Norman French Names

31 Norman French names for boys, listing Norman French baby names 1-10. Arnold, Aubrey, Avery, Bernard, Bruce and Courtney are popular names. Archibald, Baldwin, Colville and Corbett are uncommon names. View Norman French baby names for name meanings, search Norman French names for girls, or search other baby names.

Archibald (Old French, Old German) ... Brought to Britain with the Norman Conquest ... [13]

Arnold (Old French, Old German) ... Brought to Britain with the Norman invasion ... [21]

Aubrey ... From a Norman French form of the German name Alberic ... [15]

Avery ... which originated in the Middle Ages from a Norman French pronunciation of Alfred ... [2]

Baldwin (Old French, Old German) ... It was borne by Norman crusader Baldwin of Boulogne ... but in modern times it usually represents a transferred use of the surname rather than a direct revival of the Norman given name ... [10]

Bernard (Old French, Old German) ... Brought to England with the Norman Conquest ... was superseded by the Norman form ... [23]

Bruce (Norman French) ... Originally a Norman baronial name and place name ... The Bruces were an influenctial Norman family in Scottish affairs in the early Middle Ages ... [2]

Colville (Old French) Place name of Norman origin. [2]

Corbett (Norman French) ... [2]

Courtney ... originally a Norman baronial name from places in Northen France called Courtenay ... it was wrongly taken as a nickname derived from Old French "court nez" ... [4]

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