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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,773 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For an explanation of the French peerage, see the article Peerage of France. Note that peerages and titles were distinct, and the date given for the extinction of the peerage is not necessarily the same as that of the extinction of the title. For more on noble titles and distinctions, see French nobility.
Pages in category "Surnames of French origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 469 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nicollet County (named after Joseph Nicollet, French mapmaker who led three 18th-century expeditions in present-day Minnesota and the Dakotas) [179] Orleans (named after Orléans, France) [179] Pelland (named after French-Canadian Joseph Pelland, the town's first postmaster) Platte; Pomme de Terre ("potato") Racine ("roots") [179]
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (North America) Samuel de Champlain (North America) Jean Chardin (Iran, India) Daniel de la Rivardière (South America) Simon François Daumont de Saint-Lusson (North America) Nicolas Denys (North America) Sieur Dubois (Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Réunion) Médard Chouart des Groseilliers (North America)
Pages in category "French noble families" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ambly des Ayvelles;
Famous French commander of World War I who regrouped the retreating Allied forces to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in 1914. Philippe Pétain: 1856–1951 French Another great French commander of World War I, Pétain led the French to victory at Verdun and restored the army's morale after the mutinies ...
Traditionally, most French people were given names from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. However, given names for French citizens from immigrant communities are often from their own culture, and in modern France it has become increasingly common to use first names of (international) English or other foreign origin.