List of French Baby Names Meanings Starting with M

Montel

(mahn-TEL)

Italian Meaning: The name Montel is an Italian baby name. In Italian the meaning of the name Montel is: Mountain. Abbreviation of Montague and Montgomery.

Meaning: Little mountain Origin: French

Monty

French Meaning: The name Monty is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Monty is: Mountain belonging to the ruler. Also can be a diminutive of Montague: Pointed hill. Steep mountain.

Meaning: A familiar form of montgomery Origin: French

Moselle

(maw-ZEL)

The name Moselle is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Moselle is: From the water.

Meaning: Taken from water Origin: French

Montague

(MAHN-tə-gyoo)

French Meaning: The name Montague is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Montague is: Pointed hill. Steep mountain. More commonly found as a surname, although used occasionally as a first name.

Meaning: From a pointed mountain Origin: French

Montgomery

(mənt-GUM-ər-ee)

Montgomery Name Meaning. English, Scottish, and northern Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place in Calvados, France, so named from Old French mont 'hill' + a Germanic personal name composed of the elements guma 'man' + ric 'power'.

Meaning: Strong man's hill Origin: French

Montreal

(mohn-tree-OHL)

Hypotheses concerning the origin of the name. ... Among the hypotheses concerning the origin of Montreal's name, the most acceptable to Toponymy is the one that finds it to be a variant of Mount Royal. In the 16th century réal was a variant of royal, hence the contraction of Mont Royal that gave Mont Réal or Montreal.

Meaning: Imperial mountain Origin: French

Mortimer

(MAWR-ti-mər)

Mortimer Name Meaning. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Mortemer in Seine-Maritime, France, so called from Old French mort(e) 'dead' + mer 'sea' (Latin mare).

Meaning: From a dead sea area Origin: French

Monique

The name Monique is a baby girl name. The name Monique comes from the French origin. In French The meaning of the name Monique is: Variant of Mona: madonna. Wise.

Meaning: Advisor Origin: French

Mirielle

Mirielle \m(i)-rielle, miri(el)-le\ as a girl's name has the meaning "wonderful; peace; prosperous; miraculous; to admire". Mirielle is pronounced as Miy-Riy-EHL. Mirielle is used mostly in the English language. It is of Provençal, Latin, and Hebrew origin. Mirielle is a derivative of Mira, and the Hebrew name Miriam.

Meaning: Miraculous Origin: French

Millicente

Millicent or Milicent is a female given name that has been in use since the Middle Ages. The English form Millicent derives from the Old French Melisende, from the Germanic amal "work" and swinth "strength".

Meaning: Of a thousand saints Origin: French