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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,769 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Poirier is a French surname, meaning pear tree (cf. poire). Those bearing this surname include: Anne and Patrick Poirier, French artists; Dustin Poirier, an Acadian-American professional mixed martial arts fighter; Claude Poirier, a French-Canadian television journalist; Denise Poirier, an American voice actress
French-language surnames (1 C, 1,768 P) N. Norman-language surnames (29 P) O. Occitan-language surnames (42 P) P. Surnames of Piedmontese origin (2 P) S.
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).
Pages in category "French toponymic surnames" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. De Villiers;
Malcolm Delevingne (1868–1950), Barnado's charity worker, occupational health and safety and anti-drug advocate, public servant. [643] Marguerite de Witt-Schlumberger (1853–1924), philanthropist and non-violent resistor to German rule in Alsace. [644] Jenny d'Héricourt (1809–1875), French social activist and midwife. [645]
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, with the other given names used mainly in official documents. Middle names, in the English sense, do not exist. Initials are not used to represent second or further given names.
Most of them represent generals who served during the French First Republic (1792–1804) and the First French Empire (1804–1815). [2] Underlined names signify those killed in action. Additionally, the names of specific armies are listed, grouped together by the four compass facades of the arch: North (northern France, lower Rhine ...