French Boy Names

brown, dark-skinned

brown

brown; rock, stone

briar, thorny bush

buckle, shield boss

shield maker or shield bearer

small buffet, side table

bull, strong, sturdy

buttocks, round

little good one

bundle of sticks, hunchback

birch tree, small fort

small shield

small bird

fortified hill; cottage

freeman of a borough, citizen

from Burgundy

from the fortress

brown, dark-haired

brown, dark-haired

dark brown

brown, dark-haired

from the burn (stream) or island

from the burpee exercise; also an occupational surname for a wine merchant

fortified place, stronghold

possibly from a surname meaning 'burdock hill' or 'small fort'

small fort, fortified place

bush, thicket

dweller by the bush

bushy, thicket, or possibly from a place name

bushy; from Bussy-le-Grand

butcher

wine steward, bottler

thick, stout, short; or a target

Head (of cabbage)

horse

to sail, to navigate

younger son, military trainee

bald, hairless

pebble, stone

bald

champion, warrior, or field of flowers

large gun; church official

From Robert, meaning 'bright fame', combined with 'Can' likely from a surname or place name.

from the canton/province

from the small bell

chapel, or from the chapel

cape, hood, or small cape