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French-language surnames (1 C, 1,725 P) N. ... Pages in category "Surnames of French origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 455 total.
Surnames of French language origin. ... Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,725 total.
French statesman Charles de Gaulle's surname may not be a traditional French name with a toponymic particule, but a Flemish Dutch name that evolved from a form of De Walle meaning "the wall". In the case of nobility, titles are mostly of the form [title] [ particle ] [name of the land]: for instance, Louis, duc d'Orléans ("Louis, duke of ...
Labette County, named after Pierre La Bette, an early settler of French origin; Lecompton; LeLoup "The Wolf" Marais des Cygnes River; Marion County; Reno County, named after Major General Jesse Lee Reno, a Union officer killed in the American Civil War. (Reno's family name was a modified version of the French surname "Renault".) St. Francis; Sedan
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).
Leroux (mostly northwestern France [1]), LeRoux (American spelling), Le Roux (mostly Brittany, [2] as a translation of Breton Ar Rouz or Ar Ruz) or Roux (mostly southeastern France, [3] as a translation of Occitan Ros) is a surname of French origin meaning "red-haired" or "red-skinned" and may also come in certain cases (e.g. with the spelling Le Roux) from Breton Ar Roue meaning ″The King″.
French surnames originating in toponyms. Pages in category "French toponymic surnames" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
In India, surnames are placed as last names or before first names, which often denote: village of origin, caste, clan, office of authority their ancestors held, or trades of their ancestors. The use of surnames is a relatively new convention, introduced during British colonisation.
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