French Dog Names

Jadou

Jaques

The French form of Jacob, meaning 'supplanter'

Jarvis

The name Jarvis is derived from the Old French name Gervais, which means 'spear servant'.

Jaspe

Jazzabelle

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare feminine given name in American English

Jeane

Variant of Jean 2

Jeanette

Variant of Jeannette, a diminutive of Jeanne

Jette

Danish short form of Henriette

Jobelle

Cebuano, formed from Jo and Belle

Jolee

A variant spelling of Jolie, a French given name meaning 'pretty'

Joli

French joli, "pretty" or "nice"

Jolie

Pretty or beautiful in French

Jolli

Josephine

English, German and Dutch form of Joséphine, from French Joséphine, a diminutive of Josèphe, the feminine form of Joseph.

Josette

Feminine diminutive of Joséphine

Joujou

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in American usage

Jules

French form of Julius; also a diminutive of Julia or Julian

Julie

French, Danish, Norwegian and Czech form of Julia, from Latin Iūlia.

Juliette

French diminutive of Julie

Keno

Recorded as a masculine given name in North Frisian, on a user-submitted entry

Kiki

A diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound K

Laine

Means "wave" in Estonian and Finnish

Lamar

From a French and English surname, from Old French la mare, "the pool"

Lance

From the Germanic name Lanzo, a short form of names beginning with the element land, "land"

Lancelot

Possibly an Old French diminutive of Lanzo

Leeloo

Liana

Short form of Juliana and Liliana; also a jungle vine

Lilou

French feminine given name, a diminutive of Lily or a blend of Lily and Louise

Lisette

Diminutive of lisabeth, a French form of Elisabeth

Lolabelle

Lou

Short form of Louise or Louis

Louie

Diminutive of Louis

Louis

French form of Ludovicus, the Latinized form of Ludwig

Loula

Recorded as a feminine given name in English

Louna

Possibly a variant of Luna

Loup

French form of the Roman name Lupus, meaning "wolf".

Louvin

Lovell

From a surname that was a variant of Lowell

Loyce

Recorded as a feminine given name in English

Lucien

French form of Lucianus, the Latin patronymic of Lucius

Lumiere

Lune

Dutch variant of Luna.

Lyle

From an English surname derived from Norman French l'isle, "island"

Lyon

A city in France known for its history and culture.

LéO

Lion in Portuguese and French

LéOn

French form of Leon, from Greek λέων (leon), meaning "lion"

Macaron

Madalyn

Feminine variant of Madeline

Madeline

English form of Madeleine

Madelyn

A variant of Madeline

Maelys

French feminine name of Breton origin, a feminine form of Maël, meaning "chief" or "prince"

Mailys

Variant of Maylis

Mallory

From an English surname derived from Old French, meaning "unfortunate"

Malon

A variant of 'Malo', which means 'bad' or 'evil' in French

Malou

Short form of Marie-Louise

Marcel

Form of Marcellus, a Latin name meaning "belonging to Mars"

Maree

Variant of Marie

Margolette

Diminutive form of Margaret, meaning pearl

Margot

French short form of Marguerite

Marie

French and Czech form of Maria.

Marilou

Combination of Maria and Louise

Maron

A given name recorded in Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical) and Japanese

Marriebelle

Marron

French word for chestnut

Marshal

A title of high military rank or a person responsible for the management of a certain activity

Martel

Not documented as having a meaning in the sources checked

Mavis

From mavis, a poetic name for the song thrush, from Old French mauvis

Melisande

Merci

French for "thank you"; Hungarian diminutive of Mercedes-Benz or Mercédesz

Mercie

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Merle

From the English word merle or the French surname Merle, both meaning "blackbird"

Merlot

English wine grape variety; from French merle, the blackbird

Metisse

Michel

French form of Michael, from Hebrew mîḵāʾēl, "who is like God?"

Michell

English variant of Mitchell

Mielle

English given name (modern, rare), feminine, on a user-submitted record

Miette

French for 'crumb', often referring to small and adorable things.

Mignon

French for 'cute' or 'delicate'

Mignonne

French word meaning cute or adorable

Milou

A name of a character from the comic series 'The Adventures of Tintin' created by Hergé

Mimi

A common name for a small and cute character.

Minet

From French min- (an endearing name for a cat) + -et

Minett

An English surname

Minette

A French diminutive, recorded as a given name in Belgian French.

Minuet

English word for a French social dance for two, from menuet and minuetto

Mirabelle

From Old French mirable, "wonderful", from Latin mirabilis

Mirage

French word for an optical phenomenon, borrowed into English c. 1812

Monett

Monique

French form of Monica.

Monty

A diminutive of Montgomery, meaning 'mountain' or 'gomer's mountain'.

Morey

Derived from Old French, meaning 'dark-skinned' or 'swarthy'

Mortimer

From an English surname meaning "dead water, still water" in Old French

Mouschka

MéDor

Nadine

French diminutive of Nadia

Namur

Recorded as a masculine given name in Arabic

Nanou

A playful and affectionate term often used in French-speaking regions

Neige

French for "snow"; German for slope, from Middle High German neige

Nette

A feminine given name recorded in Danish

Nevil

A variant of Neville, meaning 'new town'