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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,759 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
French-language surnames (1 C, 1,755 P) N. Norman-language surnames (29 P) O. Occitan-language surnames (42 P) P. Surnames of Piedmontese origin (2 P) S.
Flanders has a Dutch-language tradition, while Wallonia has a French-language tradition. The Brussels-Capital Region is a mix of both Dutch- and French-language influences, with a large influx of foreign names. These different linguistic backgrounds are reflected in differing frequencies of surnames, as shown in the table below.
A French woman retains her birth name when she marries. In some cases, a woman may take her husband's name as a "usage name". [ 15 ] This is not a legal obligation (it is a contra legem custom, as French law since the Revolution has required that no one may be called by any other name than that written on their birth certificate), and not all ...
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 .
Pages in category "French toponymic surnames" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. De Villiers;
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French baby names may be a compound name of two or three other family names, but nowadays this tradition is out of fashion. Most French names are of French origin names and traditionally most French boy names and French girl names are given from Saints names, Christian names from the Roman Catholic calendar.