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Franco-Provençal-language surnames (14 P) Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,773 total.
LeFleur's Bluff State Park (named after earlier French-Canadian trader and settler Louis Lafleur) Leflore County (named after Greenwood LeFleur, son of the French-Canadian trader and settler Louis Lafleur) [184] Macon (named for Nathaniel Macon, Revolutionary War veteran and United States Senator of Huguenot ancestry) Magnolia [184]
The French colonization of Texas started in 1685 when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of Texas. The colony survived until 1688.
Flanders has a Dutch-language tradition, while Wallonia has a French-language tradition. The Brussels-Capital Region is a mix of both Dutch- and French-language influences, with a large influx of foreign names. These different linguistic backgrounds are reflected in differing frequencies of surnames, as shown in the table below.
French-language surnames (1 C, 1,771 P) N. Norman-language surnames (29 P) O. Occitan-language surnames (42 P) P. Surnames of Piedmontese origin (2 P) S.
Aimée Lallement (1898–1988), Righteous Among the Nations Cecily Lefort (1900–1945), SOE operative: Croix de guerre Pierre Mendès France (1907–1982), lawyer, statesman
Franco-American Flag [citation needed]. French Americans are U.S. citizens or nationals of French descent and heritage. The majority of Franco-American families did not arrive directly from France, but rather settled French territories in the New World (primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries) before moving or being forced to move to the United States later on (see Quebec diaspora and Great ...
French Togoland (1918–1960) (formerly a German colony, mandate became a French colony) (now Togo) Nigeria. The Enclaves of Forcados and Badjibo (territory under a lease of 30 years) (1900–1927) The Emirate of Muri (Northeast of Nigeria) (1892–1893) Gambia. Albreda (1681–1857) Kunta Kinteh Island (1695–1697, 1702)