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Dubois (/ d ʊ ˈ b w ɑː / duu-BWAH; also spelled DuBois or Du Bois, from the French of the woods/forest) is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include:
Du Bois was a lifelong anti-war activist, but his efforts became more pronounced after World War II. [292] In 1949, Du Bois spoke at the Scientific and Cultural Conference for World Peace in New York: "I tell you, people of America, the dark world is on the move!
Dubois was of part French-Canadian descent. His paternal grandfather, Toussaint Dubois, was an immigrant who distinguished himself at the Battle of Tippecanoe.His surname was pronounced "deh-bwah" and he was said to have "hated it" when people pronounced the "-bois" suffix as "boys," which he found "insufferable."
Pronunciation Note Respelling IPA; Aberdeen, Washington: AB-ər-deen / ˈ æ b ər d iː n / Also the city in Maryland Abiquiú, New Mexico: AB-ə-kew / ˈ æ b ə k juː / Regular in Spanish Acequia, Idaho: ə-SEE-kwə / ə ˈ s iː k w ə / Achilles, Kansas: ə-KIL-iss / ə ˈ k ɪ l ɪ s / Advance, North Carolina: AD-vanss / ˈ æ d v æ n s ...
Dubois is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 971 at the 2010 census , but dropped to 911 in the 2020 census. [ 5 ] The population nearly doubles in the summer with part-time residents.
The happy citizens of DuBois do not pronounce their hometown "wrong", but I think there should be at least some mention of this particular western Pennsylvanian idiosyncrasy? A town named Paris that pronounced it "Pie" should at least mention its bizarre pronunciation and why.
Dubois, DuBois, or Du Bois may refer to: People. Dubois (surname), a Norman-French surname (include a list of people with the surnames Dubois and Du Bois)
Dubois in 1896, the year he became director of the Paris Conservatoire. Clément François Théodore Dubois (French pronunciation: [klemɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa teɔdɔʁ dybwa]; 24 August 1837 – 11 June 1924) was a French Romantic composer, organist, and music teacher.