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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 .
Some French last names include a prefix called a particle (French: particule), a preposition or article at the beginning of the name. The most widespread of these are de (meaning "of"), le or la ("the"), and Du or de La ("of the"). A common misconception is that particules indicate some noble or feudal origin of the name, but this is not always ...
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 .
Dumas is a Southern French topographic surname, with fused preposition and definite article du, for someone who lived in an isolated dwelling in the country rather than in a village, from Occitan mas 'farmstead' (Late Latin mansum, mansus).
French , England, Scotland, Ireland Fletcher is an Anglo-Norman surname of French , English , Scottish and Irish origin. The name is a regional ( La Flèche ) and an occupational name for an arrowsmith (a maker and or seller of arrows), derived from the Old French flecher (in turn from Old French fleche "arrow"). [ 1 ]
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 .
Fontaine is a French topographic surname for someone who lived near a spring or well. It was originally found in northern and central France. It was originally found in northern and central France. Variants of Fontaine include Fountain , La Fontaine , Lafontaine, and de La Fontaine . [ 1 ]
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.