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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,766 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Surnames of French origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 462 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. One given name, usually the first, 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.
In French, the modern spelling -oyer [waje] avoids confusion between -oi-er [wae] and -oier [waje]. In rarer cases, it can be a corruption or deliberate alteration of several other names : In England, it may come from bowyer , meaning "bow maker" or "bow seller."
[17] [18] [19] This is seen with patronymic surnames like Fitzroy, from Fi(t)z, meaning "son of" and Roy, "king", denoting the name bearer as a "son of the king". [20] [21] [22] Le Roy le veult ("The King wills it"), is a Norman French phrase still used in the Parliament of the United Kingdom to this day as royal assent. A legacy of a time ...
Fontaine is a French topographic surname for someone who lived near a spring or well. It was originally found in northern and central France. Variants of Fontaine include Fountain, La Fontaine, Lafontaine, and de La Fontaine. [1] Notable people with the name include:
7. Yamamoto. This means "one who lives at the foot of the mountains." 8. Nakamura. Means "person from middle village." 9. Kobayashi. Means "small forest."
Alexandre (given name) Alexis (given name) Alfred (name) Allain; Alphonse (given name) Alvin (given name) Amable; Amédée; Anatole (given name) André; André-Marie; Ange (given name) Anicet; Anselme; Antoine; Anton (given name) Antonin (name) Armand (name) Arnaud (given name) Arnaut (given name) Arsène; Arthur; Aubin (name) Auguste; Augustin ...