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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,762 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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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 .
See baby names inspired by France with these 40 French names and meanings for girls and boys, as well as gender neutral French names for babies.
Pages in category "French masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 344 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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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.
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...