier | Olive tree | Male |
Ophélie | French variation of Ophelia | Female |
Oriane | Sunrise | Female |
Orville | Gold town | Male |
Ottilie | Prosperous in battle (feminine variation of Otto, German) |
Female |
Page | Attendant | Female |
Paladin | Of the palace | Male |
Pascal | From the passover | Male |
Penelope (Pussycat) | Name, and character from Loony Tunes cartoons featuring the French skunk Pepé le pew |
Female |
Philbert | Dear, beloved | Male |
Pierre | French variation of Peter | Male |
Pierrette | Rock | Female |
Percival | One who pierces the valley | Male |
Percy | One who lives in the valley | Male |
Pomeline | Apple | Female |
Prue | Tailor | Female |
Quane | Clever | Male |
Quay | Wharf | Male |
Ranger | Forest guardian | Male |
Raine | Queen | Female |
Raoul | Wolf-counsel | Male |
Regis | Royal | Male |
Reinette | Little queen | Female |
Remy | Oarsman | Female |
Rene | Reborn | Male |
Robina | Feminine variation of Robin | Female |
Romilly | Citizen of Rome | Female |
Roux | Russet | Female |
Russell | Red haired | Male |
Sabine | French form of Sabina | Female |
Sacha | Defending warrior | Male |
Salomé | Peace | Female |
Sandrine | French version of Alexandra | Female |
Satine | Shiny, smooth | Female |
Seraph | The burning one | Male |
Seraphine | Burning ones | Female |
Severine | Stern | Female |
Sidonie | From Sidon | Female |
Simone | To be heard | Female |
Solange | Solemn | Female |
Soleil | Sun | Female |
Solstice | When the sun stands still | Female |
Sophie | French variation of Sophia | Female |
Sorrel | Reddish brown | Male |
Sylvain | Wood, forest | Male |
Sylvie | From the forest | Female |
Tali | Dew | Female |
Terre | Earth | Male |
Thierry | Ruler of the people | Male |
Thoreau | Strength of a bull | Male |
Toussaint | All saints | Male |
Travis | Tollgate keeper | Male |
Vachel | One who raises cows | Male |
Vardon | Green knoll | Male |
Vermont | Green mountain | Male |
Vianne | French blend of Vivian and Ann | Female |
Vidal | Vital, life | Male |
Vallis | From Wales | French |
Vedette | Leading actor | Female |
Vrai | True | Male |
Yanis | Gift of God | Male |
Yann | God is gracious | Male |
Yves | Yew wood | Male |
Yvette | Yew wood | Female |
Zachalie | French variation of Zachary | Male |
Zélie | Noble | Female |
Zenaida | The life of Zeus | Female |
Zerline | Beautiful dawn | Female |