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Francophile Naming Guide -- Curiousities of Medieval France for Boys
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Quesnac
Raimbard
Raimond
Estonian variation of Raymond, German
"wise-protector"
The short form, Raivo, is more common these days.
Rainier
German
"wise army"
European royal name, and to Americans a place-name evoking the majestic mountain in Washington state.
Ranulph
Scottish variation of Randolph
"shield-wolf"
An old name still occasionally heard in the U.K., but still and perhaps forever a foreigner in the U.S. Can be spelled Ranulf.
Raoul
French variation of Ralph
"wolf-counsel"
Raoul, with its unique three-vowel middle, rolls off the tongue in an appealing way. Raoul is one of the French names that sounds infinitely more romantic and attractive than the somewhat harsh…
Reginar
Renard
French word name
"fox"
Renaud
French variation of Reginald
Attractive if phonetically confusing; also pronounced exactly the same as the Renault car.
Richer
Richer is a masculine name of Germanic and Old French origin, derived from the elements 'ric' meaning 'power' or 'ruler' and 'hari' meaning 'army.' As a personal name, it conveys strength and…
Rorico
Roscelin
Rostraing
Rotrou
Rudolph
German
"famous wolf"
Sure, he'd probably get a certain amount of red-nosed teasing around the holiday, but a boy named Rudolph could probably take it. Besides, he's got other, more distinguished namesakes -- the great…
Sigebert
Siger
Tertulle
Theobald
German
"courageous people"
This is one of the least known or used of the Theo names, quite possibly because of its last syllable. In Samuel Butler's 1903 novel The Way of All Flesh , there is a clergyman character named…
Thibaud
Thibaud is a masculine French name derived from the Germanic elements 'theud' meaning 'people' or 'race' and 'bald' meaning 'bold' or 'brave.' This classic name, also spelled Thibaut or Thibault in…