French, a Romance Language, is spoken in France, regions in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels, Monaco, Quebec, Canada and some parts of the U.S.A state of Louisiana. According to George Weber, author of "Top Languages: The World's 10 most influential Languages", French had a global dominance similar to that now occupied by English until the end of the nineteenth century. French is a beautiful flowing language in sound and tone, with many unique potential baby names. Baby Name Network has a great list of traditional and modern French baby names and name meanings for you to search through.