Pronunciation of Popular French Names (men)

Given Name	IPA	English version	Some Famous People
Alexandre	alɛksɑ͂dʁ	Alexander	[AUTHOR] Alexandre Dumas: The Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo
Alphonse	alfo͂s
André	ɑ͂dʁe	Andrew
Antoine	ɑ͂twan	Anthony	[AUTHOR] Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Le Petit Prince [CHEMIST] Antoine Lavoisier: Oxygen
Arthur	aʁtyʁ	Arthur
Auguste	ogyst
Benjamin	bε̃ʒamε̃	Benjamin	Le benjamin de la famille = the youngest of several brothers
Benoît	bənwa	Benedict
Bernard	bɛʁnaʁ	Bernard	Could also be a family name
Bertrand	bɛʁtʁɑ͂	Bertrand
Bruno	bʁyno		Could also be a family name
Charles	ʃaʁl	Charles
Christian	kʁistjɑ͂		[FASHION DESIGNER] Christian Dior (Dior)
Christophe	kʁistɔf	Christopher
Daniel	danjɛl	Daniel	Could also be a family name
David	david	David
Didier	didje
Édouard	edwaʁ	Edward	[PAINTER] Édouard Manet
Émile	emil	Emile
Éric	eʁik	Eric
Étienne	etjɛn	Steven
Eugène	øʒɛn	Eugene
François	fʁɑ͂swa	Francis
Frédéric	fʁedeʁik	Frederick
Gaston	gasto͂
Georges	ʒɔʁʒ	George
Gérard	ʒeʁaʁ	Gerald	[ACTOR] Gérard Depardieu
Gilbert	ʒilbɛʁ	Gilbert
Gilles	ʒil	Giles
Grégoire	gʁegwaʁ	Gregory
Guillaume	gijom	William
Gustave	gystav		[ENGINEER] Gustave Eiffel: the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty
Henri	ɑ͂ʁi	Henry
Honoré	ɔnɔʁe
Hugues	yg	Hugo
Jacques	ʒɑk	James	Could also be a family name
Jean	ʒɑ͂	John	Bible name (New Testament)
Jérôme	ʒeʁom	Jerome
Joseph	ʒozεf	Joseph
Jules	ʒyl	Julius	[AUTHOR] Jules Verne: Around the World in Eighty Days
Julien	ʒyljε̃	Julian
Laurent	lɔʁa͂	Laurence	[FASHION DESIGNER] Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)
Léon	leo͂	Leon
Louis	lwi	Louis	[SCIENTIST] Louis Pasteur: pasteurization, the germ theory of disease
Luc	lyk	Luke	Bible name (New Testament)
Marc	maʁk	Mark	Bible name (New Testament)
Marcel	maʁsɛl	Marcel
Martin	maʁtε̃	Martin
Matthieu	matjø	Matthew	Bible name (New Testament)
Maurice	mɔʁis	Morris
Michel	miʃɛl	Michael
Nicolas	nikɔla	Nicholas
Noël	nɔεl		= Christmas
Olivier	ɔlivje	Oliver
Pascal	paskal		[MATHEMATICIAN] Blaise Pascal
Patrick	patʁik	Patrick
Paul	pɔl	Paul
Philippe	filip	Philip
Pierre	pjεʁ	Peter
Raymond	ʁemo͂	Raymond
Rémy	ʁemi
René	ʁəne		[MATHEMATICIAN] René Descartes
Richard	ʁiʃaʁ	Richard
Robert	ʁɔbɛʁ	Robert
Roger	ʁɔʒe	Roger
Roland	ʁɔlɑ͂	Roland
Sébastien	sebastjɛ͂	Sebastian
Stéphane	stefan	Stephen
Théodore	teodɔʁ	Theodore
Thierry	tjeʁi	Terry
Victor	viktɔʁ	Victor	[AUTHOR] Victor Hugo
Vincent	vɛ͂sɑ͂	Vincent
Yves	iv	Ives	[EXPLORER] Jacques-Yves Cousteau