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Generate French sword names, each with a short English gloss: blades of the old epics such as Durendal and Joyeuse, and original names like Tranche-Nuit (Night Cleaver), La Fidèle (The Faithful) and Fleur-d'Acier (Flower of Steel). The list covers knightly swords, rapiers, executioner's blades, cavalry sabers and fantasy blades.

About French sword names

French gives a sword its grammar before it gives it a name. Épée and lame are both feminine nouns, so a blade named with an adjective takes the feminine form: La Fidèle, La Hardie, L'Insoumise. The other great habit is the compound of a verb and a noun joined by a hyphen, the pattern behind everyday words like perce-neige: Tranche-Nuit, Perce-Brume, Brise-Heaume, Fend-Écu. The old epic poems, the chansons de geste, supply the models. Thirteen entries from those poems and the early romances are marked Attested, each with the owner of the sword: Durendal for Roland, Joyeuse for Charlemagne, Hauteclaire for Olivier.

No other entry is an attested sword. The rest are new compounds, or French words, sayings, saints and places used as blade names. Each carries a short English gloss in parentheses, so you know what you are putting in a character's hand. The styles run from saints and relics (Sainte-Geneviève, La Sainte-Épine) and heirlooms of a house to the language of the fencing hall for rapiers (L'Estocade, Coup-de-Jarnac), executioner's swords, cavalry sabers with soldier slang such as La Latte and Le Bancal, fantasy blades, and grim courtesies like Sans-Merci and Mes-Excuses.

Some glosses give two senses on purpose, because the French does: Perce-Neige is a snow piercer and the snowdrop, La Polie is both polished and polite.

How to choose French sword names

  • Keep the gender straight when you adapt a name. An adjective name follows épée or lame and stays feminine (La Vaillante, not Le Vaillant), while a name that is a noun keeps its own gender, as in Le Bancal or Le Glaive.
  • Match the style to the weapon. Verb compounds like Brise-Heaume and Fend-Écu suit a knight's war sword, fencing terms such as La Riposte or Tac-au-Tac suit a rapier, and a legal phrase like Sans-Appel belongs on an executioner's blade.
  • To build a variant of your own, keep the pattern: a verb in the third person, a hyphen, then a noun with no article, as in Tranche-Nuit. Look the result up in a dictionary before it goes into print.
  • Give the gloss once, the first time the blade is drawn, then use the French alone. Readers remember Belle-Vengeance without being told Fair Vengeance on every page.
  • Entries marked Attested belong to a named hero of the old poems. Use them as a reference or a family legend in your setting, and give your own character one of the other names.

Frequently asked questions

What are the famous French swords of legend?

The chansons de geste name several. Durendal is Roland's sword, Joyeuse is Charlemagne's, Hauteclaire is Olivier's, Almace belongs to Archbishop Turpin, Courtain to Ogier the Dane and Flamberge to Renaud de Montauban. These are in the list marked Attested with their owner, and no other name on the page is an attested sword.

Why are so many French sword names feminine?

The French words for sword and blade, épée and lame, are feminine, so an adjective used as a blade's name agrees with them. That gives La Fidèle (the faithful), La Farouche (the fierce) and L'Indomptable (the untamable). Names that are nouns keep their own gender, which is why the list also has Le Bancal and Le Glaive.

How do verb and noun names like Tranche-Nuit work?

French builds compound nouns from a verb and its object joined by a hyphen, as in the everyday word perce-neige. Sword names follow the same pattern: Tranche-Nuit is night cleaver, Perce-Brume is mist piercer, Brise-Heaume is helm breaker and Fend-Écu is shield splitter. The list uses more than forty different verbs, so the pattern stays varied.

Are the English glosses exact translations?

They are short working glosses, close to the literal sense, not full dictionary entries. Where a name has a second meaning in French the gloss gives both, as in Tranche-Montagne (mountain cleaver, also a braggart) or La Soie (the tang of a blade, also silk). If a name is going on a book cover or a tattoo, confirm it with a French speaker or a dictionary first.

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A: 31 names

  • À-Cheval (To Horse)
  • À-Cœur-Vaillant (To a Valiant Heart)
  • À-la-Rescousse (To the Rescue)
  • À-Moi (To Me)
  • À-Outrance (To the Utmost)
  • À-Votre-Service (At Your Service)
  • Abat-Tour (Tower Feller)
  • Absoute (The Final Absolution)
  • Aconit (Monkshood)
  • Action-de-Grâces (Thanksgiving)

A, continued

  • Adieu (Farewell)
  • Advienne-que-Pourra (Come What May)
  • Aigues-Mortes (Port of the Crusader King)
  • Aiguille-du-Midi (Needle of the South, an Alpine Peak)
  • Aile-d'Hirondelle (Swallow's Wing)
  • Aile-de-Corbeau (Raven's Wing)
  • Aile-de-Griffon (Griffin's Wing)
  • Ainsi-Soit-Il (So Be It, Amen)
  • Ainsi-Va (So It Goes)
  • Almace (Attested: Sword of Archbishop Turpin)

A, continued

  • Âme-de-Forge (Soul of the Forge)
  • Angélus (The Angelus Bell)
  • Après-Vous (After You)
  • Arrache-Cœur (Heart Wrencher)
  • Arrière-Ban (The Full Feudal Levy)
  • Au-Dessus de l'Âtre (Above the Hearth)
  • Au-Galop (At the Gallop)
  • Au-Revoir (Until We Meet Again)
  • Aubépine (Hawthorn)
  • Austerlitz (For the Victory of 1805)
  • Aux-Armes (To Arms)

B: 57 names

  • Bagatelle (A Trifle)
  • Baise-Main (Hand Kiss)
  • Bande-de-Sable (Bend Sable)
  • Baptesme (Attested: Sword of Fierabras)
  • Basse-Justice (Low Justice)
  • Belladone (Deadly Nightshade)
  • Belle-Colère (Fine Fury)
  • Belle-Humeur (Fine Spirits)
  • Belle-Lame (Fair Blade)
  • Belle-Vengeance (Fair Vengeance)
  • Belleclaire (Fair and Bright)
  • Bellefoudre (Fair Lightning)
  • Bellegarde (Fair Guard)
  • Bellepointe (Fair Point)

B, continued

  • Blanche-Garde (White Guard)
  • Blanchelame (White Blade)
  • Bleu-d'Acier (Steel Blue)
  • Bon-Plaisir (The Royal Pleasure)
  • Bonne-Aventure (Good Fortune)
  • Bonne-Espérance (Good Hope)
  • Bonne-Foi (Good Faith)
  • Bonne-Nuit (Good Night)
  • Bonne-Trempe (Good Temper)
  • Bonsoir (Good Evening)
  • Botte-à-Botte (Boot to Boot)
  • Botte-du-Maître (The Master's Thrust)
  • Boute-en-Train (Life of the Party)
  • Boute-Feu (Firebrand)

B, continued

  • Boute-Selle (Boots and Saddles)
  • Bouton-d'Or (Buttercup)
  • Braise-Éternelle (Eternal Ember)
  • Branche-de-Gui (Mistletoe Bough)
  • Branche-de-Houx (Holly Branch)
  • Brave-Mort (Defies Death)
  • Brèche-de-Roland (Roland's Breach in the Pyrenees)
  • Brève-Parole (Brief Word)
  • Bride-Abattue (At Full Tilt)
  • Brin-d'Amour (Sprig of Love)
  • Brise-Fer (Iron Breaker)
  • Brise-Garde (Guard Breaker)
  • Brise-Glace (Ice Breaker)
  • Brise-Heaume (Helm Breaker)

B, continued

  • Brise-Joug (Yoke Breaker)
  • Brise-Lance (Lance Breaker)
  • Brise-Orgueil (Pride Breaker)
  • Brise-Porte (Gate Breaker)
  • Brise-Roc (Rock Breaker)
  • Brise-Sceau (Seal Breaker)
  • Brise-Serment (Oath Breaker)
  • Brise-Siège (Siege Breaker)
  • Brise-Silence (Silence Breaker)
  • Brise-Tempête (Storm Breaker)
  • Brise-Trône (Throne Breaker)
  • Brûle-Nuit (Night Burner)
  • Brumaire (Month of Mists)
  • Brume-de-Loire (Loire Mist)
  • Buveuse-d'Ombre (Drinker of Shadow)

C: 80 names

  • C'est-la-Guerre (Such Is War)
  • Cadenettes (The Hussar's Braids)
  • Cape-et-Épée (Cloak and Sword)
  • Carcassonne (The Walled City)
  • Casse-Bassinet (Bascinet Cracker)
  • Casse-Cou (Breakneck)
  • Casse-Lance (Lance Cracker)
  • Casse-Noisette (Nutcracker)
  • Casse-Tête (Head Cracker, a Puzzle)
  • Causse (Limestone Plateau)
  • Celle de Ma Mère (My Mother's Own)
  • Cendre-d'Étoile (Star Ash)
  • Champ-d'Azur (Field of Azure)

C, continued

  • Chandeleur (Candlemas)
  • Chant-de-l'Enclume (Song of the Anvil)
  • Chant-du-Fer (Song of Iron)
  • Chante-Matines (Sings Matins)
  • Chantecler (The Rooster of the Old Beast Tales)
  • Chardon-Bleu (Blue Thistle)
  • Chasse-Chagrin (Sorrow Chaser)
  • Chasse-Démon (Demon Chaser)
  • Chasse-Diable (Devil Chaser)
  • Chasse-Loup (Wolf Chaser)
  • Chasse-Ombre (Shadow Chaser)
  • Chasse-Peur (Fear Chaser)
  • Chasseresse-de-Spectres (Huntress of Specters)

C, continued

  • Château-Gaillard (The Saucy Castle)
  • Châtellerault (The National Arms Works)
  • Chef-d'Or (Chief Or)
  • Chose-Jugée (The Matter Is Judged)
  • Ci-Gît (Here Lies)
  • Ciguë (Hemlock)
  • Clair-de-Lune (Moonlight)
  • Clair-Obscur (Light and Dark)
  • Clairacier (Bright Steel)
  • Claire-Lame (Bright Blade)
  • Clairetaille (Bright Cut)
  • Clairmatin (Bright Morning)
  • Clef-d'Argent (Silver Key)
  • Clef-des-Songes (Key of Dreams)

C, continued

  • Clôt-Querelle (Ends the Quarrel)
  • Clou-d'Or (Golden Nail)
  • Contre-de-Quarte (Circular Parry of Fourth)
  • Contre-Temps (Counter Time)
  • Corbleu (An Old Soldier's Oath)
  • Corne-de-Licorne (Unicorn's Horn)
  • Couche-Tard (Late to Bed)
  • Coup-d'Arrêt (The Stop Hit)
  • Coup-de-Grâce (The Mercy Stroke)
  • Coup-de-Jarnac (The Jarnac Cut)
  • Coup-Droit (The Straight Thrust)
  • Coup-Fourré (The Double Hit, a Low Trick)
  • Coupe-Bannière (Banner Cutter)

C, continued

  • Coupe-Brume (Mist Cutter)
  • Coupe-Chou (Cabbage Cutter, a Short Sword)
  • Coupe-Court (Cuts It Short)
  • Coupe-Gorge (Throat Cutter, Also a Cutthroat Alley)
  • Coupe-Jarret (Hamstringer)
  • Coupe-Sifflet (Shuts Them Up)
  • Coupe-Souffle (Breath Cutter)
  • Cœur-de-Braise (Ember Heart)
  • Cœur-de-Givre (Frost Heart)
  • Courbe-Tête (Bow Your Head)
  • Couronne-d'Épines (Crown of Thorns)
  • Courtain (Attested: Sword of Ogier the Dane)
  • Courte-Paille (Short Straw)

C, continued

  • Coûte-que-Coûte (Whatever the Cost)
  • Couvre-Feu (Curfew)
  • Crachin (Breton Drizzle)
  • Crépuscule (Twilight)
  • Crève-Cœur (Heartbreak)
  • Crève-Écu (Shield Burster)
  • Crève-Nuage (Cloud Burster)
  • Croc-d'Argent (Silver Fang)
  • Croc-de-Tarasque (Fang of the Tarasque)
  • Croix-d'Hermine (Cross Ermine)
  • Croix-de-Fer (Iron Cross)
  • Croque-Gorgerin (Gorget Cruncher)
  • Croque-Mort (The Undertaker)
  • Cure-Dent (Toothpick)

D: 29 names

  • D'Estoc-et-de-Taille (With Thrust and Cut)
  • D'un-Seul-Coup (In a Single Stroke)
  • Damas-Gris (Gray Damascus Steel)
  • Dame-du-Lac (Lady of the Lake)
  • De-Justesse (Only Just)
  • Délace-Ventaille (Ventail Unlacer)
  • Demi-Cercle (Half-Circle Parry)
  • Dent-de-Basilic (Basilisk Tooth)
  • Dent-de-Loup (Wolf's Tooth)
  • Dent-de-Saint-Pierre (Peter's Tooth, a Relic in Durendal)
  • Dent-de-Scie (Sawtooth)
  • Dentelle-d'Acier (Steel Lace)
  • Dernier-Avis (Final Notice)
  • Dernier-Soupir (Last Sigh)

D, continued

  • Dernière-Chance (Last Chance)
  • Des-Profondeurs (Out of the Depths)
  • Dette-d'Honneur (Debt of Honor)
  • Deuil-du-Dragon (The Dragon's Mourning)
  • Dieu-le-Veut (God Wills It)
  • Don-de-Mélusine (Gift of Melusine)
  • Dors-Bien (Sleep Well)
  • Double-Touche (Double Hit)
  • Douce-Mort (Gentle Death)
  • Douceclaire (Gentle and Bright)
  • Droit-Devant (Straight Ahead)
  • Durcœur (Hard Heart)
  • Dure-Loi (Hard Law)
  • Durelame (Hard Blade)
  • Durendal (Attested: Sword of Roland)

E: 23 names

  • Ébrèche-Créneau (Battlement Notcher)
  • Écaille-de-Dragon (Dragon Scale)
  • Éclair-d'Argent (Silver Lightning)
  • Éclat-d'Acier (Steel Flash)
  • Éclat-de-Comète (Comet Shard)
  • Écu-Parti (Shield Parted)
  • Églantine (Wild Rose)
  • En-Avant (Forward)
  • En-Fourrageurs (In Open Order)
  • En-Garde (On Guard)
  • Enchantée (Delighted to Meet You)

E, continued

  • Entre-Chien-et-Loup (Between Dog and Wolf, Dusk)
  • Éperon-d'Argent (Silver Spur)
  • Épi-d'Or (Golden Ear of Wheat)
  • Épine-d'Argent (Silver Thorn)
  • Épine-de-Rêve (Dream Thorn)
  • Escalibor (Attested: Arthur's Sword in French Romance)
  • Espérance (Hope, an Old Ducal Motto)
  • Esprit-de-l'Escalier (Wit That Comes Too Late)
  • Étoile-du-Berger (The Shepherd's Star)
  • Extinction-des-Feux (Lights Out)
  • Extrême-Onction (Last Rites)
  • Eylau (For the Great Charge of 1807)

F: 55 names

  • Fais-ce-que-Dois (Do What You Must)
  • Fauche-Blé (Wheat Reaper)
  • Fauche-Lys (Lily Reaper)
  • Fauche-Minuit (Midnight Reaper)
  • Fauche-Rang (Rank Reaper)
  • Fauche-Vie (Life Reaper)
  • Fend-Acier (Steel Splitter)
  • Fend-Brouillard (Fog Splitter)
  • Fend-Chêne (Oak Splitter)
  • Fend-Ciel (Sky Splitter)
  • Fend-Cimier (Crest Splitter)
  • Fend-Crâne (Skull Splitter)
  • Fend-Écu (Shield Splitter)

F, continued

  • Fend-Foudre (Lightning Splitter)
  • Fend-Glace (Ice Splitter)
  • Fend-Heaume (Helm Splitter)
  • Fend-la-Bise (Splits the North Wind)
  • Fend-Pierre (Stone Splitter)
  • Fend-Targe (Targe Splitter)
  • Fer-de-Météore (Meteor Iron)
  • Fer-des-Ardennes (Iron of the Ardennes)
  • Feu-Follet (Will-o'-the-Wisp)
  • Feuille-de-Sauge (Sage Leaf, a Blade Shape)
  • Feuille-de-Saule (Willow Leaf)
  • Fierbois (Chapel Where Joan of Arc's Sword Was Found)
  • Fiercœur (Proud Heart)
  • Fière-Lame (Proud Blade)

F, continued

  • Fièretaille (Proud Cut)
  • Fil-d'Argent (Silver Edge)
  • Fil-du-Rasoir (Razor's Edge)
  • Fille-d'Ys (Daughter of Ys, the Drowned City)
  • Fille-de-Brocéliande (Daughter of Broceliande)
  • Fin-de-Non-Recevoir (A Flat Refusal)
  • Fin-des-Géants (End of Giants)
  • Fine-Pointe (Fine Point)
  • Flamberge (Attested: Sword of Renaud de Montauban)
  • Flamme-d'Argent (Silver Flame)
  • Flamme-Froide (Cold Flame)
  • Fléau-des-Ogres (Scourge of Ogres)
  • Fleur-d'Acier (Flower of Steel)
  • Fleur-de-Lys (The Lily of France)

F, continued

  • Fleuret-Démoucheté (The Unbuttoned Foil)
  • Foi-et-Hommage (Fealty and Homage)
  • Fontenoy (For the Victory of 1745)
  • Force-Herse (Portcullis Forcer)
  • Franche-Lame (Frank Blade)
  • Franche-Parole (Plain Speaking)
  • Francheclaire (Frank and Bright)
  • Francœur (Frank Heart)
  • Friedland (For the Victory of June 1807)
  • Frimaire (Month of Frosts)
  • Frimas (Winter Rime)
  • Froberge (Attested: Renaud's Sword, Older Form)
  • Froide-Main (Cold Hand)
  • Froidfer (Cold Iron)

G: 26 names

  • Gagne-Pain (Breadwinner)
  • Gant-de-Velours (Velvet Glove)
  • Garde-en-Panier (Basket Guard)
  • Garde-Foi (Keeper of Faith)
  • Garde-Honneur (Keeper of Honor)
  • Garde-Marche (Keeper of the Marches)
  • Garde-Pont (Keeper of the Bridge)
  • Garde-Rempart (Keeper of the Rampart)
  • Garde-Roi (Keeper of the King)
  • Garde-Seuil (Keeper of the Threshold)
  • Garrigue (Southern Scrubland)
  • Gerbe-d'Éclairs (Sheaf of Lightning)
  • Giboulée (Sudden March Shower)

G, continued

  • Givre (Hoarfrost)
  • Givre-des-Vosges (Vosges Frost)
  • Givre-Vif (Living Frost)
  • Glace-Sang (Blood Chiller)
  • Goutte-d'Argent (Silver Drop)
  • Grêle (Hail)
  • Grésil (Sleet)
  • Griffe-d'Ombre (Shadow Claw)
  • Griffe-de-Fer (Iron Claw)
  • Gris-de-Fer (Iron Gray)
  • Grise-Bise (Gray North Wind)
  • Griselame (Gray Blade)
  • Guette-l'Aube (Watches for Dawn)

H: 9 names

  • Haut-les-Cœurs (Lift Up Your Hearts)
  • Haute-Garde (High Guard)
  • Haute-Justice (High Justice)
  • Haute-Œuvre (The High Work, an Executioner's Office)
  • Hauteclaire (Attested: Sword of Olivier)
  • Hauteflamme (High Flame)
  • Hautefoi (High Faith)
  • Hélas (Alas)
  • Honni-Soit (Shame Be to Him)

I: 2 names

  • Iéna (For the Victory of 1806)
  • Immortelle (Everlasting Flower)

J: 11 names

  • Jamais-Arrière (Never Behind)
  • Je-Confesse (I Confess)
  • Je-Maintiendrai (I Will Maintain)
  • Je-Vous-en-Prie (Don't Mention It)
  • Jolicœur (Handsome Heart, a Soldier's Nickname)
  • Joujou (Plaything)
  • Jour-de-Colère (Day of Wrath)
  • Joyeuse (Attested: Sword of Charlemagne)
  • Jugement-de-Dieu (Judgment of God, Trial by Combat)
  • Jusqu'au-Bout (To the Very End)
  • Juste-Cause (Just Cause)

K: 1 name

  • Klingenthal (The Royal Blade Works of Alsace)

L: 373 names

  • L'Addition (The Bill)
  • L'Adoubement (The Knighting)
  • L'Affamée (The Famished)
  • L'Aguerrie (The Battle Hardened)
  • L'Aïeule (The Ancestress)
  • L'Aigle (The Eagle)
  • L'Aînée (The Elder Sister)
  • L'Alemelle (Old French for a Blade)
  • L'Alêne (The Awl)
  • L'Alérion (The Heraldic Eaglet)
  • L'Alouette (The Lark)
  • L'Altière (The Haughty)
  • L'Amende Honorable (The Public Penance)
  • L'Ankou (Death's Henchman in Breton Lore)

L, continued

  • L'Appel (The Stamp)
  • L'Aquilon (The North Wind of the Poets)
  • L'Ardente (The Burning)
  • L'Arrêt (The Ruling)
  • L'Arrière-Pensée (The Ulterior Motive)
  • L'Aspic (The Asp)
  • L'Assaut (The Bout)
  • L'Assoiffée (The Thirsty)
  • L'Aube Grise (The Gray Dawn)
  • L'Audacieuse (The Daring)
  • L'Autan (The Southeast Wind of Toulouse)
  • L'Autour (The Goshawk)
  • L'Ébréchée (The Notched)
  • L'Échafaud (The Scaffold)
  • L'Éclatante (The Dazzling)

L, continued

  • L'Effraie (The Barn Owl)
  • L'Enchanteresse (The Enchantress)
  • L'Ensorcelée (The Bewitched)
  • L'Envoûtement (The Bewitchment)
  • L'Épée du Grand-Père (Grandfather's Sword)
  • L'Éperon (The Spur)
  • L'Épervier (The Sparrowhawk)
  • L'Épitaphe (The Epitaph)
  • L'Escadron (The Squadron)
  • L'Espadon (The Swordfish, Also a Two-Hander)
  • L'Espiègle (The Mischievous)
  • L'Estoc (The Thrusting Sword)
  • L'Estocade (The Thrust)
  • L'Étendard (The Standard)
  • L'Étincelante (The Sparkling)

L, continued

  • L'Étrier (The Stirrup)
  • L'Éveillée (The Wakeful)
  • L'Expiation (The Atonement)
  • L'Héritage (The Inheritance)
  • L'Hermine (The Ermine of Brittany)
  • L'Heure-Bleue (The Blue Hour)
  • L'Hirondelle (The Swallow)
  • L'Honneur de Montclar (Honor of Montclar)
  • L'Immaculée (The Spotless)
  • L'Implacable (The Relentless)
  • L'Inconstante (The Fickle)
  • L'Indomptable (The Untamable)
  • L'Inflexible (The Unbending)
  • L'Insolente (The Insolent)
  • L'Insoumise (The Unsubdued)

L, continued

  • L'Intrépide (The Fearless)
  • L'Invaincue (The Undefeated)
  • L'Obstinée (The Stubborn)
  • L'Ombrageuse (The Quick to Take Offense)
  • L'Oriflamme (The Red Banner of the Kings)
  • L'Orpheline de Beaumanoir (Orphan of Beaumanoir)
  • L'Ourse (The She-Bear)
  • La Balafrée (The Scarred)
  • La Balance (The Scales)
  • La Bâtarde (The Hand-and-a-Half Sword)
  • La Béarnaise (Of Béarn)
  • La Belle (The Deciding Bout)
  • La Berceuse (The Lullaby)
  • La Biche (The Doe)
  • La Bien-Aimée (The Beloved)

L, continued

  • La Bien-Trempée (The Well Tempered)
  • La Bienheureuse (The Blessed)
  • La Bise (The North Wind)
  • La Bordelaise (A Bordeaux Blade)
  • La Boudeuse (The Sulky)
  • La Bourguignonne (The Burgundian)
  • La Bretonne (The Breton)
  • La Brette (The Long Rapier)
  • La Brûlante (The Scorching)
  • La Burle (The Snow Wind of the Highlands)
  • La Cadette (The Younger Sister)
  • La Camarde (Old Flat-Nose, Death Herself)
  • La Caresse (The Caress)
  • La Charge (The Charge)
  • La Charrette (The Tumbril)

L, continued

  • La Châsse (The Shrine Casket)
  • La Chimère (The Chimera)
  • La Chouette (The Owl)
  • La Clef de Montaigu (Key of Montaigu)
  • La Clémente (The Merciful)
  • La Colée (The Dubbing Blow)
  • La Colichemarde (The Wide-Shouldered Smallsword)
  • La Conquérante (The Conqueror)
  • La Convoitée (The Coveted)
  • La Coquette (The Coquette)
  • La Coquille (The Shell Guard)
  • La Cornette (The Cavalry Colors)
  • La Couleuvre (The Grass Snake)
  • La Courtoise (The Courteous)
  • La Cruelle (The Cruel)

L, continued

  • La Dame de Roquebrune (Lady of Roquebrune)
  • La Dame-Blanche (The White Lady, a Ghost)
  • La Délicate (The Delicate)
  • La Dernière Heure (The Final Hour)
  • La Dernière Parole (The Last Word)
  • La Dernière Volonté (The Dying Wish)
  • La Désirée (The Longed For)
  • La Dette des Malebranche (Debt of the Malebranches)
  • La Devise (The Family Motto)
  • La Diane (The Reveille)
  • La Discrète (The Discreet)
  • La Dormante (The Sleeper)
  • La Dot d'Hauterive (Dowry of Hauterive)
  • La Douairière (The Dowager)
  • La Douceur (The Gentleness)

L, continued

  • La Dragonne (The Sword Knot)
  • La Droite (The Straight)
  • La Farouche (The Fierce)
  • La Faucheuse (The Reaper)
  • La Feinte (The Feint)
  • La Fente (The Lunge)
  • La Féroce (The Ferocious)
  • La Fidèle (The Faithful)
  • La Fière (The Proud)
  • La Fierté de Fontclaire (Pride of Fontclaire)
  • La Fille Aînée (The Eldest Daughter)
  • La Flèche (The Running Attack)
  • La Fouine (The Stone Marten)
  • La Franche (The Frank)
  • La Funeste (The Baleful)

L, continued

  • La Galerne (The Northwest Wind)
  • La Gardienne du Donjon (Guardian of the Keep)
  • La Gasconne (The Gascon)
  • La Généreuse (The Generous)
  • La Glorieuse (The Glorious)
  • La Grâce Royale (The Royal Pardon)
  • La Guêpe (The Wasp)
  • La Guivre (The Heraldic Serpent)
  • La Hardie (The Bold)
  • La Jalouse (The Jealous)
  • La Justice du Roi (The King's Justice)
  • La Justicière (The Dealer of Justice)
  • La Lame de Mon Frère (My Brother's Blade)
  • La Lardoire (The Larding Needle)
  • La Latte (The Straight Heavy Cavalry Sword)

L, continued

  • La Leçon (The Lesson)
  • La Lice (The Tilting Yard, Also a She-Hound)
  • La Licorne (The Unicorn)
  • La Lignée (The Bloodline)
  • La Loi (The Law)
  • La Lorraine (Of Lorraine)
  • La Louve (The She-Wolf)
  • La Loyale (The Loyal)
  • La Luisante (The Gleaming)
  • La Mandragore (The Mandrake)
  • La Mante (The Mantis)
  • La Marraine (The Godmother)
  • La Matinale (The Early Riser)
  • La Maudite (The Accursed)
  • La Mère-Grand (The Grandmother)

L, continued

  • La Mésalliance (The Unequal Match)
  • La Mesure (The Fencing Distance)
  • La Miséricorde (The Mercy)
  • La Moqueuse (The Mocking)
  • La Mordante (The Biting)
  • La Muette (The Mute)
  • La Mutine (The Mutinous)
  • La Normande (The Norman)
  • La Nue (The Bare)
  • La Parade (The Parry)
  • La Parole des Rochenoire (Word of the Rochenoires)
  • La Part du Cadet (The Younger Son's Share)
  • La Patiente (The Patient)
  • La Pénitente (The Penitent)
  • La Picarde (The Picard)

L, continued

  • La Pie-Grièche (The Shrike)
  • La Pointilleuse (The Punctilious)
  • La Poitevine (Of Poitou Steel)
  • La Polie (The Polished, or the Polite)
  • La Politesse (The Courtesy)
  • La Première de Lorgeval (First of Lorgeval)
  • La Promise (The Betrothed)
  • La Prompte (The Swift to Act)
  • La Provençale (The Provençal)
  • La Querelleuse (The Quarrelsome)
  • La Ramée (The Leafy Bough)
  • La Rançon de Châteauvert (Ransom of Châteauvert)
  • La Rancunière (The Grudge Bearer)
  • La Rebelle (The Rebel)

L, continued

  • La Remise (The Renewed Attack)
  • La Repentie (The Repentant)
  • La Rescapée (The Survivor)
  • La Résolue (The Resolute)
  • La Retrouvée (The Found Again)
  • La Riposte (The Riposte)
  • La Rusée (The Cunning)
  • La Sabretache (The Sabretache)
  • La Sage (The Wise)
  • La Sainte-Ampoule (The Anointing Flask of Reims)
  • La Sainte-Épine (The Holy Thorn)
  • La Sainte-Lance (The Holy Lance)
  • La Sainte-Larme (The Holy Tear)
  • La Salamandre (The Salamander, Badge of Francis I)
  • La Sans-Pareille (The Peerless)

L, continued

  • La Savoyarde (Of Savoy)
  • La Sentence (The Sentence)
  • La Sévère (The Stern)
  • La Siffleuse (The Whistler)
  • La Silencieuse (The Silent)
  • La Soie (The Tang, Also the Silk)
  • La Sournoise (The Sly)
  • La Svelte (The Slender)
  • La Taciturne (The Taciturn)
  • La Tarasque (The Dragon of Provence)
  • La Téméraire (The Reckless)
  • La Tenace (The Tenacious)
  • La Tendresse (The Tenderness)
  • La Touche (The Hit)
  • La Tournelle (The Criminal Court of Old Paris)

L, continued

  • La Toute-Belle (The All Fair)
  • La Tramontane (The Wind from Over the Mountains)
  • La Tulipe (The Tulip, a Soldier's Nickname)
  • La Vaillante (The Valiant)
  • La Veilleuse du Berceau (Watcher of the Cradle)
  • La Vengeresse (The Avenger)
  • La Vermeille (The Crimson)
  • La Veuve de Sombreval (Widow of Sombreval)
  • La Victorieuse (The Victorious)
  • La Viennoise (A Blade of Vienne on the Rhône)
  • La Vigilante (The Watchful)
  • La Violette (The Violet)
  • La Vipère (The Viper)
  • La Vive (The Quick)
  • La Vouivre (The Wyvern)

L, continued

  • La Vraie-Croix (The True Cross)
  • Laisse-Dire (Let Them Talk)
  • Lame-des-Brumes (Blade of the Mists)
  • Lande-Bretonne (Breton Moor)
  • Langue-de-Bœuf (Ox Tongue, a Broad Blade)
  • Langue-de-Vipère (Viper's Tongue)
  • Larme-d'Acier (Tear of Steel)
  • Larme-d'Ange (Angel's Tear)
  • Larme-de-Lune (Tear of the Moon)
  • Le Baiser (The Kiss)
  • Le Bancal (The Bandy One, a Curved Saber)
  • Le Bandeau (The Blindfold)
  • Le Basilic (The Basilisk)
  • Le Battement (The Beat)
  • Le Baudrier du Père (Father's Sword Belt)

L, continued

  • Le Billot (The Block)
  • Le Blason (The Coat of Arms)
  • Le Brant (Old French for a Sword Blade)
  • Le Bretteur (The Swashbuckler)
  • Le Brigadier (The Cavalry Corporal)
  • Le Briquet (The Tinderbox, a Short Saber)
  • Le Brisquard (The Old Campaigner)
  • Le Brochet (The Pike)
  • Le Carabinier (The Carabineer)
  • Le Cartel (The Written Challenge)
  • Le Cerf (The Stag)
  • Le Chasseur-à-Cheval (The Mounted Chasseur)
  • Le Chat-Huant (The Tawny Owl)
  • Le Châtelet (An Old Paris Court and Prison)
  • Le Châtiment (The Punishment)

L, continued

  • Le Cimier (The Crest)
  • Le Coq (The Rooster)
  • Le Corbeau (The Raven)
  • Le Coursier (The Charger)
  • Le Cuirassier (The Cuirassier)
  • Le Cygne (The Swan)
  • Le Dauphin (The Dolphin, Badge of the Heir)
  • Le Dégagement (The Disengage)
  • Le Démenti (The Lie Given)
  • Le Dernier Argument (The Final Argument)
  • Le Dernier des Corbeville (Last of the Corbevilles)
  • Le Dernier Matin (The Last Morning)
  • Le Dernier Recours (The Last Resort)
  • Le Destrier (The Warhorse)
  • Le Deuil de Belleforêt (Mourning of Belleforêt)

L, continued

  • Le Devoir (The Duty)
  • Le Dogue (The Mastiff)
  • Le Droit d'Aînesse (The Birthright)
  • Le Farfadet (The Imp)
  • Le Fief (The Fief)
  • Le Fossoyeur (The Gravedigger)
  • Le Frelon (The Hornet)
  • Le Froissement (The Graze)
  • Le Furet (The Ferret)
  • Le Gant Jeté (The Thrown Glove)
  • Le Gerfaut (The Gyrfalcon)
  • Le Glaive (The Sword of the Law)
  • Le Glas (The Death Knell)
  • Le Goupil (The Fox, in the Old Word)
  • Le Goupillon (The Holy Water Sprinkler)

L, continued

  • Le Grand-Duc (The Eagle Owl)
  • Le Grand-Oncle (The Great-Uncle)
  • Le Griffon (The Griffin)
  • Le Grimoire (The Spellbook)
  • Le Grognard (The Grumbler of the Old Guard)
  • Le Guidon (The Pennant)
  • Le Hérisson (The Hedgehog)
  • Le Héron (The Heron)
  • Le Hussard (The Hussar)
  • Le Korrigan (The Breton Sprite)
  • Le Lambel (The Label of a Younger Line)
  • Le Lancier (The Lancer)
  • Le Legs de Clairval (Bequest of Clairval)
  • Le Léopard (The Leopard)
  • Le Lévrier (The Greyhound)

L, continued

  • Le Lieutenant-Criminel (The Criminal Magistrate)
  • Le Limier (The Bloodhound)
  • Le Linceul (The Winding Sheet)
  • Le Loup-Cervier (The Lynx)
  • Le Loup-Garou (The Werewolf)
  • Le Lutin (The Hobgoblin)
  • Le Maléfice (The Hex)
  • Le Malentendu (The Misunderstanding)
  • Le Maréchal-des-Logis (The Cavalry Sergeant)
  • Le Martinet (The Swift)
  • Le Milan (The Kite)
  • Le Mistral (The Wind of the Rhône Valley)
  • Le Mot-de-la-Fin (The Closing Line)
  • Le Nom des Aubépine (Name of the Aubépines)
  • Le Paon (The Peacock)

L, continued

  • Le Pardon Refusé (The Pardon Denied)
  • Le Parrain (The Godfather)
  • Le Pas-d'Âne (The Finger Rings of the Hilt)
  • Le Phénix (The Phoenix)
  • Le Poinçon (The Bodkin)
  • Le Ponant (The West)
  • Le Porc-Épic (The Porcupine, Badge of Louis XII)
  • Le Pourboire (The Tip)
  • Le Prévôt (The Fencing Master's Deputy)
  • Le Pur-Sang (The Thoroughbred)
  • Le Ralliement (The Rally)
  • Le Redoublement (The Redoubled Attack)
  • Le Reliquaire (The Reliquary)
  • Le Revenant (The One Who Returns)
  • Le Rossignol (The Nightingale, Also a Lockpick)

L, continued

  • Le Saint-Clou (The Holy Nail)
  • Le Salut (The Salute)
  • Le Sanglier (The Wild Boar)
  • Le Sceau (The Seal)
  • Le Scorpion (The Scorpion)
  • Le Secret de Famille (The Family Secret)
  • Le Serment des Valcourt (Oath of the Valcourts)
  • Le Seuil de Hautefort (Threshold of Hautefort)
  • Le Sortilège (The Spell)
  • Le Soufflet (The Slap)
  • Le Spadassin (The Hired Blade)
  • Le Stylet (The Stiletto)
  • Le Témoin (The Second)
  • Le Testament (The Last Will)
  • Le Trompette (The Trumpeter)

L, continued

  • Le Verdict (The Verdict)
  • Le Verdun (The Verdun Rapier)
  • Le Zéphyr (The Gentle West Wind)
  • Les Pieds-Devant (Feet First)
  • Lèse-Majesté (Offense Against the Crown)
  • Lettre-de-Cachet (The Sealed Royal Order)
  • Lève-Tôt (Early to Rise)
  • Lion-de-Gueules (Lion Gules)
  • Longue-Épée (Long Sword)
  • Longue-Veille (Long Vigil)
  • Longuelame (Long Blade)
  • Lueur-d'Acier (Steel Gleam)
  • Lueur-des-Marais (Marsh Glow)
  • Lune-Rousse (The Russet Moon of April)
  • Lys-de-Guerre (Lily of War)

M: 39 names

  • Ma-Mie (My Darling)
  • Main-de-Fer (Iron Hand)
  • Main-de-Justice (The Scepter of Justice)
  • Main-Gauche (The Left-Hand Dagger)
  • Male-Fortune (Ill Fortune)
  • Male-Heure (Evil Hour)
  • Male-Nuit (Evil Night)
  • Malegarde (Ill Guard)
  • Malemort (Evil Death)
  • Malepeur (Evil Dread)
  • Malgré-l'Édit (In Spite of the Edict)
  • Malgré-Tout (Despite Everything)
  • Maquis (Corsican Thicket)

M, continued

  • Marengo (For the Victory of 1800)
  • Mauvais-Quart-d'Heure (A Bad Quarter of an Hour)
  • Mauvaise-Langue (Wicked Tongue)
  • Merveilleuse (Attested: Sword of Doon de Mayence)
  • Mes-Excuses (My Apologies)
  • Mes-Hommages (My Respects)
  • Messidor (Month of Harvest)
  • Mignonne (Sweet Little Thing)
  • Mille-Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)
  • Miroir-d'Acier (Steel Mirror)
  • Monsieur de Paris (Title of the Paris Executioner)
  • Mont-Ventoux (The Windy Mountain of Provence)
  • Monte-en-l'Air (Cat Burglar)

M, continued

  • Montfaucon (The Royal Gibbet of Paris)
  • Montjoie (The Old Royal War Cry)
  • Montségur (The Mountain Stronghold)
  • Morbleu (An Old Swordsman's Oath)
  • Mord-Acier (Steel Biter)
  • Mord-Écaille (Scale Biter)
  • Mord-Fer (Iron Biter)
  • Mord-Loup (Wolf Biter)
  • Mord-Vite (Bites Fast)
  • Morsure-d'Hiver (Winter's Bite)
  • Mouche-Chandelle (Candle Snuffer)
  • Murgleis (Attested: Sword of Ganelon)
  • Murmure-des-Tombes (Whisper of the Graves)

N: 9 names

  • Ne-se-Rend-Pas (Does Not Surrender)
  • Neige-des-Alpes (Alpine Snow)
  • Nivôse (Month of Snows)
  • Noblesse-d'Épée (Nobility of the Sword)
  • Noblesse-Oblige (Rank Has Its Duties)
  • Noire-Épine (Black Thorn)
  • Nuit-Blanche (Sleepless Night)
  • Nuit-Sans-Lune (Moonless Night)
  • Nul-n'Échappe (None Escapes)

O: 4 names

  • Œil-de-Faucon (Falcon's Eye)
  • Ombre-Portée (Cast Shadow)
  • Ortie-Blanche (White Nettle)
  • Outremer (The Crusader Lands Overseas)

P: 63 names

  • Palsambleu (An Oath of the Old Court)
  • Pâques-Fleuries (Palm Sunday)
  • Parbleu (By Jove)
  • Pardon (Pardon Me)
  • Passe-Muraille (Walks Through Walls)
  • Passe-Partout (Skeleton Key)
  • Passe-Temps (Pastime)
  • Patenôtre (The Lord's Prayer)
  • Peccadille (A Small Sin)
  • Pensée (Pansy, Also a Thought)
  • Perce-Bouclier (Buckler Piercer)
  • Perce-Brigandine (Brigandine Piercer)

P, continued

  • Perce-Brume (Mist Piercer)
  • Perce-Cœur (Heart Piercer)
  • Perce-Cuirasse (Breastplate Piercer)
  • Perce-Écaille (Scale Piercer)
  • Perce-Forêt (Forest Piercer)
  • Perce-Givre (Frost Piercer)
  • Perce-Haubert (Hauberk Piercer)
  • Perce-Maille (Mail Piercer)
  • Perce-Mensonge (Lie Piercer)
  • Perce-Muraille (Wall Piercer)
  • Perce-Neige (Snow Piercer, the Snowdrop)
  • Perce-Nuage (Cloud Piercer)
  • Perce-Ténèbres (Darkness Piercer)

P, continued

  • Perce-Visière (Visor Piercer)
  • Perce-Voile (Veil Piercer)
  • Pétale-d'Acier (Steel Petal)
  • Pied-à-Terre (Dismount)
  • Pierre-de-Foudre (Thunderstone)
  • Pince-Sans-Rire (Deadpan)
  • Pique-Étoile (Star Pricker)
  • Pique-Lune (Moon Pricker)
  • Pique-Orgueil (Pride Pricker)
  • Pissenlit (Dandelion, for Those Pushing Them Up)
  • Place-de-Grève (The Paris Execution Square)
  • Place-Royale (A Paris Square Notorious for Duels)

P, continued

  • Pluie-de-Fer (Rain of Iron)
  • Plume-d'Acier (Steel Quill)
  • Plume-de-Phénix (Phoenix Feather)
  • Plus-Oultre (Further Beyond)
  • Plutôt-Mourir (Sooner Die)
  • Point-d'Honneur (Point of Honor)
  • Point-du-Jour (Daybreak)
  • Point-Final (Full Stop)
  • Pointe-en-Ligne (Point in Line)
  • Porte-Bonheur (Lucky Charm)
  • Porte-Deuil (Bringer of Mourning)
  • Porte-Foudre (Lightning Bearer)
  • Porte-Glaive (Sword Bearer)

P, continued

  • Porte-Lumière (Light Bearer)
  • Porte-Malheur (Bringer of Bad Luck)
  • Porte-Paix (Peace Bearer)
  • Pourfend-Dragon (Dragon Cleaver)
  • Pourfend-Félon (Traitor Cleaver)
  • Pourfend-Géant (Giant Cleaver)
  • Pourfend-Tyran (Tyrant Cleaver)
  • Pré-aux-Clercs (A Paris Meadow Known for Duels)
  • Précieuse (Attested: Sword of Emir Baligant)
  • Premier-Sang (First Blood)
  • Prends-Pitié (Have Mercy)
  • Prêt-à-Boire (Ready for a Drink)
  • Prise-de-Fer (Taking of the Blade)

Q: 4 names

  • Quand-Même (Even So)
  • Quarte (Fourth Guard)
  • Qui-s'y-Frotte (Touch It and Be Pricked)
  • Qui-Vive (Who Goes There)

R: 30 names

  • Rabat-Joie (Killjoy)
  • Rafale (Gust)
  • Raffiné-d'Honneur (A Stickler for Honor)
  • Raison-d'État (Reason of State)
  • Rameau-d'Olivier (Olive Branch)
  • Rase-Motte (Skims the Turf)
  • Rayon-d'Or (Ray of Gold)
  • Rayon-de-Lune (Moonbeam)
  • Reflet-d'Argent (Silver Glint)
  • Reims (City of Coronations)
  • Reine-des-Ronces (Queen of Brambles)
  • Renart (The Fox of the Old Beast Tales)
  • Rend-Justice (Renders Justice)
  • Repos-Éternel (Eternal Rest)
  • Réveille-Matin (Wake-Up Call)

R, continued

  • Rire-d'Argent (Silver Laughter)
  • Risque-Tout (Daredevil)
  • Rivoli (For the Victory of 1797)
  • Roc-d'Auvergne (Rock of Auvergne)
  • Rocamadour (Where Legend Lodged Durendal in a Cliff)
  • Rocroi (For the Victory of 1643)
  • Ronce-d'Acier (Steel Bramble)
  • Roncevaux (The Pass Where Roland Fell)
  • Ronge-Fer (Iron Gnawer)
  • Ronge-Frein (Champs at the Bit)
  • Rose-de-Fer (Iron Rose)
  • Rosée-du-Matin (Morning Dew)
  • Rouge-Lune (Red Moon)
  • Rougeclaire (Red and Bright)
  • Ruban-de-Fer (Iron Ribbon)

S: 76 names

  • S'il-Vous-Plaît (If You Please)
  • Sabre-au-Clair (Sabers Drawn)
  • Sabre-d'Honneur (Saber of Honor)
  • Sage-Parole (Wise Word)
  • Saint-Bernard (Preacher of the Second Crusade)
  • Saint-Christophe (Patron of Travelers)
  • Saint-Crépin (Whose Feast Day Saw Agincourt)
  • Saint-Denis (Patron of France)
  • Saint-Éloi (Patron of Smiths)
  • Saint-Étienne (The First Martyr)
  • Saint-Georges (The Dragon Slayer)
  • Saint-Guilhem (William of Gellone, Knight Turned Monk)

S, continued

  • Saint-Hubert (Patron of Hunters)
  • Saint-Jacques (Patron of Pilgrims)
  • Saint-Julien (The Hospitaller)
  • Saint-Laurent (Martyr of the Gridiron)
  • Saint-Lazare (Raised from the Dead)
  • Saint-Longin (The Soldier of the Lance)
  • Saint-Louis (The Crusader King Louis IX)
  • Saint-Martin (The Soldier of Tours)
  • Saint-Maurice (Martyr of the Theban Legion)
  • Saint-Michel (The Archangel Michael)
  • Saint-Nicolas (Patron of Lorraine)
  • Saint-Paul (Whose Emblem Is a Sword)
  • Saint-Rémi (The Bishop Who Baptized Clovis)

S, continued

  • Saint-Sébastien (Patron of Archers)
  • Saint-Victor (Soldier Martyr of Marseille)
  • Saint-Yves (Patron of Brittany)
  • Sainte-Anne (Patroness of Brittany)
  • Sainte-Barbe (Patroness of Gunners)
  • Sainte-Blandine (Martyr of Lyon)
  • Sainte-Catherine (Martyr of the Wheel)
  • Sainte-Clotilde (Queen of the Franks)
  • Sainte-Colère (Holy Wrath)
  • Sainte-Foy (The Child Martyr of Conques)
  • Sainte-Geneviève (Patroness of Paris)
  • Sainte-Hélène (Finder of the True Cross)
  • Sainte-Jeanne (The Maid of Orléans)

S, continued

  • Sainte-Marguerite (Tamer of the Dragon)
  • Sainte-Marthe (Tamer of the Tarasque)
  • Sainte-Odile (Patroness of Alsace)
  • Sainte-Radegonde (The Queen Turned Nun)
  • Salle-d'Armes (The Fencing Hall)
  • Sang-Bleu (Blue Blood)
  • Sang-de-Bœuf (Oxblood Red)
  • Sang-Dragon (Dragon's Blood Resin)
  • Sans-Appel (No Appeal)
  • Sans-Détour (Straight to the Point)
  • Sans-Façon (Without Ceremony)
  • Sans-Merci (No Mercy)

S, continued

  • Sans-Peur (Without Fear)
  • Sans-Quartier (No Quarter)
  • Sans-Rancune (No Hard Feelings)
  • Sans-Reproche (Without Reproach)
  • Sans-Retour (No Return)
  • Sans-Souci (Carefree)
  • Sans-Tache (Stainless)
  • Saperlipopette (Goodness Gracious)
  • Sapristi (Good Heavens)
  • Sauvagine (Attested: Second Sword of Ogier)
  • Sauve-Honneur (Honor Saver)
  • Seize-Quartiers (Sixteen Quarterings)
  • Semé-de-Lys (Strewn with Lilies)

S, continued

  • Sème-Deuil (Sower of Mourning)
  • Septième-du-Nom (Seventh of the Name)
  • Serment-du-Preux (Oath of the Valiant Knight)
  • Sincères-Condoléances (Sincere Condolences)
  • Six-Pieds-sous-Terre (Six Feet Under)
  • Sixte (Sixth Guard)
  • Solde-de-Tout-Compte (Final Settlement)
  • Soleil-Noir (Black Sun)
  • Sombrefer (Dark Iron)
  • Songe-Creux (Idle Dreamer)
  • Songe-de-Fée (Fairy's Dream)
  • Souffle-de-Vouivre (Wyvern's Breath)
  • Sourire-d'Acier (Steel Smile)

T: 48 names

  • Tac-au-Tac (Tit for Tat)
  • Taille-Fer (Iron Hewer)
  • Taille-Pavois (Pavise Hewer)
  • Taille-Ronce (Bramble Hewer)
  • Tant-Pis (Too Bad)
  • Terreur-des-Goules (Terror of Ghouls)
  • Thermidor (Month of Heat)
  • Thiers (City of Cutlers)
  • Tibert (The Cat of the Old Beast Tales)
  • Tiens-Bon (Hold Fast)
  • Tient-Parole (Keeps Its Word)
  • Tierce (Third Guard)

T, continued

  • Tire-Larmes (Tear Drawer)
  • Tonnerre (Thunder)
  • Toujours-Prête (Always Ready)
  • Tour-d'Argent (Tower Argent)
  • Tourmente (Mountain Storm)
  • Toussaint (All Hallows)
  • Tout-ou-Rien (All or Nothing)
  • Tout-se-Paie (Everything Is Paid For)
  • Trait-d'Esprit (Flash of Wit)
  • Trait-de-Lumière (Shaft of Light)
  • Tranche-Camail (Mail Collar Cleaver)
  • Tranche-Chaîne (Chain Cleaver)

T, continued

  • Tranche-Doute (Doubt Cutter)
  • Tranche-Écu (Shield Cleaver)
  • Tranche-Maille (Mail Cleaver)
  • Tranche-Montagne (Mountain Cleaver, a Braggart)
  • Tranche-Nœud (Knot Cutter)
  • Tranche-Nuit (Night Cleaver)
  • Tranche-Ombre (Shadow Cleaver)
  • Tranche-Orage (Storm Cleaver)
  • Tranche-Querelle (Quarrel Settler)
  • Tranche-Roc (Rock Cleaver)
  • Tranche-Sort (Spell Cutter)
  • Tranche-Vent (Wind Cleaver)

T, continued

  • Trêve-de-Dieu (Truce of God)
  • Trois-Fois-Rien (Next to Nothing)
  • Trois-Merlettes (Three Martlets)
  • Trompe-la-Mort (Death Cheater)
  • Trop-Tard (Too Late)
  • Trouble-Fête (Spoiler of Feasts)
  • Tudieu (An Old Mild Oath)
  • Tue-Dragon (Dragon Killer)
  • Tue-Géant (Giant Killer)
  • Tue-Loup (Wolf Killer, the Wolfsbane)
  • Tue-Peine (Sorrow Killer)
  • Tue-Vouivre (Wyvern Killer)

U: 1 name

  • Une-Deux (One-Two)

V: 27 names

  • Va-de-Bon-Cœur (Goes Gladly)
  • Va-Tout (All In)
  • Vaille-que-Vaille (For Better or Worse)
  • Valmy (For the Stand of 1792)
  • Veilleuse-des-Morts (Night Light of the Dead)
  • Vendredi-Saint (Good Friday)
  • Vent-d'Acier (Steel Wind)
  • Vent-des-Cévennes (Wind of the Cévennes)
  • Ventôse (Month of Winds)
  • Ventre-à-Terre (Flat Out)
  • Ventre-Saint-Gris (The Oath of Henri IV)
  • Vêpres (Vespers)
  • Verglas (Black Ice)

V, continued

  • Verrou-de-Fer (Iron Bolt)
  • Vert-de-Gris (Verdigris)
  • Viatique (Last Communion)
  • Vide-Selle (Saddle Emptier)
  • Vieille-Garde (Old Guard)
  • Vieille-Moustache (Old Mustache, a Veteran)
  • Vieille-Roche (Old Stock)
  • Vif-Éclair (Quick Lightning)
  • Vifargent (Quicksilver)
  • Vive-Lame (Quick Blade)
  • Vivepointe (Quick Point)
  • Voix-d'Airain (Voice of Bronze)
  • Voleuse-d'Âmes (Thief of Souls)
  • Volte-Face (About Turn)

W: 1 name

  • Wagram (For the Victory of 1809)

Y: 1 name

  • Ysengrin (The Wolf of the Old Beast Tales)