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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,710 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Basque surnames. Basque surnames are surnames with Basque-language origins or a long, identifiable tradition in the Basque Country. They can be divided into two main types, patronymic and non-patronymic. The patronymics such as Aluariz (probably Alvariz, child of Alvar, as in the past 'u' and 'v' were indistinguishable in writing), Obecoz or ...
D. D'Orbigny (disambiguation) Dalloz (surname) Dargent; Dassault (surname) Daubié; De Bertier de Sauvigny; De Bort; De la Bédoyère; De la Fosse; De la Haye
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For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. 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).
Morel is a French surname meaning “dark”. [1] ... 51.3% of all known bearers of the surname Morel were residents of France (frequency 1:719), 13.1% of Paraguay ...
Terrebonne Parish ("Good Land") Timbalier Island (" timpani player") Tulane/Gravier New Orleans neighborhood named after Paul Tulane, philanthropist and son of Louis Tulane, a French immigrant. Vacherie ("Cowshed") Verdun. Versailles. Vieux Carré ("Old Square") also known as the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Norman toponymy. Placenames in Normandy have a variety of origins. Some belong to the common heritage of the Langue d'oïl extension zone in northern France and Belgium; this is called "Pre-Normanic". Others contain Old Norse and Old English male names and toponymic appellatives.