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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 .
If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë). Since the names are found most commonly in Malsi e Madhe (North) and Labëri (South ...
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.
Many names bearing the particles el or al are pertinent to their place of origin (e.g. El Tabarji, 'the person from Tabarja'). Italy: The nobiliary particles (or predicati) de or di are used after the surname or the name of the title. Di is sometimes contracted when the surname begins with a vowel, in accordance with Italian orthography.
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Bourgeois is a French surname. Geographical distribution. As of 2014, 49.6% of all known bearers of the surname Bourgeois were residents of France ...
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."