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French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. One given name, usually the first, and the surname are used in a person's daily life ...
Nobility and royalty. Kings of France used the honorific Sire, princes Monseigneur. Queens and princesses were plain Madame. Nobles of the rank of duke used Monsieur le duc / Madame la duchesse, non-royal princes used Prince / Princesse (without the Monsieur / Madame), other noblemen plain Monsieur and Madame. Only servants ever addressed their ...
Rémy (name) Rémy, Remy, Rémi, Remie, Rémie or Remi (French: [ʁemi], English: / ˈrɛmi, ˈriːmi, ˈreɪmi /) is a name of French origin meaning “oarsman”, and is associated with the Latin name Remigius. It is used as either a surname or as a male or female given name.
Monsieur (/ m ə ˈ s j ɜːr / mə-SYUR; French: ⓘ; pl. Messieurs / ˈ m ɛ s ər z, m eɪ ˈ s j ɜːr (z)/ MESS-ərz, may-SYUR(Z); French: ⓘ; 1512, from Middle French mon sieur, literally "my lord" [1]) is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court.
André. André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name Andreas ...
In many French -speaking countries, Jean is a male name derived from the Old French Jehan (or Jahan). The female equivalent is Jeanne (French: [ʒan]) and derives from the Old French Jehanne. Both names derive from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ioannes (Ιωαννης), the name used for various New Testament ...
Claude (given name) Claude is a French given name originating from the Latin name Claudius meaning "strong willed". In French, it is used for both males and females. In English, it is mostly used for males; it is an uncommon given name for females or a family name.
Pascal (given name) Pascal is a masculine and feminine given name. It is a Francophone name, cognate of Italian name Pasquale, Spanish name Pascual, Catalan name Pasqual and Portuguese name Pascoal. Pascal is common in French-speaking countries, Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands. Derived feminine forms include Pascale, Pascalle or Pascalina.