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French name. French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. Usually one given name and the surname are used in a person's daily life, with the other given names used mainly in official documents. Middle names, in the English sense, do not exist. Initials are not used to represent second or further given names.
French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.
André. André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name Andreas ...
Marguerite (given name) A pearl, from which Marguerite maintains this meaning, deriving from the Latin and Greek origins. Marguerite is a French female given name, from which the English name Margaret is derived. Marguerite derives via Latin and Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning "pearl". [1] It is also a French name for the ox ...
Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French feminine given name and surname. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra "e" making it feminine according to French grammar. [1] The name Renée is the French form of the late Roman name Renatus and the meaning is reborn or born again.
Désirée (given name) Désirée Clary (1777–1860), French-born Queen of Sweden and Norway. Désirée, Desiree or Desirée (with other variations possible) is a feminine given name of French origin ultimately derived from the Latin word desiderata, meaning desired. [2] Desideria, an early version of the name and a feminine form of Desiderius ...
Louis Johnson (bassist) (1955–2015), American bass player and singer, member of The Brothers Johnson. Louis Jordan (1908–1975), pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter. Louis Jourdan (1921–2015), French actor. Louis Jouvet (1887–1951), French actor and director.
France. Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France (r. 1515–1547), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters". Francis II of France (1554–1560), King of France and King consort of Scots (r. 1558–1560), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. François Fillon (born 1954), Prime Minister of France 2007–2012.