List of English, French Baby Names Meanings

Carlisle

(KAHR-liel)

English Meaning: The name Carlisle is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Carlisle is: From the protected tower; from the walled city. Also a place name in Britain.

Meaning: Castle owner Origin: English, French

Cassandra

(kə-SAN-drə/kə-SAHN-drə)

The name Cassandra is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Cassandra is: Unheeded prophetess. Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam. In Homer's 'The Iliad' Cassandra's prediction of the fall of Troy was unheeded.

Meaning: Shine upon mankind Origin: English, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Chapelle

(shah-PEHL)

Chappelle is a surname of French origin, a variant of the word "chapelle" meaning "chapel". Notable people with the name include: Bill Chappelle, American baseball player. Charles W. Chappelle (1872-1941), African-American aviation pioneer.

Meaning: Living near a church Origin: English, French

Chaucer

(CHAW-sər)

The surname Chaucer is thought to have one of the following derivations: The name Chaucer frequently occurs in the early Letter Books and in French language of the time it meant "shoemaker", which meaning is also recorded in the "Glossary of Anglo-Norman and Early English Words".

Meaning: Pants maker Origin: English, French

Dabney

(DAB-nee)

English (of both Norman and Huguenot origin): altered form of French d'Aubigné, a habitational name for someone from any of the various places in northern France called Aubigny or Aubigné, named with the Romano-Gallic personal name Albinius (a derivative of Latin albus 'white'; compare Alban and Albin) + the locative ...

Meaning: White settlement Origin: English, French

Darold

(DAR-əld)

Darold (/ˈdɛəroʊld/ DAIR-ohld) is a masculine name of American origin. The name is a blend of Daryl and Harold or Gerald. The masculine name Harold is of Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "army ruler". Herald is also literally "one who proclaims".

Meaning: From Airelle, lord of the manor Origin: English, French

Dash

(DASH)

Dash Name Meaning. English: topographic name for someone who lived near an ash tree, or a habitational name from a place named with the Old English word æsc (see Ash).

Meaning: The ash tree Origin: English, French

Disney

(DIZ-nee)

Disney Name Meaning. English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with the preposition d(e), for someone from Isigny in Calvados, France, named from the Romano-Gallic personal name Isinius (a Latinized form of Gaulish Isina) + the locative suffix -acum.

Meaning: Coming from Isigny Origin: English, French

Falcon

(FAL-kən)

English Meaning: The name Falcon is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Falcon is: Surname relating to falconry.

Meaning: Falcon keeper Origin: English, French

Falconner

(fahl-CAHN-ər)

Falconer is a Scottish surname, a sept of Clan Keith, and an Anglicized version of the French surname "Fauconnier". In both cases, the name is derived from the occupational name for a trainer of falcons.

Meaning: Falcon keeper Origin: English, French