French Horse Names

Please enjoy the following French horse names. I lived in France when I was little and have wonderful memories of many things French, including some cherry tarts the likes of which I've never tasted since, so I understand well the desire to capture some French flare in a horse's name. Still, you should consider this when naming your horse something from a language most people around you don't speak. The charm of your exotic name may wear thin after having to correct the pronunciation or spelling over and over. With that in mind the following should be considered French Lite. That is it's French that most English speakers have been exposed to and will probably understand, even though they don't speak French.
| A La Mode | in the fashion | | Beau | handsome | | Bon Vivant | referring to one with refined tastes especially in food and drink | | Bordeaux | a city | | Eclair | a French pastry | | Ensemble | together | | Entre Nous | between us | | Jolie | pretty, use this spelling when referring to a female | | Madame | Lady or Mrs. | | Mademoiselle | Miss | | Magnifique | magnificent or beautiful | | Mais Oui | but of course | | Marseille | a city | | Mon Amour | my love | | Mon Cher | my dear | | Monsieur | Mister or Sir | | Notre Dame | our lady | | Paris | | | Roulette | a game of chance | | Toujours | always | | Tout De Suite | immediately | | Vive La Différence | usually celebrating the difference between men and women | | Vive La France | long live France | | Voila | here or here it is |
I do not usually include human names in my horse names lists, but I'm going to make an exception here. I have not included all names used in French, obviously. I have chosen only those that are easily recognized as being French. They can be used with titles such as Monsieur Pierre or with the word my as in Mon Jacques or Ma Colette. (Use mon for masculine names and ma for feminine names.)for males: | André | | | Antoine | | | Dominique | same for a female | | Étienne | | | François | | | Gaston | | | Jacques | | | Pierre | |
for females:| Antoinette | | | Brigitte | | | Charlotte | | | Colette | | | Margot | | | Mimi | | | Paulette | | | Suzette | |

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