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Pages in category "French masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 345 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Several thousand place names in the United States have names of French origin, some a legacy of past French exploration and rule over much of the land and some in honor of French help during the American Revolution and the founding of the country (see also: New France and French in the United States).
Almost all traditional given names are gender-specific, but a few are not. Many female given names are feminine forms of traditional masculine French names. The prevalence of given names follows trends, with some names being popular in some years, and some considered out-of-fashion. Compound given names are not uncommon.
Perhaps the most talented admiral France ever had. His repeated victories over Spain confirmed French naval dominance in the Mediterranean until his premature death at 27 years old. The Great Condé: 1621–1686 French He and Turenne were the dynamic duo that carried French armies to victory after victory during the reign of Louis XIV.
The family tree of Frankish and French monarchs (509–1870) France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I, king of the Franks (r. 507–511), as the first king of ...
French boy names are few and far between in the U.S., so why not revive one for your own petit garçon! "French boys’ names were hot from the 1970s through the 1990s, especially with African ...
Aveline Twenty20Here, the French take on Evelyn with a fitting meaning of “breath of life.”2. Lilou A combination of Lily (i.e., the 50 French Baby Names That Are Prime for an American Takeover
The French feared that their colonies were vulnerable to a potential attack from its neighboring colonies. In 1681, French nobleman Robert Cavelier de La Salle launched an expedition down the Mississippi River from New France, at first believing he would find a path to the Pacific Ocean. [1] Instead, La Salle found a route to the Gulf of Mexico.